2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Burnprevention
WARNING
Batteryacidcausesburns.Batteriescontain
sulfuricacid.
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacid.
Contactwithskinandeyescouldresultin
severeirritationandburns.Alwayswear
splash-proofgogglesandprotectiveclothing
(glovesandaprons).Washhandsafterhan-
dling.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorse-
riousinjury.
W0120A
CAUTION
Burnhazard!
Hotcoolantcansprayoutifyouremovethe
llercapwhilethesystemishot.Afterthe
systemhascooled,turnthellercaptothe
rstnotchandwaitforallpressuretorelease
beforeproceeding.
Failuretocomplycouldresultinminoror
moderateinjury.
C0043A
CAUTION
Burnhazard!
Theengineandexhaustsystembecomehot
duringoperation.Topreventburns,open
theenginecompartmentandallowthecom-
ponentstocooltoacomfortabletouchtem-
peraturebeforeyouworkinsidetheengine
compartment.
Failuretocomplycouldresultinminoror
moderateinjury.
C0178A
•
Whenthebatteryelectrolyteisfrozen,thebatterycan
explodeifyoutrytochargethebatteryorifyoutryto
booststartandruntheengine.T opreventthebattery
electrolytefromfreezing,trytokeepthebatteryatfull
charge.Ifyoudonotfollowtheseinstructions,youor
othersintheareacanbeinjured.
•
Hotcoolantcansprayoutifthecoolingsystemcapis
removed.T oremovethecap,letthecoolingsystem
cool,turnthecaptotherstnotch,waituntilthepres-
sureisreleased,thenremovethecoolingsystemtank
cap.
•
Hotsurfaceswithintheenginecompartmentcancause
burns:theengineandtheexhaustsystemwillbevery
hot.T opreventburns,opentheenginecompartment
andallowcomponentstocooltocomfortabletouch
temperaturebeforeworkinginsidetheenginecom-
partment.
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