2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER ESP

Clean
ingthemir ror turn signa ls !
On
lyuse cleanin gagen tsor cle anin g
clo thsth at are suitable forplast iclen ses .
Un suit able cleanin gagen tsor cle anin g
clo thscoul dsc rat ch ordamag eth eplast ic
len ses ofthemir ror turnsign als.
X Clean theplast iclen ses ofthemir ror turn
sign alsintheex terior mirror hous ingusin ga
wet spon geand mild cleanin gagen t,e.g .
Mer cedes-Ben zcar sham pooorwit hcle an-
ing cloths.
Clean ingthesensor s !
If
you clean thesen sorswit hapower
washe r,mak esure that you keep adist ance
of at least 11.8in(30 cm)be tweenthe vehi-
cl e and thepower washer nozzle. Infor ma-
tio nabout thecor rectdist anceis availabl e
fr om theequipm entman ufacturer. X
Clean sensors0043 ofthedriv ingsyst ems
with water,car sham pooandasof tclo th.
Cleani ngtherev ersing cam era !
Do
notcle an thecam eralensand thearea
aroun dth erear view camerawith apower
washer . X
Open thecam eraflap (Ypage 159).
X Use clean wate rand asof tclo thto cle an
cam eralens0043.
The cam eraflap closes:
R ifth eign ition isswit ched off
R ifth ecam erasyst emisdeac tivate d
R start ing atveh icle spee dsabov e6. 2mph
(10 km/h)
Cleani ngtheexha ustpipe G
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The exhaust tailpipe andtailpipe trim can
bec ome veryhot .If you com eint ocon tact
with these partsof theveh icle,you could
burn yours elf.Ther eis arisk ofburn s.
Always bepart icular lycar eful andsuper vise
ch ildre nclo sely aroun dth eexh aust pipeand
th eexh aust pipetrims. Allowthese com po-
nen tsto coo ldown beforetouchi ngthem.
! Do
notcle an theexh aust pipewithacid-
based cleanin gagen ts,suc has bat hro om
cle aner orwheel cleaner .
X Clean theexh aust pipewithach rom ecar e
prod ucttested and appro vedbyMer cedes-
Ben z.
Imp urities com bined with theeff ect sof road
grit and corrosive env iron men talfactors may
caus eflas hrust tofor mon thesurf ace. You
can restore theorig inal shineof theexh aust
pipe bycleanin git reg ularly, especially inwin-
te rand afterwashin g. 250
Car
eMaintenance andcare

Where
willIfind...? Refle
ctive safety jacket
Removi ng/replac ingrefle ctive safety
jackets The
refle ctive safetyjackets areloca tedinthe
safe tyjacket compartments inthe stowa ge
compa rtments ofthe front doors .There are
als osafe tyjacket compartments inthe stow-
age compa rtments ofthe rear doors ,in whi ch
refle ctive safetyjackets canbestowed .
X To remove :pul lout safe tyjacket bag0043
with therefle ctive safetyjacket bythe loop .
X Open safetyjacket bag0043and pullout the
refle ctive safetyjacket.
X To stow :fold therefle ctive safetyjacket,
roll itup and stow itin safe tyjacket bag0043.
X Slid esafe tyjacket bag0043along the lower
edge ofthe armres tinto thesafe tyjacket
compa rtment. Meanwhil e,ensure thatthe
loop hangs outwellwithi nreach.
i Remo
veanew reflective safetyjacket
from itspacka gingmateri albefore sliding it
into thesafe tyjacket compartment. The
packa gingmateri almay otherw isecaus eit
to slipout ormake removi ngitdiffi cult.
Obser vethe lega lrequ ireme ntsineach coun-
try. Notes
onthe refle ctive safety jacket 0043
Maxim umnumbe rof wa shes
0044 Maxim umwash tempera ture
0087 Donot bleach
0085 Donot iron
0083 Donot use alau ndry dryer
0084 Donot dry-cl ean
006B This isaclas s2 vest
R The refle ctive safetyjackets meetthe
requ ireme ntsdefined bythe lega lstanda rd
only if:
- the correct sizeisuse dand
- the refle ctive safetyjacket iscorrectly
fastened
R Before use,ensure thattherefle ctive safety
jacket isclea nand intact. Thespeci alprop-
erties mayotherw isebecompromi sed.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe
stored intheir originalpacka ginginadry
pla ceaway from sourcesofhea tand light.
R The maximu mnumbe rof wa shes speci fied
is not theonly factor influencing thelife
spa nof the refle ctive safetyjackets. Their
life spanals odepe ndsonuse ,care, storage ,
etc.
