2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER ECU

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ser vicerep resentat ive can usetherec eive d
dat ato dec ide what kindof assis tanceis
req uired .You arethen ,for example ,guided to
th ene ares tMer cedes-Ben zSer viceCen teror
a rec ove ryveh icle iscalle d.
If veh icle datane eds tobe trans ferred durin g
an MB Info call oraRoadsi deAssist anc ecall,
th is isini tiat edbytheCust omerAs sist anc e
Cen ter. You willsee theRoa dsideAssis‐ Roa
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ceConnected message intheCOMA ND
displ ay.Ifth eVeh icle Heal thChec kcan be
st art ed, theReq uestfor vehicledia gno‐ Req
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sis received. Startvehicledia gno‐ sis
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?mes sage appear sin thedispl ay.
X Con firm themes sage withYes Yes
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X When theVeh icleDia gnosis:Ple ase Veh
icleDia gnosis:Ple ase
sta rtignition. sta
rtignition. message appear s,tur n
th eSm artKey toposi tion0048 intheign ition
loc k(Y page 118).
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tio nsreceivedbyphoneand move tio
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you rveh icleto asaf epos ition you
rveh icleto asaf epos itionmes -
sage appear s,foll ow thecus tomer service
rep resentat ive' sins truct ions.
The message inthedispl aydisapp ears.
If you selectCan cel Can
cel theVeh icle Heal th
Chec kis can celed comple tely.
The vehicle oper atingst ate check begin s.
You willsee theVeh icledia gnosis Veh
icledia gnosis
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icledia gno sticsdata(Vo ice con‐
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cle datacan nowbe sen tto theCust omer
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toconfirm themes sage.
The voiceco nn ect ion withth eCust omer
As sist anc eCen teris term inat ed.
You willsee theVeh icleDia gnosis: Veh
icleDia gnosis:
Tra nsferring data... Tra
nsferring data...mes sage.
The vehicle datais sen tto theCust omer
As sist anc eCen ter.
De pen dingon what thecus tomer servicerep -
res entat ive agre edwithyou, thevoic eco nn ec-
tio nis re- est ablish edafterthetrans ferisco m-
plet e.Ifne ces sary, youwillbecontact edata
late rtim eby ano ther mean s,e.g .by e-mail or
phon e.
An other function oftheVeh icle Heal thChec k
is thetrans ferofser vicedat ato theCust omer As
sist anc eCen ter. Ifaser viceis ove rdue, the
COMA NDdispl aysho wsames sage about vari-
ous spec ialoffers atyour workshop.
US Aon ly: this inf orm ationcan also becalle d
up unde r"Own ersOnline" athttp :/ /
www.m busa.com.
In fo rm atio non thedat ast ore din theveh icle
(Y page 28).
In for mat iononRoadsid eAs sist anc e
(Y page 25). Ga
rage door opener
Gener alnot es The
Hom eLink®
garag edoor openerintegr ated
in therear -view mirror allows youtooper ate
up tothree differen tdoor andgatesyst ems .
Use theint egr atedgarag edoor openeronlyon
garag edoor sth at:
R have safetystop and revers efeat ures and
R meet curren tU. S. fede ralsafe tystandar ds
On ce prog ramed,theint egr atedgarag edoor
open erintherear -view mirror will assum eth e
fun ction ofthegarag edoor system'srem ote
con trol. Please alsoread theoper atingins truc-
tio ns for thegarag edoor system.
When programmingagarag edoor opener,
park theveh icle outside thegarag e.Do not
run theeng inewhile programming.
Cert aingarag edoor drivesare incompat ible
with theint egr atedgarag edoor opener.Ifyou
have difficult yprog ramingtheint egr ated
garag edoor opener,con tactan auth orized
Mer cedes-Ben zCent er.
Alt ern ativ ely, you can callthefoll owin gte le-
phon eassis tanceser vices:
R USA: Mercedes-Ben zCust omerAs sist anc e
Cent erat1-80 0-FO R-M ERCed es
R Cana da:Cust omerSer viceat
1- 80 0-38 7-01 00
R Hom eLink®
hot line 1-80 0-35 5-35 15 (free of
ch arge )
Mor einf orm ationon Hom eLink®
and/ orcom -
pat ible prod uctsis also availabl eon line at
ht tp :/ /www. homelink.com.
Not eson thedec larat ionofcon formit y
(Y page 26).
US A:FCC ID:CB2 HMIHL4
Canada: IC:279B -HMIH L4 234
Feat
uresSt owage andfeatures

