SECTION14—ELECTRICVEHICLE-BATTERIES
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ElectricVehicle-Batteries
DANGER
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
WARNING
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
DANGER
•Battery–Explosivegases!Donotsmoke.Keepsparksandamesawayfromthevehicleandservice
area.Ventilatewhenchargingoroperatingvehicleinanenclosedarea.Wearafullfaceshieldand
rubbergloveswhenworkingonornearbatteries.
•Chargebatteriesinawell-ventilatedareaonly.Batteriesemithydrogenwhilebeingcharged.Hydrogen
isanexplosivegasandmustneverexceedalevelof2%oftheair.
•Battery–Poison!Containsacid!Causessevereburns.Avoidcontactwithskin,eyes,orclothing.
Antidotes:
–External:Flushwithwater.Callaphysicianimmediately.
–Internal:Drinklargequantitiesofmilkorwater.Followwithmilkofmagnesiaorvegetable
oil.Callaphysicianimmediately.
–Eyes:Flushwithwaterfor15minutes.Callaphysicianimmediately.
WARNING
•Wearsafetyglassesorapprovedeyeprotectionwhenservicingthevehicleorbatterycharger.Weara
fullfaceshieldandrubbergloveswhenworkingonornearbatteries.
•Useinsulatedtoolswhenworkingnearbatteriesorelectricalconnections.Useextremecautionto
avoidshortingofcomponentsorwiring.
•Ensurebatteryconnectionsarecleanandproperlytightened.SeeBatteryCareonpage14-6.
CAUTION
•Onallvehicles,turnoffallaccessoriesbeforechargingbatteries.
NOTE:Recycleordisposeofdiscardedbatteriesinaccordancewithlocal,state,andfederalregulations.
GENERALINFORMATION
Thebatteriessuppliedwithanelectricvehiclearedifferentfromthosesuppliedwithanautomobile.Theoutward
appearanceofthesetwobatteriesissimilar,buttheoperatingcharacteristicsareverydifferent.Theelectricvehicle
batteryisadeep-cyclebattery,andtheautomotivebatteryisa“starting,lighting,andignition”(SLI)battery.They
shouldneverbesubstitutedforoneanother.
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