Vehicle starting and charging systems Ford Mondeo 1

Removing and installing the battery
The battery is located on the left in the engine compartment. Warning! When the battery is disconnected in the vehicle, the memory of the following electronic devices is...

Maintenance free batteries
Ford Mondeo is equipped with a maintenance-free battery as standard. These batteries do not require distilled water as a preventative measure, but the following...

Charging the battery
Items marked with * are excluded for series-mounted batteries with simplified maintenance. Please observe the instructions for such batteries. Never short-circuit the...

Checking the battery
The battery condition is checked by measuring the voltage between the battery terminals using a voltmeter. Clean the outside surface of the battery. Before testing, the...

Self-discharge of the battery
Depending on the vehicle's equipment, the natural spontaneous discharge of the battery is also supplemented by the current consumption of various devices at rest....

General information about the generator
Ford Mondeo is equipped with a three-phase current generator from Bosch, Mitsubishi or Ford. Depending on the model and equipment, generators of different power are...

Safety precautions when working with a generator
To avoid damage to the device, follow the safety instructions when performing operations on the generator. Disassembly and repair of the generator must be carried out in...

Removing and installing the generator
Disconnect the negative (-) cable from the battery. Warning! This will erase data in electronic memory devices, such as the engine fault memory device or the radio code....

Checking the generator charging voltage
Connect a voltmeter between the positive and negative terminals of the battery. Start the engine. During the starting process, the voltage should drop to 9.5 V. At an...

Replacement of generator carbon brushes, voltage regulator
1 - Screws; 2 - Lid; 3 - Retaining tabs; 4 - Screws; 6 - Protrusion for connection to the car body; G2 - Generator; The picture shows a BOSCH generator The voltage...

General information about the starter
The combustion engine is started by a small electric motor, the starter. In order to start the engine at all, the starter must accelerate to a rotation speed of at least...

Checking, removing and installing the traction relay
If the traction relay fails, the gear in the starter is not attracted to the toothed rim of the flywheel. Because of this, the starter cannot turn the engine shaft. This...

Removing and installing the starter
Disconnect the negative (-) cable from the battery. Warning! This will erase data in electronic memory devices, such as the engine fault memory device or the radio code....