Toshiba SATELLITE L300 - Manual (Page 95)

User’s Manual 6-6
Power and Power-up Modes
7. Never subject a battery pack to heat, such as storage near a heat
source. Exposure to heat can cause the battery pack to ignite,
explode or leak caustic liquid and cause death or serious injury. It
could also fail or malfunction causing data lose.
8. Never expose the battery pack to abnormal shock, vibration or
pressure. The battery pack’s internal protective device will fail,
causing it to overheat, explode, ignite or leak caustic liquids possibly
resulting in death or serious injury.
9. Never let a battery pack become wet. A wet battery pack will
overheat, ignite or rupture possibly resulting in death or serious injury.
Warning
1. Never allow caustic electrolyte fluid leaked from a battery pack to
contact your eyes, skin or clothing. If caustic electrolyte fluid should
contact your eyes, immediately wash your eyes with large amounts of
running water and seek medical attention, to help prevent eye
damage. It electrolyte fluid should contact your skin immediately wash
it under running water to prevent rash. If it contacts your clothes,
promptly remove them to prevent the fluid from contacting your skin or
eyes.
2. Immediately turn off the power, disconnect the AC adapter and
remove the battery if any of the following events are observed in the
battery pack: offensive or unusual odor, excessive heat, discoloration
or deformation. Never use the computer again until it has been
checked by a TOSHIBA service provider. It might generate smoke or
fire, or the battery pack might rupture.
3. Make sure the battery is securely installed in the computer before
attempting to charge the battery pack. Improper installation could
generate smoke or fire, or cause the battery pack to rupture.
4. Keep the battery pack out or reach of infants and children. It can
cause injury.
Caution
1. Never continue to use a battery pack after its recharging capacity has
become impaired, or after the display of a warning message indicating
that the battery pack’s power is exhausted. Continued use of an
exhausted or impaired battery pack could cause the loss of data.
2. Never dispose of battery packs with normal trash. Bring them to your
TOSHIBA dealer or to another recycling center to save resources and
prevent environmental damage. Cover the terminals with electrical
tape to prevent short-circuits, which could cause the battery pack to
ignite or rupture.
3. Use only battery packs recommended by TOSHIBA as replacements.