Toro 07390 Workman HDX-Auto - Jump-Starting the Machine

Jump-StartingtheMachine
WARNING
Jump-startingcanbedangerous.Toavoidpersonal
injuryordamagetoelectricalcomponentsin
machine,observethefollowingwarnings:
•Neverjump-startwithavoltagesourcegreater
than15voltsDC.Thiswilldamagetheelectrical
system.
•Neverattempttojumpstartadischargedbattery
thatisfrozen.Itcouldruptureorexplodeduring
jumpstarting.
•Observeallbatterywarningswhilejumpstarting
yourmachine.
•Ensurethatthemachineisnottouchingthe
jumpstartmachine.
•Connectingcablestothewrongpostcould
resultinpersonalinjuryand/ordamagetothe
electricalsystem.
1.Squeezethebatterycovertoreleasethetabsfrom
batterybase,andremovethebatterycoverfromthe
batterybase(Figure61).
Figure61
1.Batterycover
2.Connectajumpercablebetweenthepositivepostsof
the2batteries(Figure62).
Note:Thepositivepostmaybeidentiedbya+sign
ontopofthebatterycover.
3.Connecttheendoftheotherjumpercabletothe
negativeterminalofthebatteryintheothermachine.
Important:Donotconnectthejumpercableto
thefuelsystem.
Note:ThenegativeterminalhasNEGonthe
batterycover.Donotconnecttheotherendofthe
jumpercabletothenegativepostofthedischarged
battery—connectittotheengineorframe.
Figure62
1.Battery
4.Starttheengineofthemachinethatprovidesthe
electricalsourceforthejumpstart.
Note:Letmachinethatprovidestheelectricalsource
runafewminutes,thenstartyourengine.
5.Removethenegativejumpercablerstfromyour
engine,thenthebatteryintheothervehicle.
6.Installthebatterycovertothebatterybase.
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