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seek medical help. Liquid ejected
from the battery may cause irritations
or burns.
 Do not open the battery. Danger of
short-circuiting.
 Protect the battery against heat,
e. g., against continuous intense
sunlight, fire, water, and moisture.
Danger of explosion.
 Do not short-circuit the battery.
There is danger of explosion.
 In case of damage and improper
use of the battery, vapours may be
emitted. Ventilate the area and
seek medical help in case of com-
plaints. The vapours can irritate the
respiratory system.
 Protect the battery against moisture
and water.
 Store the battery only within a tem-
perature range between –20 °C and
50 °C. As an example, do not leave
the battery in the car in summer.
 Occasionally clean the venting slots
of the battery using a soft, clean and
dry brush.
Safety Warnings for Battery Charg-
ers
Read all safety warnings and
all instructions. Failure to fol-
low the warnings and instruc-
tions may result in electric shock, fire
and/or serious injury.
Save all safety warnings and instruc-
tions for future reference.
Keep the battery charger
away from rain or moisture.
Penetration of water in the bat-
tery charger increases the risk of an
electric shock.
F 016 L81 061 | (27.2.15)
 Do not charge other batteries. The
battery charger is suitable only for
charging Bosch lithium-ion batteries
within the listed voltage range. Other-
wise there is danger of fire and explo-
sion.

Keep the battery charger clean.
Contamination can lead to danger of
an electric shock.

Before each use, check the battery
charger, cable and plug. If damage
is detected, do not use the battery
charger. Never open the battery
charger yourself. Have repairs per-
formed only by a qualified techni-
cian and only using original spare
parts. Damaged battery chargers, ca-
bles and plugs increase the risk of an
electric shock.
 Do not operate the battery charger
on easily inflammable surfaces
(e. g., paper, textiles, etc.) or sur-
roundings. The heating of the battery
charger during the charging process
can pose a fire hazard.
 Supervise children during use,
cleaning and maintenance. This will
ensure that children do not play with
the charger.

Children or persons that owing to
their physical, sensory or mental
limitations or to their lack of expe-
rience or knowledge, are not capa-
ble of securely operating the
charger, may only use this charger
under supervision or after having
been instructed by a responsible
person. Otherwise, there is danger of
operating errors and injuries.
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