Nautilus Battery Charger Manual Pdf

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Yourcharger requires a 120 V AC electrical wall outlet receptacle installed according to local codes and ordinances.USING AN EXTENSION CORD

An extension cord should not be used unless absolutely necessary. Use of an improper extension cord could result in a risk of fire and electric shock. If an extension cord must be used, make sure:

FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN BATTERY IS OUTSIDE VEHICLE.

WARNING: A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERY MAY CAUSE A BATTERY EXPLOSION. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF A SPARK NEAR THE BATTERY:

If a lead-acid battery is left sitting in a low state of charge, or is deeply discharged, or is never given the opportunity to fully charge, it can suffer capacity loss due to sulphation and/or stratification. Such a battery can appear to have a normal open circuit voltage and yet it will have a noticeable drop in performance. Using Reconditioning mode may help to reverse the affects of sulphation and stratification, restoring lost battery capacity.

To maximize battery life and performance, Recondition your battery once per year or after deep discharges. For best results, take the battery through a normal full charge cycle before using this mode. A Reconditioning charge can take up to 4 hours to complete.CAUTION: USE THIS MODE WITH CARE. RECONDITIONING USES A HIGH CHARGING VOLTAGE AND MAY CAUSE WATER LOSS IN THE BATTERY. IT IS BEST SUITED FOR WET (FLOODED) BATTERIES WITH REMOVABLE VENT CAPS WHICH ALLOWS FOR WATER LEVELS TO BE TOPPED UP. RECONDITIONING IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AGM OR GEL BATTERIES. TO MINIMUM RISK OF HIGH VOLTAGE TO SENSITIVE ELECTRONICS, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FROM THE VEHICLE (OR ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT) WHEN USING THIS MODE.

STAGE 1 DESULPHATION*

Pulses of voltage and current help recover sulphated or deeply discharged batteries.

STAGE 2 SOFT START*

Gently introduces current to condition deeply discharged batteries and prevent overheating that could damage the battery.

STAGE 3 BULK

Charging with maximum current to bring the battery to about 80% capacity.

STAGE 4 ABSORPTION

Charging with constant voltage while reducing current to safely bring the battery to 100% capacity. This stage is key to maximizing battery performance and battery life.

STAGE 5 ANALYZE

Tests if battery is holding charge.

STAGE 6 MAINTENANCE

Monitors battery voltage and provides top-up charging when necessary to keep battery fully charged.

* If necessary

Specific to your question about how to accomplish a Battery Monitoring System (BMS) reset without use of a scan tool, I have edited a portion of the 2013 Edge-MKX Workshop Manual to provide you the answer...

If the reset is not carried out [using a scan tool] it takes approximately 8 hours for the BCM to learn the new battery state of charge. During this 8 hour period, the vehicle must be undisturbed, with no doors opened or keyless entry button presses. If the vehicle is used before the BCM is allowed to learn the new battery state of charge, engine off load shedding can still occur and a message may be displayed.

The full Workshop Manual section from which this brief passage, which describes the entire Battery Management System and the proper connection of an external battery charger, can be downloaded using the following link...

While not mentioned in the document, it would not hurt to begin the 8 hour undisturbed period by fully locking the vehicle, which most promptly allows the vehicle's electronic modules to power down into their 'sleep' state.

Thank you very much. I'll do the 8 hour undisturbed, see what happens. I installed the new battery and started using car, not thinking or knowing about reset. Low battery message has only come on twice in the 6 month since new battery was installed. Get message when startinng.

Haz using this method I assume does not reset the battery "days in service". I have used Forscan Lite to reset the Battery Minder when a new battery was installed and it reset the days in-service to zero.

A paragraph in a 2019 service manual says that it is important to reset, when a new battery is installed, so all of the charging algorithms know it is a new battery and not one that has been in-service.

The existence, usage, and effects of a Battery Monitoring System (BMS) Reset varies across the generations of Edge/MKX/Nautilus vehicles, according to my survey of relevant sections in each generation of Workshop Manuals.

Gen 2 vehicles' (2015-2023 Edge, 2016-2018 MKX, 2019-2023 Nautilus) Electrical Management System employs the most sophisticated and most effective charging and electrical circuit load shedding strategies, based upon algorithms in the Body Control Module (BCM) software, battery age calculations from a time-in-service counter, and battery state-of-charge judgements from up to 8-hours of battery voltage history stored in the BCM, as measured by the Battery Monitoring Sensor mounted on the negative battery terminal clamp.

