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Avoid body contact with grounded surfaces such as pipes, radiators, ranges and refrigerators.
Do not expose the tool or power adaptor to rain or wet conditions. Water entering the tool or
power adaptor increases the risk of electric shock.
Personal Safety
Wear an ANSI-approved eye shield when testing or repairing vehicles.
Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry. Keep hair, clothing, hands, tools, and test equipment away
from moving or hot engine parts. Loose clothes, jewelry, or long hair can be caught in moving parts.
Do not use the tool while tired or under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or medications. A moment of
interruption can result in serious personal injury.
People with pacemakers should consult their physician(s) before use. Electromagnetic fields in close
proximity to heart pacemaker could cause pacemaker interference or pacemaker failure.
The warnings, precautions, and instructions discussed in this instruction manual cannot cover all
possible conditions and situations that may occur. It must be understood by the operator that
common sense and caution are factors which cannot be built into this product, but must be supplied
by the operator.
There are no user serviceable parts. Have the tool serviced by a qualified repair person using only
identical replacement parts. This will ensure that the safety of the equipment is maintained.
Please use the included battery and charger. Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced with an
incorrect type.
Automotive batteries contain sulfuric acid that is harmful to skin. In operation, direct contact with the
automotive batteries should be avoided. Keep the ignition sources away from the battery at all times.
Precautions on Operating Vehicle’s ECU
Do not disconnect battery or any wiring cables in the vehicle when the ignition switch is on, as this
could avoid damage to the sensors or the ECU.
Do not place any magnetic objects near the ECU. Disconnect the power supply to the ECU before
performing any welding operations on the vehicle.
Use extreme caution when performing any operations near the ECU or sensors. Ground yourself
when you disassemble PROM, otherwise ECU and sensors can be damaged by static electricity.
When reconnecting the ECU harness connector, be sure it is attached firmly, otherwise electronic
elements, such as ICs inside the ECU, can be damaged.
FCC Statement
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does