Setting
thecompass North
America zonemap South
America zonemap
X Set your location usingthezone maps.
X Push around peninto opening 0087
(Y page 237)forapproximately threesec-
onds.
The zone current lyselected appearsincom-
pass display 0044(Ypage 237).
X To selec tthe zone: pusharound peninto
opening 0087(Ypage 237)untilthedesired
zone isselected.
If, after afew seconds, thedisplay incom-
pass display 0044(Ypage 237)changes direc-
tion, thezone hasbeen selected. Calibrating
thecompass X
Make surethatthere issufficient spacefor
you todrive inacircle without impeding
traffic.
In order tocalibrate thecompass correctly,do
the following:
R calibrate thecompass inthe open andnotin
the vicinity ofsteel struct uresorhigh-volt-
age transm issionlines.
R switch offelectrical consumers suchasthe
climate control,windshield wipersorrear
window defroster.
R close alldoors andthetrunk lid.
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Push around peninto opening 0087
(Y page 237)forapproximately sixseconds,
until symbol C C
is shown incompass dis-
play 0044(Ypage 237).
X Drive yourvehicle inafull circle atapprox-
imately 3mph (5km/h) to6mph
(10 km/h).
When thecalibration hassuccessfully been
completed, thecurrent direction isshown in
compass display0044(Ypage 237). Floo
rmats G
WARNING
Object sin the driver's footwell mayrestrict
the clearance aroundthepedals orblock a
depressed pedal.Thisjeopardizes theoper-
ating androad safety ofthe vehicle. Thereis
a risk ofan accident.
Stow allobject ssecurely inthe vehicle so
that they donot getinto thedriver's foot-
well. When usingfloormats orcarpets, make
sure thatthey areproperly securedsothat
they donot slip orobstruct thepedals. Do
not place several floormats orcarpets on
top ofone another. 238
FeaturesStowage
andfeatu res

X
Reac hint oth egap, pullhoodcat chhan -
dle 0044upand lifthoo d0043.
If you liftthehoo dby appr oximat ely15in
(40 cm), thehoo dis open edand held open
auto maticallyby thegas- filled strut .
Closin gth ehood X
Lowe rth ehoo dand letitfall from aheig ht
of appr oximat ely8in (20 cm).
X Chec kth at thehoo dhas engage dpro perly.
If th ehoo dcan berais edslig htly, itis no t
pro perlyen gage d.Open itagain andcloseit
wit halit tle mor efor ce. Engine
oil
Not eson theoil level De
pen dingon your drivingstyle, theveh icle
co nsumes upto0.9US qt(0.8 lite rs)of oilpe r
60 0mi les(1 ,000 km).Th eoilco nsumpt ion
may behigh erthan this when theveh icle is
ne wor ifyou frequen tlydriv eat high engin e
spee ds.
De pen dingon theen gin e,theoil dipst ickmay
be inadiff ere ntloc atio n.
When check ing theoil leve l:
R park theveh icle onaleve lsurf ace
R theen gin esho uld beswit ched off for
appr oximat elyfivemin utesif th een gin eis
at norm aloper atingte mpe rature
R ifth een gin eis no tat norm aloper atingte m-
per atur e,e.g .if th een gin ewas onlystart ed
brie fly,wait about 30min utesbef ore carry-
ing out themeas urement Check
ingtheoil level usingth eoil dip -
st ick G
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Cert aincompo nentsin theen gin eco mpar t-
men t,suc has theen gin e,radiat orand parts
of theex haust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theen gin eco mpar tment
pose sa ris kof injury.
On lytouch thefoll owin gco mpo nentsdesc ri-
bed.
If work isbein gcar ried outonpublic roads,
pay attentio nto theroad andtraff icco nd ition s
and secure thearea asappr opriate . Ex
ample
X Pull outoildipst ick0043.
X Wipe offoildipst ick0043.
X Slo wly slide oildipst ick0043intoth eguide
tub eto thest op, and takeit out again .
If th eleve lis bet ween MINmark0087 and
MA Xmar k0044, theoil leve lis co rrect .
X Ifth eoil leve lhas dropped toMIN mark0087
or below, add1.1US qt(1l)of engin eoil.
Add ingengine oil G
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Cert aincompo nentsin theen gin eco mpar t-
men t,suc has theen gin e,radiat orand parts
of theex haust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theen gin eco mpar tment
pose sa ris kof injury.
Wher eposs ible, lettheen gin eco ol down
and touch onlytheco mpo nentsdesc ribedin
th efoll owin g. Engine
compartm ent
241Maintenan ceand care Z

