Motorola 68000202474-C manual Safety, Regulatory & Legal, Battery Use & Safety

Safety, Regulatory & Legal

Battery Use & Safety

Important: Handle and store batteries properly to avoid injury or damage.

Most battery issues arise from improper handling of batteries, and particularly from the continued use of damaged batteries.

DON’Ts

•Don’t disassemble, crush, puncture, shred, or otherwise attempt to change the form of your battery.

•Don’t let the phone or battery come in contact with water. Water can get into the phone’s circuits, leading to corrosion. If the phone and/or battery get wet, have them checked by your service provider or contact Motorola, even if they appear to be working properly.*

•Don’t allow the battery to touch metal objects. If metal objects, such as jewelry, stay in prolonged contact with the battery contact points, the battery could become very hot.

•Don’t place your battery near a heat source. Excessive heat can damage the phone or the battery. High temperatures can cause the battery to swell, leak, or malfunction. Therefore:

•Do not dry a wet or damp battery with an appliance or heat source, such as a hair dryer or microwave oven.

•Avoid leaving your phone in your car in high temperatures.*

DOs

•Do avoid dropping the battery or phone. Dropping these items, especially on a hard surface, can potentially cause damage.*

•Do contact your service provider or Motorola if your phone or battery has been damaged from dropping or high temperatures.

*Note: If the product guide expressly states that your phone is designed to resist damage from exposure to certain rugged conditions, such as water immersion, rain, dust, high and low temperatures, shock, or other conditions, do not exceed the stated limits, and ensure the stated precautions are taken. Always make sure that

the battery compartment is closed and secure to avoid direct exposure of the battery to any of these conditions.

Important: Use Motorola Original products for quality assurance and safeguards. To aid consumers in identifying authentic Motorola batteries from non-original or counterfeit batteries (that may not have adequate safety protection), Motorola provides holograms on its batteries. Consumers should confirm that any battery they purchase has a “Motorola Original” hologram.

Motorola recommends you always use Motorola-branded batteries and

chargers. Motorola mobile devices are designed to work with Motorola batteries. If you see a message on your display such as Invalid Battery or Unable to Charge, take the following steps:

•Remove the battery and inspect it to confirm that it has a “Motorola Original” hologram;

•If there is no hologram, the battery is not a Motorola battery;

•If there is a hologram, replace the battery and retry charging it;

•If the message remains, contact a Motorola authorized service center. Important: Motorola’s warranty does not cover damage to the phone caused by non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers.

Warning: Use of a non-Motorola battery or charger may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage, or other hazard.

Proper and safe battery disposal and recycling: Proper battery disposal is not only important for safety, it benefits the environment. Consumers may recycle their used batteries in many retail or service provider locations. Additional information on proper disposal and recycling may be found on the Web:

•www.motorola.com/recycling

•www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/ (in English only)

Disposal: Promptly dispose of used batteries in accordance with local
regulations. Contact your local recycling center or national recycling	032375o
organizations for more information on how to dispose of batteries.

Warning: Never dispose of batteries in a fire because they may explode.

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