Operator's Manual

CheckingtheWaterLevelofthe
Batteries
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,shutoffthemachine,removethe
key,andraisecargobed;RaisingtheCargoBed
totheDumpPosition(page19).
2.Raisetheseatassemblytoaccessthebatteries;
refertoRaisingandLoweringtheSeatAssembly
(page29).
3.Checktheeyeletsoneachofthebatteriesto
seeiftheyareeitherblackorwhite(Figure39).
Note:Blackeyeletsindicatethatthebatteries
arefullofwater.Whiteeyeletsindicatethat
waterisneededforthebatteries.
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Figure39
1.Batteryeyelet
4.Iftheeyeletsarewhite,youmustadddistilledor
deionizedwatertothebatteries;refertoAdding
DistilledorDeionizedWatertotheBatteries
(page37).
AddingDistilledorDeionized
WatertotheBatteries
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Every2weeks
(whichevercomesrst)
Important:Fullychargethebatteriesbefore
addingthewatertothebatteries.Whilecharging,
theelectrolyteincreasesinvolume,andllinga
lowbatterybeforefullychargingthebatteriescan
causetheelectrolytetooverowandleakoutof
thevent.
Important:Useonlyclean,distilledordeionized
watertollthebatteries.Usingtapwatermay
damageandreducethelifeofthebatteries.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,shutoffthemachine,removethe
key,andraisecargobed;RaisingtheCargoBed
totheDumpPosition(page19).
2.Chargethebatteriesuntilafullchargeis
achieved;refertoChargingtheBatteries(page
35).
3.Raisetheseatassemblytoaccessthebatteries;
refertoRaisingandLoweringtheSeatAssembly
(page29).
4.ConnectyourTorowaterhandpumptothe
water-llport(Figure40).
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Figure40
1.Water-llport
3.Waterhandpump
2.Hand-pumpconnector
5.Pumpwaterintothebatteriesuntilalltheeyelets
ontopofthebatteriesareblack,indicatingthat
theyarelledwithwater.
Important:Donotoverllthebattery.
Electrolytewilloverowontootherparts
ofthemachineandseverecorrosionand
deteriorationmayresult.Also,overllingthe
batterymayreducethelifeofthebattery.
ChangingtheBatteries
Whenthemachinebeginstoloseoperatingrange
orwhenthelengthoftimetodischargeorcharge
thebatteryissignicantlyreduced,thebatteriesare
probablywearingandlosingtheirabilitytoholda
charge.TakethemachinetoanAuthorizedService
Dealerandhavethemtestthebatteriestodetermine
whetherthebatteriesneedtobereplaced.Thedealer
canthenreplacethebatteriesforyou.Ifyouwish
toreplacethebatteriesyourself,usethefollowing
procedures:
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