JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Four-wheeled vehicles are equipped with a variety indicator to monitor each component available.
Indicator There are various forms that are usually installed in the meter section of the vehicle cluster. Each indicator will provide information to the driver about the vehicle’s device before use.
If there are components that have a problem, the indicator will usually light up, so that the driver can immediately find out the possible damage.
It’s just that, not a few vehicle owners still do not understand the meaning of the indicators on dashboard.
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One of them is a pictorial indicator who light up. Not all vehicle owners understand what to do if the indicator lights up.
Dealer Technical Support Dept Head PT Toyota Astra Motor ( TAM) Didi Ahadi explained, if the battery image indicator lights up, there may be a problem with the charging electric current.
“There may be a problem with charging the current, or the battery may not charge,” Didi told kompas.com, Saturday (19/9/2020).
Didi added, for the newest cars, everything has been controlled by computer, namely through electronic control unit (ECU).
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“So, if there is a problem, there will be a light indicator. If there is a charging problem, the battery indicator lights up, ”he said.
To ensure the problems that occur with the vehicle, Didi suggested, to check with the official repair shop.
“Better to have the vehicle checked into the garage if the battery indicator lights up,” he said.
There are several possibilities that can cause problems when the battery indicator illustrates, namely problems with the alternator or ampere dynamo.
In addition, this condition can also be caused by conditions battery which is not good or soak so that the filling is not maximal.
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Meanwhile, to keep the battery in top condition, there are several ways that need to be done. Among them is to regularly check the volume of the battery fluid.
“For cars that are rarely used, between 7 days and 10 days it is heated and used to walk around the complex or village. Because cars that are not used for battery power supply will decrease every day by about 3 percent, “said the Executive Coordinator of the Service Division of PT Astra Daihatsu Motor ( ADM) Bambang Supriyadi.
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