R The refle ctive safetyjackets shouldbe dis-
pose dof and replaced withnewones:
- after 15washes, and/or
- ifthe refle ctive strips havebecome
scratched ,and/or
- ifthe backing materialand/or reflective
strips havebecome soiledand cannot be
clea ned off,and/or
- the refle ctive safetyjacket's fluorescence
has fade d,e.g. due tothe effects ofsun-
lig ht
R Dispos eof the refle ctive safetyjacket inan
environmenta llyrespo nsiblemanner. Todo Where
willIfind...?
251Breakdown assistance

so,
cont actyour local waste disposa lcom-
pany. Vehicle
toolkit
General notes The
vehicle toolkitcan befound inthe trunk
or inthe stowage wellunder thetrunk floor.
Apart fromcertain country-specific variations,
the vehicles arenot equip pedwith atire-
change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging a
wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
information onwhich toolsarerequired toper-
form awheel change onyour vehicle, consulta
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
Necessary tire-changing toolscaninclude, for
example:
R jack
R wheel chock
R lug wrench
R ratchet wrench
R alignment bolt
Vehicle swith aTIREFIT kit 0043
Tire seala ntfiller bottle
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
0087 Tire inflation compressor
0085 Towing eye
X Lift the trunk floorup.
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 254).
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible. Vehicle
swith acol lapsible spare
wheel The
collapsi blespare wheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrunk floor
(Y page 227). 0043
Folding wheelchock
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
0087 Jack
0085 Sheet forfaulty wheel
0083 Alignment bolt
0084 Lug wrench
006B Towing eye
006C Valve extract or
006D Tire inflation compressor
X Remove thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 294). Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R tires withrun-flat characteristics
(MOExt endedtires)(Ypage 253)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R an emergency sparewheel (Ypage 293)
Vehicles withtheMercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem: inthe event ofaflat tire,
you can cont actthe Mercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem customer center.
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equip pedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory.
It is therefore recommended thatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flat charac- 252
Flat
tireBreakdown assistance

teri
stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Info rma tionon cha nging and mou nting wheels
(Y page 288 ).
X Stop thevehicleon solid,non-s lipp ery and
le vel ground ,as faraw ay aspossi ble fro m
tra ffic.
X Swi tch onthe hazar dwa rning lamps .
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away
(Y page 134 ).
X Ifpo ssi ble, bri ng the frontwh eelsinto the
stra ight-a head positio n.
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Veh icle swi tho utKEYLES S-G O:rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-G O:open the driv-
er' sdo or.
The vehicleelectro nicsarenow inpo sitio n
005A. Thisis the same asthe Sma rtKeyha vin g
be en rem oved.
X Veh icle swi th KEYLES S-G O:rem ove the
Star t/Stop button fromthe igniti onlock
(Y page 118 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe passe nge rsarenot
end angeredas the ydo so. Makesure tha t
no one isnea rthe dange rar ea while a
wh eelis be ing change d.Anyo newhois not
di rectl yas sisti ng inthe wheelcha nge
sho uld, for exa mpl e,sta nd behind the bar-
rie r.
X Ge tou tof the vehicle. Pa yatte ntionto tra f-
fic cond itions when doing so.
X Close thedriver 'sdo or. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
Ge neral notes Wi
th MOExte ndedtire s(ti res with runfla t
cha racteri stics) ,yo ucan conti nuetodrive your
veh icleeve nif the reisatota llo ss ofpre ssu re
in one ormor etire s.The affecte dtire mustnot
sho wany clearly vis ible da ma ge.
Yo ucan reco gnizean MOExte ndedtire bythe
MOExte ndedma rking which appe arson the
si de wa llof the tire.Yo uwi llfin dthi sma rking
next tothe tire size designa tion,the load -be ar-
ing capacityand thespee dind ex
(Y page 283 ). MOExte
ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
junc tionwi th an acti vetire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing syste mor with an acti vetire pressu remon-
ito r.
If apres sure loss wa rning mes sage
appe arsinthe multi function displa y:
R ob serve the instructio nsinthe disp laymes -
sa ge s(Y page 201 )
R che ckthe tire fordama ge
R ifdri vin gon, observe the followi ng note s
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
is ap pro xim ately50 miles(80 kilome ters)
wh en the vehicleis pa rtia lly la de nand appro x-
im ate ly19 miles(30 kilome ters)wh en the
veh icleis fully la de n.
