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Ch e ck ing and filling
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Batter y acid contain s sulfuric acid. Al·
ways wear g loves and eye prote ction .
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No
- sparks
- flames
- smoking .
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When a battery is charged, it produce s
hydrogen ga s whi ch is explosi ve and
could cause personal injury.
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Always keep th e battery well out of
reach of children .
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WARNING
Whenever working on the battery or on
the electrical system, there is the risk of
injury, accident and even fire. Read and
heed the following WARNINGS:
-Always wear eye protection. Do not let
battery acid or any lead part icles get on
your skin or cloth ing . Sh ield your eyes .
Explosive gases can cause blindness or
other injury .
- Battery acid contains sulfur ic acid . Sulfu-
ric acid can cause blindness and severe
burns.
- Always wear gloves and eye protection.
Do not tilt the battery because ac id
could leak out of the vent ilation open-
ings.
- If you get battery acid in your eyes or
on your sk in, immediately rinse with
cold water for severa l minutes and get
medical attention .
- If you should ingest any battery acid,
seek medical attention immediately.
- Do not expose the battery to an open
flame, electric sparks or an open light.
- Do not smoke.
- Do not interchange the positive and neg -
ative cab les.
- When working on the battery, be sure
not to short-circuit the terminals with
tools or other metal objects. This would
cause the battery to heat up very quickly,
wh ich could lead to damage or explosion
and personal inj ury.
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- When a battery is charged, it produces
hydrogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reach of children.
- Before work is done on the electrical sys-
tem, disconnect the negat ive ground ca-
ble.
- Before performing any work on the e lec-
trica l system, switch off the engine and
ignit ion as well as any electrical equip-
ment. The negative cable on the battery
m ust be disconnected .
If
you a re just go-
ing to replace a light bulb, then it is
e nough to swit ch off the lights.
- Before disconnecting the battery, switch
off the anti-theft alarm system! Other-
wise you will set off the alarm.
- When disconnecting the battery, f irst
d isconnect the negat ive cab le and then
the posit ive ca ble.
- Before reconnecting the batte ry, ma ke
sure all e lectr ica l consumers are sw itch-
ed off. Reconne ct t he pos it ive cab le first
and then t he negative cable. Never inter -
change the cables - this could start a fire!
- Never charge a frozen or a thawed-out
battery. It could exp lode! If a battery has
frozen, then it must be replaced . A dis-
charged battery can freeze over at 32°F
(QOC).
- Make sure the vent hose is always attach-
ed to the opening on the s ide of the bat-
tery.
- Never use batteries which are damaged.
There is the danger of an explosion! Al-
ways rep lace a damaged battery.
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WARNING
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Battery posts, terminals and related ac-
cessories conta in lead and lead com-
pounds, chem icals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and reproduc-
tive problems . Wash hands after han-
dling.
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