4-OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Assistedstarting(Jump-starting)
DANGER
Explosionhazardand/orrunoverhazard!
Readtheprocedureintheoperator'smanualbeforejump-startorservicetoavoidinjury.
Failuretocomplywillresultindeathorseriousinjury.
D0149A
WARNING
Explosionhazard!
Ifbatteryelectrolyteisfrozen,attemptingtochargethebatteryorjump-starttheenginecancausethe
batterytoexplode.Alwayskeepbatteriesatfullchargetopreventfrozenbatteryelectrolyte.Never
chargeafrozenbattery.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0203A
WARNING
Explosivegas!
Batteriesemitexplosivehydrogengasandotherfumeswhilecharging.Ventilatethechargingarea.
Keepthebatteryawayfromsparks,openames,andotherignitionsources.Neverchargeafrozen
battery.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0005A
WARNING
Batteryacidcausesburns.Batteriescontainsulfuricacid.
Avoidcontactwithskin,eyesorclothing.Antidote(external):Flushwithwater.Antidote(eyes):ush
withwaterfor15minutesandseekmedicalattentionimmediately.Antidote(internal):Drinklarge
quantitiesofwaterormilk.Donotinducevomiting.Seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0111A
Thingstoconsiderandunderstandbeforeyouattempttheassistedstartingprocedure:
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Ahighcurrentowsonconnectionofthegroundcable.
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Connectthegroundcabletotheframeasfaraspossibleawayfromthedischargedbattery.
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Duringassistedstartingoperations(bymeansofanexternalbattery),donotleanoverthebatteries.Weargoggles.
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Onlyconnectbatteries(batteryassemblies)withthesamevoltage.
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Onlyusetestedjumpercableswithinsulatedterminalclipsandanadequateleaddiameter.
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Ensurethatthebodiesofthesupplyingandreceivingmachinesarenotincontact.Otherwiseacurrentowmight
resultfromconnectingthepositivepoles.
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Whenperformingassistedstarting,neverusepowersuppliescreatinganover-voltage,suchas,forexample,two
orthreebatteriesinseriesordevicesgeneratingvoltagesabove12V.
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Neveruseweldinggeneratorsorweldingtransformersaspowersources.
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Positionjumpercablesinsuchawaythattheycannotbecaughtbyrotatingenginecomponents.
Checkwhetherthebatteryofthereceivingmachine
(dischargedbattery)isinworkingorder:
1.Switchoffelectricalaccessories(lights,fans).
2.Inserttheignitionkey,thewarninglampsfortheinstru-
mentclustermustturnON.
3.IfwarninglampsdonotturnON,thebatteryisfaulty
(dischargedorwithashort-circuitinside).Inthiscase
themachinemustnotbestarted,asthealternator
wouldthenbedamaged.
4.Installafunctionalbatterybeforejump-starting.
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