Toro 07287 Operator's Manual page 26

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 batteries where clean water is
always available for flushing the skin.
• Never add acid to a battery.
1. Raise the cargo bed, turn the key off, and
remove it.
2. Remove the filler caps from each battery.
3. If the electrolyte is not over the top of the
plates in each battery cell, add just enough
distilled water to cover the plates.
4. Replace the filler caps on all batteries.
5. Charge the batteries for 16 hours; refer to
Charging the Batteries.
6. Remove the filler caps from each battery.
7. Add just enough distilled water to bring the
electrolyte level to 1/8 inch (3 mm) below the
bottom of each fill well (Figure 23).
Figure 23
1. Battery plates
2. Filler cap
3. Electrolyte level
4. Battery terminal
Important: Do not overfill the battery.
Electrolyte will overflow onto other parts
of the vehicle and severe corrosion and
deterioration may result. Also, overfilling
the battery will reduce the life of the
battery.
8. Replace the filler caps on all batteries.
Replacing Used Batteries
When the vehicle begins to show a loss of range
or when the length of the discharge/charge cycle
is significantly reduced, the batteries are probably
getting old and losing their ability to hold a charge.
Take the vehicle to an Authorized Service Dealer
and have them test the batteries to determine
whether the batteries need to be replaced. The
Dealer can then replace the batteries for you. If
you wish to replace the batteries yourself, use the
following procedure:
1. Raise the cargo bed, turn the key off, and
remove it.
2. Disconnect the long, black, main negative lead
running from the bank of batteries to the
vehicle from the battery post (Figure 24).
Figure 24
3. Remove the long, red, main positive lead
running from the bank of batteries to the
vehicle from the battery post (Figure 24).
4. Disconnect all of the battery leads from the
batteries.
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