Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 88

B attery
C h e ck e le c tro ly te level in each cell
a p p ro x im a te ly every fo u r w e e ks, and
m ore fre q u e n tly d u rin g th e s u m m e r
and in h o t clim ates.
Refill b a tte ry w ith d is tille d o r tap
w a te r. Do n o t use m etal fu n n e ls o r
push th ro u g h th e o v e rfill-p ro te c tio n
d ia p h ra g m s in th e fille r holes.
The b a tte ry is co m p le te ly fille d w hen
th e w a te r s to p s dra in ing th ro u g h the
o v e rfill-p ro te c tio n diaphragm .
To ch e c k the b a tte ry c h a rg e w ith a
hy d ro m e te r, push its tip th ro u g h the
o v e rfill-p ro te c tio n d iap hrag m and
ta ke an e le c tro ly te sam ple.
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C o at b a tte ry te rm in a l c la m p s w ith
a c id -p ro o f grease. Keep b a tte ry clean
and dry.
The se rvice life o f th e b a tte ry is also
d e p e n d e n t on its c o n d itio n o f charge.
It m u s t alw ays be s u ffic ie n tly c h a rg e d
fo r th e b a tte ry to last an o p tim u m
le n g th o f tim e.
T h ere fore, w e re co m m e n d th a t you
have th e b a tte ry c h a rg e c h e c k e d fr e ­
q u e n tly if y o u use the ve h icle m o s tly
fo r s h o rt d is ta n c e trip s , o r if it is n o t
used fo r lo n g p e rio d s o f tim e.
O nly c h a rg e a b a tte ry w ith a b a tte ry
ch a rg e r a fte r it has been d is c o n ­
n e c te d fro m th e v e h ic le e le c tric a l c ir­
cuit.
W arning!
B a ttery fluid co n tains sulfuric acid.
Do not allow this fluid to co m e in
c o n ta c t w ith eyes, skin, or clothing.
In case it does, im m ediately flush
affe cte d area w ith w a te r and seek
m edical help.
A b a tte ry will also produce hydrogen
gas, w hich is flam m ab le and ex p lo ­
sive. Keep flam es or sparks aw ay
from b attery, i.e. im proper co n nec­
tion of ju m p er cables, sm oking, etc..
W hile th e engine is running th e b a t­
tery term inal clam ps m ust not be
loosened or d etac h e d as o therw ise
th e a lte rn a to r and o th e r electro n ic
units w ould be dam aged.
Only to w vehicle w ith th e b attery
co n nected.