2004 Polaris Sportsman 400 Owners Manual - Page 106

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Battery MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION Your ATV may have either a sealed battery, which requires little maintenance, or a conventional battery. A sealed battery can be identified by its flat covers on the top of the battery. A conventional battery has six filler caps on the top of the battery. Always keep battery terminals and connections free of corrosion. If cleaning is necessary, remove corrosion with a stiff wire brush. Wash with a solution of one tablespoon baking soda and one cup water. Rinse well with tap water and dry off with clean shop towels. Coat the terminals with dielectric grease or petroleum jelly. Be careful not to allow cleaning solution or tap water into a conventional battery. WARNING Battery electrolyte is poisonous. It contains sulfuric acid. Serious burns can result from contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Antidote: External: Flush with water. Internal: Drink large quantities of water or milk. Follow with milk of magnesia, beaten egg, or vegetable oil. Call physician immediately. Eyes: Flush with water for 15 minutes and get prompt medical attention. Batteries produce explosive gases. Keep sparks, flame, cigarettes, etc. away. Ventilate when charging or using in an enclosed space. Always shield eyes when working near batteries. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. 103

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MAINTENANCEANDLUBRICATION
Battery
YourATVmayhaveeitherasealedbattery,whichrequireslittle
maintenance,oraconventionalbattery. Asealedbatterycanbe
identifiedbyitsflatcoversonthetopofthebattery. Aconventional
batteryhassixfillercapsonthetopofthebattery.
Alwayskeepbatteryterminalsandconnectionsfreeofcorrosion. If
cleaningisnecessary,removecorrosionwithastiffwirebrush. Wash
withasolutionofonetablespoonbakingsodaandonecupwater.
Rinsewellwithtapwateranddryoffwithcleanshoptowels. Coatthe
terminalswithdielectricgreaseorpetroleumjelly. Becarefulnotto
allowcleaningsolutionortapwaterintoaconventionalbattery.
Batteryelectrolyteispoisonous. Itcontainssulfuricacid. Serious
burnscanresultfromcontactwithskin,eyesorclothing.
Antidote:
External:
Flushwithwater.
Internal:
Drinklargequantitiesofwaterormilk. Followwithmilk
ofmagnesia,beatenegg,orvegetableoil. Callphysician
immediately.
Eyes:
Flushwithwaterfor15minutesandgetpromptmedical
attention.
Batteriesproduceexplosivegases. Keepsparks,flame,
cigarettes,etc.away. Ventilatewhenchargingorusinginan
enclosedspace. Alwaysshieldeyeswhenworkingnearbatteries.
KEEPOUTOFREACHOFCHILDREN.
WARNING