Use and Care Manual

Figure24
•Iftheoillevelislow,addasmallamountofoil
slowlytotheoil-lltube,andthenrepeatsteps
6through8untiltheoillevelonthedipstickis
correct.
•Iftheoillevelishigh,draintheexcessoiluntilthe
oillevelonthedipstickiscorrect.
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseis
toolowortoohighandyouruntheengine,
youmaydamagetheengine.
9.Installthedipsticksecurely.
10.Recycletheusedoilproperly.
ChargingtheBattery
(Electric-startmodelonly)
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
Chargethebatteryfor24hoursinitially,thenmonthly(every
25starts)orasneeded.Alwaysusethechargerinasheltered
areaandchargethebatteryatroomtemperature(70°or22°
C)wheneverpossible.
1.Connectthechargertothewireharnesslocatedbelow
theignitionkey(Figure25).
Figure25
2.Plugthechargerintoawalloutlet.
Note:Whenthebatterynolongerholdsacharge,
recycleordisposeofthelead-acidbatteryaccording
tolocalcodes.
Note:Yourbatterychargermayhavea2-colorLEDdisplay
thatindicatesthefollowingstatesofcharging:
•Aredlightindicatesthatthechargerischargingthe
battery.
•Agreenlightindicatesthatthechargerisfullychargedor
thechargerisdisconnectedfromthebattery.
•Aashinglightthatalternatesbetweenredandgreen
indicatesthatthebatteryisnearlyfullycharged.Thisstate
lastsonlyafewminutesuntilthebatteryisfullycharged.
ReplacingtheFuse
(Electric-startmodelonly)
Yourmachinecomeswithafusethatprotectstheelectric
starter.Ifthebatterydoesnotchargeortheenginedoesnot
runwiththeelectricstarter,thefusemaybeblown.Replace
itwitha40-ampplug-intypefuse.
Important:Youcannotstartthemachinewiththe
electricstarterorchargethebatteryunlessyouinstall
thefuse.
1.Unclipthebatterycoverandremoveit(Figure26).
Figure26
1.Batterycover3.Battery
2.Foam4.Fuseholder
2.Insertthefuseintothefuseholder(Figure27).
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