Batter y electr ol yte contains sulfuric acid
which is a deadl y poison and causes
sev er e bur ns.
• Do not drink electr ol yte or allo w it to
contact y our skin, ey es or clothing .
W ear safety g lasses to shield y our
ey es and r ub ber g lo v es to pr otect y our
hands.
• Fill the batter y wher e clean w ater is
al w ays a v aila ble f or flushing the skin.
Adding Water to the Battery
T he best time to add distilled w ater to the batter y is
just before y ou operate the mac hine . T his lets the
w ater mix thoroughly with the electrolyte solution.
1. Clean the top of the batter y with a paper to w el.
2. R emo v e the filler caps from the batter y and
slo wly fill eac h cell with distilled w ater until the
lev el is up to the fill line . R e place the filler caps .
Important: Do not o v erfill the batter y .
Electr ol yte will o v erflo w onto other par ts
of the v ehicle and sev er e cor r osion and
deterioration will r esult.
Charging the Battery
Important: Al w ays k eep the batter y
full y charged (1.260 specific g ra vity). T his
is especiall y impor tant to pr ev ent batter y
dama ge when the temperatur e is belo w 32
deg r ees F (0 deg r ees C).
1. R emo v e the batter y from the c hassis; refer to
R emo ving the Batter y .
2. Connect a 3 to 4 amp batter y c harg er to the
batter y posts . Charg e the batter y at a rate of 3
to 4 amperes for 4 to 8 hours (12 v olts). Do
not o v erc harg e the batter y .
Charging the batter y pr oduces gasses
that can explode.
Nev er smok e near the batter y and k eep
spar ks and flames a w ay fr om batter y .
3. Install the batter y in the c hassis; refer to
Installing the Batter y .
Storing the Battery
If the mac hine will be stored for more than
30 da ys , remo v e the batter y and c harg e it fully .
Either store it on the shelf or on the mac hine .
Lea v e the cables disconnected if it is stored on the
mac hine . Store the batter y in a cool atmosphere
to a v oid quic k deterioration of the c harg e in the
batter y . T o prev ent the batter y from freezing,
mak e sure it is fully c harg ed.
Drive System
Maintenance
Checking and Adjusting
Neutral
W hen perfor ming routine maintenance and/or
engine diagnostics , the transaxle m ust be shifted
into neutral ( Figure 40 ). T he v ehicle has a neutral
position on the shift lev er , whic h controls the
neutral in the transaxle . T he follo wing ste ps
should be tak en to mak e sure that the neutral shift
lev er operates the transaxle neutral cor rectly:
1. Set the shift lev er into the Neutral position.
2. Ensure that the neutral brac k et is in the neutral
position (lev el) b y tur ning the dri v e clutc h
( Figure 40 ). T he v ehicle should not roll bac k
and for th. If it does , man ually mo v e the neutral
brac k et to the neutral position.
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