Preparing your battery to be charged
It isimportant that you read and follow these guidelines
while you are preparing to charge your battery.
• Make sure that you have a 12 volt lead-acid battery.
• Clean the battery terminals. Be careful to keep
corrosion from getting in or around your eyes.
•Ifyou have abattery with removable cell caps, if
required, add distilled water to each cell until the
battery acid reaches the level recommended bythe
manufacturer. This will help purge excessive gases
from the cells. Be careful not to overfill. If you have a
sealed battery without cell caps, no action is neces-
sary. Continue to the next step listed below.
• Take time to read all battery manufacturer's specific
precautions, such as removing or not removing
cell caps while charging, and recommended rates
ofcharge.
• Wear safety glasses. See additional "Personal Safety
Precautions" on page 2.
• Besure that the area around the battery is well
ventilated while itis being charged. If ventilation is
poor, gas can be manually blown away by using a
piece of cardboard or other non-metallic material as
afan.
• If it is necessary to remove the battery from the
vehicle to charge it, always remove the grounded
terminal from the battery first. A spark may be
caused if all accessories in the vehicle are not
completely turned off.
NOTE: A marine battery installed ina boat must be
removed and charged on shore.