CTEK MXS 5.0 User Manual

12V/5A

MXS 5.0

MANUAL

CONGRATULATIONS

to the purchase of your new professional switch mode battery charger. This charger is included in a series of professional chargers from CTEK SWEDEN AB and represents the latest technology in battery charging.

SUPPLY PLUG*

CTEK COMFORT CONNECT

CHARGE CABLE

CTEK COMFORT CONNECT – clamp

CTEK COMFORT CONNECT – eyelet M6

* Supply plugs may differ to suit your wall socket.

MAINS CABLE

HOW TO CHARGE

1. Connect the charger to the battery.

2. Connect the charger to the wall socket. The power lamp will indicate that the mains cable is connected to the wall socket. The error lamp will indicate if the battery clamps are incorrectly connected. The reverse polarity protection will ensure that the battery or charger will not be damaged.

3. Press the MODE-button to select charging program.

SMALL BATTERY PROGRAM NORMAL BATTERY PROGRAM

Continue to press the MODE-button to combine charging program with charging options.

AGM OPTION

AGM

Press the MODE-button several times until the desired combination of charging program and options are lit.

4. Follow the 8 -step display through the charging process. The battery is ready to start the engine when STEP 4 is lit. The battery is fully charged when STEP 7 is lit.

5. Stop charging at any time by disconnecting the mains cable from the wall socket.

ERROR LAMP

POWER LAMP

MODE BUTTON

MODE

SMALL

BATTERY

PROGRAM

NORMAL

BATTERY

PROGRAM

FULLY CHARGEDREADY TO USE

RECONDAGM

AGM

OPTION

RECOND OPTION

EN • 3

CHARGING PROGRAMS

Settings are made by pressing the MODE-but ton. After about two seconds the charger activates the selected program. The selected program will be restarted next time the charger is connected.

The table explains t he diﬀerent Charging Programs:

Program

AGM

RECOND

Battery

Size (Ah)

1. 2–14 Ah

14–16 0Ah

Explanation Temp range

Small battery program

14.4V/0.8A Use for smaller batteries.

Normal battery program

14. 4V/5A Use for WE T batteries, Ca/Ca, MF, GEL batteries and many AGM batteries.

AGM option

14. 7V/5 A Use for charging most AGM batt eries like Optima and Odyssey.

Recond option 15.8V/1.5A Use to return energy to the empty WET and Ca/Ca batte ries. Recond your battery onc e per year and after deep discharge to maximise lifetime and cap acity. The Recond program adds STEP 6 to the norma l battery

program.

-2 0°C–+5 0°C

(-4ºF–122ºF)

-2 0°C–+5 0°C

(-4ºF–122ºF)

-2 0°C–+5 0°C

(-4ºF–122ºF)

-2 0°C–+5 0°C

(-4ºF–122ºF)

ERROR LAMP

If the error lamp is lit, check the following:

1. Is the chargers positive lead connected to the battery´s positive pole?

2. Is the charger connected to a 12V batter y?

3. Has charging been interrupted in STEP 1, 2 or 5?

Restart the charger by pressing the MODE-button. If charging is still being interrupted, the battery...

STEP 1: ...is seriously sulphated and may need to be replaced. STEP 2 : ...can not accept charge and may need to be replaced. STEP 5: ...can not keep charge and may need to be replaced.

POWER LAMP

If the power lamp is lit with a:

1. STEADY LIGHT

The mains cable is connected to the wall socket.

2. FLASHING LIGHT

The charger has entered the energy save mode. This happens if the charger isn't connected to a battery in 2 minutes.

READY TO USE

The table shows the estimated time for empty batter y to 80% charge.

4 • EN

BATTERY SIZE (Ah)

2Ah

8Ah 20Ah 60Ah

110Ah 26h

TIME TO 80% CHARGED

2h 8h 4h

12h

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