Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual page 83

Battery
The battery is m aintenance-free.
The service life of the battery is
de pendent on its con dition of charge.
The battery m ust alw ays be sufficie ntly
charged for it to last an optim um
length of tim e.
T herefore, w e recom m end tha t you
have the battery c ha rge checked
frequ en tly if you use the veh icle
m ostly for sho rt distance trips, or if it is
not used for long periods o f tim e.
O nly c ha rge a battery w ith a battery
ch a rg e r after it has been discon necte d
from the veh icle electrical circuit.
W hen rem oving and con ne cting the
battery, alw ays m ake sure tha t all
electrical con sum e rs are off and the
key is in steering lock position
W hile the en gine is running the
battery term in al cla m ps m ust not be
loosened o r detache d as oth erw ise
the a lte rn a to r and other electron ic
com p on ents w ould be dam aged.
W arn ing !
N e ve r lean o ver b atteries w hile
co n n e ctin g or ju m p starting , you
m ig ht get injured.
B attery fluid c o n tain s sulfuric
0
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acid. Do not allo w th is fluid to
co m e in c o n ta c t w ith eyes, skin
o r clo thin g.
In case it does, im m e d ia tely flush
affe cte d area w ith w a te r and seek
m edical help.
A b attery w ill also p ro du ce
h yd ro g en gas, w hich is fla m m ­
ab le and ex p lo sive . K eep flam e s
or sp arks aw a y fro m battery,
avoid im p ro p e r co n n e ctio n of
ju m p e r cables, sm oking , etc..
B atteries c o n tain en o ug h ele c­
tric ity to burn you. N ever touch
u n in su la ted b attery co n n e ctio n s.
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