Safety Precautions
Observe the following to avoid personal injury and vehicle damage:
There is a risk of injury and accident from accidentally engaging a gear when the engine is running.
- Before performing work with the engine running, place the selector lever in the P position and engage the parking brake.
To prevent personal injury and damage or destruction of electrical and electronic components, observe the following:
- Connect and disconnect test equipment only when the ignition is turned off.
Risk of destroying electronic components when disconnecting the battery.
- Observe measures for disconnecting battery.
- Only disconnect the battery with ignition switched off.
-- Disconnect the battery. Refer to Removal and Installation .
When working on vehicles with the start/stop system, observe the following:
Danger of injury through automatic motor starting with vehicles with the Start/Stop System.
- For vehicles with an activated Start/Stop system (recognizable from a notification in the instrument cluster), the motor can be started automatically if needed.
- Thus, make sure that the Start/Stop system is disabled when working on the vehicle (turn off ignition, if needed, turn the ignition back on).
If testing equipment must be used during a road test, observe the following:
Distraction and testing equipment that is not secured properly can cause accidents.
The passenger airbag could pose a risk if it deploys in a collision.
- Operating testing equipment while driving causes it to shift position.
- There is an increased risk of injury due to unsecured testing equipment.
- Always secure testing equipment on the rear seat using a strap and have a second person in the rear seat operate it.