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Pre-operation checks

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If you choose to have two fire extinguishers, 1 FIRE-PORT™
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 rear
center seat. Use this port to spray the con-
tents 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 en-
gine 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,
Operating the fire extinguisher you can look through the transparent flaps of
A chemical-type fire extinguisher may not the FIRE-PORT™ to look for signs of flames.
help when sprayed into the engine compart- If there is a fire, push the nozzle of the fire ex-
ment through the FIRE-PORT™ because that tinguisher through the FIRE-PORT™ and fol-
type needs to be aimed directly at the base of low the manufacturer’s instructions to empty
the flames to be effective. See below for the contents of the fire extinguisher into the
FIRE-PORT™ information. engine compartment.
A “clean agent” type fire extinguisher is rec-
ommended; a chemical-type fire extinguisher
may not be adequate in this application.

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