Operator's Manual

Important:Useonlyclean,distilledordeionized
watertollthebatteries.Usingtapwatermay
damageandreducethelifeofthebatteries.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,shutoffthemachine,removethe
key,andraisecargobed;RaisingtheCargoBed
totheDumpPosition(page18).
2.Chargethebatteriesuntilafullchargeis
achieved;refertoChargingtheBatteries(page
34).
3.Raisetheseatassemblytoaccessthebatteries;
refertoRemovingtheBenchCushion(page28).
4.ConnectyourT orowaterhandpumptothe
water-llport(Figure37).
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Figure37
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.T akethemachinetoanAuthorizedService
Dealerandhavethemtestthebatteriestodetermine
whetherthebatteriesneedtobereplaced.Thedealer
canthenreplacethebatteriesforyou.Ifyouwish
toreplacethebatteriesyourself,usethefollowing
procedures:
DisconnectingtheBatteries
1.Raisethecargobed,turnthekeyswitchtothe
OFFposition,andremovethekey.
2.Disconnectthemainnegative-batterycable
(black)thatconnectsthebankofbatteriestothe
groundpointofthemachine(Figure38).
Note:Themainbatterycablesarelongwhen
comparedtobattery-interconnectcables.
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Figure38
3.Disconnectthemainpositive-batterycable(red)
thatconnectsthebankofbatteriestothemain
contactorofthemachine(Figure38).
ReplacingtheBatteries
1.Removeallofthebattery-interconnectcables
fromthebatteries.
2.Removethebatteryretainerslocatedbetween
thebatteries.
3.Removeallofthebatteriesandrecyclethem
accordingtoyourlocalcodes.
4.Assemblenewbatteriesintothemachineatthe
locationsfromwhereyouremovedbatteriesin
step3.
Note:Payattentiontothebatterypolaritywhen
installingthenewbatteries(Figure38).
5.Installthebatteryretainersandtightenthenuts
untiltheretainersecurelygripsthebatteries.
6.Connectthebatteriestogetherasshownin
Figure38withthebattery-interconnectcables
thatyouremovedinstep1.
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