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Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery .
The battery is located in the luggage compart-
ment under the floor. Before you check any-
thing in the luggage compartment,
read and
heed all WARNINGS
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Always heed the safet y warn ings, when work-
ing on the vehicle battery or the veh icle elec -
tr ical system to prevent injury .
The following WARN I NGS are very
impo rtant when work ing on the battery:
Always heed the follow ing WARNING SYM-
BOLS and safety precautions when working
on the batter y.
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Alway s wear eye protection .
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Battery acid contain s sulfu ric acid.
Alw ays wear gloves and eye prot ec-
tion .
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No
- sparks
- flam es
- smoking .
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When a batte ry is charged, it produ-
ces hydrogen gas whi ch is explosive
and could cause personal injury.
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Alway s keep the batter y well out of
reach of child ren.
A 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 sk in or cloth ing . Shield your eyes .
Explosive gases can cause blindness or
other injury .
- Battery acid contains sulfuric acid . Sulfu-
ric acid can cause blindness and severe
burns .
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- Always wear gloves and eye protection.
Do not tilt the battery because acid
could leak out of the ventilation open-
ings .
- If you get battery acid in your eyes or
on your skin, immediately rinse with
cold water for several minutes and get
med ical attent ion .
- If you should ingest any battery acid,
seek medical attention immediately .
- Do not expose the battery to an open
f lame, e lectr ic sparks or an open light.
- Do not smoke.
- Do not interchange the positive and neg-
ative cables.
- When working on the battery, be su re
not to short-circuit the termina ls with
too ls 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 explos ive and
could cause personal inj ury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reach of children .
- Before work is done on the electrical sys-
tem, disconnect the negat ive ground ca-
ble.
- Before performing any work on the e lec-
trical system, switch off the eng ine and
ignit ion as well as any electrical equip-
ment. The negative cable on the battery
must be disconnected. If you a re just go-
ing to replace a light bulb, then it is
enough to switch off the lights .
- Before disconnec t ing the battery, switch
off the anti -theft alarm system! Other -
wise you will set off the alarm.
- When d isconnecting the battery, first
disconnect the negative cab le and then
the positive cab le .
- Before reconnecting t he battery, ma ke
sure all e lectrica l consumers are switch-
ed off. Reconnect the pos it ive cable first
and then the negative cable . Never inter-
change the cables - this could start a fire!
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