Toro 34215 - Electrical System Maintenance; Servicing the Battery; Checking the Battery Charge

ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Monthly
Alwayskeepthebatterycleanandfullycharged.Useapaper
toweltocleanthebatterycase.Ifthebatteryterminalsare
corroded,cleanthemwithasolutionoffourpartswaterand
onepartbakingsoda.Applyalightcoatingofgreasetothe
batteryterminalstopreventcorrosion.
Voltage:12volts
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
DANGER
Chargingorjumpstartingthebatterymayproduce
explosivegases.Batterygasescanexplodecausing
seriousinjury.
•Keepsparks,ames,orcigarettesawayfrom
battery.
•Ventilatewhenchargingorusingbatteryinan
enclosedspace.
•Ensurethattheventingpathofbatteryisalways
openoncethebatteryislledwithacid.
•Donotleanoverthebatteries.
•Alwaysshieldeyesandfacefrombattery.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacid,whichis
poisonousandcancausesevereburns.Swallowing
electrolytecanbefatalorifittouchesskincan
causesevereburns.
•Weareyeprotectiontoshieldyoureyesand
rubberglovestoprotectyourskinandclothing
whenhandlingelectrolyte.
•Donotswallowelectrolyte.
•Intheeventofanaccident,ushwithwaterand
calladoctorimmediately.
CheckingtheBatteryCharge
CAUTION
IftheignitionisintheONpositionthereispotential
forsparksandengagementofcomponents.Sparks
couldcauseanexplosionormovingpartscould
accidentallyengagecausingpersonalinjury.
BesureignitionswitchisintheOFFpositionbefore
chargingthebattery.
1.MovetheignitionswitchtotheOFFpositionand
removethekey.
2.Removethefreeendofthebatterystrapfromthe
buckleandremovethebatterycoverfromthebattery
box(Figure71).
Figure71
1.Batterybox5.Batterycover
2.Batterysupport6.Negativeterminal
3.Buckle7.Positiveterminal
4.Batterystrap
3.Measurethevoltageofthebatterywithavoltmeter.
4.Usethetablebelowtolocatethechargestateorthe
battery,andifneeded,thebattery-chargersettingand
chargingintervalrecommendedtochargethebattery
to12.6voltsorgreater;refertothebatterychargetable
below .
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