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Figure83
1.Flangelocknut4.Positivebatterycable
2.Negativebatterycable5.Batterystrap
3.Carriagebolt6.Strapange(batterybox)
3.Slipbacktheinsulatorcoverofthepositive
batterycable(Figure83).
4.Removetheangelocknutandcarriageboltthat
securethepositivebatterycabletothebattery,
andremovethecablefromthebattery(Figure
83).
5.Removethebatterystrapfromtheangeofthe
batterybox(Figure83).
6.Removethebatteryfromthebatteryboxofthe
machine.
InstallingtheBattery
1.Placethebatteryintothebatterybox.
2.Securethebatterytothebatteryboxwiththe
batterystrap(Figure83).
3.Assemblethepositivebatterycabletothe
positiveterminalofthebatterywiththecarriage
boltandangelocknut(Figure83).
4.Slipbacktheinsulatorcoverofthepositive
batterycableoverthebatteryterminal.
5.Assemblethenegativebatterycabletothe
positiveterminalofthebatterywiththecarriage
boltandangelocknut(Figure83).
Jump-StartingtheMachine
DANGER
Jump-startingabatterythatiscracked,frozen,
haslowelectrolytelevel,oranopen/shorted
batterycellcancauseanexplosion,resulting
inseriouspersonalinjury.
Donotjump-startabatteryiftheseconditions
exist;replacethebattery.
CAUTION
Corrosionorlooseconnectionscancause
unwantedelectricalvoltagespikesatanytime
duringthejump-startingprocedure.
Donotattempttojumpstartamachine
withlooseorcorrodedbatteryterminals,or
damagetotheenginecanoccur.
CAUTION
Connectingthejumpercablesincorrectlycan
immediatelydamagetheelectricalsystem.
Becertainofthebattery-terminalpolarityand
thejumper-cablepolaritywhenconnectingto
thebattery.
Important:Besurethatthevehiclesdonottouch
andthatbothelectricalsystemsareoffandatthe
sameratedsystemvoltage.Theseinstructions
arefornegative-groundsystemsonly.
Important:Usetheproperlysizedjumpercables
(4to6AWG)withshortlengthstoreducethe
voltagedropbetweensystems.Ensurethatthe
cablesarecolorcodedorlabeledforthecorrect
polarity.
1.Checkthebatteryterminalsofthedischarged
batteryandtheboosterbatteryforcorrosion
(white,green,orblue“snow”).
Note:Cleanthecorrosionfromthebattery
terminalspriortojumpstarting.Tightenthe
batterycableconnectionsasnecessary.
2.Ensurethattheboosterisa12Vbatterywith
asufcientampratingthatisingoodcondition
andfullycharged.
Note:Ensurethattheventcapsaretightand
level.Ifavailable,placeadampclothoverany
ventcapsonbothbatteries.
3.Connectthepositive(+)cableclamp(red)tothe
positive(+)terminalofthedischargedbattery
(Figure84).
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