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Che cking and filling
cracked and weakened when the battery
froze.
- Charge the battery in a we ll ventilated
area. Keep away from open f lame or elec-
trical spark . Do not smoke. Hydrogen gas
generated by the battery is explosive.
- To reduce the danger of explosion, never
connect or disconnect charger cables
wh ile the charger is operating.
- Fast charg ing a battery is dangerous and
should only be attempted
by a compe-
tent technicia n with the proper equip-
me nt.
- Battery acid that may spill during charg-
ing should be washed off with a solution
of warm water and baking soda to neu-
tralize the acid.
(D
Note
Never use a fast charger as a booster to
start the engine. This will seriously dam-
age sensitive electronic components, such
as control units, relays, rad io, etc., as we ll
as t he battery charger.
(D
Tips
- The vehicle battery must not be charged
with a standard small charger that p lugs
into the cigarette lighte r o r outlet.
- Only charge the battery through the con-
nect ions in the luggage compartment.
Windshield
washer
container
Fig. 148
Luggage compartment:
Wind sh ield washer
fluid reser voir
The washer fluid container is marked with the
symbol
O
on its cap~ page 174, fig. 136 .
,. Lift the fille r cap tongue to add washer flu-
id. You can fill the container to the top.
,. Press the cap back onto the filler neck after
fi lling the container .
You can find t he reservo ir capacity in the table
in ~ page225
Clean water should be used when filling up. If
possible, use soft water to prevent scaling on
the washer jets. Always add a glass cleane r
solution (with frost protection in the winter).
(D
Note
- Do not mix e ngine coolant ant ifreeze or
any other additives to fill up the w ind-
shield washer reservoir .
- Do not use g lass cleaners conta ining
pai nt so lvent; you risk damaging the
paint.
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