Working On Vehicles With High-Voltage System (Hybrid Vehicles)
Extremely Dangerous Due to High-Voltage
The high-voltage system is under high-voltage. Death or serious bodily injury by electric shock.
-- Individuals with electronic/medical life- and health sustaining machines in or on their person cannot perform any work on high-voltage systems. Life- and health sustaining machines are for example pain killer pumps, implanted defibrillators, pacemakers, insulin pumps, and hearing aids.
-- Have the high-voltage system de-energized by a qualified person.
There is a Risk of Injury from the Engine Starting Unexpectedly
On electric - hybrid vehicles an active ready mode is difficult to identify. Parts of the body can be clamped or pulled.
-- Turn off the ignition.
-- Place the ignition key outside of the vehicle interior.
Risk of Damaging the High-Voltage Cables
Misuse can damage the insulation of high-voltage cables or high-voltage connectors.
-- Never support objects on the high-voltage cables and the high-voltage connectors.
-- Never support tools on the high-voltage cables and the high-voltage connectors.
-- Never sharply bend or kink the high-voltage cables.
-- When connecting pay attention to the coding of the high-voltage connectors.
Further information about the high-voltage system. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS or the appropriate service information. .