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6. In case of fire
6.3 How to deal with the situation
Fire
Extinguish the fire with a large amount of water.
Don’t use seawater or salt water. It can generate toxic vapors
and/or cause reignition.
Damaged
battery or
Fluid leak*
Disconnect 12V Battery (-) terminal,
Disable the high voltage system,
Neutralize the battery by applying a large
volume of water. (This does not discharge
the battery.)
*If electrolyte solution leakage, or any damage to the H.V battery casing is observed
Battery
discharging
Use a large volume of water (min 2,650 gallons). The water must cool down the
battery.
• Applying water to the high voltage battery casing is effective in cooling the battery
down. (But never attempt to penetrate the HV battery or its casing to apply water.)
•
Soaking the vehicle in the container filled with water can be an effective way to
extinguish the fire.
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