Peterbilt 348 2017 - Page 306

ELECTRICAL
disconnectthebatterynegative
cable.
•Allownosparksoropename
anywherenearthechargingarea.
•Chargeabatteryonlyina
well-ventilatedarea,suchas
outdoorsorinafullyopengarage
whichcontainsnopilotlightsor
otherames.Gasesgenerated
duringthechargingprocessmust
beallowedtoescape.
•Alwaysmakesurethebattery
chargerisOFFbeforeconnecting
ordisconnectingthecableclamps.
•Toavoidshortcircuits,damage
tothevehicle,orpersonalinjury,
neverplacemetaltoolsorjumper
cablesonthebatteryornearby.
Metalthataccidentallycomesin
contactwiththepositivebattery
terminaloranyothermetalonthe
vehicle(thatisincontactwiththe
positiveterminal),couldcausea
shortcircuitoranexplosion.
ChargingReminders
•Useprotectiveeyewear.
•Keepallbatteriesawayfrom
children.
•Neverreversebatterypoles.
•Neverattempttoplacethevehicle
inmotion,orruntheenginewith
batteriesdisconnected.
•Keepthebatterycleananddry.
•Lookforanysignsofdamage.
•Batteryterminalsshouldnot
becoatedwithimproper
grease.Usepetroleumjelly
orcommerciallyavailable,
noncorrosive,nonconductive
terminalcoatings.
•Neveruseafastchargerasa
boostertostarttheengine.This
canseriouslydamagesensitive
electroniccomponentssuch
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