12-Volt Dc System; Batteries; Battery Switches - Maxum 3100 SE Sport Cruiser Owner's Manual

Chapter 11: Electrical System

12-Volt DC System

Batteries

• The batteries supply electricity for lights, 12-volt accessories, engine starting and, if equipped, generator starting.
• The Electrical section of Chapter 8 in the Cruiser & Yacht Owner's Manual provides battery care and
maintenance instructions.

Battery Switches

SHOCK and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DAMAGE HAZARD!
When the engines are running, NEVER turn Off the main battery switches or discon-
nect the battery cables. Doing either could cause damage to your boat's engines and/or
electrical system components.
Make sure your selling dealer fully explains how to use the battery switches.
• Each battery switch has four (4) positions.
• The normal settings are:
Starboard engine battery switch - position 1.
Port engine battery switch - position 2.
• Standby-loads, such as the automatic bilge
pumps and the stereo memory, are not affected
by the battery switches since they are wired
directly to the batteries (see the Wiring Dia-
grams section of this chapter for more details).
• Turn the battery switches to the Off position
whenever your boat will be unoccupied for long
periods of time.
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! CAUTION
NOTICE
ENGINE
BATTERY
SWITCH
HOUSE
BATTERY
SWITCH
ENGINE
BLANK
FUSES
HOUSE
MAIN ACCESSORY
PUSH-TO-RESET
CIRCUIT BREAKER