Safety Precautions - banks iDash 1.8 DataMonster Owner's Manual

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Always observe safety precautions!
Gale Banks Engineering urges you to
always follow safety precautions. These
pages include important information
intended to prevent personal injury to
yourself and/or others, and property
damage.
Always be sure you carefully read and
under-stand each precaution before
moving on to the rest of the manual.
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
• Never try to disassemble or modify
the iDash in any way.
• Do not wipe with a wet cloth.
The iDash contains combustible and
metal parts, so water and foreign
substances can cause malfunction and
create the risk of overheating due to
wiring insulation failure, short circuiting,
smoke, fire, combustion, and electric
shock.
OUTDOOR PRECAUTIONS
When outdoors, avoid using the
iDash anywhere it might get wet with
rainwater or other moisture, and/or in
dusty conditions. The iDash is not water
resistant or dust resistant. Water and
dust create the risk of fire and smoke,
combustion, electric shock, resulting in
damage and malfunction.
Never touch the iDash or its electronic
accessories with wet hands. This will
create the risk of electric shock, short
circuiting or insulation failure, fire, smoke
and combustion. Also, never allow the
connector plugs to become wet.
Keep micro-SD cards out of the
reach of small children as they may
be swallowed. If you think this might
have happened, Call 911 or consult your
local emergency services (police, fire, or
ambulance) immediately.
Do not touch the iDash or its OBDII cable
if there is lightning in your area.
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Lightning strikes create the risk of
electric shock.
IN-VEHICLE PRECAUTIONS
Use this unit in 12V DC negative ground
vehicles only.
WARNING: -22 F (-30 C) to 176F (80 C),
the iDash may be susceptible to damage
as a result of extended direct exposure
to sunlight, heat, or extreme cold. If
the vehicle will be subjected to these
conditions, we highly recommend that
you remove the iDash from its mounting
location. Gale Banks Engineering is not
responsible for damage to the iDash
resulting from exposure conditions.
Always drive in accordance with traffic
rules and regulations. Failure to do so
may result in traffic accident and injury
to yourself and/or others.
Never take your eyes off the road to
adjust the iDash settings or change
screens while driving vehicle. Doing so
can result in a traffic accident. Always
stop your vehicle in a safe place before
operating the unit. Only look briefly
at the iDash screen images while
operating your vehicle. Doing otherwise
can take your mind off the road and
create the risk of a traffic accident and
injury to yourself and/or others. Do not
set volume level too high. Blocking out
the sound of other vehicles and traffic
can create the risk of a traffic accident.
Never install the iDash in a location
where it will interfere with operation
of the motor vehicle, block the driver's
view, or where it may endanger
passengers. Installing the unit near
the shift lever, brake pedals or other
vehicle controls, or block front, side
or rear vision, can create the risk of
a traffic accident and cause injury to
yourself and/or others. Never install
the iDash where it can interfere with
airbag operation. Do not install in a
location where deployment of the airbag