User's Manual

UsingABoosterBattery(JumpStarting)
1.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionandremovethekey.PlacetheForward/ReversehandleintheNEUTRAL
position.Chockthewheels.
2.Accesstheenginecompartment.SeeWARNING“Forvehicleswithcargobeds...”inGeneralWarnings
onpage10.
2.1.Removetheseatbottom.
3.Disconnectthebatterycables,negative(–)cablerst.SeeWARNING“Toavoidunintentionallystarting...”in
GeneralWarningsonpage10.
4.Useaat-bladescrewdriver,andcarefullyremovethebatterycellcapsfromthebattery.Seefollowing
WARNING.
WARNING
Wearsafetyglassesorapprovedeyeprotectionwhenservicingthevehicle.Wearafullfaceshieldand
rubbergloveswhenworkingonornearbatteries.
5.Carefullychecktheelectrolytelevelandadddistilledwaterifnecessary.Donotllthebatterycellsabove
thedesignatedllline.Replacebatterycellcaps.
6.Cleanbothbatteryterminalswithasolutionofbakingsodaandwater(1cup(237mL)bakingsodaper1gallon
(3.8L)ofwater).Rinsethoroughly.Donotallowthissolutiontoenterthebattery.Tightenbatteryterminalsto
80in-lb(9N·m).LettheterminalsdryandthenspraythemwithBatteryT erminalProtectorSpray(P/N60300
00-03).SeefollowingWARNING.
WARNING
Ifbatterywireterminalsaredamagedorcorroded,replaceorcleanthemasnecessary.Failuretodo
somaycausethemtooverheatduringoperationandcouldresultinare,propertydamage,or
personalinjury.
Besurethebatteryhold-downclampisproperlytightened.Tightento71in-lb(8N·m).Alooseclampmayallowthe
batterytobecomedamagedfromvibrationorjarring.
Ifbatteryappearsweak,haveitchargedbyatrainedtechnician.Thebatteryshouldneverbeleftdischargedany
longerthanabsolutelynecessary(donotleavedischargedovernight).
USINGABOOSTERBATTERY(JUMPSTARTING)
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage10.
WARNING
Wearsafetyglassesorapprovedeyeprotectionwhenservicingthevehicle.Wearafullfaceshieldand
rubbergloveswhenworkingonornearbatteries.
Whenjumpingfromaboosterbattery,makethenalconnectionthenegative(-)cable.
Donotjumpstartorchargeafrozenordamagedbattery.Unplugchargerbeforeconnectingor
disconnectingcablestothebattery.Neverleanoverbatterywhileboosting,testing,orcharging.
Ifitisnecessarytouseaboosterbatterytostarttheengine,BECAREFUL!
1.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFposition.PlacetheForward/ReversehandleintheNEUTRALposition,engage
theparkbrakeandchockthewheels.
2.Ensuretheboosterbatteryis12-volt.SeefollowingNOTE.
NOTE:Astartingbatteryisrecommendedbutadeepcyclebatterycanbeusedifnecessary.
3.Accessbatterybyremovingtheseatbottom.
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