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Safety precautions
Safety precautions
  WARNING
Fuel system is under pressure! Wear eye protection and protective clothing to avoid possible injury and skin contact. Before loosening hose connections, wrap a cloth around the connection. Then release pressure by carefully pulling hose off connection.
To prevent injuries to persons and/or damage to the injection and ignition system, the following must be observed:
t  For safety reasons, fuse No. 28 must be removed from fuse holder before opening fuel system. Otherwise fuel pump will be activated by driver's door contact switch.
t  Do not touch or disconnect ignition cables when the engine is running or being turned at starter speed.
t  Switch off ignition before connecting or disconnecting injection or ignition system wiring as well as test instrument cables.
t  If the engine is to be turned at starter speed without starting:
–  Pull 4-pin connectors off ignition coils with final output stages → Chapter.
   
–  Remove fuse No. 28 (fuel pump) from fuse holder.
Note the following if testers and measuring instruments have to be used during a road test:
t  Test and measuring instruments must always be secured to rear seat and operated by a second person from this location.
If test and measuring instruments are operated from front passenger seat and the vehicle is involved in an accident, there is a possibility that the person sitting in this seat may receive serious injuries when the airbag is triggered.
  N24-0588

Rules for cleanliness > < Installing