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Weak Battery, Jumper Cables, Your mower is equipped with a 12-volt

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Weak Battery operation WARNING! Lead-acid batteries generate explosive gases. Keep sparks, flame and smoking materials away from batteries. Always wear eye protection when around batteries. If your battery is too weak to start the engine, it should be recharged. (See Battery in the Maintenance section.) If "jumper cables" are used for emergency starting, follow this procedure: IMPORTANT INFORMATION Your mower is equipped with a 12-volt negative grounded system. The other vehicle must also be a 12-volt negative grounded system. Do not use your mower to start other vehicles. Jumper Cables 1. Connect each end of the RED cable to the POSITIVE (+) terminal on each battery, taking care not to short against chassis. 2. Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the NEGATIVE (-) terminal of the fully charged battery. 3. Connect the other end of the BLACK cable to a good CHASSIS GROUND on the mower with the discharged battery, away from the fuel tank and battery. To remove cables, reverse order 1. Remove BLACK cable first from chassis and then from the fully charged battery. 2. Remove RED cable last from both batteries. Jumper cable connection 8011-642 28

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OpERATION
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WARNING!
Lead-acid batteries generate
explosive gases. Keep sparks,
flame and smoking materials
away from batteries. Always
wear eye protection when around
batteries.
Weak Battery
If your battery is too weak to start the engine, it should
be recharged. (See
Battery
in the
Maintenance
section.)
If “jumper cables” are used for emergency starting,
follow this procedure:
Jumper Cables
Connect each end of the RED cable to the
1.
POSITIVE (+) terminal on each battery, taking
care not to short against chassis.
Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the
2.
NEGATIVE (-) terminal of the fully charged
battery.
Connect the other end of the BLACK cable
3.
to a good CHASSIS GROUND on the mower
with the discharged battery, away from the fuel
tank and battery.
To remove cables, reverse order
Remove BLACK cable first from chassis and
1.
then from the fully charged battery.
Remove RED cable last from both batteries.
2.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Your mower is equipped with a 12-volt
negative grounded system. The other vehicle
must also be a 12-volt negative grounded
system. Do not use your mower to start other
vehicles.
8011-642
Jumper cable connection