Section 3 - Maintenance
Routine Maintenance
Electrical System
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Jump Starting the Engine
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WARNING
If you try to charge a frozen battery, or jump-start and
run the engine, the battery could explode.
Do not use a battery if its electrolyte is frozen. To
prevent the battery electrolyte from freezing, keep the
battery at full charge.
Batteries give off a flammable gas that can explode.
Do not smoke when checking the battery electrolyte
levels. When starting from another machine, make
sure the two machines do not touch. This prevents any
chance of sparks near the battery. Sparks could ignite
the battery gas. If that happens the battery could
explode.
Even with the starter switch set to off some circuits
will be energised when the external power supply is
connected. Set all the machine switches to their OFF
positions before connecting the external power
supply.
Do not connect a booster supply directly across the
starter motor. Doing this could bypass the neutral
safety switch and the engine can start with the
transmission selected. The machine could then run
away and kill or injure bystanders.
Use only booster cables which are in good condition
with securely attached connectors. Connect both
ends of one booster cable before connecting the other
one.
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1 Make Safe the Loader Shovel
The loader shovel should already be resting on the
ground. If it is not you should, if possible, install the
safety strut supplied
K Installing the Safety
Strut ( T 3-21). Alternatively, block the shovel to
prevent any chance of it falling.
2 Set all switches to 'OFF'.
Fig 17. Mini CX
3 Connect the Booster Cables
a Remove the battery compartment cover. (Mini CX
shown, Mini CX 4x4 similar).
!MWARNING
Keep metal watch straps and any metal fasteners on
your clothes, clear of the positive (+) battery terminal.
Such items can short between the terminal and nearby
metal work. If it happens you can get burned.
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b Connect the positive booster cable to the positive
(+) terminal on the machine battery. Connect the
other end of this cable to the positive (+) terminal
of the booster supply.
c Connect the negative (-) booster cable to a good
frame earth on the machine, away from and below
the battery.
Note: A good frame earth is part of the machine frame,
free from paint and dirt. Do not use a pivot pin for an earth.
d Connect the other end of this cable to the negative
(-) terminal on the booster supply.
4 Do the pre-start checks.
See Before Starting the Engine, Operation
Section of Operator’s Manual.
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