Servicing the Battery
Important: Do not jump star t the v ehicle.
Alw a ys k ee p the batter y clean and fully c harg ed.
Use a paper to w el to clean the batter y and batter y
bo x. If the batter y ter minals are cor roded, clean
them with a solution of four par ts w ater and one
par t baking soda. Apply a light coating of g rease
to the batter y ter minals to prev ent cor rosion.
V oltag e: 12 v olt with 280 cold cranking Amps @
0° F (-18° C).
Removing the Battery
1. P osition the v ehicle on a lev el surface , set
the parking brak e , tur n the ignition off , and
remo v e the k ey .
2. Raise the bed and secure it with the prop rod.
3. R emo v e the batter y hold-do wn.
4. Disconnect the neg ati v e (blac k) g round cable
from the batter y post.
Incor r ect batter y ca ble r outing could
dama ge the v ehicle and ca bles, causing
spar ks. Spar ks can cause the batter y
gasses to explode, r esulting in per sonal
injur y .
• Al w ays disconnect the negati v e
(black) batter y ca ble bef or e
disconnecting the positi v e (r ed)
ca ble.
• Al w ays r econnect the positi v e (r ed)
batter y ca ble bef or e r econnecting the
negati v e (black) ca ble.
• Al w ays k eep the batter y strap in place
to pr otect and secur e the batter y .
Batter y ter minals or metal tools could
shor t a gainst metal v ehicle components,
causing spar ks. Spar ks can cause the
batter y gasses to explode, r esulting in
per sonal injur y .
• W hen r emo ving or installing the
batter y , do not allo w the batter y
ter minals to touch an y metal par ts of
the v ehicle.
• Do not allo w metal tools to shor t
betw een the batter y ter minals and
metal par ts of the v ehicle.
5. Disconnect the positi v e (red) cable from the
batter y post.
6. R emo v e the batter y from the c hassis .
Installing the Battery
1. Set the batter y on the batter y base so the
batter y posts are to w ard the rear of the v ehicle .
2. Connect the positi v e (red) cable to the positi v e
(+) batter y post and the neg ati v e (blac k) cable
to the neg ati v e (-) batter y post using the bolts
and wing n uts . Slide the r ubber boot o v er the
positi v e batter y post.
3. R e place the batter y hold-do wn to secure the
batter y to the base .
Important: Al w ays k eep the batter y
hold-do wn in place to pr otect and secur e
the batter y .
Charging the Battery
Important: Al w ays k eep the batter y
full y charged (1.260 specific g ra vity). T his
is especiall y impor tant to pr ev ent batter y
dama ge when the temperatur e is belo w 32°F
(0°C).
1. R emo v e the batter y from the c hassis; refer to
R emo ving the Batter y .
2. Connect a 3 to 4 amp batter y c harg er to the
batter y posts . Charg e the batter y at a rate of 3
to 4 amperes for 4 to 8 hours (12 v olts). Do
not o v erc harg e the batter y .
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