Battery Test Results; Starter System Test - Bosch BAT 131 Manual Original

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6. BATTERY RATING
Scroll to and select the numeric rating units (cold
start current in passenger cars and water crafts).
Hold down the  or  to increase the scrolling
speed.
7. Press E to start test.
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After several seconds the tester displays the
on the battery's condition and the measured voltage.
The tester also displays your selected battery rating
and the rating units.
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To view the State of Health of the battery, press
to print out the test results including the State of
Health graph.
4.4

Battery Test Results

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Press E to proceed with the starter test,  to print
the test results or MENU to return to the Menu.
Message
Action to be taken
GOOD BATTERY Return the battery to service.
1)
GOOD-RECHARGE Fully charge the battery and return it to
1)
service.
CHARGE & RETEST Fully charge the battery and retest. Fai-
1)
lure to fully charge the battery before re-
testing may cause inaccurate results. If
CHARGE & RETEST appears again after
you fully charge the battery, replace the
battery.
REPLACE BATTERY. Replace the battery and retest. A RE-
1)
PLACE BATTERY result may also mean
a poor connection between the battery
cables and the battery. After disconnec-
ting the battery cables, retest the bat-
tery using the out-of-vehicle test before
replacing it.
BAD CELL-REPLACE Replace the battery and retest.
24 VOLT SYSTEM 24-volt system detected. Disconnect
batteries and test individually.
READY TO INSTALL Battery has just been activated and is
ready to install in vehicle
NEEDS CHARGE Fully charge battery and retest using BE-
1)
FORE DELIVERY.
Failure to fully charge the battery befo-
re retesting may cause false readings.
SIDE POST Test data was inconclusive using the si-
de post. Retest using side post adap-
ters.
JUMP START POST Data was inconclusive using the Remote
post. Retest at the battery terminals.
The battery is only assessed if the "BATTERY POST AT TOP"
1)
option is selected.
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For an in-vehicle test, the display alternates between
the test results and the message "
STARTER TEST
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BAT 131 only stores the results of the last 100 tests.
4.5

Starter System Test

decision
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Before starting the test, inspect the alternator drive
belt. A belt that is glazed or worn, or lacks the pro-
per tension, will prevent the engine from achieving
the rpm levels needed for the test.
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Once you have completed an in-vehicle test, the dis-
play alternates between the battery test results and
the message
E
1. Press the

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If a current probe (special accessory) is being used
and this has been activated (refer to Section 3.5),
heed the instructions on the screen. The current pro-
be must be set to "0" before continuing with the test.
2. Start the engine when prompted.
3. The tester displays the
tage and cranking time in milliseconds.
PRESS E FOR
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PRESS E FOR STARTER TEST
button to proceed with the starter test.
Starter System cranking vol-
Robert Bosch GmbH
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