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Whenyoucheckormaintainthe
vehicle,youmusttakepreventive
actionstoreducepersonnelinjuryor
damage.
Thefollowingaregeneralnoticesto
beobservedwhenmaintainingthe
vehicle:
◇ Donotworkbeforetheengineis
cooled.
◇ Donotgetunderneaththevehicle
supportedbyajackonly.Safety
supportmustbeusedintheeventof
operationunderneaththevehicle.
◇ Storagebattery,allfuelandparts
relatingtofuelmustbekeptaway
fromanysmokingobject,flareand
spark.
◇ Donotconnectordisconnect
storagebatteryoranytransistorpart
whiletheignitionswitchison.
◇ Mustpayattentiontopolarity
ServiceandMaintenance
Measures
whenconnectingstoragebattery
cable.Donotconnectpositivecable
tothenegativeterminal,viceversa.
◇ Keepawayfromstoragebattery,
ignitionlineandautomotiveconduct
-or,whosecurrentorvoltageis
high.Takecare.
◇ Touchinglivepartswhilethe
ignitionswitchisonwillresultin
electricshockorburn.
◇ Musttakeofflargewindingprone
clothesandjewelrywhenworkingin
theengineroom.Donotkeepbody
closetoanyfan,beltorother
movingpart.
◇ Mustkeepgoodventilationwhen
theenginerunsinconfinedspace(e.
g.garage).
◇ Donotletchildrenorpetscontact
oldengineoil,coolingliquidand
otheroil.
◇ Donottreatemptylubricatingoil
barrelandliquidtankoranyconta
-inercontainingoldlubricatingoilor
oilalongwithdomesticwaste.
◇ Becautioustosuddenunexpe
-ctedmoveofthevehiclewhen
checkingunderneaththe engine
hoodwhiletheengineisrunning.
Placethegearshiftrodonneutral
position(manualtransmission)or
gearN(manual/automatictransmissi
-on),andtightentheparkingbrake.
◇ Toavoidunexpectedinjuriesto
people,theignitionswitchmustbe
disconnectedandthekeymustbe
pulledoutbeforeoperatingunderne
-aththeenginehood,unlessthe
maintenanceprocedurerequiresto
keeptheenginerunning.Ifthe
enginemustbekeptrunningwhile
working,wideclothesandjewelry