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If electrolyte is splashed on your skin or in your eye,
If electrolyte is splashed on your skin or in your eye,
force the eye open, rinse it with
force the eye open, rinse it with
cool, clean water for
cool, clean water for
about five minutes, and call a doctor immediately.
about five minutes, and call a doctor immediately.
Do not add eye drops or other medication unless
Do not add eye drops or other medication unless
advised by the
advised by the
doctor
doctor
.
.
If electrolyte is swallowed, drink several large
If electrolyte is swallowed, drink several large
glasses of milk or water. Follow with milk of magne-
glasses of milk or water. Follow with milk of magne-
sia, a beaten raw egg, or
sia, a beaten raw egg, or
vegetable oil. Call a doctor
vegetable oil. Call a doctor
immediately.
immediately.
Use extreme care to avoid spilling or splashing
Use extreme care to avoid spilling or splashing
electrolyte. Electrolyte spilled or splashed on your
electrolyte. Electrolyte spilled or splashed on your
body or clothing should be neutralized with baking
body or clothing should be neutralized with baking
soda or household ammonia and then rinsed with
soda or household ammonia and then rinsed with
clean water.
clean water.
Electrolyte can also damage painted or unpainted
Electrolyte can also damage painted or unpainted
metal vehicle parts. If electrolyte is spilled or
metal vehicle parts. If electrolyte is spilled or
splashed on any metal surface, neutralize and
splashed on any metal surface, neutralize and
rinse
rinse
it with clean
it with clean
water.
water.
Battery inspection
Battery inspection
DANGER
DANGER
PROTECT SKIN AND EYES FROM BATTERY
PROTECT SKIN AND EYES FROM BATTERY
ELECTROLYTE. ELECTROLYTE IS CORRO-
ELECTROLYTE. ELECTROLYTE IS CORRO-
SIVE AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS PER-
SIVE AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS PER-
SONAL INJURY.
SONAL INJURY.
WARNING
WARNING
The batteries generate explosive gases.
The batteries generate explosive gases.
Keep them away from open flames and
Keep them away from open flames and
sparks. When handing batteries, always
sparks. When handing batteries, always
wear eye protection. Exploding gas can
wear eye protection. Exploding gas can
cause blindness or other
cause blindness or other
bodily injury.
bodily injury.
If a metal object connects an ungrounded
If a metal object connects an ungrounded
battery terminal to a nearby metal part of
battery terminal to a nearby metal part of
the vehicle which is grounded, it could
the vehicle which is grounded, it could
short out the batteries, causing sparks and
short out the batteries, causing sparks and
possible property damage.
possible property damage.
WARNING
WARNING
To prevent the risk of serious personal injury,
To prevent the risk of serious personal injury,
observe the following instructions when stor-
observe the following instructions when stor-
ing a battery.
ing a battery.
Select a storage place where the battery
Select a storage place where the battery
fluid will not freeze.
fluid will not freeze.
The storage place must be free of any
The storage place must be free of any
heat
heat
source and well ventilated.
source and well ventilated.
The battery must be kept out of reach of
The battery must be kept out of reach of
children.
children.
The battery must be placed with the termi-
The battery must be placed with the termi-
nals facing upward. Do not place the bat-
nals facing upward. Do not place the bat-
tery on its side. Doing so could cause
tery on its side. Doing so could cause
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