Electrical System Maintenance; Maintaining The Batteries - Toro 07299 Operator's Manual

Electrical System
Maintenance

Maintaining the Batteries

WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition 65 Warning
Battery posts, terminals, and related
accessories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling.
WARNING
Battery terminals or metal tools could short against
metal components causing sparks. Sparks can
cause the battery gasses to explode, resulting in
personal injury.
• When removing or installing the battery, do not
allow the battery terminals to touch any metal
parts of the machine.
• Do not allow metal tools to short between
the battery terminals and metal parts of the
machine.
• Always keep the battery retainers in place to
protect and secure the batteries.
Cleaning the Batteries
Service Interval: Every 25 hours
1. Ensure that all of the battery caps are tight.
2. Use a paper towel to clean the batteries.
3. If the battery terminals are corroded, clean them with
a solution of 4 parts water and one part baking soda.
Also, clean the posts and cable clamps with a post and
clamp cleaner.
Note: The posts and clamps should have a bright
metallic shine.
4. Apply a light coating of Toro battery-terminal
protector.
Charging the Batteries
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
A charger is supplied with the machine. Always keep the
charger in a dry location. For maximum battery life, charge
the batteries whenever you are not using the machine.
Depending on how discharged the batteries are, it may take
up to 16 hours to charge the batteries to full capacity.
Important: Lead-acid batteries do not develop a
charge memory and do not need to be fully discharged
before charging them. Fully discharging the batteries
may damage them. Charge the batteries any time the
machine is not in use.
WARNING
Charging the battery produces gasses that can
explode.
Never smoke near the batteries and keep sparks
and flames away from them.
1. Position the machine in a well-ventilated area near a
suitable power outlet.
2. Connect the charger cord to the charging receptacle on
the machine (located on the panel between the seats).
Note: Ensure that the charger voltage setting matches
the voltage at the power outlet being used.
3. Plug the charger power cord into the power outlet.
Note: While the batteries are charging, the green light
on the charger will blink on and off. When the batteries
are fully charged, the green light stops blinking and
stays on.
4. Disconnect the cord from the power outlet.
5. Disconnect the charger from the machine.
Important: Do not carry the charger on the machine.
Excessive or prolonged jarring may damage it.
Adding Water to the Batteries
Service Interval: Every 25 hours/Monthly (whichever
comes first)
Use only clean, distilled water to fill the batteries.
1. Raise the cargo bed, turn the key off, and remove it.
2. Remove the filler caps from each battery.
3. If the electrolyte is not over the top of the plates in
each battery cell, add just enough distilled water to
cover the plates.
4. Replace the filler caps on all batteries.
5. Charge the batteries until a full charge is achieved; refer
to Charging the Batteries (page 27).
6. Once the batteries are fully charged, remove the filler
caps from each battery.
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