本标准适用于标称电压为12 V的铅酸蓄电池，主要用作内燃机起动、照明以及内燃机车辆辅助设备的电源。这些电池通常被称为“启动电池”。标称电压为6 V的电池也包括在本标准的范围内。对于6V电池，所有参考电压必须除以2。本标准适用于以下用途的电池:乘用车电池、正常使用的商用和工业车辆电池、严重使用的商用和工业车辆电池。本标准不适用于其他用途的电池，例如启动轨道车内燃机。

This standard is applicable to lead-acid batteries with a nominal voltage of 12 V, used primarily as a power source for the starting of internal combustion engines, lighting and also for auxiliary equipment of internal combustion engine vehicles. These batteries are commonly called "starter batteries". Batteries with a nominal voltage of 6 V are also included within the scope of this standard. All referenced voltages have to be divided by two for 6 V batteries.This standard is applicable to batteries for the following purposes:batteries for passenger cars,batteries for commercial and industrial vehicles for normal use,batteries for commercial and industrial vehicles for severe use.This standard is not applicable to batteries for other purposes, for example the starting of railcar internal combustion engines.