Salety
Precautions
Charging a battery
A CAUTION! Do
not
charge a frozen battery.
Battery gas can explode.
• Keep cigarettes, sparks and flames away from the
battery.
• Remove cell caps before recharging.
1. Remove and clean battery. (See CHECKING
&
CLEANING BATTERY in this section.)
2. Check the electrolyte level. (See CHECKING
BATTERY ELECTROLYTE LEVEL.)
A
CA
UT/ON! Before
you
connect or disconnect charger
..
cables to battery, unplug the charger cord.
3. Connect the positive(+) charge cable
to
positive(+)
battery cable.
4.
Connect the negative (-) charge cable
to
the
negative (-) battery cable.
5.
Plug in the charger cord.
6.
If
battery needs complete charging, charge at 3 amps
constantly for 6
to
12
hours or 5 amps for 3
to
16
hours
using an automatic charger.
7.
Unplug the charger cord. Remove the charger cables.
8. Install the battery.
Using a booster battery
CAUTION! battery gas is explosive.
TO
ENGINE
GROUND
+
DD
VEHICLE
BATTERY
+
CJD
BOOSTER
BATTERY
A -DO NOT smoke while you charge battery.
- Keep all sparks and flames away.
- DO NOT charge a frozen battery.
- DO NOT connect booster battery (-) cable to starting
vehicle (-) terminal.
Connect cables in the order shown. Connect booster
negative (-) cable
to
engine ground away from battery
last.
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