CAUTION:
Be careful not to place the battery on its
side.
Make sure to remove the battery from the
battery compartment when adding battery
electrolyte or charging the battery.
When checking the battery, make sure the
breather hose is connected to the battery
and not obstructed.
1. Fill:
• Battery electrolyte
Filling steps:
• Remove all the filler caps using pliers.
• Fill with the specified electrolyte from a
jug.
• After the electrolyte is filled up as far as the
UPPER LEVEL a, allow the cell to stand
for 20 minutes. If after 20 minutes, the
electrolyte level has dropped, add more
electrolyte up to the UPPER LEVEL mark
once again.
2. Initial battery charging:
• Battery
Charging steps:
• Connect the charging cable (+) and (–) of
the battery charger to the battery termi-
nals correctly.
• Charge the battery for 3 to 5 hours with
the rate of 1.9 ampere.
WARNING
Turn the battery charger on after the bat-
tery is connected to the charger.
The sparking by connecting the charging
cable to the battery terminal can cause an
explosion to the explosive gases coming
out from the battery cells.
CAUTION:
Always charge the battery when the elec-
trolyte is poured into the battery for the
first time. Otherwise, the battery can cause
the lowering of performance earlier.
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