SERVICING AND INSPECTION
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Checking the battery acid level
WARNING
Personal injury hazards.
Do not open the engine enclosure or attempt to tilt
the operator cab/platform if the engine is running.
Follow the instructions in Section 10.7.1, pages
164-168, for opening the hood and tilting the cab.
Check the acid level of the battery on a weekly
basis.
Rell the battery with distilled water only.
Stop the loader on a horizontal surface and set the park-
1.
ing brake.
Lower the loader lift arms and attachment to the ground
2.
or work surface.
Stop the engine.3.
Open the engine enclosure
4.
(Ref. section 10.7.1, page
164).
The acid level is visible through the battery housing.
5.
MIN/MAX marks have been afxed on the outside of the
battery housing. The acid level must always be between
these marks.
If the battery solution is below the MIN mark add distilled
6.
water until the level is at the MAX mark.
Adding distilled water
Clean the top of the battery to prevent dirt spillage into 1.
the open cells of the battery.
Open the lling cover for each battery cell (there are 6 2.
for this 12 volt battery).
Add distilled water through the openings up to the MAX
3.
mark in each of the six battery cells.
Replace each battery cell cover.4.
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