Safety Precautions - Daewoo Kalos User Manual

6–2 SERVICE AND VEHICLE CARE

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

When performing any inspection or
maintenance work on your vehicle, take
precautions to reduce the risk of per-
sonal injury or damage.
General precautions to observe when
performing vehicle service:
• Do not work on the engine while it
is hot.
• Never get under the vehicle while it
is supported by a jack. If it is neces-
sary to work under the vehicle, use
safety stands.
• Keep smoking materials, flames, and
sparks away from the battery, all
fuel, and fuel-related parts.
• Never connect or disconnect the bat-
tery or any transistorized compo-
nents while the ignition switch is
ON.
• When connecting the battery cables,
pay special attention to their polari-
ties. Never connect a positive cable
to a negative terminal, or a negative
cable to a positive terminal.
• Remember that the battery, ignition
cables, and your vehicle wiring carry
high current or voltage. Be careful
not to cause a short circuit.
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• Turn ignition OFF and remove the
key from the ignition before check-
ing or working under hood.
Touching live parts while ignition is
ON can result in shock or burns.
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If you must reach into the engine
compartment, remove loose clothing
and jewelry that can become caught,
and avoid placing body parts near
the fan, belts, or other moving parts.
• Make sure there is proper ventilation
whenever you have the engine run-
ning in an enclosed space such as a
garage.
• Keep used oil, coolant, and other flu-
ids out of reach of children and pets.
• Do not dispose of empty oil and fluid
containers, or those containing used
oil or fluid, with your household
waste. Use only locally authorized
automotive waste disposal facilities.