Vauxhall Grandland, Owner'S Manual

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Vehicle care 209
Meaning of symbols:
● No sparks, naked flames or
smoking.
● Always shield eyes. Explosive
gases can cause blindness or
injury.
● The vehicle battery contains
sulphuric acid which could cause
blindness or serious burn
injuries.
● Keep the vehicle battery out of
reach of children.
● See the Owner's Manual for
further information.
● Explosive gas may be present in
the vicinity of the vehicle battery.
High voltage battery
To preserve the range and the
durability of the high voltage battery,
the following is recommended:
● Whenever possible do not
charge the high voltage battery
more than 80%.
● Do not completely discharge the
high voltage battery.
● Do not store the vehicle for a long
period of non-use (more than
twelve hours) when the high
voltage battery has a low or high
charge level. Prefer a charge
level between 20 and 40%.
● Limit the use of fast charging.
● Do not expose the vehicle to
temperatures below -30 °C and
above 60 °C for more than 24
hours.
● Avoid charging the vehicle at low
temperatures (except if the
vehicle ran more than 20
minutes) or above 30 °C.
● Do not use the high voltage
battery as a generator of energy.
● Do not use a generator to
recharge the high voltage
battery.
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Leakage
Damage to the high voltage battery
could result in the leakage of toxic
gases or fluids either immediately or
later. The following is recommended:
● Always inform the fire and
emergency services in the event
of an incident, that the vehicle is
equipped with a high voltage
battery.
● Never touch the liquids leaking
from the high voltage battery.
● Do not inhale the gases emitted
by the high voltage battery which
are toxic.
● Move away from the vehicle in
the event of incident or accident,
the gases emitted being
flammable and could cause a
fire.
● Too low a coolant level must be
topped up and the cause of the
coolant loss remedied by a
workshop.