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Level 1 and 2 Service Manual General Operation
8. Batteries sold in China have a 16 character date code:
Example: YYYYMMDDABCXXXX
Where YYYYMMDD is the actual battery manufacturing date
A is the line number
B is the shift number (A,C is day shift; B, D is night shift)
C is a serial number from A to Z
XXXX is a sequence number
9. Embedded battery packs use a 6 character date code:
Position 1 is the manufacturing site:
Position 2 and 3 is cell code and vendor. See step 2.
Position 4, 5, and 6 is cell date code (year and week). See steps 5 and 6.
Operation
For detailed operating instructions, refer to the appropriate User Guide listed in
the Related Publications section toward the end of this manual.
Manufacturing Site Code
BYD a
ESG b
GSMT China c
GSMT Japan d
LG China e
LG Japan f
Maxell China g
Maxell Japan h
TDI i
Toshiba China j
Toshiba Japan k
G
Ensure battery switch is always in the ON position.