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Manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives shall provide user instructions in the form of a user manual on a free access website of the manufacturer, importer or authorised representative, and shall include: how to access on the device information from the battery management system on: date of manufacturing of the battery; date of first use of the battery after the set-up of the device by the first user; number of full charge/discharge cycles (reference: rated capacity); measured state of health (remaining full charge capacity relative to the rated capacity in %); instructions for battery maintenance, including the following: impacts on battery lifetime related to exposure of the device to elevated temperatures, suboptimal charging patterns, fast charging and other known adverse factors; effects of switching off radio connections, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, on power consumption; information about whether the device supports other features, which extend battery lifetime, such as smart charging and about how these features are activated or under which conditions they work best.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-03 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.