Operator's Manual

CaringfortheLithiumIon
BatteryPack
WARNING
Thebatterypackcontainshighvoltagewhichcould
burnorelectrocuteyou.
•Neverattempttoopenthebatterypack.
•Donotplaceanythingintheconnectoron
thebatterypackotherthanthewireharness
connectorthatcamewiththeproduct.
•Useextremecarewhenhandlingabatterypack
withacrackedcase.
•Onlyusethechargerdesignedforthebattery
pack
ChargingtheBatteryPack
Chargethebatterypackwhenyouarenishedmowingfor
thedaytoensurethatitisfullychargedforthenextday’s
mowing.Unlikeotherbatterytypes,lithiumionbatteriesdo
nothaveachargememoryissueanddonotneedtobefully
dischargedbeforechargingthem.
RefertotheLithiumIonBatteryChargerOperator’sManualfor
detailedinstructionsonchargingthebatterypack.
Ifyouwillbestoringthemowerformorethan10days,ensure
thatyouplaceitonthechargerandleavethechargerturned
on.After10daysofinactivity,thechargerwillautomatically
switchtostoragemode,duringwhichitreducesandmaintains
thechargeto40%ofmaximum.Referto(page)formore
informationonstoringthemachineandforremovingthe
batteryfromstoragemode.
TransportingtheBatteryPack
TheUSDepartmentofTransportationandinternational
transportationauthoritiesrequirethatlithiumionbatteriesbe
transportedusingspecialpackagingandonlybetransported
bycarrierscertiedtohaulthem.IntheUSA,youare
allowedtotransportthebatterywhenitisinstalledonthe
machineasbatterypoweredequipment,withsomeregulatory
requirements.ContacttheUSDepartmentofTransportation
ortheappropriategovernmentbodyinyourcountryfor
detailedregulationsontransportationofyoureFlexoreFlex
battery.
Fordetailedinformationonshippingthebatterypack,refer
totheinstructions(3373-934)includedwiththeBattery
ShippingKit(120-4600).Theseinstructionsareavailablefor
downloadfromwww .toro.com.
CaringfortheBatteryPack
Aswithallrechargeablebatteries,lithiumionbatterieshave
alifespanduringwhichtheywillholdasufcientcharge
toperformtheworkforwhichtheyareintended.Astime
goesby,thetotalamountofworkthebatterywillbeable
tocompleteonasinglechargewillgraduallydiminish.The
followingtableliststheapproximateexpectedworkthatthe
machineshouldbecapableofovertherstveyearsofuse:
Year
AreaCutPerFullCharge
1
4240m
2
(45,600ft
2
)
2
4070m
2
(43,800ft
2
)
3
3900m
2
(42,000ft
2
)
4
3790m
2
(40,800ft
2
)
5
3600m
2
(39,000ft
2
)
Note:Yourresultsmayvarydependingonthedistanceyou
needtotransportthemachine,thecontactsettingofthebed
knife,andotherfactorsasdiscussedinthissection.
Toachievemaximumlifeandusefromyourbattery,apply
thefollowingcareguidelines:
•Donotopenthebatterypack.Therearenouser
serviceablepartsinside.Ifyouopenthepackyouwillvoid
yourwarranty.Thepackisprotectedbytamper-alerting
devices.
•Store/parkthemachineinaclean,drygarageorstorage
area,awayfromdirectsunlightandheatsources.Do
notstoreitinalocationwherethetemperaturewilldrop
below-13degreesF(-25degreesC)orriseabove113
degreesF(45degreesC).Temperaturesoutsideofthis
rangewilldamageyourbattery.Hightemperatures
duringstorage,especiallyatahighstateofcharge,will
reducethelifeofthebatteries.
•Whenstoringformorethan10days,ensurethatthe
machineisinacoollocation,outofsunlight,and
connectedtothecharger.
•Ifyouaremowinginhotconditionsorinsunlight,the
batterymayoverheat.Ifthishappens,ahightemperature
alertwillappearontheInfoCenterLCDdisplay.Inthis
condition,themachinewillnolongeroperatewiththe
reelengagedandthemachinewillslowdown.
Immediatelydrivethemachinetoacoollocationoutof
thesun,turnoffthemachine,andallowthebatteryto
coolfullybeforeresumingoperation.
•Keepthebatterypackcoverclean.Thewhitecolor
reectssunlightandslowstheheatbuildupinthebattery
pack.Adirtycoverwillincreasetheheatinthebattery
packeachdayandwillreducetheenergycapacity.
•Adjustthebedknifetoreelcontacttobeaslightas
possible.Thiswillreducethepowerneededtorunthe
reelandincreasetheamountofworkthemachinewill
performoneachcharge.
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