AVANT e5 2018, Operator'S Manual

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Avant e5
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Battery maintenance - water refill
The battery is a flooded type lead acid battery. Some
of the water of the electrolyte in the battery is
evaporated during charge. To keep the electrolyte
level at sufficient level, additional purified battery
grade water must be added to the battery regularly.
Check the need of water replenishment and add if
necessary
after the battery is fully charged.
WARNING
Before you handle the battery, see
safety instructions about handling
the battery on page 16.
Battery water level indicators
To indicate the need for water, on top of each of 24
battery cells there is a float indicator.

If there is sufficiently water in a battery cell, a
white float will be at the top of the check window.

In case the white float is not at the top of the
check window on any of the battery cells, do a
water refill procedure.
In the picture below:

Left side: White float is at the top. If all battery
cells are like this, no water needs to be added.

Right side: Battery water must be added.
Connect watering coupler to add water to the
entire battery.
Always check the electrolyte level
indicators after the battery is fully
charged. Add battery grade water if
any of the float markers is not at
top. Never operate the loader if all
battery cells are not filled properly,
battery may become damaged and
lose some of its capacity.
WARNING
Risk of burns from acid spill -
Never attempt to remove the
caps of individual battery cells.
Individual battery cells must never
be fully opened. Instead, there is a
quick hatch on top of each cap,
with a place to fit an instrument to
measure the specific gravity of
electrolyte inside cell. To avoid
hazardous spill of acid, the battery
pack must be watered by using the
common, integrated water system,
and test sample of electrolyte must
be taken through the quick
opening.