Mercedes Benz CLA C117 owners manual page 304

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302 Battery (vehicle) Beforehandlingthebattery,touchthevehiclebatteries.Washbatteryacidimmediatelywith body to remove any existing electrostaticwater and seek medical attention. build-up. H Environmentalnote Thehighlyflammablegasmixtureformswhen Batteries contain dangerous charging the battery as well as when jump- substances. It is against the starting. law to dispose of them with Always make sure that neither you nor the the household rubbish. They battery is electrostatically charged. A build- mustbecollectedseparately upofelectrostatic charge can be caused, for and recycled to protect the example: environment. Rbywearingclothing made from synthetic Dispose of batteries in an fibers environmentally friendly e manner. Take discharged Rduetofriction between clothing and seats batteries to a qualified spe- Rif you push or pull the battery across the cialist workshop or a special carpet or other synthetic materials stanc collection point for used bat- Rif you wipe the battery with a cloth teries. assi GWARNING n !Havethebatterycheckedregularly at a Duringthechargingprocess,abatteryprodu- qualified specialist workshop. ces hydrogen gas. If a short circuit occurs or sparks are created, the hydrogen gas canObserve the service intervals in the Main- ignite. There is a risk of an explosion.tenanceBookletorcontactaqualifiedspe- cialist workshop for more information. RMakesurethatthepositive terminal of a Breakdow connectedbatterydoesnotcomeintocon- !Youshouldhaveallworkinvolvingthe tact with vehicle parts. battery carried out at a qualified specialist RNeverplacemetalobjectsortoolsonabat- workshop.Intheexceptionalcasethatitis tery. necessaryforyoutodisconnectthebattery RItisimportant that you observe the descri-yourself, make sure that: bed order of the battery terminals whenR youswitchofftheengineandremovethe connecting and disconnecting a battery. SmartKey. Check that all the indicator RWhenjump-starting, make sure that thelamps in the instrument cluster are off. battery poles with identical polarity areOtherwise, electronic components, such connected. as the alternator, may be damaged. Ryoufirst remove the negative terminal RIt is particularly important to observe the described order when connecting and dis-clamp and then the positive terminal connecting the jumper cables. clamp. Never swap the terminal clamps. Otherwise, the vehicle's electronic sys- RNeverconnectordisconnect the battery temmaybedamaged. terminals while the engine is running. Ronvehicleswithautomatictransmission, WARNING the transmission is locked in position P G afterdisconnectingthebattery.Thevehi- Batteryacidiscaustic.Thereisariskofinjury. cle is secured against rolling away. You Avoid contact with the skin, eyes or clothing. can then no longer move the vehicle. Donotinhale any battery gases. Do not lean over the battery. Keep children away from

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