Toro 74915 - Jump-Starting the Machine

Jump-StartingtheMachine
1.Checkandcleancorrosionfromthebattery
terminalsbeforejump-starting.Ensurethatthe
connectionsaretight.
CAUTION
Corrosionorlooseconnectionscan
causeunwantedelectricalvoltagespikes
atanytimeduringthejump-starting
procedure.
Donotattempttojump-startthemachine
withlooseorcorrodedbatteryterminals,
ordamagetotheengineorEFImay
occur.
DANGER
Jump-startingaweakbatterythatis
crackedorfrozenorhasalowelectrolyte
leveloranopen/shortedbatterycellcan
causeanexplosion,resultinginserious
personalinjury.
Donotjump-startaweakbatteryifthese
conditionsexist.
2.Makesurethattheboosterbatteryisagood
andfullychargedlead-acidbatteryat12.6Vor
greater.
Note:Useproperlysizedjumpercableswith
shortlengthstoreducevoltagedropbetween
systems.Makesurethatthecablesarecolor
codedorlabeledforthecorrectpolarity.
CAUTION
Connectingthejumpercablesincorrectly
(wrongpolarity)canimmediatelydamage
theEFIsystem.
Becertainofbattery-terminalpolarity
andjumper-cablepolaritywhenhooking
upthebatteries.
WARNING
Batteriescontainacidandproduce
explosivegases.
•Shieldyoureyesandfacefromthe
batteriesatalltimes.
•Donotleanoverthebatteries.
Note:Ensurethattheventcapsaretightand
level.Placeadampcloth,ifavailable,overany
ventcapsonbothbatteries.Alsoensurethatthe
machinesdonottouchandthatbothelectrical
systemsareoffandatthesameratedsystem
voltage.Theseinstructionsarefornegative
groundsystemsonly.
3.Connectthepositive(+)cabletothepositive(+)
terminalofthedischargedbatterythatiswired
tothestarterorsolenoidasshowninFigure62.
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Figure62
1.Positive(+)cableon
dischargedbattery
5.Boosterbattery
2.Positive(+)cableon
boosterbattery
6.Dischargedbattery
3.Negative(–)cableonthe
boosterbattery
7.Engineblock
4.Negative(–)cableonthe
engineblock
4.Connecttheotherendofthepositivecableto
thepositiveterminaloftheboosterbattery.
5.Connecttheblacknegative(–)cabletotheother
terminal(negative)oftheboosterbattery.
6.Makethenalconnectionontheengineblockof
thestalledmachine(nottothenegativebattery
post),awayfromthebattery,andstandback
(Figure63).
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