Servicing The Battery - Toro 07367 Operator's Manual

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1. Battery
4. Start the engine in the vehicle providing the jump
start. Let it run a few minutes, then start your engine.
5. Remove the negative jumper cable first from your
engine, then the battery in the other vehicle.
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.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
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 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.
Reconnect 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 will run
down more rapidly than if the machine is stored in a
location where temperatures are cool.
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