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Battery Use & Safety
Batter y Use & Safety
Important: Handle and store batteries properly to avoid injury or damage.
Most battery issues
arise from improper handling of batteries, and particularly from the continued use of damaged batteries.
DON’Ts
• Don’t disassemble, crush, puncture, shred, or otherwise attempt to change the form of
your battery.
• Don’t let the phone or battery come in contact with water.
Water can get into the phone’s
circuits, leading to corrosion. If the phone and/or battery get wet, have them checked by your
carrier or contact Motorola, even if they appear to be working properly.
• Don’t allow the battery to touch metal objects.
If metal objects, such as jewelry, stay in
prolonged contact with the battery contact points, the battery could become very hot.
• Don’t place your battery near a heat source.
Excessive heat can damage the phone or the
battery. High temperatures can cause the battery to swell, leak, or malfunction. Therefore:
•
Do
not
dry a wet or damp battery with an appliance or heat source, such as a hair dryer or
microwave oven.
•
Avoid leaving your phone in your car in high temperatures.
DOs
• Do avoid dropping the battery or phone.
Dropping these items, especially on a hard surface,
can potentially cause damage.
• Do contact your service provider or Motorola if your phone or battery has been
damaged from dropping or high temperatures.
Important: Use Motorola Original products for quality assurance and safeguards.
To aid
consumers in identifying authentic Motorola batteries from non-original or counterfeit batteries (that may
not have adequate safety protection), Motorola provides holograms on its batteries. Consumers should
confirm that any battery they purchase has a “Motorola Original” hologram.
Motorola recommends you always use Motorola-branded batteries and chargers.
Motorola
mobile devices are designed to work with Motorola batteries. If you see a message on your display such
as
Invalid Battery
or
Unable to Charge
, take the following steps:
•
Remove the battery and inspect it to confirm that it has a “Motorola Original” hologram;
•
If there is no hologram, the battery is not a Motorola battery;
•
If there is a hologram, replace the battery and retry charging it;
•
If the message remains, contact a Motorola authorized service center.
