Owner's Manual

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[SV30300(ALL)05/96]
Checktheelectrolytelevelofeachcell(therearesix)atleast
every12monthsor12,000miles(20,000km).Keepthe
electrolytelevelbetweentheMAXandMINlinesthatareon
thesideofthebattery(youwillhavetoremovethebattery
covertoseethefilllinesonthebattery).Donotoverfillthe
batterycells.Whenoperatingatambienttemperaturesabove
90˚F(32˚C),checktheelectrolytelevelmorefrequently.
[SV30400(ALL)05/96]
Iftheleveloftheelectrolyteinacellofthebatteryislow,add
distilledwateruntiltheproperlevelineachcellisrestored.
Plaintapwaterwillwork;butifitis“hardwaterhavinga
highmineraloralkalicontent,thelifeofthebatterymaybe
reducedandthefrequencyofmaintenancerequiredonthe
batterywillincrease.
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[SV30500(ALL)03/95]
HelpUsProtectOurEnvironment
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[SV30600(ALL)04/95]
FordMotorCompanystronglyrecommendsthatusedlead-acid
batteriesbereturnedtoanauthorizedrecyclingfacilityfor
disposal.
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[SV30700(ALL)02/95]
7-1/2picaart:0040201-A
Batteryrecyclingsymbol
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[SV30800(ALL)02/95]
WARNING
Thegasesaroundthebatterycanexplodeifexposedto
flames,sparks,orlitcigarettes.Anexplosioncouldresult
ininjuryorvehicledamage.
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Update:Wed Jun 5 12:25:18 1996