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Safety Precautions






Safety Precautions

Observe the following to avoid personal injury and vehicle damage:

CAUTION!
There is a risk of injury and accident from accidentally engaging a gear when the engine is running.

Shift selector lever into position "P" and engage parking brake before working with the engine running.

When engine is running, an exhaust extraction system must always be connected to exhaust system.

To prevent personal injury and damage or destruction of electrical and electronic components, observe the following:

Always switch ignition off before connecting or disconnecting test/measurement tools.

CAUTION!
Risk of destroying electronic components when disconnecting the battery.

Observe measures for disconnecting battery.

Only disconnect battery with ignition switched off.

- Disconnect the battery.

If testing equipment must be used during a road test, observe the following:

CAUTION!
Distraction and testing equipment that is not secured properly can cause accidents.

Risk of passenger airbag deploying in an accident.

Operating testing equipment while driving causes it to shift position.

There is an increased risk of injury due to unsecured testing equipment.

Always secure testing equipment on the rear seat using a strap and have a second person in the rear seat operate it.