Battery installation, Battery disposal, Battery care – Fisher-Price Power Wheels Ford F-150 T6991 User Manual

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IMPORTANT! Use only a Power Wheels

®

12 volt lead-acid

rechargeable orange battery. Use of any other battery
will damage your vehicle.

• Lift the hood.
• Plug the motor harness connector into the battery.

Power Wheels

®

12 Volt Battery

• First, lift and then slide the battery retainer toward you.
• Then, place the battery in the battery compartment.

Make sure the battery retainer slides over the top of
the battery.

• Close the hood.

Battery Retainer

BATTERY INSTALLATION

1

2

Motor Harness

Connector

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, fl ush 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

• 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. 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.

BATTERY CARE

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