Electrolux AG15538B User Manual

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TO START ENGINE WITH A WEAK BAT-
TERY

WARNING: Lead-acid batteries gen-

er ate ex plo sive gases. Keep sparks, fl ame
and smoking ma te ri als away from bat-
ter ies. Always wear eye pro tec tion when
around batteries.
If your battery is too weak to start the
engine, it should be recharged. (See "BAT-
TERY" in the MAINTENANCE section of
this man u al).
If “jumper ca bles” are used for emer gen cy
starting, follow this pro ce dure:
IMPORTANT: Your tractor is equipped
with a 12 volt system. The other vehicle
must also be a 12 volt system. Do not use
your tractor battery to start other vehicles.

TO ATTACH JUMPER CABLES -
1. Connect one end of the RED cable

to the POSITIVE (+) terminal of each
battery(A-B), taking care not to short
against tractor chassis.

2. Connect one end of the BLACK ca ble

to the NEGA TIVE (-) terminal (C) of
fully charged battery.

3. Connect the other end of the BLACK

cable (D) to good chassis ground,
away from fuel tank and bat tery.

TO REMOVE CABLES, REVERSE
ORDER -
1. BLACK cable fi rst from chassis and

then from the fully charged battery.

2. RED cable last from both batteries.

Weak or Dead
Battery

Fully Charged
Battery

REPLACING BATTERY

WARNING: Do not short bat tery

ter mi nals by al low ing a wrench or any
other object to contact both terminals at
the same time. Before con nect ing battery,
remove metal bracelets, wrist watch bands,
rings, etc.
Positive terminal must be connected
fi rst to prevent spark ing from ac ci den tal
grounding.
1. Lift seat pan to raised position.
2. Disconnect BLACK battery cable fi rst

then RED battery cable and carefully
remove battery from trac tor.

3. Install new battery with terminals in

same position as old battery.

4. First connect RED battery cable to

positive (+) terminal with hex bolt and
keps nut as shown. Tighten securely.
Slide terminal cover over terminal

5. Connect BLACK grounding cable to

negative (-) ter mi nal with remaining
hex bolt and keps nut. Tighten se cure ly.

Seat Pan

Keps Nut

Positive
(Red)
Cable

Hex
Bolt

Terminal Cover

Negative
(Black) Cable