Electrical Specifications
Specifications
WARNING: Batteries produce explosive gases which may cause personal injury. Do not expose the battery to a naked flame. When charging or working near a battery wear protective clothing and eye protectors. Always provide adequate ventilation. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.
WARNING: Batteries contain sulfuric acid, avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing. Shield your eyes when working near the battery to protect against possible contact of the acid solution. In case of contact with the skin or eyes, flush immediately for a minimum of 15 minutes and seek prompt medical attention. if swallowed call a physician immediately. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.
CAUTION: Make sure all electrical systems are off before connecting the battery ground cable. Failure to follow these instructions may result in damage to the electrical system.
WARNING: The backup power supply energy must be depleted before any supplementary restraint system repairs are carried out. To deplete the backup supply energy, first disconnect the battery ground cable, then disconnect the battery positive cable and wait ten minutes to avoid accidental deployment and personal injury. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury.
CAUTION: Disconnecting the battery cables will cause all of the electronic control modules to lose all stored data/fault codes.
NOTE:
Following reconnecting of the battery, the engine should be allowed to idle as the stored idle and drive values contained within the engine control module (ECM) will have been lost. This may cause driveability concern if the following procedure is not carried out.