Operator's Manual

CheckingtheBatteryCableConnection
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Checkthebatterycable
connections.
Checkthatthebatterycableclampsaresecuretothepositive
andnegativebatteryterminals.
ChargingtheBattery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparksand
amesawayfrombattery.
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged.This
isespeciallyimportanttopreventbatterydamagewhen
thetemperatureisbelow32°F(0°C).
1.Cleantheexteriorofthebatterycaseandthebattery
posts.
Note:Connecttheleadsofthebatterychargerto
batterypostsbeforeconnectingthechargertothe
electricalsource.
2.Lookatthebatteryandidentifythepositiveand
negativebatteryposts.
3.Connectthepositiveleadofthebatterychargertothe
positive-batterypost(Figure67).
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Figure67
1.Positive-batterypost
3.Red(+)chargerlead
2.Negative-batterypost
4.Black(-)chargerlead
4.Connectthenegativeleadofthebatterychargertothe
negative-batterypost(Figure67).
5.Connectthebatterychargertotheelectricalsource.
Important:Donotoverchargethebattery.
Note:Chargethebatteryashowninbatterycharging
table.
Battery-chargerTable
ChargersettingChargingtime
4to6amperes30minutes
25to30amperes10to15minutes
6.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,unplugthecharger
fromtheelectricalsource,thendisconnectthecharger
leadsfromthebatteryposts(Figure67).
7.Connectthepositive(red)andnegative(black)battery
cables.
JumpStartingtheBattery
DANGER
Jumpstartingaweakbatterythatiscracked,frozen,
haslowelectrolytelevel,oranopen/shortedbattery
cell,cancauseanexplosionresultinginserious
personalinjury.
Donotjumpstartaweakbatteryiftheseconditions
exist.
WARNING
Batteriescontainacidandproduceexplosivegases.
•Shieldtheeyesandfacefromthebatteriesatall
times.
•Donotleanoverthebatteries.
CAUTION
Corrosionorlooseconnectionscancauseunwanted
electricalvoltagespikesatanytimeduringthejump
startingprocedure.
Donotattempttojumpstartwithlooseorcorroded
batteryterminalsordamagetotheenginemay
occur.
CAUTION
Connectingthejumpercablesincorrectly(wrong
polarity)canimmediatelydamagetheelectrical
system.
Becertainofbatteryterminalpolarityandjumper
cablepolaritywhenhookingupbatteries.
Note:Thefollowinginstructionsareadaptedfromthe
SAEJ1494Rev .Dec.2001–BatteryBoosterCables–
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