Operating the generator
8.8
Switching to automatic mode
You can only switch to automatic mode:
if it was configured when the generator was installed
if the vehicle is stationary and the ignition is switched off
if the automatic mode switch (if available) is switched on
In automatic mode, the generator switches on automatically and charges the
battery if the voltage of the connected battery is too low.
The generator switches off automatically once the battery has been fully
charged.
To switch on the automatic mode:
➤ Switch on the automatic mode switch (if available).
➤ Switch the ignition off.
➤ Switch the remote control on by pressing the on/off switch.
✓ The display shows:
I
NOTE
If
GEN OFF
mode is not configured for your generator. If this is the case, con-
tact the specialist workshop which installed the generator and
have the automatic mode retrofitted.
➤ Press the start button within 20 seconds and hold it down for 5 seconds.
✓ The display shows:
➤ The automatic mode is switched on.
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NOTE
In automatic mode, you cannot start the generator with the start
button. The generator does not start automatically.
You can switch the generator on and off with the automatic mode
switch (if available).
20
AUTO?
appears on the display instead of
.
AUTO
TEC29EV
, the automatic
AUTO?
EN