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Electrical System
Maintenance
Servicing the Battery
Service Interval: Every 50 hours—Check the battery
condition. (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 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.
•
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.
Jump Starting the Vehicle
WARNING
Jump starting can be dangerous. To avoid personal
injury or damage to electrical components in
vehicle, observe the following warnings:
• Never jump start with a voltage source greater
than 15 volts DC This will damage the electrical
system.
• Never attempt to jump start a discharged battery
that is frozen. It could rupture or explode during
jump starting.
• Observe all battery warnings while jump starting
your vehicle.
• Be sure your vehicle is not touching the jump
start vehicle.
• Connecting cables to the wrong post could
result in personal injury and/or damage to the
electrical system.
1. Squeeze the battery cover to release the tabs from
battery base. Remove the battery cover from the
battery base (Figure 39).
1. Battery cover
2. Connect a jumper cable between the positive posts of
the 2 batteries (Figure 40).
Note: The positive post may be identified by a + sign
on top of the battery cover.
3. Connect one end of the other jumper cable to the
negative terminal of the battery in the other vehicle.
Note: The negative terminal has NEG on the battery
cover. Do not connect the other end of the jumper
cable to the negative post of the discharged battery.
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Figure 39
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