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The following
WARNINGS
are very
important
when
working
on the
battery:
Always heed the following WARNING SYMBOLS and safety pre
-
cautions when work ing on the battery
.
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®
Always wear eye protection
.
Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Always wear
gloves and eye protection
.
No
·
sparks
-
flames
·
smoking
.
When a battery is charged
,
it produces hydrogen
gas which is explosive and could cause personal
injury
.
Always keep the battery well out of reach of chil
-
dren
.
&
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
following WARNINGS
:
•
Always wear eye protection. Do not let battery acid or any lead
particles get on your 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, immedi-
ately rinse with cold water for several minutes and get medi cal
attention
.
&
WARNING (continued)
-
If you should ingest any battery acid
,
seek medical attention
immed iately.
•
Do not expose the battery to an open flame
,
electric sparks or
an open light.
•
Do not smoke.
•
Do not interchange the positive and negative cables.
•
When working on the battery, be sure not to short -circuit the
terminals with tools or other metal objects. This would cause the
battery to heat up very quickly
,
which could lead to damage or
explosion and personal injury.
•
When a battery is charged
,
it produces hydrogen 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 system, disconnect the
negative ground
cable.
•
Before performing any work on the electrical system
,
switch off
the engine and ignit ion as well as any electri cal equipment
.
The
negative cable on the battery must be disconnected
.
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 disconnect the negative
cable and then the positive cable.
•
Before reconnecting the battery
,
make sure all electrical
consumers are switched off. Reconnect the positive cable first and
then the negative cable
.
Never interchange the cables • this could
start a fire!
•
Never charge a frozen or a thawed-out
battery
.
It could
explode! If a battery has frozen
,
then it must be replaced. A
discharged battery can freeze over at 32 °F (0 °Cl.
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