Toro 30473 - 1 Checking Fluid Levels; 2 Activating and Charging the Battery

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CheckingFluidLevels
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
1.Checkthehydraulicuidlevelbeforestartingthe
engine;refertoCheckingtheHydraulicSystem(page
34).
2.Checktheengine-oillevelbeforeandafterstartingthe
engine;refertoCheckingtheEngine-OilLevel(page
24).
3.Checkthecoolingsystembeforestartingtheengine;
refertoCheckingtheCoolingSystem(page29).
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ActivatingandChargingthe
Battery
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Useonlyelectrolyte(1.265SpecicGravity)tollthebattery
initially.
1.Removethebatteryfromthemachine.
Important:Donotaddelectrolytewhilethe
batteryisinthemachine.Youcouldspillit,
causingcorrosion.
2.Cleanthetopofthebatteryandremovetheventcaps
(Figure3).
Figure3
1.Ventcaps
3.Carefullylleachcellwithelectrolyteuntiltheplates
arecoveredwithabout6mm(1/4inch)ofuid(Figure
4).
Figure4
4.Waitapproximately20to30minutesfortheelectrolyte
tosoakintotheplates.
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explodeandcauseseriousinjuryordeath.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeepsparks
andamesawayfrombattery.
5.Fillthecellsasnecessarytobringtheelectrolyteto
withinabout6mm(1/4inch)ofthebottomofthell
well(Figure4).
6.Connecta3to4Abatterychargertothebatteryposts.
7.Chargethebatteryatarateof3to4Auntilthespecic
gravityis1.25orhigherandthetemperatureisatleast
16°C(60°F),withallcellsgassingfreely.
8.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthecharger
fromtheelectricaloutletandbatteryposts.
Note:Afteryouactivatethebattery,addonly
distilledwatertoreplacenormalloss,although
maintenance-freebatteriesshouldnotrequirewater
undernormaloperatingconditions.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
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