Operator's Manual

Table Of Contents
ChargingtheBattery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthat
canexplode.
Donotsmokenearthebatteryandkeep
sparksandamesawayfrombattery.
Important:Keepthebatteryfullycharged.This
isespeciallyimportanttopreventbatterydamage
whenthetemperatureisbelow32°F(0°C).
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Openthefronthood.
3.Cleantheexteriorofthebatterycaseandthe
batteryposts.
Note:Connecttheleadsofthebatterycharger
tobatterypostsbeforeconnectingthecharger
totheelectricalsource.
4.Lookatthebatteryandidentifythepositiveand
negativebatteryposts.
5.Connectthepositiveleadofthebatterycharger
tothepositivebatterypost(Figure97).
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Figure97
1.Positivebatterypost
3.Red(+)chargerlead
2.Negativebatterypost
4.Black(-)chargerlead
6.Connectthenegativeleadofthebatterycharger
tothenegativebatterypost(Figure97).
7.Connectthebatterychargertotheelectrical
source.
Important:Donotoverchargethebattery.
Note:Chargethebatteryashowninbattery
chargingtable.
Battery-ChargerTable
ChargersettingChargingtime
10A8to10hours
20A
4to6hours(donotexceed
6hours)
8.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,unplug
thechargerfromtheelectricalsource,then
disconnectthechargerleadsfromthebattery
posts(Figure97).
Jump-StartingtheMachine
WARNING
Jump-startingthebatterycanproducegasses
thatcanexplode.
Donotsmokenearthebatteryandkeep
sparksandamesawayfrombattery.
Note:Thisprocedurerequires2peopletoperform.
Ensurethatthepersonmakingtheconnectionswears
theproperfaceprotection,protectivegloves,and
clothing.
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Openthefronthood.
3.EnsurethatallcontrolsareintheNEUTRAL
position.
4.Sitintheoperatorseatandhavetheother
personmaketheconnections.
Note:Ensurethatthejumperbatteryisa12-V
battery.
Important:Ifyouareusinganothermachine
forpower,ensurethatthe2machinesare
nottouchingeachother.
5.Preparetostarttheengine;refertoStartingand
ShuttingOfftheEngine(page47).
6.Removethecoverfromthejumppost(Figure
98).
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