Craftsman 917.20383 Manual Del Usuario página 26

TO START ENGINE WITH WEAK BAT TERY
WARNING: Lead-acid batteries gen er-
ate ex plo sive gases. Keep sparks, flame
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 "BATTERY" 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 first from chassis and then
from the fully charged battery.
2. RED cable last from both batteries.
Weak or
Dead
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 first to
prevent spark ing from ac ci den tal grounding.
1. Lift seat pan to raised position.
Seat pan
2. Disconnect BLACK battery cable first 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 posi-
tive (+) 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.
Fully
Charged
Battery
Positive
(Red)
Cable
26
Terminal
Cover
02603
Keps
Nut
Hex
Bolt
Negative (Black)
Cable