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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-
2
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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