Safety Information
Before using this equipment, carefully read, understand and follow instructions and safety messages
on equipment and in this guide.
This guide cannot anticipate or provide advice and cautions for all situations encountered by
technicians. With this in mind, always follow and refer to the manuals provided by the manufacturer
of the vehicle or equipment being tested or used for all information and testing procedures whenever
diagnosing, repairing or operating such vehicle or equipment.
Failure to follow the instructions, cautions and warnings provided here as well as those provided by the
vehicle and equipment manufacturers can result in fire, explosion, bodily injury and property damage.
In addition to the information listed below, additional warnings and cautions are listed throughout the
guide. Please read them carefully.
Fuel vapors are toxic and explosive, which can cause severe injury or death.
• Use proper ventilation to avoid breathing fuel vapors.
• Minimize contact with the skin with the use of gloves (such as nitrile gloves) when there is
possibility of getting methanol fuel on your hands.
• If the skin is directly exposed, wash the area immediately and change any clothes that have
become wet with fuel.
• Always wear approved safety glasses when testing. Should fuel get into eyes, flush eyes
immediately with water and consult your physician.
Vehicles emit flammable vapors which can ignite.
• Keep flames, sparks, cigarettes and other ignition sources away from the vehicle at all times.
• In case of fire, never use water to fight flames caused by methanol or methanol blended gasoline.
This will cause the flames to spread instead of extinguishing them.
• Use a dry chemical extinguisher to fight flames (preferably one marked ABC, though BC is
acceptable). A foam extinguisher is acceptable only if it is ARF grade, which is resistant to alcohol.
Before beginning any tests, make sure the test environment is safe and the vehicle meets these conditions:
• Test area should be well ventilated.
• Vehicle should be in park.
• Wheels should be blocked.
• Engine should be at normal operating temperature.
• Vehicle should have normal exhaust flow.
• Keep all tester cables clear of exhaust manifolds and radiator fan blades.
• Use caution when testing on a vehicle while the engine is running (surfaces may become hot,
electric cooling fans may turn on unexpectedly, etc.)
© 2017 Hickok Inc. All rights reserved.
All rights reserved.
No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, without written permission from Hickok.
Hickok assumes no responsibility for use of this equipment by untrained or unauthorized persons.
Printed in the United States of America.
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