In additio nto the vehicleload ,the drivin gdis-
tance possi ble de pends upon:
R Veh iclesp ee d
R Ro ad cond ition
R Ou tside temp erature
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
ma ybe red uce dby extre medrivin gcond itions
or ma neu vers,or itcan beincr easedthro ugha
mod eratesty leof dri vin g.
Th edri vin gdista nce possi ble in run-fl atmod e
is cou nted fromthe mom entthetire pressu re
lo ss wa rning appe arsin the multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
Yo umu stnot exce edama xim um design
sp ee dof 50 mph (80km/h ).
Wh enrep lacing oneoralltire s,plea se observe
the followi ng speci ficati ons foryour veh icle's
tire s:
R Size
R Type and
R Th e"M OExte nded"ma rk
If atire hasgo ne flatand cann otbe rep laced
wi th an MOExte ndedtire ,a sta nda rdtire may
be used asatemp orarymea sure. Makesure
tha tyo uus ethe propersi ze and type(sum mer
or winter tire).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore recomm endedtha tyo uad ditio n-
al ly eq uip yo ur veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire stha tdo not featureru n-fl atcha rac-
teri stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op,
for exa mpl e. Fl
at tire
253Break downass istanc e

Imp
ortant safety notes G
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When youdrivein eme rgencymod e,the
han dlingch arac teris tics are impa ired.e. g.
when cornerin g,when acceler ating stron gly
and when braking.Ther eis aris kof an acc i-
den t.
Do notex ce ed themax imum specified
spee d.Avoid any abrup tst eer ing and driving
man euve rsas well asdriv ingoverobs tacles
(cur bs,pot hole s,off -road). Thisapplie s,in
part icular,toaloade dveh icle.
St op driv ingineme rgencymod eif you
no tice :
R ban gingno ise
R veh iclevibr ation
R smo kewhic hsme llslikerubb er
R co ntinuo usESP®
int erv ention
R crack sin thetire side walls
Af terdriv ingineme rgencymod e,have the
rim sch ecke dby aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho pwit hreg ard totheir further use. The
def ective tire must berep lace din eve ry
cas e. TIR
EFIT kit
Imp ortant safety notes TIRE
FITis atire sealan t.
You canuseTIRE FITto seal punctures ofup to
0. 16 in(4 mm ),part icularly those inthetire
tr ead. YoucanuseTIRE FITat out side tempe ra-
tur es down to00F84 ‡(00F82 0†). G
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In thefol lowin gsit uati ons,thetire sealan tis
unab leto pro vide sufficien tbre akd own
assi stanc e,as itis unab leto seal thetire
pro perly:
R there arecutsor pun ctures inthetire
larg erthan those men tion ed abov e.
R thewhee lrim isdamag ed.
R you have drivenatver ylow tire pre ssur es
or on aflat tire. Ther
eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Do notdriv eth eveh icle. Con tacta qualif ied
spec ialist workshop. G
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The tire sealan tis har mfuland caus esirrita-
ti on .It must notco me intoco ntact withyour
sk in, eyes orclo thing orbe swallo wed.Do
no tinh ale TIRE FITfum es.Kee ptire sealan t
away from childr en.Ther eis aris kof injury.
If you come intoco ntact withth etire seal-
ant ,obs erveth efol lowin g:
R Rins eoff thetire sealan tfr om your skin
imm ediat elywithwat er.
R Ifth etire sealan tco mes intoco ntact with
your eyes, immediat elyrinse them thor-
ough lywit hcle an wat er.
R Iftire sealan tis swallo wed,immediat ely
rin se your mout hout thoro ughly anddrink
plen tyof wat er.Do notind uce vom iting ,
and seek medicalattention imm ediat ely.
R Im med iately chang eout ofclo thing whic h
has come intoco ntact withtire sealan t.
R Ifan aller gicreac tion occur s,seek medi-
cal attention imm ediat ely.
! Do
notoper atethetire inflat ion compr es-
sor forlonger than eigh tmin utesat atime
wit hout abre ak. Itmay other wise overheat.
The tire inflat ion compr essorcan beoper -
ate dagain once ithas cooled down .
Comp lywit hth eman ufacturer’s safetyins truc-
ti on son thest ick eron thetire inflat ion com-
pre sso r. 254
Flat
tireBr eak down assistance

Tire
pres sure notreac hed If
atire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)
ha sbe en ach ieved after ten minutes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerhos efro mthe valve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sealant ma yesc apewh en you
uns crew thefillerhos e.
