12-Volt Dc System; Batteries; Battery Switch Positions - Bayliner 285 Cruiser Owner's Manual

285 Cruiser • Owner's Manual Supplement

12-Volt DC System

Batteries

 The batteries supply electricity for lights, 12-volt accessories and engine starting.
 The Electrical section in Chapter 8 of the Cruiser & Yacht Owner's Manual provides battery care and
maintenance instructions.
Battery Switch
SHOCK and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DAMAGE HAZARD!
When the engine is running, NEVER turn Off the battery switch or disconnect the bat-
tery cables. Doing either could cause damage to your boat's engine and/or electrical
system components.
 Standby-loads, such as the automatic
bilge pumps and the stereo memory, are
not affected by the battery switch since
they are wired directly to the batteries.
 Turn the battery switch to the Off posi-
tion whenever your boat will be unoccu-
pied for long periods of time.

Battery Switch Positions

Since your boat's batteries were installed by your dealer, the battery switch positions listed
below may vary. Make sure your selling dealer fully explains how to use the battery switches.
BATTERY SWITCH
POSITIONS
POSITION
1
POSITION
2
POSITION BOTH or
1 & 2
!
BATTERY
SWITCH
N O T I C E
ENGINE
ACCESSORIES & LIGHTS
STARTING
Battery 1
provides start- provides power for
ing power accessories and lights
Battery 2
provides start- provides power for
ing power accessories and lights
BOTH batteries provide
BOTH batteries
power for accessories and
Provide starting
lights (not advised unless
power
engine is running)
C A U T I O N
ALTERNATOR
Battery 1
Battery 2
Charges BOTH
Chapter 10: Electrical System
ENGINE BATTERY
CHARGER
Charges Charges BOTH
battery 1 batteries
Charges Charges BOTH
battery 2 batteries
Charges BOTH
batteries batteries
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