Toro 74096 - Jump-Starting the Machine; Jump-Starting Safety Precautions; Jump-Starting Procedure

Jump-StartingtheMachine
1.Checktheweakbatteryforterminalcorrosion
(white,green,orblue“snow”).
Youmustcleanitoffpriortojump-starting.
Cleanandtightenconnectionsasnecessary.
CAUTION
Corrosionorlooseconnectionscan
causeunwantedelectricalvoltagespikes
atanytimeduringthejump-starting
procedure.
Donotattempttojump-startwithloose
orcorrodedbatteryterminals;otherwise,
damagemayoccurtotheengine.
DANGER
Jump-startingaweakbatterythatis
cracked,frozen,haslowelectrolytelevel,
oranopen/shortedbatterycell,can
causeanexplosion,resultinginserious
injury.
Donotjump-startaweakbatteryifthese
conditionsexist.
2.Ensurethattheboosterisagoodand
fully-chargedleadacidbatteryat12.6Vor
greater.Useproperlysizedjumpercables(4to6
AWG)withshortlengthstoreducevoltagedrop
betweensystems.Ensurethatthecablesare
color-codedorlabeledforthecorrectpolarity.
CAUTION
Connectingthejumpercablesincorrectly
(wrongpolarity)canimmediatelydamage
theelectricalsystem.
Becertainofbattery-terminalpolarityand
jumper-cablepolaritywhenconnecting
batteries.
Note:Thefollowinginstructionsareadapted
fromtheSAEJ1494Rev.Dec.2001–
BatteryBoosterCables–SurfaceVehicle
RecommendedPractice(SAE–Societyof
AutomotiveEngineers).
Important:Ensurethattheventcaps
aretightandlevel.Placeadampcloth,
ifavailable,overanyventcapsonboth
batteries.Ensurethatthemachinesdo
nottouchandthatbothelectricalsystems
areshutoffandatthesameratedsystem
voltage.Theseinstructionsarefornegative
groundsystemsonly.
3.Connectthepositive(+)cabletothepositive(+)
terminalofthedischargedbatterythatiswired
tothestarterorsolenoid(Figure47).
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Figure47
1.Positive(+)cableonthedischargedbattery
2.Positive(+)cableontheboosterbattery
3.Negative(–)cableontheboosterbattery
4.Negative(–)cableontheengineblock
5.Boosterbattery
6.Dischargedbattery
7.Engineblock
4.Connecttheotherendofthepositivecableto
thepositiveterminaloftheboosterbattery.
5.Connecttheblacknegative(–)cabletotheother
terminal(negative)oftheboosterbattery.
6.Makethenalconnectionontheengineblock
ofthestalledmachine(nottothenegativepost)
awayfromthebattery.Standawayfromthe
machine.
7.Startthevehicleandremovethecablesinthe
reverseorderofconnection(theengineblock
(black)connectionisthersttodisconnect).
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