Automobile User Manual

Storage
STORAGE
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage8.
DANGER
•Donotattempttodrainfuelwhentheengineishotorwhileitisrunning.
•Cleanupanyspilledfuelbeforeoperatingthevehicle.
•Storefuelinanapprovedfuelcontaineronly.Storeinawell-ventilatedareaawayfromsparks,open
ames,heaters,orheatsources.
•Keepfueloutofthereachofchildren.
•Donotsiphonfuelfromthevehicle.
WARNING
•TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFposition,removethekey,andleavetheForward/Reversehandlein
theNEUTRALpositionduringstorage.Thisistopreventunintentionallystartingthevehicleora
rehazard.
•Donotattempttochargefrozenbatteriesorbatterieswithbulgedcases.Discardthebattery.Frozen
batteriescanexplode.
CAUTION
•Batteriesinalowstateofchargewillfreezeatlowtemperatures.
PREPARINGTHEVEHICLEFOREXTENDEDSTORAGE
1.Unloadthevehiclesothatthetiresaresupportingonlytheweightofthevehicle.
2.Storethevehicleinacool,dryplace.Thiswillminimizebatteryself-discharge.Ifthebatteryappearstobeweak,
haveitchargedbyatrainedtechnician.Useanautomotive-type12-voltbatterychargerratedat10ampsor
less.Checkelectrolytelevelafterchargingandadddistilledwaterifnecessary.Ifthebatteryisdead,see
UsingABoosterBattery(JumpStarting)onpage46.
3.MakesurethekeyswitchisintheOFFpositionandtheForward/ReversehandleisintheNEUTRALposition.
Chockthewheels.
4.Dieselvehicles:IfBiodieselfuelisused,seeBiodieselFuel(DieselVehiclesOnly)onpage42.Prepare
thefueltank.
4.1.Fillthefueltankwithfreshfuel.
4.2.Disconnectthefuelventlinefromthefueltankventnipple(Figure26).
4.3.Plugthefueltankventnipplesothatitisairtight.Husqvarnarecommendsusingaslip-onvinylcap.
5.Changeengineoil.SeeEngineOilandFilterChangeonpage36.
6.Disconnectbattery.SeeDisconnectingtheBattery–DieselVehiclesonpage10.
7.Thebatteryshouldbecleanandfreeofcorrosion.Washthebatterytopandterminalswithasolutionofbaking
sodaandwater(1cup(237mL)bakingsodaper1gallon(3.8L)ofwater).Rinsethesolutionoffthebattery.Do
notallowthissolutiontoenterthebattery.Besuretheterminalsaretight.Lettheterminalsdryandthencoat
themwithBatteryTerminalProtectorSpray(P/N6030000-03).
8.Adjustthetirestotherecommendedtirepressure.SeeVehicleSpecicationsonpage49.
9.Performsemiannualperiodiclubrication.SeePeriodicLubricationScheduleonpage33.
10.Thoroughlycleanthefrontbody,rearbody,seats,cargobed,enginecompartment,andundersideofvehicle.
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