Ba tte ry
153n
A h ighly-e xp los ive g a s is g e ne r-
S ym b o ls
a te d w he n th e b a tte ry is
c ha rg e d .
You w ill find th e fo llowing s ym b ols o n
yo ur c a r b a tte ry. To a vo id injury, p le a s e
c om p ly w ith th e c orre s p ond ing p re c a u-
tio ns w he ne ve r yo u w ork w ith o r n e a r
th e b a tte ry.
If yo u ha p p e n to g e t a c id in yo ur
e ye s , rin s e th oro ughly fo r 1 5
m inute s w ith c le a r w a te r. C on-
s ult a p hys ic ia n im m e d ia te ly. If yo ur
s kin o r c loth ing a re s p la s he d b y a c id ,
rins e im m e d ia te ly w ith p le nty o f w a te r.
If e le c tro lyte is a c c id e nta lly s wa llowe d ,
c ons ult a p hys ic ia n im m e d ia te ly.
Be fore h a nd ling th e b a tte ry,
p le a s e re a d th e fo llowing in for-
m a tio n:
We a r e ye p ro te c tio n. Do n ot a l-
low p a rtic le s c onta ining b a tte ry
a c id o r le a d to c om e in to c on-
ta c t w ith yo ur e ye s , yo ur s kin , o r yo ur
c loth ing.
In o rd e r to p ro te c t th e b a tte ry
c a s e fro m u ltra vio le t ra d ia tio n,
d o n ot p la c e it in d ire c t s unlight.
A d is c ha rg e d b a tte ry c a n fre e ze . S to re
th e b a tte ry in a re a s w he re te m p e ra tu re
re m a ins a b ove fre e zing.
Ba tte ry lo c a tio n
The b a tte ry is lo c a te d u nd e r th e flo or-
m a t in th e lu gga ge c om p a rtm e nt.
Ba tte ry a c id is e xtre m e ly c orro -
s ive . We a r e ye p ro te c tio n a nd
p ro te c tive g love s . Do n ot tip th e
b a tte ry. B a tte ry a c id c a n le a k fro m th e
ve ntila tio n o p e nings .
1
Re a d a nd c om p ly w ith th e w a rn ing in-
form a tio n o n p a ge 1 54.
2
3
Lift th e flo orm a t.
P re s s th e s m a ll c ove r g e ntly. Lift th e
c ove r (a rro w 1 ).
Ba tte ry c a re
The b a tte ry is a b s olute ly m a inte na nc e -
fre e , th a t is , th e o rig ina l e le c tro lyte w ill
norm a lly la s t fo r th e s e rvic e life o f th e
b a tte ry u nd e r m od e ra te c lim a tic c ond i-
tio ns .
Do n ot a llow c hild re n a c c e s s to
b a tte rie s a nd b a tte ry a c id .
4
5
Dis c onne c t th e b a tte ry c a b le fro m th e
ne ga tive te rm ina l.
Loos e n th e th re e s c re ws (a rro ws ) a nd
re m ove th e c ove r.
Ne ve r a llow s p a rks o r o p e n
fla m e n e a r th e b a tte ry. Do n ot
s m oke in th e vic inity o f th e b a t-
te ry. Avo id s p a rks fro m e le c tric a l c a b le s
or e le c tric a l e q uip m e nt. Tu rn th e ke y
to p os itio n 0 in th e s te e ring lo c k w he n
c onne c tin g o r d is c onne c tin g th e b a t-
te ry. Do n't s hort- c irc uit th e b a tte ry te r-
m ina l. If yo u d o s o, yo u c ould b e injure d
b y e le c tric a l s p a rks .
Online Edition Part-No. 01 41 0 155 062 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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