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Battery Use & Safety

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Battery Use & Safety Important: Handle and store batteries properly to avoid injury or damage. Most battery issues arise from improper handling of batteries, and particularly from the continued use of damaged batteries. DON'Ts ⅷ Don't disassemble, crush, puncture, shred, or otherwise attempt to change the form of your battery. ⅷ Don't let the mobile device or battery come in contact with liquids.* Liquids can get into the mobile device's circuits, leading to corrosion. ⅷ Don't allow the battery to touch metal objects. If metal objects, such as jewelry, stay in prolonged contact with the battery contact points, the battery could become very hot. ⅷ Don't place your mobile device or battery near a heat source.* High temperatures can cause the battery to swell, leak, or malfunction. ⅷ Don't dry a wet or damp battery with an appliance or heat source, such as a hair dryer or microwave oven. DOs ⅷ Do avoid leaving your mobile device in your car in high temperatures.* ⅷ Do avoid dropping the mobile device or battery.* Dropping these items, especially on a hard surface, can potentially cause damage.* ⅷ Do contact your service provider or Motorola if your mobile device or battery has been damaged by dropping, liquids or high temperatures. Note: *Always make sure that the battery compartment and any connector covers are closed and secure to avoid direct exposure of the battery to any of these conditions, even if your product information states that your mobile device can resist damage from these conditions. Important: Motorola recommends you always use Motorolabranded batteries and chargers for quality assurance and safeguards. Motorola's warranty does not cover damage to the mobile device caused by non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers. To help you identify authentic Motorola batteries from non-original or counterfeit batteries (that may not have adequate safety protection), Motorola provides holograms on its batteries. You should confirm that any battery you purchase has a "Motorola Original" hologram. If you see a message on your display such as Invalid Battery or Unable to Charge, take the following steps: ⅷ Remove the battery and inspect it to confirm that it has a "Motorola Original" hologram; ⅷ If there is no hologram, the battery is not a Motorola battery; ⅷ If there is a hologram, replace the battery and try charging it again; 124 4A. Important Safety Information

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4A. Important Safety Information
Battery Use & Safety
DON’Ts
³
Don’t disassemble, crush, puncture, shred, or otherwise
attempt to change the form of your battery.
³
Don’t let the mobile device or battery come in contact with
liquids.*
Liquids can get into the mobile device’s circuits,
leading to corrosion.
³
Don’t allow the battery to touch metal objects.
If metal
objects, such as jewelry, stay in prolonged contact with the
battery contact points, the battery could become very hot.
³
Don’t place your mobile device or battery near a heat
source.*
High temperatures can cause the battery to swell,
leak, or malfunction.
³
Don’t dry a wet or damp battery with an appliance or heat
source
, such as a hair dryer or microwave oven.
DOs
³
Do avoid leaving your mobile device in your car in high
temperatures.*
³
Do avoid dropping the mobile device or battery.*
Dropping
these items, especially on a hard surface, can potentially
cause damage.*
³
Do contact your service provider or Motorola if your mobile
device or battery has been damaged by dropping, liquids
or high temperatures.
Motorola’s warranty does not cover damage to the mobile
device caused by non-Motorola batteries and/or chargers. To
help you identify authentic Motorola batteries from non-original
or counterfeit batteries (that may not have adequate safety
protection), Motorola provides holograms on its batteries. You
should confirm that any battery you purchase has a “Motorola
Original” hologram.
If you see a message on your display such as
Invalid Battery
or
Unable to Charge
, take the following steps:
³
Remove the battery and inspect it to confirm that it has a
“Motorola Original” hologram;
³
If there is no hologram, the battery is not a Motorola battery;
³
If there is a hologram, replace the battery and try charging it
again;
Important:
Handle and store batteries properly to avoid injury or
damage.
Most battery issues arise from improper
handling of batteries, and particularly from the
continued use of damaged batteries.
Note:
*
Always make sure that the battery compartment and any
connector covers are closed and secure to avoid direct
exposure of the battery to any of these conditions, even if your
product information states that your
mobile device
can resist
damage from these conditions.
Important:
Motorola recommends you always use Motorola-
branded batteries and chargers for quality
assurance and safeguards.