Maintenance
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Every500hours
•Replacethesecondaryaircleanerelement.(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevereconditions.
SeetheEnginemanualforadditionalinformation.)
•Changethehydrauliclteranduid(Every250hours/yearlyifusingMobil115W50)
•Checkthewheelhubtorquespecication.
•Checkthewheellugnuts.
Yearly
•Greasethefrontcasterpivots.
•Greasethedeckbeltidlerpivot.
•Lubricatethecasterwheelhubs.
PeriodicMaintenance
CheckEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Makesureunitisonalevelsurface.
2.Checkwithenginecold.
3.Cleanareaarounddipstick.Removedipstickand
wipeoiloff.Reinsertthedipstickandpushitall
thewaydownintothetube.DoNotscrewinto
place.Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevel.
4.Iftheoillevelislow ,wipeofftheareaaroundthe
oilllcap,removecapandaddoiltothe“FULL”
markonthedipstick.Exmark4-CyclePremium
EngineOilisrecommended;refertotheEngine
Owner'smanualforanacceptablealternative.Do
Notoverll.
Important:DoNotoperatetheenginewiththe
oillevelbelowthe“LOW”(or“ADD”)markon
thedipstick,oroverthe“FULL”mark.
CheckBatteryCharge
ServiceInterval:Asrequired
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandlead
compounds,chemicalsknowntotheStateof
Californiatocausecancerandreproductive
harm.Washhandsafterhandling.
Allowingbatteriestostandforanextendedperiodof
timewithoutrechargingthemwillresultinreduced
performanceandservicelife.Topreserveoptimum
batteryperformanceandlife,rechargebatteriesin
storagewhentheopencircuitvoltagedropsto12.4
volts.
Note:Topreventdamageduetofreezing,battery
shouldbefullychargedbeforeputtingawayfor
winterstorage.
Checkthevoltageofthebatterywithadigital
voltmeterorwiththemessagedisplay.Iftheignition
keyisturnedtothe“on”positionforafewseconds,
thebatteryvoltagewillbedisplayedintheareawhere
thehoursarenormallydisplayed.Locatethevoltage
readingofthebatteryinthetableandchargethe
batteryfortherecommendedtimeintervaltobring
thechargeuptoafullchargeof12.6voltsorgreater.
Important:Makesurethenegativebatterycable
isdisconnectedandthebatterychargerusedfor
chargingthebatteryshouldhaveanoutputof
16voltsand7ampsorlesstoavoiddamaging
thebattery(seechartforrecommendedcharger
settings).ThisisespeciallyimportantonKohler
EFI(ElectronicFuelInjection)units.Failureto
dosomaydamagetheECU(ElectronicControl
Unit).
Voltage
Reading
Percent
Charge
Maximum
Charger
Settings
Charging
Interval
12.6or
greater
100%
16volts/7
amps
No
Charging
Required
12.4–12.675–100%
16volts/7
amps
30Minutes
12.2–12.450–75%
16volts/7
amps
1Hour
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