Specifications

43

VehicleImmersion
NOTICE:Ifyourvehiclebecomesimmer sed,majorenginedamagecanresultifthemachineisnot
thoroughlyinspected.Takethevehicletoyourdealerbeforestartingtheengine.Ifit'simpossibleto
takeyourvehicletoadealerbeforestartingit,followthestepsoutlinedbelow.
1. Movethevehicleto
dryland.
2. Checktheairbox.Ifwaterispresent,drytheairboxandreplacethefilterwithanewfilter.
Thoroughlydrytheairfilter.Seepage38.
3. Removethesparkplugs.
4. Turntheengineoverseveraltimes.
5. Drythesparkplugsandreinstall
them,orinstallnewplugs.
6. Attempttostarttheengine.Ifnecessary,repeatthedryingprocedure.
7. Takethevehicletoyourdealerforserviceassoonaspossible.
8. Ifwaterhasenteredintothetransmissionfollowtheprocedureonpage37fordrying.
Battery
Thismachineisequippedwithasealed‐typebattery.Thereforeit isnotnecessarytocheckthe
electrolyteoradddistilledwaterinthebattery.Ifthebatteryseemstohavedischarged,consultyour
dealer.
CAUTION:Donottrytoremovethesealingcapsofthebatterycells.Youmaydamage
thebattery.
Failuretohandlebatterie s orbatteryelectrolytecarefullycouldresultinsevereburns.Batteriesproduce
explosivegases.Contactwithskin,eyesorclothingmustbeavoided.Alwaysshieldeyeswhenworking
nearbatteries.Keepoutofreachofchildren.Keepbatteriesawayfromsparks,flames,cigarettesor
other
sourcesofignition.Ventilatewhenchargingorusinginaclosedenvironment.Ifthereisacontact
withyourbody,takethefollowingmeasures:
EXTERNAL:Flushwithwater
INTERNAL:Drinklargequantitiesofwaterormilk.Getpromptmedicalattention.
EYES:Flushwithwaterfor15minutesandgetpromptmedical
attention.

1. Negativebatteryterminal
2. Positivebatteryterminal
CAUTION:Aspecialbatterycharger(constantvoltage/ampereorconstantvoltage)isrequiredfor
rechargingasealedtypebattery.Usingaconvention albatterychargermaysho rtenthebatterylife.