Maintenance and Specifications
Batteriesnormallyproduceexplosivegaseswhichcancause
personalinjury.Therefore,donotallowflames,sparksorlighted
substancestocomenearthebattery.Whenworkingnearthebattery,
alwaysshieldyourfaceandprotectyoureyes.Alwaysprovideproper
ventilation.
Whenliftingaplastic-casedbattery,excessivepressureonthe
endwallscouldcauseacidtoflowthroughtheventcaps,
resultinginpersonalinjuryand/ordamagetothevehicleorbattery.
Liftthebatterywithabatterycarrierorwithyourhandsonopposite
corners.
Keepbatteriesoutofreachofchildren.Batteriescontainsulfuric
acid.Avoidcontactwithskin,eyesorclothing.Shieldyoureyes
whenworkingnearthebatterytoprotectagainstpossiblesplashingof
acidsolution.Incaseofacidcontactwithskinoreyes,flush
immediatelywithwaterforaminimumof15minutesandgetprompt
medicalattention.Ifacidisswallowed,callaphysicianimmediately.
Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedaccessoriescontainleadand
leadcompounds.Washhandsafterhandling.
Forinformationontransmissionoperationafterthebatteryhasbeen
disconnected,refertoShiftstrategyintheDrivingchapter.
Becauseyourvehicle’sengineisalsoelectronicallycontrolledbya
computer,somecontrolconditionsaremaintainedbypowerfromthe
battery.Whenthebatteryisdisconnectedoranewbatteryisinstalled,
theenginemustrelearnitsidleandfueltrimstrategyforoptimum
driveabilityandperformance.Tobeginthisprocess:
1.
2.
position(manualtransmission),turnoffallaccessoriesandstartthe
engine.
Withthevehicleatacompletestop,settheparkingbrake.
PutthegearshiftinP(Park)(automatictransmission)ortheneutral
3.
4.
5.
6.
Runtheengineuntilitreachesnormaloperatingtemperature.
Allowtheenginetoidleforatleastoneminute.
TurntheA/Conandallowtheenginetoidleforatleastoneminute.
Drivethevehicletocompletetherelearningprocess.
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F250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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