Precautions When Jump Starting - Subaru Forester 2012 Owner's Manual

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In case of emergency
and protective gloves when inspect-
ing your vehicle's battery. Avoid
tipping the battery and subjecting it
to shocks since this could cause
fluid to spill.
Under no circumstances allow bat-
tery fluid to make contact with your
skin, eyes, or clothing since this can
cause blindness and burns. If bat-
tery fluid splashes onto your skin,
eyes or clothing, wash it away
immediately with plenty of water. If
battery fluid splashes into your
eyes, seek medical attention imme-
diately.
If battery fluid is accidentally swal-
lowed, immediately drink a large
amount of milk or water, and seek
medical attention immediately.
Battery fluid is corrosive. If it
splashes onto your vehicle's paint-
work or fabrics, wash it away im-
mediately with plenty of water.
Keep children away:
Batteries must be handled only by
persons who are aware of the po-
tential hazards. Take particular care
to keep children away from your
vehicle's battery. Improper handling
can cause blindness and burns.
Keep flames away:
Before working on or near your
vehicle's battery, extinguish all ci-
garettes, matches, and lighters.
Also, keep the battery away from
flammable items and electrical
sparks. Since batteries emit highly
flammable, explosive hydrogen gas,
any flames or sparks in the vicinity
could cause an explosion.
When working near your vehicle's
battery, take care that metal tools do
not short-circuit the battery's (+) and
(−) terminals or connect the bat-
tery's (+) terminal to the vehicle's
body. A short circuit could create
electrical sparks and lead to an
explosion.
To prevent electrical sparks, all
rings, wristwatches, and other metal
accessories must be taken off be-
fore work is carried out on or near
the battery.
Prevent explosions:
While being charged, batteries emit
highly flammable, explosive hydro-
gen gas. To prevent an explosion,
charge your vehicle's battery in a
well ventilated area and keep flames
away.
& Precautions when jump
starting!
WARNING
. Never attempt jump starting if the
discharged battery is frozen. It
could cause the battery to burst
or explode.
. Be sure the jumper cables and
clamps on them do not have
loose or missing insulation.
Do not jump start unless cables
in suitable condition are avail-
able.
. A running engine can be danger-
ous. Keep your fingers, hands,
clothing, hair and tools away
from the cooling fan, belts and
any other moving engine parts.
Removing rings, watches and
ties is advisable.
. Jump starting is dangerous if it
done incorrectly. If you are un-
sure about the proper procedure
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