Toro 07299 - Electrical System Care; Battery Maintenance Steps; Battery Cleaning Instructions; Safe Battery Charging Guide

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
MaintainingtheBatteries
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
WARNING
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshortagainst
metalcomponentscausingsparks.Sparkscan
causethebatterygassestoexplode,resultingin
personalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,donot
allowthebatteryterminalstotouchanymetal
partsofthemachine.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
machine.
•Alwayskeepthebatteryretainersinplaceto
protectandsecurethebatteries.
CleaningtheBatteries
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
1.Ensurethatallofthebatterycapsaretight.
2.Useapapertoweltocleanthebatteries.
3.Ifthebatteryterminalsarecorroded,cleanthemwith
asolutionof4partswaterandonepartbakingsoda.
Also,cleanthepostsandcableclampswithapostand
clampcleaner.
Note:Thepostsandclampsshouldhaveabright
metallicshine.
4.ApplyalightcoatingofTorobattery-terminal
protector.
ChargingtheBatteries
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Achargerissuppliedwiththemachine.Alwayskeepthe
chargerinadrylocation.Formaximumbatterylife,charge
thebatterieswheneveryouarenotusingthemachine.
Dependingonhowdischargedthebatteriesare,itmaytake
upto16hourstochargethebatteriestofullcapacity.
Important:Lead-acidbatteriesdonotdevelopa
chargememoryanddonotneedtobefullydischarged
beforechargingthem.
Full y discharging the batteries
may dama ge them. Chargethebatteriesanytimethe
machineisnotinuse.
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Neversmokenearthebatteriesandkeepsparks
andamesawayfromthem.
1.Positionthemachineinawell-ventilatedareaneara
suitablepoweroutlet.
2.Connectthechargercordtothechargingreceptacleon
themachine(locatedonthepanelbetweentheseats).
Note:Ensurethatthechargervoltagesettingmatches
thevoltageatthepoweroutletbeingused.
3.Plugthechargerpowercordintothepoweroutlet.
Note:Whilethebatteriesarecharging,thegreenlight
onthechargerwillblinkonandoff.Whenthebatteries
arefullycharged,thegreenlightstopsblinkingand
stayson.
4.Disconnectthecordfromthepoweroutlet.
5.Disconnectthechargerfromthemachine.
Important:Donotcarrythechargeronthemachine.
Excessiveorprolongedjarringmaydamageit.
AddingWatertotheBatteries
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Monthly(whichever
comesrst)
Useonlyclean,distilledwatertollthebatteries.
1.Raisethecargobed,turnthekeyoff,andremoveit.
2.Removethellercapsfromeachbattery.
3.Iftheelectrolyteisnotoverthetopoftheplatesin
eachbatterycell,addjustenoughdistilledwaterto
covertheplates.
4.Replacethellercapsonallbatteries.
5.Chargethebatteriesuntilafullchargeisachieved;refer
toChargingtheBatteries(page27).
6.Oncethebatteriesarefullycharged,removetheller
capsfromeachbattery.
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