2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Safetyrules-Battery
WARNING
Batteryacidcausesburns.Batteriescontainsulfuricacid.
Avoidcontactwithskin,eyesorclothing.Antidote(external):Flushwithwater.Antidote(eyes):ush
withwaterfor15minutesandseekmedicalattentionimmediately.Antidote(internal):Drinklarge
quantitiesofwaterormilk.Donotinducevomiting.Seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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Followmanufacturer'sinstructionswhenstoring
andhandlingbatteries.
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Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenworkingwitha
battery.
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Donotcreatesparksorhaveopenamenearthe
battery.
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Donotweld,grind,orsmokenearabattery.
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Ventilatewhenchargingorusingabatteryinanen-
closedarea.
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Whendisconnectingthebatteryterminals,remove
thenegative(-)cablerst;thenremovethepositive
(+)cable.Whenconnectingthebatteryterminals,
connectthepositive(+)cablerst;thenconnectthe
negative(-)cable.
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Disconnectthebattery(bothterminals)beforeweld-
ingonanypartofthemachine.Failuretodoso
maycausedamagetosensitiveelectricalcompo-
nents.Foradditionalweldingprecautions,referto
thischapter.
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Whenusingauxiliarybatteriesorconnecting
boostercablestostarttheengine,usetheproce-
dureshowninthismanual.DONOTshortacross
terminals.
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Whenworkingaroundstoragebatteries,remember
thatalloftheexposedmetalpartsare“live”.Never
layametalobjectacrosstheterminalsbecause
aspark,shortcircuit,explosion,orpersonalinjury
mayresult.
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Frozenelectrolytecancausethebatterytoexplode.
Donotchargeafrozenbatteryoruseafrozenbat-
terytoboosterstartthemachine.Alwayskeepthe
batteryatfullchargetopreventtheelectrolytefrom
freezing.
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Keepbatteriesoutofreachofchildrenandother
unauthorizedpersons.
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Batteryposts,terminals,andrelatedaccessories
containleadandleadcompounds.Washhands
afterhandling.
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