Ikco SAMAND Owner's Manual page 139

BATTERY CARE & MAINTENANCE
Battery care & maintenance
A) Always keep the battery case clean.
B) To prevent the poles from becoming sulfated,
cover them in industrial Vaseline or grease.
C) Electrolyte level in summer, at least every 45
days, and in other seasons should be checked
once every three months and if the level drops, to
recover it by adding only distilled water. Addition
of other liquids such as industrial water, sulfuric
acid and... will inflict irrecoverable damage to the
battery. If in this case, water evaporation volume
is more than it should be, the vehicle should
5 be taken to an authorized representative to be
checked.
In addition, prevent the battery cells from being left
without electrolyte. Since its negative plates will
synthesize with the oxygen in the air in a short time
and the positive plates will also become sulfated
and ultimately the battery will become useless.
Warning
- Under normal conditions, batteries emit hydrogen gas that can explode and cause serious injuries. So, the engine compartment keep away from sparks
or flames directly.
- When you work in the vicinity of the moving parts, be careful.
- When it is dark, use flashlights or other lighting device and never use matches or lighters.
- To start the vehicle using battery to battery, be sure to apply mentioned process. Otherwise, it may result in fire, explosion or other damage to the vehicle .
- Over use of the battery causes fire in the vehicle. So, be careful the electrolyte level is not lower than the minimum .
- Keep the battery away from children.
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Battery safety tips
- Do not bang on the battery poles.
- Prevent short-circuiting of the positive and
negative poles with each other.
- Never charge the battery more than the
permissible level, since it will damage the
battery panels and reduce battery performance
and life.
- Ensure the holes made on the battery cover
bolt are open otherwise the battery will explode
due to the accumulation of gases produced.
- The battery in its place should be tightly
installed since strong blows and jolts will
damage it.
- Do not keep a charged battery under any
circumstances since the battery plates will
become sulfated and the battery useless.
- Since producing sparks or bringing flames near
the battery will cause battery explosion (due to the
hydrogen and oxygen produced), producing such
conditions should seriously be refrained from.
- It is recommended not to add any chemical stuff
such as battery tablets, battery vitamins and... to
the battery's electrolyte.
- To prevent risk of short circuits, when installing
the battery on the vehicle, first connect the positive
pole's cable and then the negative pole's cable and
when taking the battery out, do this in reverse order
(first the negative cable, then the positive cable).
- Ensure that the vehicle alternator and current
regulator are working properly.
- Do not add additional electrical equipment
to the vehicle without considering the battery
capacity.
- If according to the authorized representative's
technical expert's opinion, the battery has not
been used properly, or propre service and
maintenance for it has not been done or battery
breakdown is due to a long period of inaction
and non-usage, the vehicle battery will not be
eligible under the guarantee.