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Checking
and filling
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Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for several
weeks at extremely low temperatures,
the
ve-
hicle battery should be removed and stored
where it will not freeze. This will prevent it
from being damaged and having to be re-
placed .
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery!
The battery is located in the luggage compart-
ment behind a
cover.
Before you work on or near
the battery , read and heed all WARNINGS
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Always heed the safety warnings, when working
on the vehicle battery or the vehicle electrical
system to prevent injury.
The following WARNINGS are very important
when working on the battery:
Always heed the following WARNING SYM-
BOLS and safety precautions when working on
the battery.
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Always wear eye protection.
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Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Al·
ways wear gloves and eye protection.
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No
- sparks
- flames
- smoking.
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When a battery is charged, it produces
hydrogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal injury.
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Always keep the battery well out of reach
of children.
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WARNING
Whenever working on the battery or on the
electrical system, there is the risk of injury,
accident and even fire. Read and heed the fol-
lowing WARNINGS:
- Always wear eye protection. Do not let bat-
tery acid or any lead particles get on your
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skin or clothing. Shield your eyes. Explosive
gases can cause blindness or other injury.
- Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Sulfuric
acid can cause blindness and severe burns.
-Always wear gloves and eye protection . Do
not tilt the battery because acid could leak
out of the ventilation openings.
- If you get battery acid in your eyes or on
your skin, immediately rinse with cold wa-
ter for several minutes and get medical at-
tention.
- If you should ingest any battery acid, seek
medical attention immediately.
- Do not expose the battery to an open flame,
electric sparks or an open light.
- Do not smoke.
- Do not interchange the positive and nega-
tive cables.
- When working on the battery, be sure not to
short-circuit the terminals with tools or oth-
er metal objects. This would cause the bat-
tery to heat up very quickly, which could
lead to damage or explosion and personal
injury.
- When a battery is charged, it produces hy-
drogen gas which is explosive and could
cause personal injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reach of children.
- Before work is done on the electrical sys-
tem, disconnect the negative ground cable.
- Before performing any work on the electri-
cal system, switch off the engine and igni-
tion as well as any electrical equipment. The
negative cable on the battery must be dis-
connected. If you are just going to replace a
light bulb, then it is enough to switch off
the lights.
- Before disconnecting the battery, switch off
the anti-theft alarm system! Otherwise you
will set off the alarm.
- When disconnecting the battery, first dis-
connect the negative cable and then the
positive cable.
- Before reconnecting the battery, make sure
all electrical consumers are switched off. Re-
connect the positive cable first and then the
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