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Always heed the
safet y warning s,
when working
on the vehicle battery or the vehicle electrical
system t o prevent injury .
The following
WARNINGS
are very important
when working on the battery:
Alway s heed the following WARNING SYM-
BOLS and saf ety precautions when working on
the battery.
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Alway s wear eye protection .
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Batter y acid conta ins sulfu ric acid. Al-
w ays wear glo ves and eye protection .
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No
- sparks
- flame s
- smoking.
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When a battery is charged, it produces
hydrogen gas whi ch is explosive and
could cause personal injury.
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Alwa ys keep the batter y we ll out of reach
of child ren .
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WARNING
Whenever work ing on the battery or on the
elect rical system, there is the risk of inju ry,
accident and even fire. Read and heed the fol-
lowing WARNINGS:
- Always we ar eye pro tection. Do not let bat-
tery acid or any lead particles get on your
skin or clothing. Shield your eyes . Explosive
gases can cause blindness or other injury .
- Battery acid con t ains su lfu ric acid . Sulfur ic
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 ventilat ion open ings.
- If you get battery ac id in your eyes or on
your skin, immediately rinse with cold wa-
ter for several minutes and get medical at-
tention .
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- If you should ingest any batte ry acid, seek
medical attention immediate ly.
- Do not expose the battery to an open flame,
electric sparks or an open light.
- Do not smoke.
- Do not interchange t he positive and nega -
tive cables .
- When working on t he battery, be sure not to
short -circuit the termina ls with tools or ot h-
er metal objects. This would cause the bat-
tery to heat up very quickly, which could
lead to damage or exp losion and personal
injury .
- When a battery is charged, it produces hy-
drogen gas which is explosive and could
cause persona l injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reach of children.
- Before wo rk is done on the electrical sys-
tem, disconnect the negative ground cable.
- Before performing any work on the e lectri-
cal system, sw itch off the engine and ign i-
tion as well as any electrical equ ipment. The
negative cable on the battery must be dis-
connected . If you a re just going to replace a
light bulb, then it is enough to switch off
the lights.
- Before d isconnecting 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 reconnect ing the battery, make sure
all electr ical cons umers a re switched off.
Reconnect the positive cable firs t and then
the negative cable . Never interchange the
cables - this could start a fire !
- Never cha rge a fro zen or a t hawe d-ou t bat-
tery . It could explode! If a ba tte ry has fro-
ze n, then it must be replaced. A discharged
battery can freeze over at 32°F (0°() .
- Make sure the vent hose is always attached
to the opening on the side of the battery .
- Never use bat t eries which a re damaged.
There is the danger of an exp losion! Always
replace a damaged battery .
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