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• fl ames
· smoking.
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Wh en a batt ery is charged, it produces
hyd rogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal injury .
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Always keep the batter y well out of
reach of child ren.
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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 pa rticles get on your
skin or cloth ing. Shield your eyes. Explosive
gases can cause blindness or other injury .
- Battery acid contains su lf uric ac id. 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 acid in your eyes or on
your skin, immediately rinse with cold wa-
ter for seve ral 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 cab les.
- When working on the battery, be sure not to
short-c ircuit the terminals with tools or oth-
er meta l objects. This wou ld cause the bat-
tery to heat up very quickly, which could
lead to damage or explosion and persona l
injury.
- When a battery is charged, it produces hy-
drogen gas which is explosive and could
cause pe rsonal injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reac h of children .
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Ch e c k ing an d Filling
- Before work is done on the electrical sys-
tem, disconnect the negat ive ground cable.
- Before performing any work on the electri-
cal system, switch off the engine and igni-
tion as well as any electrical equ ipment. The
negat ive 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 d isconnecting the battery, switch off
the anti-theft a larm system! Otherwise you
will set off the alarm.
- When disconnecting the battery, first dis-
connect the negat ive cable and then the
positive cable.
- Before reconnect ing the battery, make sure
all electrical consumers a re switched off.
Reconnect the positive cable first and then
the negative cable. Never int erchange the
cables - this could start a fire !
- Never cha rge a froze n or a thawed-out bat -
t ery . It could explode! If a battery has fro-
zen, then it must be replaced. A discharged
battery can freeze over at 32 °F (0 °C).
- Make sure the vent hose is always attached
to the opening on the side of the battery.
- Never use batteries which are damaged.
There is the danger of an exp losion! Always
replace a damaged battery .
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WARNING
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California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Bat tery posts, term inals and related acces -
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive prob lems.
Was h hands after handling.
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Note
- Do not disconnect the vehicle battery when
the ignition is on or when the engine is run-
ning, otherwise, you will damage electronic
components in the electrical system.
- If your ve hicle is go ing to stand for a long
period of time without being driven, protect
the battery from "freezing", otherwise it
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