Exmark STARIS E Series - Blade Inspection and Battery Safety; Mower Blade Checks and Jump Start Safety

Maintenance
2.Makesuretheboosterisagoodandfullycharged
leadacidbatteryat12.6voltsorgreater.Use
properlysizedjumpercables(4to6AWG)with
shortlengthstoreducevoltagedropbetween
systems.Makesurethecablesarecolorcodedor
labeledforthecorrectpolarity.
CAUTION
Connectingthejumpercablesincorrectly
(wrongpolarity)canimmediatelydamagethe
electricalsystem.
Becertainofbatteryterminalpolarityand
jumpercablepolaritywhenhookingup
batteries.
Note:Thefollowinginstructionsareadapted
fromtheSAEJ1494Rev .Dec.2001–Battery
BoosterCables–SurfaceVehicleRecommended
Practice(SAE–SocietyofAutomotive
Engineers).
WARNING
Batteriescontainacidandproduceexplosive
gases.
•Shieldtheeyesandfacefromthebatteries
atalltimes.
•DoNotleanoverthebatteries.
Note:Besuretheventcapsaretightandlevel.
Placeadampcloth,ifavailable,overanyvent
capsonbothbatteries.Besurethevehiclesdo
nottouchandthatbothelectricalsystemsare
offandatthesameratedsystemvoltage.These
instructionsarefornegativegroundsystemsonly.
3.Connectthepositive(+)cabletothepositive(+)
terminalofthedischargedbatterythatiswiredto
thestarterorsolenoidasshowninFigure19.
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Figure19
1.Positive(+)cableondischargedbattery
2.Positive(+)cableonboosterbattery
3.Negative(–)cableontheboosterbattery
4.Negative(–)cableontheengineblock
5.Boosterbattery
6.Dischargedbattery
7.Engineblock
4.Connecttheotherendofthepositivecabletothe
positiveterminaloftheboosterbattery.
5.Connecttheblacknegative(–)cabletotheother
terminal(negative)oftheboosterbattery.
6.MAKETHEFINALCONNECTIONON
THEENGINEBLOCKOFTHESTALLED
VEHICLE(NOTTOTHENEGATIVEPOST)
AWAYFROMTHEBATTERY .STANDBACK.
7.Startthevehicleandremovethecablesinthe
reverseorderofconnection(theengineblock
(black)connectionisthersttodisconnect).
CheckMowerBlades
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Liftdeckandsecureinraisedpositionasstatedin
theCleanGrassBuild-UpUnderDecksection.
3.Inspectbladesandsharpenorreplaceasrequired.
4.Reinstalltheblades(iftheywereremoved)inthe
followingorder:
A.Installbushingthroughbladewithbushing
angeonbottom(grass)sideofblade.
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