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• YourPowerWheels
®
batteryisanon-spillablesealed
lead-acidbattery.Itmustberecycledordisposedof
inanenvironmentallysoundmanner.
• Donotdisposeofalead-acidbatteryinafire.The
batterymayexplodeorleak.
• Donotdisposeofalead-acidbatteryinyourregular,
householdtrash.Theincineration,landfillingor
mixingofsealedlead-acidbatterieswithhousehold
trashisprohibitedbylawinmostareas.
• Protecttheenvironmentbynotdisposingofthis
productwithhouseholdwaste(2002/96/EC).Check
yourlocalauthorityforrecyclingadviceandfacilities
(Europeonly).
• Returnanexhaustedbatterytoafederalorstate
approvedlead-acidbatteryrecycler,suchas
aPowerWheels
®
authorizedservicecenteror
alocalsellerofautomotivebatteries.Forthe
authorizedservicecenterlocationnearesttoyou,
pleasevisituson-lineatwww.powerwheels.com
orcall1-800-348-0751.Contactyourlocalwaste
managementofficialsforotherinformationregarding
theenvironmentallysoundcollection,recyclingand
disposaloflead-acidbatteries.IfyouliveintheState
ofFloridaortheStateofMinnesota,itisprohibited
bylawforanyonetothrowawaylead-acidbatteriesin
themunicipalwastestream.
If a battery leak develops, avoidcontactwiththe
leakingacidandplacethedamagedbatteryinaplastic
bag.Seenextsectionforproperdisposal.
If acid comes in contact with skin or eyes,flushwith
coolwaterforatleast15minutesandcallaphysician.
If acid is internally ingested,givewater,milkof
magnesiaoreggwhitesimmediately.Nevergiveemetics
orinducevomiting.Callaphysician.
•Donotallowthebatterytorundowncompletely
beforecharging.
•Chargethebatterybeforestoringthevehicle,andat
leastoncepermonth,evenifthevehiclehasnot
beenused.
•Chargethebatteryaftereachuse,regardlessofhow
longthevehiclewasused.
•Leavingthebatteryinadischargedconditionwill
ruinit.
•Alwaysremoveanexhaustedbatteryfromthevehicle.
Batteryleakageandcorrosioncandamagethevehicle.
•Donotstorethebatteryintemperaturesabove75°F
orbelow-10°F.
BATTERY DISPOSAL
•Checkallscrewsandtheirprotectivecoveringsregularly
andtightenasrequired.Checkplasticpartsonaregular
basisforcracksorbrokenpieces.
•Duringsnowyorrainyweather,thevehicleshouldbe
storedinsideorunderaprotectivecover.
•Avoidoperatingthevehicleinwetorsnowyconditions,
anddonotspraythevehiclewithahose.Wateror
moistureinthemotorsorelectricalswitchescan
causethemtocorrode,andcouldcauseswitchor
motorfailure.
•Avoidoperatingthevehicleonsand,loosedirtorgravel.
Sand,loosedirtorgravelinthemotorsorelectrical
switchescancausethemtojam,andcouldcause
switchormotorfailure.
•Thevehiclecanbewipeddownwithasoft,drycloth.
Forashinyfinish,youcanwipeplasticpartswith
anon-waxfurniturepolishappliedtoasoftcloth.Do
notuseautomotivewax.Donotusesoapandwateror
spraythevehiclewithahose.
•Toensureyourvehiclestaysingoodoperatingorder,
werecommendyouperiodicallyhaveyourvehicle
checkedbyaPowerWheels
®
authorizedservicecenter.
BATTERY CARE VEHICLE CARE