Safety Precautions For Electric Vehicle; If An Accident Occurs - Hyundai Ioniq EV 2020 Owner's Manual

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE

If an Accident Occurs

WARNING
• When a vehicle
occurs, move the vehicle to a
safe place, turn OFF the vehicle
and remove the auxiliary bat-
tery (12 V) terminal to prevent
high voltage electricity from
flowing.
• If electric wires are exposed
from inside or outside the
vehicle, do not touch the
wires.
Also, do not touch the high
voltage electric wire (orange),
connector, and all electric
components and devices. This
may cause electric shock and
lead to injuries.
• When
occurs and the high voltage
accident
battery is damaged, harmful
gas and electrolytes may leak.
Be careful not to touch the
leaked liquid.
When you suspect leakage of
inflammable gas and other
harmful gases, open the win-
dows and evacuate to a safe
place. If any leaked fluid
comes in contact with your
eyes or skin, immediately
clean the affected area thor-
oughly with tap water or
saline solution and have doc-
tors inspect it as soon as pos-
sible.
WARNING
a vehicle accident
WARNING
• If a small scale fire occurs,
use a fire extinguisher (ABC,
BC) that is meant for electrical
fires. If it is impossible to
extinguish the fire in the early
stage, remain a safe distance
from the vehicle and immedi-
ately call your local fire emer-
gency responders.
advise them that an electric
vehicle is involved.
If the fire spreads to the high
voltage battery, large amount
of water is needed to put out
the fire. Using small amount
of water or fire extinguishers
not meant for electrical fires
could cause serious injury or
death from electrical shocks.
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