Call Customer Care Toll Free at 1-888-522-5226 www.AbbottDiabetesCare.comENGLISHMeter MaintenanceBatteryYour FreeStyle Freedom™ Meter comes with one #2032, 3 volt, lithiumbattery installed. The battery provides enough power to performabout 1,000 tests. If your battery runs low, the battery symbol( ) appears on every display screen until you change the battery.Important: When this symbol appears, you should replace the batteryimmediately.• To avoid losing the time and date settings, replace the batterywithin one (1) minute of removing the old battery.• If you take more than one (1) minute to replace the battery, youmust reset the time and date to get the correct 14-day average.• If the time and date settings are not reset, test results will be storedin memory with a time of 12:00 a.m. (00:00) and a date of 00-00.• Removing the battery does not affect the meter’s memory log orpreviously-stored user settings (for example, the calibration codeand date format).1 Replacing the BatteryTurn the meter over. Slide the battery door tothe right to open.