SAFETY GUIDELINES
TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY
AND/OR DAMAGE TO YOUR VEHICLE OR TEST EQUIPMENT, CAREFULLY
FOLLOW THESE SAFETY RULES AND TEST PROCEDURES
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• Always wear approved eye protection.
• Always operate the vehicle in a well ventilated area. Do not inhale exhaust gases – they are
very poisonous!
• Always keep yourself, tools and test equipment away from all moving or hot engine parts.
• Always make sure the vehicle is in park (Automatic transmission) or neutral (manual
transmission) and that the parking brake is firmly set. Block the drive wheels.
• Never lay tools on vehicle battery. You may short the terminals together causing harm to
yourself, the tools or the battery.
• Never smoke or have open flames near vehicle. Vapors from gasoline and charging battery
are highly flammable and explosive.
• Never leave vehicle unattended while running tests.
• Always keep a fire extinguisher suitable for gasoline/electrical/chemical fires handy.
• Always use extreme caution when working around the ignition coil, distributor cap, ignition
wires, and spark plugs. These components contain High Voltage when the engine is
running.
• Always turn ignition key OFF when connecting or disconnecting electrical components,
unless otherwise instructed.
• Always follow vehicle manufacturer’s warnings, cautions and service procedures.
CAUTION:
Some vehicles are equipped with safety air bags. You
must
follow vehicle service manual cautions
when working around the air bag components or wiring. If the cautions are not followed, the air bag
may open up unexpectedly, resulting in personal injury. Note that the air bag can still open up
several minutes after the ignition key is off (or even if the vehicle battery is disconnected) because
of a special energy reserve module.
All information, illustrations and specifications contained in this manual are based on the latest
information available from industry sources at the time of publication. No warranty (expressed
or implied) can be made for its accuracy or completeness, nor is any responsibility assumed by
Actron Manufacturing Co. or anyone connected with it for loss or damages suffered through
reliance on any information contained in this manual or misuse of accompanying product. Actron
Manufacturing Co. reserves the right to make changes at any time to this manual or accompa-
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