3-8 Managing PowerBattery Low Signals and ActionsThe battery icon changes appearance to display the current state of the battery.BatteryIcon Battery Level DescriptionDischarging The icon shows the charge remaining in 10-percentincrements until the charge reaches the low-batterylevel.Low The battery charge has reached the low-battery level(10% by default).Critically low The battery charge has reached the critical batterylevel (5% by default). By default, Windows willdisplay a notification and put your computer intoHibernation.When the battery is low, the computer’s Battery Charge Indicator ( ) also blinksred to alert you to take actions.Always respond to low-battery by connecting the AC adapter, placing your computerin Hibernation mode, or turning off the computer.
