To Start Engine With A Weak Battery; Replacing Battery; To Replace Headlight Bulb; Interlocks And Relays/To Replace Fuse - Craftsman 917.272463 Owner's Manual

Lawn tractor 21.5 hp, 42" mower electric start automatic transmission
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TO START ENGINE
WITH A WEAK
BATTERY
,_I,WARNING:
Lead-acid batteries generate
explosive gases. Keep sparks, flame and
smoking materials away from batteries.
Always wear eye protection when around
batteries.
If your battery is too weak to start the engine, it
should be recharged. (See "BAI-I-ERY" in the
MAINTENANCE
section of this manual).
If '_umper cables" are used for emergency
starting, follow this procedure:
IMPORTANT:
Your tractor is equipped with a
12 volt system. The other vehicle must also be
a 12 volt system. Do not use your tractor
battery to start other vehicles.
TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -
1. Connect
one end of the RED cable to
the POSITIVE
(+) terminal
of each
battery(A-B),
taking care not to short
against
tractor
chassis.
2. Connect
one end of the BLACK
cable
to the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal
(C) of
fully charged
battery.
3. Connect
the other end of the BLACK
cable
(D) to good chassis
ground,
away from fuel tank and battery.
TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE ORDER -
1. BLACK
cable first from chassis and
then from the fully charged
battery.
2.
RED cable last from both batteries.
Weak or Dead
Fully Charged
Battery
Battery
REPLACING
BATTERY
_WARNING:
Do not short battery
terminals
by allowing a wrench or any
other object to contact both terminals at
the same time. Before connecting battery,
remove metal bracelets, wristwatch
bands, rings, etc.
Positive terminal must be connected first
to prevent sparking from accidental
grounding.
1. Lift hood to raised position.
2.
Remove
terminal guard.
3.
Disconnect
BLACK
battery
cable then
RED battery cable
and carefully
remove battery from tractor.
4.
Install new battery with terminals in
same position as old battery.
5.
Reinstall terminal guard.
6. First connect RED battery cable to
positive (+) battery terminal with hex
bolt and keps nut as shown. Tighten
securely.
7. Connect BLACK grounding cable to
negative (-) battery terminal with
remaining hex bolt and keps nut.
Tighten securely
8.
Close terminal access doors.
9.
Close hood.
Hex Bolt
Keps Nut
Positive
Cable
Terminal
,Negative
Guard
(Black)
Cable
TO REPLACE
HEADLIGHT
BULB
1.
Raise hood.
2.
Pull bulb holder out of the hole in the
backside of the grill.
3.
Replace bulb in holder and push bulb
holder securely back into the hole in
the backside of the grill.
4. Close hood.
INTERLOCKS
AND RELAYS
Loose or damaged wiring may cause your
tractor to run poody, stop running, or
prevent it from starting.
• Check wiring.
See electrical wiring
diagram in the Repair Parts section.
TO REPLACE
FUSE
Replace with 20 amp automotive-type
plug-in fuse.
The fuse holder is located
behind the dash.
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