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Maintenance and Service
1. Unlock the hood (Fig.
15/5) using a
square wrench and open the hood
(Fig.
15/5).
Ensure the engine has
stopped before opening the
hood. Risk of injury through
belt drive and rotating fan!
2. Disconnect the negative cable from
the batteries (Fig.
15/6).
3. Disconnect the positive cable from
the batteries (Fig.
15/6).
4. Remove the connection cable from
between the two batteries
(Fig.
15/6).
5. Release the retaining strap.
6. Take hold of the batteries (Fig.
15/6)
by their handles (Fig.
15/7) and lift
them out.
5.5.5
Inserting batteries
Only the special, maintenance-
free batteries approved by
PowerBoss may be installed at
the prescribed position.
1. Unlock the hood (Fig.
15/5) using a
square wrench and open the hood
(Fig.
15/5).
Ensure the engine has
stopped before opening the
hood. Risk of injury through
belt drive and rotating fan!
2. Take hold of the batteries (Fig.
15/6)
by their handles (Fig.
15/7) and in-
stall them at their prescribed posi-
tions in the machine, refer to Figure
15.
3. Secure the batteries using the retain-
ing straps.
4. Connect the two batteries (Fig.
15/6)
using the connection cable in accor-
dance with the connection diagram
(Fig.
15/4).
5. Connect the negative cable of the
machine to the batteries (Fig.
15/6)
installed in the machine.
6. Connect the positive cable of the
machine to the batteries (Fig.
15/6)
installed in the machine, refer to
Section 2.1.4.
Sparks could be produced
when connecting the batteries!
7. Close the hood (Fig.
15/5) so that it
audibly locks.
5.5.6
Disposing of batteries
Used batteries with the recycling sym-
bol contain reusable commodities.
However, the heavy metals contained
also represent a major risk to human
health and to the environment. Never
open or damage batteries. Never touch,
inhale or swallow the content matter of
batteries. Health hazard! Do not allow
batteries to pollute the environment.
There is a risk of contaminating the
ground and water! In accordance with
the symbol with the crossed out bin,
these batteries must not be disposed of
in domestic waste. The return and recy-
cling of old batteries must be agreed on
with the authorized PowerBoss dealer
in accordance with national require-
ments.
