WARNING
Wash hands after handling the battery and related accessories: Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain lead and lead compounds, chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm.
Read the following precautions
carefully before using the battery or inspecting to
ensure safe and correct handling:
Always
wear eye protection when working near the battery: Working without eye
protection is dangerous. Battery fluid contains SULFURIC ACID which
could cause blindness if splashed into your eyes. Also, hydrogen gas produced
during normal
battery operation, could ignite and cause the battery to explode.
Wear eye
protection and protective gloves to prevent contact with battery fluid:
Spilled battery fluid is dangerous.
Battery fluid contains SULFURIC ACID which could ca use serious injuries if it
gets in eyes, or on
the skin or clothing. If this happens, immediately flush your eyes with water
for 15 minutes or
wash your skin thoroughly and get medical attention.
Always
keep batteries out of the reach of children: Allowing children to play near
batteries is dangerous. Battery fluid could cause serious injuries
if it gets in the eyes or on the skin.
Keep
flames and sparks away from open battery cells and do not allow metal tools to
contact the positive ( ) or negative ( ) terminal of the battery when working
near a battery.
Do not allow the positive ( ) terminal to contact the vehicle body: Flames
and sparks near open battery cells are dangerous. Hydrogen gas, produced during
normal battery operation, could ignite and cause the battery to explode. An
exploding battery
can cause serious burns and injuries. Keep all flames including cigarettes and
sparks away
from open battery cells.
Keep all
flames and sparks away from open battery cells because hydrogen gas is
produced from open battery cells while charging the battery or adding battery
fluid: Flames and sparks near open battery cells are dangerous. Hydrogen
gas, produced during
normal battery operation, could ignite and cause the battery to explode. An
exploding battery
can cause serious burns and injuries. Keep all flames including cigarettes and
sparks away
from open battery cells.
NOTE
Before performing battery maintenance, remove the battery cover.
Battery Maintenance
To get the best service from a battery:
Battery Replacement
Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer for a battery replacement purchase.
We recommend the use of Genuine Mazda floor mats.
WARNING
Make sure the floor mats are hooked on the retention pins to prevent them from bunching up under the foot pedals: Using a floor mat that is not secured is dangerous as it will interfere with the accelerator and brake pedal operation, which could result in an accident.
Do not install two floor mats, one on top of the other, on the driver's side: Installing two floor mats, one on top of the other, on the driver's side is dangerous as the retention pins can only keep one floor mat from sliding forward. Loose floor mat(s) will interfere with the foot pedals and could result in an accident. If using an all-weather mat for winter use always remove the original floor mat.