Charging The Battery; Replacing The Fuse - Toro 20332 Operator's Manual

Charging the Battery

Service Interval: Every 25 hours
Yearly or before storage
Electric-Start Model Only
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.
Charge the battery for 24 hours initially, then monthly (every
25 starts) or as needed. Always use the charger in a sheltered
area, and charge the battery at room temperature (about 70°
F, or 22° C) whenever possible.
1. Connect the charger to the machine wiring harness
located below the electric-start button
2. Plug the charge into a wall outlet.
Note: When the battery no longer holds a charge,
recycle or dispose of the lead-acid battery according
to local codes.
Note: Your battery charger may have a 2-color LED display
that indicates the following states of charging:
•
A red light indicates that the charger is charging the
battery.
(Figure
Figure 25
•
A green light indicates that the charger is fully charged or
the charger is disconnected from the battery.
•
A flashing light that alternates between red and green
indicates that the battery is nearly fully charged. This state
lasts only a few minutes until the battery is fully charged.

Replacing the Fuse

Electric-Start Model Only
Note: If the battery does not charge or the engine does not
run with the electric starter, the fuse may be blown. Replace
it with a 40-amp plug-in type fuse.
1. Raise the rear deflector and locate the battery
compartment
Note: There is an adhesive-backed covering that
protects the battery compartment.
25).
1. Rear deflector
2. Screw
2. Wipe away any debris in the battery compartment area
and remove the adhesive-backed covering.
3. Remove the screw that secures the battery
compartment, pull out the battery, and locate the fuse
(Figure 26
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(Figure 26).
Figure 26
3. Battery
4. Battery compartment
and Figure 27).