Toro Recycler 20332 - Charging the Battery; Battery Charging Instructions

1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance(page23).
3.Removethedipstickbyrotatingthecap
counterclockwiseandpullingitout(Figure27).
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Figure27
1.Dipstick3.Full
2.Add
4.Tipthemachineontoitsside(sothattheair
lterisup)todraintheusedoilfromtheoil-ll
tube(Figure28).
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Figure28
5.Afterdrainingtheusedoil,returnthemachineto
theoperatingposition.
6.Carefullypourabout3/4oftheenginecapacity
ofoilintotheoil-lltube.
7.Wait3minutesfortheoiltosettleintheengine.
8.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.
9.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltube,then
removethedipstick.
10.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick(Figure27).
•Iftheoillevelonthedipstickistoolow,
carefullypourasmallamountofoilintothe
oil-lltube,wait3minutes,andrepeatsteps
8through10untiltheoillevelonthedipstick
iscorrect.
•Iftheoillevelonthedipstickistoohigh,
draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevelonthe
dipstickiscorrect.
Important:Iftheoillevelintheengineistoo
lowortoohighandyouruntheengine,you
maydamagetheengine.
11.Installthedipstickintotheoil-lltubesecurely.
12.Recycletheusedoilproperly.
ChargingtheBattery
ForElectric-StartModels
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
Chargethebatteryfor24hoursinitially,thenmonthly
(every25starts)orasneeded.Alwaysusethe
chargerinashelteredareaandchargethebatteryat
roomtemperature(22°Cor70°F)wheneverpossible.
1.Connectthechargertothewireharnesslocated
belowtheelectric-startbutton(Figure29).
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Figure29
2.Plugthechargerintoawalloutlet.
Note:Whenthebatterynolongerholdsa
charge,recycleordisposeofthelead-acid
batteryaccordingtolocalcodes.
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