Actions To Be Taken For Vehicle Damaged By Impact

• Protective clothing (Insulated gloves, rubber gloves, goggles, and safety shoes).
• Saturated boric acid solution 20 L, Procure 800g of boric acid powder, put it into a container, and dissolve it in water.
• Red litmus paper.
• ABC fire extinguisher (Applicable to both oil flames and electrical flames).
• Waste rags or old towels (For wiping off the electrolyte) 40 Vinyl tape (For insulating cable).
• Electrical tester

1. Wear insulated or rubber gloves, goggles and safety shoes.
2. Do not touch a bare cable that could be a high-voltage cable. If you need to touch it, or if you have a danger of making an accidental contact, wear insulated gloves, measure the voltage between the cable and body ground using an electrical tester, and insulate the cable using vinyl tape.
3. If the vehicle catches fire, use an ABC fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire. Trying to extinguish the fire using only a small amount of water can be more dangerous than effective. Either use a greater amount of water from a fire hydrant, or wait for the fire fighters.
4. If the vehicle is partially submerged in water, do not touch the service plug or any of the high-voltage components and cables because of the danger of electrocution. If you need to touch them, do so only after pulling the vehicle completely out of water.
5. Check the HV battery and nearby area for any leakage of the electrolyte. Do not touch any leaking liquid because it could be the highly alkaline electrolyte. If you need to wipe it off (using rags etc.), do so only after completing the following procedure. Wear the rubber gloves and goggles, neutralize the electrolyte with saturated boric acid solution, and to ensure neutralization, apply a red litmus paper to make sure that it does not turn blue.
6. If a damage to any of the high-voltage components and cables is suspected, cut the high-voltage circuit using the procedure in Fig 1.
   • Move the shift lever to the P position and engage the parking brake.
   • Remove the ignition key. Then disconnect the cable from the negative (-) terminal of the auxiliary battery.
   NOTE: If the service plug cannot be removed due to damage to the rear portion of the vehicle, remove the HV fuse or IGCT relay instead.
   • Remove the service plug with the insulated gloves on. For locating of service plug, see Figure.
   Fig 1: Procedure For Cutting HV Components & Cables

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If you see any liquid on the road surface, it could be the leakage of the highly alkaline electrolyte.

Wearing rubber gloves and goggles, apply a red litmus paper to the liquid. If the litmus paper turns blue, neutralize the liquid using the saturated boric acid solution and reapply a red litmus paper to make sure that it does not turn blue. Then wipe the liquid off from the road surface using waste rags, etc.

• Protective clothing (Insulated gloves, rubber gloves, goggles, and safety shoes).
• Saturated boric acid solution 20 L (Procure 800 g of boric acid powder, put it into a container, and dissolve it in water).
• Red litmus paper.
• Waste rags or old towels (For wiping off the electrolyte).
• Vinyl tape (For insulating cable).
• Electrical tester.

1. Wear insulated or rubber gloves, goggles, and safety shoes.
2. Do not touch a bare cable that could be a high-voltage cable. If you need to touch it, or if you have a danger of making an accidental contact, wear insulated gloves, measure the voltage between the cable and the body ground using an electrical tester, and insulate the cable using a vinyl tape.
3. Check the HV battery and nearby area for leakage. . If you find any liquid, it could be the leakage of the highly alkaline electrolyte. Wear rubber gloves and goggles, and then apply a red litmus paper to the leak. If the litmus paper turns blue, neutralize the liquid using the saturated boric acid solution and reapply a red litmus paper to make sure that it does not turn blue. Then wipe the liquid off using waste rags etc.
4. If the electrolyte adheres to your skin, wash the skin immediately using the saturated boric acid solution . or large amounts of water. If the electrolyte adheres to an article of clothing, take it off immediately.
5. If the electrolyte comes into contact with your eyes, call out loudly for help. Do not rub your eyes but wash them with the saturated boric acid solution or large amounts of water and seek medical care.
6. If a damage to any of the high-voltage components and cables is suspected, cut the high-voltage circuit using the procedure below:
   • Move the shift lever to the P position and engage the parking brake.
   • Remove the ignition key. Then disconnect the cable from the negative (-) terminal of the auxiliary battery.
   • Wear insulated gloves, and then remove the service plug.
   • If you cannot remove the service plug due to damage to the rear portion of the vehicle, remove the HV fuse or IGCT relay instead.

When scrapping the vehicle, remove the HV battery from the vehicle and return it through the route specified by the manufacturer. The same applies to any damaged HV battery.

Tow the damaged vehicle with its front wheels or its front and rear wheels lifted off the ground.

1. Install the hook. See Fig 2.
   Fig 2: Locating Towing Eyelet

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2. Hook a rope onto the towing eyelet for towing.