Riskofburns
Visuallycheckthattheexhaustcircuitisnotcloggedordam-
aged,topreventhazardousortoxicemissionsinsidethe
pipes.
Failuretocomplywiththeseprescriptionscanresultinthe
riskofseriousinjuryandseriousdamagestothevehicle
Electrical Electrical
Electrical
start start
start
- -
-
up up
up
system system
system
irregularities irregularities
irregularities
Periodicallycheck,especiallyinwinter,thatthebatteriesarecleanandin
goodworkingorder.Carryoutthechecksandtopping-upoperationsas
indicatedinthechapter3 3
3
- -
-
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25
.
Shoulditbenecessarytoreplacethebatteries,alwaysrespectthecapac-
ityandminimumdischargecurrentintensityrequirements.
Generalprescriptions
Contactaspecializedworkshopandcheckthebatteryand
theefciencyofthechargingsystemifthevoltmetershows
avoltagebelow11V(forsystemswitharatedvoltageof12
V),or22V(forsystemswitharatedvoltageof24V).
Failuretocomplycompletelyorpartiallywiththeserequire-
mentsmayresultintheriskofseriousdamagetotheengine
andmayeven,onoccasion,invalidatethewarranty
Riskofskinirritationorallergicreactions
Thebatteriescontainanacidsolutionthatwillburntheskin
andcorrodeclothing;whencheckingthem,alwayswearpro-
tectiveclothing,glovesandgoggles.
Failuretocomplywiththeseprescriptionscanresultinthe
riskofseriousinjury
Battery Battery
Battery
or or
or
alternator alternator
alternator
recharging recharging
recharging
faults faults
faults
Periodicallycheckthecleanliness,conditionandcorrecttensioningofthe
drivebelt.
Riskofinjury:
Theancillarymembersarelocatedunderprotective
grilles.Theirremovalmustbecarriedoutonlywhenthe
engineisnotturning.
Failuretocomplywiththeseprescriptionscanresultinthe
riskofseriousinjury
Running Running
Running
in in
in
Thankstothenewenginetechnology,norunning-inisrequired.
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