SkyTrak 10054 Operation Manual - Manual (Page 152)

150 Model 10054 Rev 3/02
General Maintenance
The battery in this vehicle is a maintenance free type battery. It is shipped in
the vehicle filled with electrolyte and charged. A warning indicator light will
illuminate on the display panel when the alternator is no longer able to
charge the battery. To service the battery:
1. Level the vehicle, ground the carriage, place the travel select lever
in (N) NEUTRAL, move neutral lock lever to NEUTRAL LOCK posi-
tion, engage the parking brake switch and shut off the engine.
2. Unlock and open the rear door. The battery is located inside the
frame directly below the radiator and oil cooler (Figure 104).
3. Wearing safety glasses, visually inspect the battery. Check termi-
nals for corrosion. Replace the battery if it has a cracked, melted or
damaged case.
4. Close and lock rear door
Figure 104
13. Battery
WARNING:
Lead-acid batteries produce flammable and
potentially explosive gases. To avoid personal injury when check-
ing, testing or charging batteries:
• DO NOT use smoking materials near batteries.
• Keep arcs, sparks and open flames away from batteries.
• Provide ventilation and wear safety glasses.
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Battery
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Model 10054 Rev 3/02
General Main tenan ce
Theba ttery in this veh icle isa mainte nance free type ba ttery. It iss hippe di n
the vehi cle filled with elec trol yteand char ged. Aw arni ngi ndic atorl ight will
illumi nate onthe disp lay panel whenthe alter nator isno longe ra ble to
cha rg ethe batter y. T o ser vic ethe batter y:
1.L eve lt hev ehi cle ,g ro undthe carr iage ,p la cethe tra vel sel ectle ver
in (N )N EU TR AL, mo ve neut ra ll ock le ver toNEU TR ALLO CKpos i-
tion ,eng agethe park ing brak es witc ha nds hut offthe engine .
2.Un lock and op en the re ar door. Th eb attery is loc ated insi dethe
fram ed irec tlyb elow ther adiato ra ndo ilc ooler (F igure 104).
3.W ea rin gs afety glas ses, visu ally inspe ct thebatt ery. Check ter mi-
na lsfor cor ro sio n. Repl ace the ba ttery if itha sa crac ked, me lted or
da maged case .
4.Cl ose and loc kr ear door
Figu re 10 4
13. Batter y
WA RNING:
Lead -a cid batte ries pro duce fla mm able and
po tentia lly ex plos ive gase s. T o avoi dp erso nalin jury when chec k-
ing, testin go rc harg ing batter ies :
•DO NOT use smok ing ma ter ia lsn earba tteries .
•K eepar cs ,s park san dop enf lam esa wa yfr ombat terie s.
•P ro vide ve ntilat iona nd we arsa fe tygla ss es.
OH2420
Battery