Exmark Quest Lawn Mower - Battery Maintenance

Maintenance
ChargingtheBattery
RemovingtheBattery
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalmachinecomponentscausing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygasses
toexplode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,
DoNotallowthebatteryterminalsto
touchanymetalpartsofthemachine.
•DoNotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsof
themachine.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutralposition,engageparkingbrakestopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Raisetheseat.
4.Disconnectthenegative(black)groundcable
fromthebatterypost(Figure34).Retainall
fasteners.
Figure34
1.Batteryhold-down5.Terminalboot
2.Wingnut6.Positivebatterypost
3.Negativebatterypost7.Battery
4.Bolt,washer,andnut
WARNING
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
themachineandcablescausingsparks.
Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Alwaysdisconnectthenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Alwaysconnectthepositive(red)battery
cablebeforeconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
5.Slidetherubbercoverupthepositive(red)cable.
Disconnectthepositive(red)cablefromthe
batterypost.Retainallfasteners.
6.Removethebatteryhold-down(Figure34)and
liftthebatteryfromthebatterytray.
ChargingtheBattery
1.Removethebatteryfromthechassis;referto
RemovingtheBattery.
2.Allowingbatteriestostandforanextendedperiod
withoutrechargingthemwillresultinreduced
performanceandservicelife.Topreserve
optimumbatteryperformanceandlife,recharge
batteriesinstoragewhentheopencircuitvoltage
dropsto12.4volts.
Note:Topreventdamageduetofreezing,
batteryshouldbefullychargedbeforeputting
awayforwinterstorage.
3.Checkthevoltageofthebatterywithadigital
voltmeter.Locatethevoltagereadingofthe
batteryinthetablebelowandchargethebattery
fortherecommendedtimeintervaltobringthe
chargeuptoafullchargeof12.6voltsorgreater.
Important:Makesurethenegativebattery
cablesaredisconnectedandthebattery
chargerusedforchargingthebatteryhasan
outputof16voltsand7ampsorlesstoavoid
damagingthebattery(seechartbelowfor
recommendedchargersettings).
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