Important Safety Instructions; Safety Notes And Precautions; Environmentally Safe Battery Disposal - GreenWorks G40B2 Bedienungshandbuch

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1 IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
For the proper use, maintenance and storage of this
battery, it is crucially important that you read and
understand the instructions given in this manual.
To avoid serious injury, risk of fire, explosion and
danger of electric shock or electrocution:
• If the battery pack case is cracked or damaged, DO
NOT insert into the charger. Replace with a new
battery pack.
• Charge the battery pack only with the recommended
charger.
• DO NOT try to short circuit any terminals of battery
pack.
If the battery fluid gets in your eyes, flush immediately
with clean water for at least 15 minutes. Get
immediate medical attention. Do not charge the
battery pack in rain or in wet conditions. Do not
immerse the tool, battery pack, or charger in water or
other liquid.
• Do not allow the battery pack or charger to
overheat. If they are warm, allow them to cool down.
Recharge only at room temperature.
• Do not place the battery pack in the sun or in a
warm environment. Keep at normal room
temperature.
• Keep in shady, cool and dry condition, if the battery
is not charged for a long time; charge the battery for
2 hours every 2 months.
• The battery pack cells may develop a small leak
under extreme usage or temperature conditions. If
the outer seal is broken and the leakage gets on
your skin:
- Use soap and water to wash immediately.
- Neutralize with lemon juice, vinegar, or other
mild acid.
• If leakage gets in your eyes, follow instructions
above and seek medical attention.
• Please check prior use, if output voltage and current
of the battery charger is suitable for the charging
battery pack.
• During transporting, the battery pack needs
protective packaging.
• Handle with care.
• Keep away from humidity and fire.
2 SAFETY NOTES AND
PRECAUTIONS
• Do not disassemble the battery.
• Keep away from the children.
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• Do not expose the battery to water or salt water,
battery should be stored in a cool and dry location
and should place the battery in cool and dry
environment.
• Do not place the battery in high-temperature
locations, such as near a fire, heater, etc.
• Do not reverse the positive terminal and the
negative terminal of the battery.
• Do not connect the positive terminal and the
negative terminal of the battery to each other with
any metal objects.
• Do not knock, strike or step on the battery.
• Do not solder directly onto the battery and pierce the
battery with nails or other edge tools.
• In the event that the battery leaks and the fluid gets
into one's eye, do not rub the eye. Rinse well with
water.
• Immediately discontinue use of the battery, if, while
using the battery emits an unusual smell, feels hot,
changes color, changes shape, or appears
abnormal in any other way.
3 ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE
BATTERY DISPOSAL
If the battery pack cracks or breaks, with or without
leaks, do not recharge it and do not use. Dispose of
the battery and replace with a new battery pack. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR IT! To avoid injury and
risk of fire, explosion, or electric shock, and to avoid
damage to the environment:
• Cover the battery's terminals with heavy-duty
adhesive tape.
• DO NOT attempt to remove or destroy any of the
battery pack components.
• DO NOT attempt to open the battery pack.
• If a leak develops, the released electrolytes are
corrosive and toxic. DO NOT get the solution in the
eyes or on skin, and do not swallow it.
• DO NOT place these batteries in your regular
household trash.
• DO NOT incinerate.
• DO NOT place them where they will become part
of any waste landfill or municipal solid waste
stream.
• Take them to a certified recycling or disposal
centre.
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