Operator's Manual

MaintainingtheLithium-Ion
Batteries
WARNING
Thebatteriescontainhighvoltage,which
couldburnorelectrocuteyou.
•Donotattempttoopenthebatteries.
•Useextremecarewhenhandlingabattery
withacrackedcase.
•Useonlythechargerdesignedforthe
batteries.
Toachievemaximumlifeandusefromyourbatteries,
followtheseguidelines:
•Donotopenthebattery.Therearenouser
serviceablepartsinside.Ifyouopenthepack,
youwillvoidyourwarranty.Thebatteriesare
protectedbytamper-alertingdevices.
•Store/parkthemachineinaclean,drygarageor
storagearea,awayfromdirectsunlight,heat
sources,rain,andwetconditions.Refertothe
tablebelowfortemperaturerequirementsfor
storage.
Important:Temperaturesoutsideofthisrange
willdamageyourbatteries.
Hightemperaturesduringstorage,especially
atahighstateofcharge,reducesthelifeof
thebatteries.
TemperatureRequirementsforStorage
StorageConditions
TemperatureRequirement
Normalstorageconditions
-20°to45°C(-12°to113°F)
Extremeheat—1monthor
less
45°to60°C(113°to140°F)
Extremecold—3monthsor
less
-30°to-20°C(-22°to-12°F)
•Whenstoringthemachineformorethan10days,
ensurethatthemachineisinacoolanddry
location,outofsunlight,rain,andwetconditions,
andatleast50%charged.
•Tocheckthechargingstatus,turnthekeyswitch
totheONposition.Whenyouaredoneviewing
thechargingstatus,turnthekeyswitchtotheOFF
positiontooptimizechargingefciency.
Thismachineisequippedwithanautomatic
powershutofftopreserveandmaintainthebattery
performanceandcapacity.
IfyouleavethekeyswitchintheONpositionfor
anextendedperiodoftime,anautomaticpower
shutoffwilloccurafterthefollowing:
–Whencharging,automaticshutoffoccursafter
5minutesofchargecurrentbelow3A(100%
charged).
–Automaticshutoffoccursafter12hoursof
normalinactivity.
Transportingthe
Lithium-IonBatteries
TheUSDepartmentofTransportationand
internationaltransportationauthoritiesrequirethat
lithium-ionbatteriesbetransportedusingspecial
packagingandonlybetransportedbycarrierscertied
tohaulthem.IntheUS,youareallowedtotransport
abatterywhenitisinstalledonthemachineas
batterypoweredequipment,withsomeregulatory
requirements.ContacttheUSDepartmentof
Transportationortheappropriategovernmentbodyin
yourcountryfordetailedregulationsontransportation
ofyourbatteriesorthemachinewiththebatteries
equipped.
Fordetailedinformationonshippingabattery,contact
yourauthorizedTorodistributor.
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