. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION BATTERY immediately flush the immediately with large 2 - 24 BATTERY HAZARD PREVEN TION sulphuric acid, and batteries generate flammable hydrogen gas, which may explode. Battery el ectrolyte contains Mistaken handling can lead to serious injury or fire. For this reason, always observe t he following precautions. When th e battery electroly te is below LOW ER LEVEL, don't either use or charge the battery. Otherwise, that may cause e xplosion. Always carry out periodic check s of the battery electrolyte, and add distilled water up to UPPER LEVEL. For the method of checkin g the battery ele ctrolyte , see "CHECK LEVEL OF BATTE RY ELECTROLYTE (PAGE 4-48)".
When w orking with batter ies, always wear safety Never s moke or use any flame near the ba If you s pill acid on your area wit h large amount of If acid amount gets into your eye of water and see s, flush them im k medical attentio Before working with batte ries, turn the star As there is a hazard that sp arks will be generated, always do as follows. Do not l et tools or other m etal objects make any contact between the battery terminal s. Do not leave tools or other metal o bjects lying aroun d near the battery .
al (ground side) first when removing the battery; when installing the Always disconnect the n egative (-) termin battery, connect the positi ve (+) terminal fir st, and connect the ground last. Tighten th e battery terminals securely. Tighten the battery termin als securely. Flamma ble hydrogen gas is generated whe n the b attery is charged, so remove the b attery from the chassis, take it to a w ell-ventilated plac e, and remove th Tighten the battery caps Install t he battery securel y to the determin