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CHK
ADJ
CHECKING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY
7. Check:
• battery breather hose and battery vent
Obstruction
→
Clean.
Damage
→
Replace.
8. Install:
• battery
9. Connect:
• battery breather hose
1
CAUTION:
_
When checking the battery, make sure the
battery breather hose is properly installed
and routed correctly. If the battery breather
hose is positioned so as to allow electro-
lyte or hydrogen gas from the battery to
contact the frame, the machine and its fin-
ish may be damaged.
NOTE:
Refer to “CABLE ROUTING” in chapter 2.
10.Check:
• battery terminals
Dirt
→
Clean with a wire brush.
Loose connection
→
Connect properly.
11.Connect:
• battery leads
(to the battery terminals)
CAUTION:
_
First, connect the positive battery lead
1
,
and then the negative battery lead
2
.
12.Lubricate:
• battery terminals
13.Install:
• battery band
• seat
Refer to “SEAT, FENDERS AND FUEL
TANK”.
Recommended lubricant
Dielectric grease