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Safety, Regulatory & Legal

Battery Use & Safety

Battery Use & Safety
Important: Handle and store batteries properly to avoid injury or damage.
Most battery issues arise from improper handling of batteries, and par ticularly 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/o r battery get
wet, have them checked by your service provider or contact Moto rola, 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, l eak, 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 immersio n, rain,
dust, high and low temperatures, shock, or other conditi ons, 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 batt ery
to any of these conditions.
Important: Use MotorolaOriginal products for quality assurance and
safeguards.
To aid consumers in identifying authentic Motorola batteries from
non-original or counterfeit batteries (t hat may not have adequate safety p rotection),
Motorola provides holograms on its batteries. Consumers shoul d 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
InvalidBattery
or
Unableto Charge
, take the following steps:
•
Remove the battery and inspect it to confirm that it has a “Motorol a Original”
hologram;
•
If there is no hologram, the battery is not a Motorola batter y;
•
If there is a hologram, replace the battery and retry char ging it;
•
If the message remains, contact a Motorola authorized servi ce 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. Consumer s may recycle their
used batteries in many retail or service provider locati ons. Additional information on
proper disposal and recycling may be found on the Web:
•
www.motorola.com/recycling
•
www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/
(inEngli sh only)
Disposal:
Promptly dispose of used batteries in accordance with l ocal
regulations. Contact your local recycling center or national recycling
organizations for more information on how to dispose of batter ies.
Warning:
Never dispose of batteries in a fire because they may explode.
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