G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwate rways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
A list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.If the oilleve lis
abo vethe "ma x"mark onthe dipstick, too
much oilhas been added. This canleadto
dama getothe engine orthe catal yticcon-
verter. Haveexcess oilsiph oned off. Example
:engine oilcap X
Turn cap0043counter-clockwi seand remove
it.
X Add engine oil.
If the oilleve lis at or bel ow the MIN mark
on the oildip stick, add1.1USqt(1.0 liter)
of engine oil.
X Rep lace cap0043onthe filler neck andturn
clockwis e.
Ensure thatthecap locks intoplace
secure ly.
X Che ckthe oilleve laga inwith theoildip stick
(Y pag e241) .
Further informati ononengine oil
(Y pag e300) . Che
ckin gand adding otherservice
products
Che ckin gco olan tlev el G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury .
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the followi ng. G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
hea ted orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isarisk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
The engine compartment containsmoving
components. Certaincomponents, suchas
the radiator fan,may continue torun orstart
aga insud denly whentheignitio nis off.
There isarisk ofinjury . 242
Eng
inecompar tmentMainten anceandcare

Clean
ingthevehi cleparts
Clean ingthewheels G
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The wate rje tfr om acir cular jetno zzle (dir t
blast ers)can caus einv isible exterior dam-
age tothetir es orchassis components.
Comp onents damag edinthis way may fail
une xpectedly. Thereis aris kof an acc iden t.
Do notuse power washerswit hcir cular jet
no zzles tocle an theveh icle.Hav edamag ed
tir es orchassis components repl aced imme-
diat ely.
! Do
notuse acidicwheel cleanin gpro duct s
to rem ove brak edust .This coulddamag e
wheel boltsand brak ecom ponents.
! Do
notpark yourvehicle foralon gperi od
of tim edire ctly aft ercle anin g,part icular ly
aft ercle anin gth ewheel rimwithwheel
cle ane r.Whee lcle ane rcan lead tothe
inc reas edcor rosion ofthebrak edisc sand
pads. Therefore, driv efor afew minutes
aft ercle anin g.By heat ingupthebrak es,the
brak edisc sand pads dry.Thevehicle can
th en be park edfor alon gperi odoftim e.
Clean ingthewind ows G
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You couldbec ome trapped bythewind -
shie ldwiper sif th ey start mov ingwhile
cle anin gth ewind shieldor wiper blades .
Ther eis aris kof injury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition bef ore cleanin gth ewind shield
or wiper blades .
! Do
notuse drycloths, abras iveproduct s,
solv ents or cle anin gagen tscon tain ingsol-
ven tsto cle an theins ide ofthewind ows. Do
no tto uch theins ides ofthewind owswith
hard object s,e.g .an ice scrape ror ring.
Ther eis other wise aris kof damag ingthe
wind ows.
! Clean
thewate rdrain agechann elsofthe
wind shieldand therear wind owatreg ular
int erv als. Deposi tssuc has leave s,pet als
and polle nmay unde rcer tain circum stanc es prev
entwate rfr om drain ingaway. Thiscan
lead tocor rosion damag eand damag eto
elec tron iccom ponents.
X Clean theins ide and outside ofthewind ows
wit hadamp clothand acle anin gpro duct
th at isrec omm ended andappro vedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.
Clean ingwiper blades G
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If th ewind shieldwiper sare setinmot ion
while youarecleanin gth ewind shield,you
can betrapped bythewiper arm.Ther eis a
ris kof injury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition bef ore cleanin gth ewind shield.
! Do
notpull thewiper blade. Other wise, the
wiper bladecouldbe damag ed.
! Do
notcle an wiper blades toooft en and
do notrub them toohard .Ot her wise, the
grap hitecoa tingcoul dbe damag ed.This
coul dcaus ewiper noise.
! Hol
dth ewiper armsecurely when folding
back .The wind shieldcoul dbe damag edif
th ewiper armsmac ksagain stitsudde nly.
X Fol dth ewind shieldwiper armsaway from
th ewind shield.
X Caref ullyclean thewiper blades witha
damp cloth.
X Fol dth ewind shieldwiper armsback again
bef ore swit ching ontheign ition .
Clean ingtheext erior ligh ting !
On
lyuse cleanin gagen tsor cle anin g
clo thsth at are suitable forplast iclen ses .
Caust ic,irritan tor other wise unsuitab le
cle anin gagen tsor cle anin gclo thscoul d
sc rat ch ordamag eth eex terior light ingplas-
tic lenses .
X Clean theplast iclen ses oftheex terior light s
wit hawet spon geand amild cleanin g
agen t,e.g .Mer cedes-Ben zcar sham pooor
cle anin gclo ths. Car
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249Maintenance andcare Z