Performing a BMS Reset on a Gen 2 vehicle is reserved for new battery installation only, per the Workshop Manual, which infers the BMS Reset establishes a new battery time-in-service counter start point, and erases the battery voltage history, which creates a new baseline of data for the algorithms in the BCM software to apply toward Electrical Management System charging and load shedding outcomes.

This limited use of a BMS Reset in Gen 2 vehicles provides only one method for dealing with invalid battery voltage data created when jump starting or externally charging the battery with the device's negative lead improperly attached to the negative battery post, which disrupts the Battery Monitoring Sensor's measurements. In this case, a valid span of historical values must be recreated by the leaving the vehicle undisturbed in sleep mode for a period of 8 hours, with no current draws above 300mA. The attainment of sleep mode occurs more promptly by locking the vehicle with all doors, hood, and liftgate closed, and with no subsequent presses of remote key/fob buttons.

If the 8 hour undisturbed vehicle corrective method is not applied after faulty data is recorded in the BCM, then Gen 2 load shedding events may occur sooner than actually needed until calibration is otherwise fulfilled.

It's worth noting that properly connecting the jump starter or external battery charger negative lead onto a body ground-point (shock tower sheet metal bolt head) avoids the faulty data creation and eliminates the need for 8 hours of undisturbed vehicle sleep mode, with normal state-of-charge calibration occurring during 4-6 hour periods of everyday vehicle downtime in sleep mode.

Gen 1+ vehicles' (2011-2014 Edge, 2011-2015 MKX) Battery Management System lacks Gen 2's BCM algorithms and battery age monitoring, but it still achieves enhanced charging and load shedding performance using the same up to 8-hours of battery voltage history stored in the BCM, as measured by the Battery Current Sensor mounted on the negative battery terminal clamp.

In Gen 1+ vehicle Workshop Manuals, surprisingly, no mention is made about performing a BMS Reset when a new battery is installed. BMS Reset is to be employed when instances of faulty or an absence of battery voltage data history occurs in the BCM.

In Gen 1+ vehicles, to avoid the need for a BMS Reset, jump starting and external battery chargers negative lead should be connected to and engine or body ground point the key/ignition status should be 'ON', which allows the BCM to record battery voltage values when the external device is in use. If the key/ignition status is 'OFF' or the device's negative lead is attached to the negative battery post, then the BMS Reset must be performed, or as an alternative, leaving the vehicle undisturbed in sleep mode for a period of 8 hours. The attainment of sleep mode occurs more promptly by locking the vehicle with all doors, hood, and liftgate closed, and with no subsequent presses of remote key/fob buttons.

Gen 1 vehicles' (2007-2010 Edge/MKX) Powertrain Control Module (PCM) simultaneously monitors and controls the charging system and battery voltage, without any battery age awareness or battery state-of-charge-based load shedding capability. Lacking these, no BMS Reset procedure exists for Gen 1 vehicles.

I found this Forum & topic after Google searching for 2018 Lincoln MKX battery replacement / installation. Found a few helpful videos, but the best find was this topic. I got the new battery installed without wrecking anything lol. Then I followed the above procedure to reset the BMS. My first attempt didn't seem to work, probably because I messed something up while getting thru the steps 1-4. I shut the ignition start button off, waited about 30 seconds and then repeated the steps 1-4. This time I just watched my battery icon dash light and after maybe 10-20 seconds it blinked on & off 3 to 4 times and then stopped. So I think the BMS has recognized the new battery ok. Thanks.

I have an Exide Nautilus charger model 20904 12v 10amp. It has 3 LED lights - red for "power", yellow for "charging", green for "charged". Should only the green light be on when battery is fully charged. I am charging a fairly new deep cycle battery and after a few hours the yellow & green lights are flashing rapidly & intermittently i.e. from yellow to green repeatedly. Switch is in the deep cycle position on the charger.

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Each year as part of winterization I disconnect my battery. Come spring, a bit before our first outing I put a battery charger on it. (I have a Schumacher XC75 charger.) It seems like the last couple of years, at some point the charger will indicate some kind of error and I subsequently find out my battery needs to be replaced. This year it seems to be happening again. Error was "F06" which is "The charger detected that the battery may be getting too hot."

I had it on slow charge, so I didn't think that would cause a thermal runaway. So I thought maybe it was just the actual ambient temperature causing the problem. (It was in the boat, which was on my covered boat lift, with a mooring cover on.) So I tried it again with the cover off the boat so there would be better circulation. The display on the charger alternates between the volts and percentage charged. The volts showed 12, but the percentage never got above 69%. I pulled it off the charger and hooked it up to the boat just to see what I got, and it didn't even have enough juice to run the blower. So I tried one more time to charge, this time on fast rate, and it never got above 3%. (But I only gave it a couple hours before I had to leave.)

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