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    Pre-operation checks

           Storing the fire extinguisher        type needs to be aimed directly at the base of
           One fire extinguisher is to be mounted in the  the  flames to be  effective. See below for
           driver’s side console compartment. The fire  FIRE-PORT™ information.
           extinguisher recommended for this location
           is a chemical-type extinguisher with a capac-
           ity of two pounds or more.

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                                                1  FIRE-PORT™

           If you choose to have two fire extinguishers,
           the other fire extinguisher is to be mounted in
           the rear  underseat storage  compartment
           (port). There is a location label outside the
           compartment. This fire extinguisher located
           near the engine compartment  should  be a
           “clean agent” type designed to displace oxy-
           gen, with an inert gas, such as CO , or FE-
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           36™, and have a capacity of five pounds or
           more.                                A FIRE-PORT™ is mounted below the engine
                                                hood. Use this port to spray the contents of a
                                                fire extinguisher into the engine compartment
                                                if  a fire breaks out  in  the engine area.
                                                WARNING! If there is a fire in the engine
                                                compartment, opening the hatch will add
                                                more oxygen to the fire, increasing the risk
                                                of a larger fire or an explosion.
                                                If you see smoke or otherwise suspect a fire,
                                                you can look through the transparent flaps of
                                                the FIRE-PORT™ to look for signs of flames.
                                                If there is a fire, push the nozzle of the fire ex-
           Operating the fire extinguisher      tinguisher through the FIRE-PORT™ and fol-
           A  chemical-type fire extinguisher may not  low the manufacturer’s instructions to empty
           help when sprayed into the engine compart-  the contents of the fire extinguisher into the
           ment through the FIRE-PORT™ because that  engine compartment.

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