Electrical - Battery Testing Procedures/Equipment

Classification:
EL99-O16p

Reference:
NTB99-048p

Date:
September 13, 2007

BATTERY TESTING FOR NISSAN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND
GENUINE NISSAN REPLACEMENT BATTERIES

This bulletin has been amended.
Please discard all previous copies of this bulletin.

APPLIED VEHICLES:
All Nissan SERVICE INFORMATION





The new Battery Service Center (BSC) is the factory-approved battery tester. The Essential Tool number for this tester is J-48087.

^ For claim reimbursement purposes, use of the "BSC" is required when testing any Nissan Original Equipment or Genuine Nissan Replacement battery.

^ For more information, refer to the current Nissan Assurance Products Resource Manual.

^ Print-outs from the BSC are required to accurately document the test codes for warranty claims.

^ For the complete BSC User Guide, refer to ASIST - TOOLS & EQUIPMENT.

^ Additional tools and replacement parts can be ordered from TECH-MATE.

When setting up the "BSC" for testing, a [battery CCA] rating is required.

^ CCA stands for Cold Cranking Amps.

NOTE:

^ The BSC is equipped with a scanner that can be used to scan the VIN on most vehicles.

^ Scanning the VIN will give the tester the [CCA rating] information for original equipment batteries.

^ For replacement batteries, the [CCA rating] from the battery label must be entered into the BSC manually.

For Nissan Original Equipment Batteries:

^ When using the BSC, make sure the correct vehicle [CCA rating] is entered by scanning the VIN, or entering it manually from the battery label.

NOTE:
If the VIN cannot be scanned, enter it manually.

^ Make sure to select "ORG EQUIPMENT" on the tester.

^ The [CCA RATING] entered during testing is recorded in the 12-character test output code required for warranty repairs.

^ Claims that are submitted with incorrect [CCA RATING] may be suspended or denied.

Genuine Nissan Replacement Batteries (service part replacements for Nissan Original Equipment Batteries):

^ Scan the VIN, select "GEN REPLACEMENT", then Manually enter the CCA rating from the battery label into the BSC.

NOTE:
If the VIN cannot be scanned, enter it manually.

IMPORTANT:
When using the BSC, you will get inaccurate test results if you don't enter the correct [CCA RATING]

^ The [CCA RATING] entered during testing is recorded in the 12-character test output code required for warranty repairs.

^ Claims that are submitted with incorrect [CCA RATING] may be suspended or denied.





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