Questions about Li-Ion chargers:

Can a Li-Ion battery be charged with a NiCd or NiMH charger?
Theoretically, Li-Ion batteries can be charged with conventional nickel battery chargers but this would have a negative impact on the battery and significantly shorten the battery’s lifetime. Each cell technology has a specific charging method, which guarantees a long battery lifetime if respected. That is why Bosch chose to create one charger for each battery technology, in order to protect battery life cycles and optimise battery lifetime. Bosch Li-Ion batteries and their chargers constitute a system. They are not compatible with other battery technologies and chargers. The best solution is to use each battery with its original charger, in order to avoid any battery or charger deterioration.

Do I need to discharge my battery first?
No, because you don’t have to worry about the memory effect anymore. Charging not completely discharged batteries does not threaten battery lifetime anymore.