SECTION3—EXTENDEDSTORAGE
3
ExtendedStorage
DANGER
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
DANGER
•Fuelisammableandexplosive.Donotattempttodrainfuelwhentheengineishotorwhileit
isrunning.
•Fuelisammableandexplosive.Donotoperatethevehiclewhenfuelisspilled.Correctlyclean
thespilledfuel.
•Fuelisammableandexplosive.Keepthefuelinanapprovedfuelcontainer.Keepthefuelcontainer
inaventilatedareaawayfromsparksandheatsources.
•Fuelistoxic.Keepfueloutofthereachofchildren.
•Fuelistoxic.Donotsiphonfuelfromthevehicle.
WARNING
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
WARNING
•Unintendedvehicleoperationcancauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Beforeleavingthevehicle
orduringvehiclemaintenance,disablethevehicle.
•Unintendedvehicleoperationcancauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Beforeleavingthevehicle
orduringvehiclemaintenance,disablethevehicle.SettheRun/TowswitchtoTOW.
•Frozenbatteryacidcancausedamageincludingleaksandexplosions.Ifthebatteryacidfreezes,
replacethebatterybeforechargingoruse.Batteriesinalowstateofchargewillfreezeatlow
temperatures.Keepthebatteriesinahighstateofcharge.
CAUTION
•Toavoidexposingelectricalcomponentstomoistureandsubsequentdamages,donotuseanytype
ofpressurewashingorsteamcleaningequipmenttowashthevehicle.
ELECTRICVEHICLEEXTENDEDSTORAGE
EXTENDEDSTORAGEPREPARATION-ELECTRIC
Keepsufcientwaterlevelsineachbatterycellforaminimumoftwoweeksbeforeextendedstoragetomakesure
propermixingofwaterandbatteryacid.Ifnecessary,addwaterasnecessarythencorrectlychargebatteries.
NOTE:Ittakesapproximatelyvechargecycleswithaminimumof10-amphoursofuseaftereachchargeto
correctlymixthewaterwithbatteryacid.
1.Turnoffallelectronicaccessories.
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