X Ver yslow lydri ve forwa rds orrev ers e
ap pro xim ately30 ft(10 m).
X Pu mp upthe tire again.
After ama xim um often minutes,the tire
pre ssu remu stbe atleas t200 kPa(2.0 bar/
29 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rthe specified time ,the tire istoo badly
da mag ed.The tiresealant cannot repairthe
tire inthis insta nce. Dama gedtiresand a
tire pressu rethat istoo low can signifi cantl y
imp airthe vehi cle'sbra king anddriving
cha racte ristics. Thereisaris kof acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
Tire press urereac hed G
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A tire tempo rarily sea led wi th tire sealant
imp airs the vehi cle'sdri ving characte ristics
and isnot suita ble for driving athig her
spe eds.The reisaris kof an acci dent.
Ada ptyour driving styleacco rdingly and
dri ve care fully.Do not excee dthe maxi mum
per mis siblespe edfor atire sealed wi th tire
sea lant.
The maxi mum permis siblespe edfor atire
sea led wi th tire sealant is50 mph (80km/h ).
The upper partof the TIREFIT sticke rmus tbe
affi xed tothe instru ment cluster inthe driver' s
fie ldof vis ion.
! Re
sid ue from thetire sealant may come
ou tof the fillerhos eafte rus e. Thi scou ld
cau sestai ns.
The refo re,place thefillerhos ein the plasti c
ba gwhi chcontai nedtheTIREFIT kit. H
En
viro nmen talnote
Have theused tire sealant bottl edispo sed
of pro fess iona lly, e.g. ataqu alifi ed spe cial-
ist worksho p.
If tire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)
ha sbee nach ieved aftera maxi mum period of
ten minu tes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor.
X Unscre wthe fillerhos efrom thevalve ofthe
fau ltytire .
X Stow thetire sealant bottl eand thetire
infl ation comp ressor.
X Pul laway immedi ately.
X Stop afterdri ving forappro xima telyten
minu tesand check thetire pressu rewith
the tire inflation comp ressor.
The tirepressu remus tnow beatleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). G
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If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rdri ving forasho rtper iod,the tire istoo
ba dlyda mag ed.The tiresealant cannot
rep airthe tire inthis insta nce. Dama ged
tire sand atire pressu rethat istoo low can
sig nifi cantl yimp airthe vehi cle'sbra king and
dri ving characte ristics. Thereisaris kof
acci dent.
Do not continu edri ving .Co ntact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
i In
case ssu ch asthe one mentio ned
ab ove, contact anauthori zedMerce des-
Benz Center. Orcall1-800-FOR -MERCedes
(i n the USA) or1-800-387-0100 (in Ca nad a).
X Co rrect thetire pressu reifit is stil lat least
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi).See theTireand
Loa ding Inform ation placa rdon the driver' s
sid eB-pil laror the tire pressu retab lein the
fue lfil lerfla pfor values.
X To inc reas ethe tire press ure:switch on
the tire inflation comp ressor. 256
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X
To reduc ethe tire pres sure :de pre sspre s-
su re release button 0043next topre ssu re
ga ge 0044.
X Whe nthe tire pressu reiscorr ect, unscrew
the fillerhos efrom thevalve ofthe sealed
tire .
X Screw thevalve cap onto thetire valve of
the sealed tire . X
To rem ove thetire sealant bottle from the
tire inflation comp ressor ,pre sstoge ther the
lo cking tabson the yellow cap .
X Pu llthe tire sealant bottle outof the tire
infl ation comp ressor .
The fillerhos erem ains atta chedto the tire
sea lant bottle .
X Driv eto the nearestqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh opand have the tire changed there.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle and thefiller
hos erep laced assoo nas possi ble at a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle replaced every
fou rye ars ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. Battery
(vehi cle) Impo
rtant safetynotes
Spe cialtool sand expertknow ledge are
req uired when working onthe battery ,e.g .
rem ovaland installatio n.Yo usho uld ther efore
ha ve allwo rkinvo lving the battery carriedou t
at aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. G
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Wor kcar riedou tinco rrectly onthe battery
can lead ,for exa mpl e,to asho rtcirc uitand
thu sda ma gethe vehicleelectro nics.Thi s
can lead tofunc tionres tricti onsapplying to
sa fety -releva ntsystem s,e.g .the lighti ng
sy stem ,the ABS (anti-l ock braking system )
or the ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram).
The opera ting safety ofyour veh iclemay be
res tricte d.
