Yamaha 5YF2-AE1 Service Manual page 91

CHECKING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY
7. Check:
• battery breather hose and battery vent
Obstruction → Clean.
Damage → Replace.
8. Install:
• battery
9. Connect:
• battery breather hose 1
CAUTION:
_
When checking the battery, make sure the
battery breather hose is properly installed
and routed correctly. If the battery breather
hose is positioned so as to allow electro-
lyte or hydrogen gas from the battery to
contact the frame, the machine and its fin-
ish may be damaged.
NOTE:
Refer to "CABLE ROUTING" in chapter 2.
10.Check:
• battery terminals
Dirt → Clean with a wire brush.
Loose connection → Connect properly.
11.Connect:
• battery leads
(to the battery terminals)
CAUTION:
_
First, connect the positive battery lead 1,
and then the negative battery lead 2.
12.Lubricate:
• battery terminals
Recommended lubricant
Dielectric grease
13.Install:
• battery band
• seat
Refer to "SEAT, FENDERS AND FUEL
TANK".
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