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Th e b attery is c o m plet e ly m ainte n a n c e -
fre e . T h a t m e a n s th at th e origin al
ele ctrolyt e will norm ally last for th e
s e rvic e lif e of th e b a ttery un d e r
m o d e rate clim atic c o n ditio n s.
F or all q u e stio n s th at re g ard th e
b attery, ple a s e c o n s ult yo ur B M W
c e nt er. Sin c e th e b a ttery is a b s olut ely
m aint e n a n c e fre e, th e follo win g is for
yo ur inf orm atio n o nly. <
Symbols
Yo u will fin d th e follo win g sym b ols o n
yo ur v e hicle b attery. T o a v oid injury,
pl e as e c o m ply with th e c orre s p o n din g
pre c a utio n s w h e n e v er y o u w ork w ith or
n e ar th e b att ery.
B efore h a n dlin g th e b att ery,
pl e as e re a d th e follo w ing inf or-
m atio n .
W e ar e y e prote ctio n. D o n ot
allo w p article s c o ntainin g
b attery a cid or le a d to c o m e into
c o nta ct with yo ur e y e s, y o ur skin, or
yo ur clothin g.
B attery a cid is e xtr e m ely c orro -
siv e . W e ar e y e pro t e ctio n a n d
prote ctive glo v e s. D o n o t ti p th e
b attery. B attery a cid c a n le a k fro m th e
v e ntilatio n o p e nin g s.
D o n ot allo w c hildre n a c c e s s to
b atterie s a n d b attery a cid.
N ev er allo w s p arks or o p e n
fla m e in th e vicinity of th e
b attery. A void s p arks fro m el e c -
tric al c a bl e s or e l e ctric al e q uip m e nt.
Turn th e k e y to p ositio n 0 in th e ig nition
lo c k w h e n dis c o n n e ctin g or c o n n e ctin g
th e b attery. D o n ot s h ort circ uit th e
b attery t ermin als. T his cre a t e s a ris k of
injury fro m hig h- e n erg y s p arks.
A hig hly e x plo siv e g a s is g e n er-
at e d w h e n th e b attery is
c h arg e d.
If y ou h a p p e n to g e t a cid in yo ur
e y e s, rins e th oro u g hly f or
15 minut e s w ith cl e ar w a t er.
C o nsult a p hysicia n im m e d iately. If y o u
g et a cid s pra y o n yo ur s kin or clothin g,
rins e with ple nty of w at er. If el e ctrolyt e
is a c cid e ntally ing e ste d , c o ns ult a
p h y si cia n im m e diately.
In ord e r to prote ct th e b a tt ery
c a s e fro m ultraviolet ra diatio n,
d o n ot p la c e it in dire c t s unlig ht.
A dis c h arg e d b attery c a n fre e z e . S tore
th e b attery in are a s w h ere te m p erature
re m ains a b o v e fre e zin g.