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ChecktheBatteryFluidLevel2‒3
WARNING
Thebatteryfluidcontainscorrosive
acid.Whendealingwiththebattery,
alwayswearappropriateprotective
clothingandequipmenttoprotectyour
hands,eyes,faceandbody,andavoid
contactingbatteryfluid.
(1) Checkthebatteryfluidlevelseveryday
(especiallywhenusingthemachinein
warmanddryclimates).
(2) Whenthebatteryfluidlevelhasdropped
morethan10mm,addonlydistilledwater
untilthebatteryfluidlevelis2mmbelow
thebottomofthefillwell.(fig.7‒2)
NOTICE
Donotaddanythingotherthandistilled
water.Failuretoobeythisinstruction
couldshortenthebatterylife.
M086U120
2mm
Level
(max)
(min)
10mm
Plate
Ventwell
fig.7‒2
(3) Keeptheterminalsandtheuppersurface
ofthebatteryclean.
ChecktheEngineOilLevel2‒4
Dailycheckingisimportanttokeeptheengine
ingoodoperatingcondition.
WARNING
• Stoptheengineandcooldownbefore
checkingtheengineoillevel.
• Neverleavethekeyinthekeyswitch
whencheckingtheengineoillevel.
Someonemayaccidentallystartthe
enginewithoutrealizingitwhile
checkingtheengineoillevel.Such
accidentscouldresultinaseriousinjury.
(1) Makesurethemachineislevel.
(2) Makesuretheengineandallsystems
areturnedoffandtheemergencystop
buttonsaredepressed.
(3) Removedipstick(fig.7‒3,1)andwipewith
cleancloth.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
fig.7‒3
(4) Fullyreinsertdipstick.
(5) Removedipstick.Theoillevelshouldbe
betweenupper(fig.7‒3,2)andlower(fig.
7‒3,3)linesonthedipstick.
(6) Fullyreinsertdipstick.
(7) Addtheengineoilifnecessary.
EngineOilViscosity2‒4‒1
Selecttheappropriateengineoilviscosity
basedontheambienttemperatureanduse
theSAEServiceGradeViscosityChartinfig.
7‒4.
M085U220
SAE10W
SAE20W
SAE10W-30
SAE15W-40
SAE20
SAE30
SAE40
SAE20W-50
-20°C
(-4°F)
-10°C
(14°F)
0°C
(32°F)
10°C
(50°F)
20°C
(68°F)
30°C
(86°F)
40°C
(104°F)
50°C
(122°F)
fig.7‒4
ChecktheCoolingSystem2‒5
WARNING
• Stoptheengineandcooldownbefore
checkingthecoolingsystem.
• Neverleavethekeyinthekeyswitch
whencheckingthecoolingsystem.
Someonemayaccidentallystartthe
enginewithoutrealizingitwhile
checkingthecoolingsystem.Such
accidentscouldresultinaseriousinjury.