Toro 31598N - Charging the Battery; Using the Alternate Positive Post; Calibrating the Traction Pedal

ChargingtheBattery
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgassesthatcan
explode.
Donotsmokenearthebattery,andkeepsparksand
amesawayfromthebattery.
Important:Keepthebatteryfullycharged.Thisis
especiallyimportanttopreventbatterydamagewhen
thetemperatureisbelow32°F(0°C).
1.Performthepre-maintenanceprocedure;referto
PreparingtheMachineforMaintenance(page38).
2.Cleantheexteriorofthebatterycaseandthebattery
posts.
Note:Connecttheleadsofthebatterychargerto
batterypostsbeforeconnectingthechargertothe
electricalsource.
3.Lookatthebatteryandidentifythepositiveand
negativebatteryposts.
4.Connectthepositiveleadofthebatterychargertothe
positivebatterypost(Figure70).
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Figure70
1.Positivebatterypost
3.Red(+)chargerlead
2.Negativebatterypost
4.Black(-)chargerlead
5.Connectthenegativeleadofthebatterychargertothe
negative-batterypost(Figure70).
6.Connectthebatterychargertotheelectricalsource,and
chargethebatteryaccordingtotheBattery-charging
Tablethatfollows.
Important:Donotoverchargethebattery.
Battery-chargerTable
ChargersettingChargingtime
4to6amperes30minutes
25to30amperes10to15minutes
7.Whenthebatteryisfullycharged,unplugthecharger
fromtheelectricalsource,thendisconnectthecharger
leadsfromthebatteryposts(Figure70).
UsingtheAlternatePositive
Post
Ifyouneedtojumpstartthemachineorchargethebatteries,
youcanusethealternatepositivepostinsteadofthepositive
batterypost(Figure67).Thealternatepositivepostislocated
inthefrontofthepowercenterconsole(Figure66).
CalibratingtheTractionPedal
ServiceInterval:Every1,000hours—Calibratethetraction
pedal.
ContactyourlocalTorodistributororrefertotheToroService
Manualforassistance.
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