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Warnings and safety precautions for lead-acid batteries
1 - Follow the recommendations on the battery, in this Repair Manual
and in the Owners Manual.
2 - Danger of acid burns:
Battery acid is extremely caustic, therefore wear protective gloves
and eye protection.
Do not tip battery. Acid may escape from battery vents.
3 - Keep open flame, sparks, unenclosed light bulbs and lit smoking
materials away from battery.
Guard against creating sparks when working with cables and
electrical equipment.
- Avoid short-circuits.
4 - Wear eye protection
5 - Keep children away from acid and batteries.
6 - Proper disposal:
Waste batteries must be brought to appropriate waste disposal site.
Dispose of old batteries in compliance with applicable Federal,
State and local laws regarding hazardous waste disposal.
7 - Never discard old batteries in the household trash!
8 - Explosive hazard:
Highly explosive gas is produced when batteries are charged.
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Battery, charging
CAUTION!
Battery cell caps must be screwed in tightly
when charging, measuring voltage or
performing load tests.
Do not enter the room in which batteries are
being charged with unenclosed light bulbs or
when smoking. The reason for this is that an
explosive gas is formed in the battery by the
charging process.
Special tools, test equipment and auxiliary
items
Battery charger
Batteries should be charged using a VAG
battery charger such as VAG1471, VAG1648 or
VAS1974.
Notes:
The temperature of the battery must not be less
than 10 C (50 F).
Batteries should not be fast-charged; fast-
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