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

Alw
aysma kesure tha tnei ther younor thebat-
tery iselectro statica lly cha rged.Abu ild-u pof
el ectro static cha rge can becau sed,for exa m-
pl e:
R by wearing clothing ma de from syntheti c
fib ers
R du eto frictio nbe twe enclothing and seats
R ifyo upu sh orpullthe battery across the
car petor othe rsy ntheti cma teri als
R ifyo uwi pe the battery with aclo th G
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Dur ing the charging pro ces s,aba ttery pro-
du ces hydro gen gas.Ifasho rtcirc uitoccu rs
or spa rks arecrea ted,the hydro gen gascan
ig nite .The reisaris kof an exp losion.
R Ma kesure tha tthe positive term inalof a
conne ctedbattery does not come into
conta ctwith veh iclepa rts.
R Nev erplace meta lob jects ortool son a
ba ttery .
R Itis imp orta nttha tyo uob ser vethe
de scri bedord erofthe battery terminals
wh en conne ctinganddisconne ctingaba t-
tery .
R Whe njum p-sta rting,ma kesure tha tthe
ba ttery poleswi th identi calpolarity are
conne cted.
R Itis pa rticu larly imp orta ntto obser vethe
de scri bedord erwh en conne ctinganddis-
conne ctingthejumpercab les.
R Nev erconne ctor disconne ctthe battery
term inalswh ile the engineisrunning . G
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Batte ryaci dis cau stic.The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Avoi dconta ctwith ski n,eyes orclo thing. Do
not inhale any battery gases .Do not lean
ove rthe battery .Kee pchi ldren away from
ba tteri es.Washaway battery acidimm edi-
ate lywith plenty ofcle an water and seek
med icalatte ntion. H
En
viron men talnote Batte
riesconta inpo lluta nts.
It is ille ga lto dispo seof
them with the household
ru bb ish. The ymu stbe col-
le cted separate lyand dis-
po sed ofinan envi ronm en-
tal lyres ponsi ble recy cling
sy stem . Dis
pose ofbatteri esinan
envi ronm entally res ponsi ble
ma nner. Take discha rged
ba tteri estoaqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh oportoacol -
le ctio npo int for used bat-
teri es.
! Hav
ethe battery regular ly che cked ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Co mpl ywi th the service intervalsin the
Ma inte nance Booklet,or conta ctaqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksh opfor more informa tion.
! Alw
aysha ve workon batteri escar riedou t
at aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Shou ldit, inexce ptiona lcirc umstances ,be
ab sol ute lynece ssaryto disconne ctthe 12-
vol tba ttery yoursel f,plea se obser vethe fol-
lo wi ng:
R Secu rethe vehicleto pre vent itfrom roll-
ing away.
R Swi tch offthe igniti on.
R Dis conne ctthe negative term inalfir st and
then thepositive term inal.
The trans mission islocked inpo sitio n005D
afte rdi sconne ctingthebattery .
After theworkhasbe en done, installthe
ba ttery andreplace the cove rof the positive
term inalcla mp firmly .
Co mpl ywi th safety precau tions and take pro-
tecti vemea sures when handl ing batteri es. Ri
sk ofexp losion. Fir
e,op en flames andsmoking are
pro hibi ted when handl ing the bat-
tery .Avoi dcrea ting sparks. 25
8 Battery
(vehi cle)Breakdo wnassis tan ce