162 Charging and caring for batteriesIf a radio was turned on while being charged, thebattery indicator may not be accurate when the radiois initially removed from the charger. After a fewseconds, the battery indicator is updated to displaythe amount of charge available in the battery.Low battery warningNotice Do not allow a radio battery to fully dischargeevery time you use it, or you will shorten the servicelife of the battery.When the battery is low, your radio warns you in thefollowing ways:■ The battery symbol on the radio display looksempty.■ The status LED on the radio slowly flashes red.■ A high-pitched beep sounds.You should recharge or replace the battery as soonas possible.When the battery is completely empty, the messageBattery is flat appears on the display. The radio emitsa long, low-pitched beep and then stops working.Turn off the radio.
