Toro 12004TC - Servicing the Battery

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Figure39
1.Lampassembly3.Tabs
2.Reector4.Slots
4.Pullthelampassemblyoutofthereector.
5.Removethelampassemblyfromthewireharness.
6.Discardthelampassembly.
7.Pushthereplacementlampassemblyontothewire
harness.
8.Reachbeneaththedashandalignthethreetabson
thelampassemblywiththeslotsinthereector
(Figure39).
9.Insertthelampassemblyintothereectorandrotate
it1/4turnclockwiseuntilitstops.
ServicingtheBattery
Important:Donotjumpstartthevehicle.
Alwayskeepthebatterycleanandfullycharged.Use
apapertoweltocleanthebatteryandbatterybox.If
thebatteryterminalsarecorroded,cleanthemwitha
solutionoffourpartswaterandonepartbakingsoda.
Applyalightcoatingofgreasetothebatteryterminals
topreventcorrosion.
Voltage:12voltwith280coldcrankingAmps@0°F
(-18°C).
RemovingtheBattery
1.Positionthevehicleonalevelsurface,settheparking
brake,turntheignitionoff,andremovethekey.
2.Raisethebedandsecureitwiththeproprod.
3.Removethebatteryhold-down.
4.Disconnectthenegative(black)groundcablefrom
thebatterypost.
Incorrectbatterycableroutingcoulddamage
thevehicleandcables,causingsparks.Sparks
cancausethebatterygassestoexplode,
resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Always disconnect thenegative(black)
batterycablebeforedisconnectingthe
positive(red)cable.
•Always
r econnect thepositive(red)battery
cablebeforereconnectingthenegative
(black)cable.
•Alwayskeepthebatterystrapinplaceto
protectandsecurethebattery.
Batteryterminalsormetaltoolscouldshort
againstmetalvehiclecomponents,causing
sparks.Sparkscancausethebatterygassesto
explode,resultinginpersonalinjury.
•Whenremovingorinstallingthebattery,do
notallowthebatteryterminalstotouchany
metalpartsofthevehicle.
•Donotallowmetaltoolstoshortbetween
thebatteryterminalsandmetalpartsofthe
vehicle.
5.Disconnectthepositive(red)cablefromthebattery
post.
6.Removethebatteryfromthechassis.
InstallingtheBattery
1.Setthebatteryonthebatterybasesothebattery
postsaretowardtherearofthevehicle.
2.Connectthepositive(red)cabletothepositive(+)
batterypostandthenegative(black)cabletothe
negative(-)batterypostusingtheboltsandwing
nuts.Slidetherubberbootoverthepositivebattery
post.
3.Replacethebatteryhold-downtosecurethebattery
tothebase.
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryhold-down
inplacetoprotectandsecurethebattery.
ChargingtheBattery
Important:Alwayskeepthebatteryfullycharged
(1.260specicgravity).Thisisespeciallyimportant
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