Yo ucou ldlose contro lof the vehicle, for
exa mpl e:
R wh en bra king
R in the eventofabrupt stee ring maneu vers
and /or when the vehicle's spe edisnot
ad apted tothe roadcond itions
The reisaris kof an acci dent.
In the eventofasho rtcirc uitor asimil ar
inci dent, conta ctaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho pimm ediatel y.Do not drive any further .
Yo usho uld ha ve allwo rkinvo lving the bat-
tery carriedou tat aqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op.
For further informa tionab ou tABS andESP®
,
see (Ypage 57)and (Ypage 60). G
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Ele ctros taticbu ild-u pcan lead tothe crea -
tio nof spa rks, which cou ldignite thehighl y
exp losive gases ofaba ttery .The reisaris k
of an exp losion.
Befo rehandl ing the battery ,tou chthe vehi-
cle body torem ove anyexisting electro static
bu ild-u p.
The highl yfla mma ble ga smixtu reform swh en
cha rging the battery aswellas when jump -
sta rting . Battery
(vehi cle)
257Breakdo wnassis tan ce Z

Battery
acidis cau stic. Avoid con-
tact with skin, eyes orcloth ing.
Wea rsui tabl eprote ctive clothing,
esp ecia lly glo ves, apron and face-
gu ard .
Ri nse anyacidspi lls imme diatel y
wi th clea rwa ter. Contact aphy si-
cia nif neces sary. Wea
rey eprote ction. Kee
pchil drenaw ay. Obs
erve thisOperator'sManu al.
For safety reasons, Merce des-Benz recom -
mends thatyouonly usebatterie swhi chhav e
bee ntested andapprov edfor your vehi cleby
Merce des-Benz. Thesebatterie sprov ide
incre asedimp act prote ction topre vent vehicle
occu pants from sufferi ngacidbu rns shou ld
the battery bedamag edinthe eventofan
acci dent.
In orde rfor the battery toachi evethemaxi -
mum possibleserv icelife, itmus tal wa ysbe
suf ficiently charged.
Like other batterie s,the vehi clebattery may
di scha rgeover time ifyo udo not use thevehi -
cle. Inthis case ,hav ethe battery disconnec-
ted ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .You can
al so char gethe battery with achar gerrecom -
mende dby Merce des-Benz. Contact aqu ali-
fie dspe cialist wor kshop forfurth erinfor ma-
tion.
Have thebattery condi tionofchar gechecke d
more frequently ifyo uuse thevehi clemai nly
for shor ttrip sor ifyo ulea veitstand ingidle
for aleng thyperiod.Co nsul ta qu alifi ed spe -
cia list wor kshop ifyo uwi sh tolea veyour vehi -
cle parked foralong period oftime .
Re move theSmartKe yif yo upa rk the vehi cle
and donot require any electrica lconsu mers.
The vehiclewillthen usevery little energ y,
thus conser vingbattery power. If
the pow ersup plyhas beeninterr upted, e.g.
if yo ureconne ctthe battery ,yo uwi llhav eto:
R rese tthe functi onfor automa tically fol ding
the exteri ormirr orsin/ou tby folding the
mirr orsoutonce (Ypage 93)
R set the clock
On vehi cles with amul timed iasystem, the
time isset automa tically. Charg
ingthe battery G
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Duri ngchar ging andjump -starti ng,expl osive
ga ses can esca pefrom thebattery .The reis
a risk ofan expl osion.
Pa rticu larly avo idfire ,ope nfla mes, creating
spa rks and smoki ng.Ensure thereissuf fi-
cient ventilation whi lechar ging andjump -
starti ng.Donot leanover aba ttery . G
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Battery acidis cau stic. Thereisarisk of
inju ry.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes orcloth ing.Do
not inha leany battery gases .Do not lean
over thebattery .Kee pchil drenaw ay from
ba tterie s.Wa shaway battery acidimme di-
atel ywi th plenty ofclea nwa ter and seek
med icalattenti on. G
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A discha rged battery canfreezeattempe ra-
ture sbel ow free zing point. Whe njump -start-
ing the vehi cleorchar ging thebattery ,
ga ses can esca pefrom thebattery .The reis
a risk ofan expl osion.
All ow the frozen battery tothaw outbef ore
char ging itor jump -starti ng.
! Only
usebattery chargers with amaxi mum
char ging voltage of14.8 V.
! On
lycha rge the battery using the jump -
star ting connecti onpoint.
The jump -starti ngconnecti onpointisin the
engi necomp artme nt. Battery
(vehi cle)
259Breakdo wnassi stanc e Z