Servicing The Battery - Toro 07383 Operator's Manual

Connect the jumper cable to the engine or frame. Do
not connect the jumper cable to the fuel system.
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1. Battery
4. Start the engine in the machine providing the jump
start.
Note: Let it run for a few minutes, then start your
engine.
5. Remove the negative jumper cable first from your
engine, then the battery in the other machine.
6. Install the battery cover to the battery base.

Servicing the Battery

Service Interval: Every 50 hours—Check the battery-fluid
level (every 30 days if in storage).
Every 50 hours—Check the battery-cable connections.
Proposition 65 Warning
Battery posts, terminals, and related
accessories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling.
DANGER
Battery electrolyte contains sulfuric acid which is a
deadly poison and causes severe burns.
• Do not drink electrolyte and avoid contact with
skin, eyes or clothing. Wear safety glasses to
shield your eyes and rubber gloves to protect
your hands.
• Fill the battery where clean water is always
available for flushing the skin.
•
Keep the battery-electrolyte level properly maintained.
•
Keep the top of the battery clean by washing it periodically
with a brush dipped in ammonia or bicarbonate of soda
solution. Flush the top surface with water after cleaning.
Do not remove the fill cap while cleaning.
•
Ensure that the battery cables are kept tight on the
terminals to provide good electrical contact.
•
If corrosion occurs at terminals, remove the battery
cover, disconnect the cables (negative (–) cable first), and
scrape the clamps and terminals separately. Connect the
cables (positive (+) cable first) and coat the terminals
with petroleum jelly.
•
Maintain cell electrolyte level with distilled or
demineralized water. Do not fill the cells above the
bottom of the fill ring inside each cell.
•
If you store the machine in a location where temperatures
are extremely high, the battery runs down more rapidly
than if the machine is stored in a location where
temperatures are cool.
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WARNING
CALIFORNIA