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2 For Your Safety
This paragraph gives an overview of important security advice to help to ensure the optimal
protection of the personnel as well as the safe and trouble-free operation of the battery tester
Additionally, the different chapters contain security advice that is marked with symbols in order
to avert immediate danger. Furthermore, all stickers and labels on the battery tester must be
observed and must be kept legible.
1. General Aspects
• This battery tester was developed and manu factured according to the technical norms and
standards valid at the time and is considered to be operationally reliable. Nevertheless, the
battery tester can present a danger when it is not used as intended or in an inappropriate
way by unqualified personnel. Please make sure that any person using this battery tester or
carrying out maintenance work carefully reads these operating instructions and fully under-
stands all information given, before using the tester.
• Any modification of the battery tester is strictly forbidden.
• All security advices, warning and operation notices on the battery tester have to be kept leg-
ible. Replace all damaged labels or stickers.
• All indications concerning setting values and setting ranges have to be observed.
2. Owner’s Liability
• Keep the operating instructions together with the battery tester at all times.
• The battery tester must only be used if it is in good working order.
• All safety equipment must always be within reach and should be checked regularly.
• In addition to the safety advice given in these operating instructions, the general safety
regulations, regulations for the prevention of accidents and regulations for environmental
protection being valid for the application area of this battery tester have to be observed
and respected.
3. Appropriate use
Operational reliability can only be ensured, if the battery tester is used as intended and in com-
pliance with the indications given in the operating instructions.
Always ensure the ViGOR Battery Tester is used, inspected and maintained in com pliance with
the respective local, state, national or federal regu lations
• The ViGOR Battery Tester is intended for analysis of 12 volts batteries, testing the charging
system and testing the starter motor (12 V).
• Any deviation from the intended use and/or any misapplication of the battery tester is not
allowed and will be considered as improper use.
• Any claims against the manufacturer and/or its authorized agents because of damage
caused by improper use of the battery tester will be void.
• Any personal injury or material losses caused by improper use are the sole responsibility of the
owner.
4. Included in Delivery
• ViGOR Battery Tester
