Jump Starting The Engine - Kubota L3302 Operator's Manual

JUMP STARTING THE ENGINE

JUMP STARTING THE ENGINE
When jump starting the engine, follow the instructions
in this section to safely start the engine.
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death:
• Battery gases can
cigarettes, sparks, and flames from battery.
• If the tractor battery is frozen, do not jump start
the engine.
• Do not connect the other end of the negative (-)
jumper cable to the negative (-) terminal of the
tractor battery.
IMPORTANT :
• This machine is equipped with a 12 volt-
negative (-) ground-starting system.
• Use only the same voltage for jump starting.
• Use of a higher voltage source on the electrical
system of the tractor could result in severe
damage to the electrical system of the tractor.
Use only matching voltage source when jump
starting in a low battery condition or a dead
battery condition.
• Do not operate the tractor with the battery cable
disconnected from the battery.
• Do not operate the tractor without the battery
mounted.
• Do not operate the tractor with the battery dead.
Charge the battery
operating the tractor. Otherwise the tractor
might malfunction.
Connect cables in numerical order in the following
figure.
Disconnect in reverse order in the following figure after
use.
(1) Dead battery
(2) Jumper cables
1. Bring the helper vehicle with a battery of the same
voltage as the disabled tractor within easy cable
reach.
L3302,L3902
explode. Keep away
fully enough before
(3) Helper battery
IMPORTANT :
• The helper vehicle must not touch the
disabled tractor.
2. Engage the parking brakes of both vehicles and set
the shift levers in the "NEUTRAL" position. Shut off
both engines.
3. Wear an eye protection and rubber gloves.
4. Connect cables in the order of a. to d.
a. Attach the red clamp to the positive (red, (+) or
pos.) terminal of the dead battery.
b. Clamp the other end of the same cable to the
positive (red, (+) or pos.) terminal of the helper
battery.
c. Clamp the other cable to the negative (black, (-)
or neg.) terminal of the helper battery.
d. Clamp the other end of the cable, which is
clamped to the negative terminal of the helper
battery, to the engine block or frame of the
disabled tractor as far from the dead battery as
possible.
(1) Dead battery
(2) Jumper cables
5. Start the helper vehicle and let its engine operate
for a few moments, and then start the disabled
tractor.
6. Disconnect the jumper cables in the exact reverse
order of attachment.
See the steps in order of step d., step c.,step b.,
and step a in step 4.
OPERATING THE ENGINE
(3) Helper battery
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