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5. HEALTH & SAFETY INFORMATION
5.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
To prevent personal injury or damage to vehicles and/or the test tool, read this instruction manual first and
observe the following safety precautions at a minimum whenever working on a vehicle:
• Always perform automotive testing in a safe environment;
• Wear safety eye protection that meets ANSI standards;
• Keep clothing, hair, hands, tools, test equipment, etc. away from all moving or hot engine parts;
• Operate the vehicle in a well ventilated work area: Exhaust gases are poisonous
• Put blocks in front of the drive wheels and never leave the vehicle unattended while running tests.
Use extreme caution when working around the ignition coil, distributor cap, ignition wires and spark plugs.
These components create hazardous voltages when the engine is running.
• Put the transmission in PARK (for automatic transmission) or NEUTRAL (for manual transmission) and
make sure the parking brake is engaged.
• Keep a fire extinguisher suitable for gasoline/chemical/electrical fires nearby.
• Don’t connect or disconnect any test equipment while the ignition is on or the engine is running.
• Keep the tool dry, clean, free from oil/water or grease. Use a mild detergent on a clean cloth to clean the
outside of the test tool, when necessary.
• When the power switch in the tool is depressed battery current /voltage is conducted directly to the tip which
may cause sparks when contacting ground or certain circuits. Therefore the tool should NOT be used around
flammables such as gasoline or its vapours. The spark of an energized tool could ignite these vapours. Use
the same caution as you would when using an arc welder.
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