2002 Polaris Universal Snowmobile Owners Manual - Page 156

2002 Polaris Universal Snowmobile Manual

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MAINTENANCE Battery Battery Connections Keep battery terminals and connections free of corrosion. When cleaning is necessary, remove the corrosion with a stiff wire brush. Wash terminals and connections with a solution of one tablespoon baking soda and one cup water. Rinse well with tap water and dry with clean shop towels. Coat the terminals with dielectric grease or petroleum jelly. CAUTION Tap water contains minerals that will damage a battery and shorten its life. Use only distilled water to refill your battery. Never allow cleaning solution or tap water to enter the battery. Battery Removal WARNING Batteries contain gases that can explode. Whenever removing or installing the battery, disconnect the negative (black) cable first and reinstall the negative cable last to avoid the possibility of explosion. 1 2 3 4 5 Disconnect battery hold down straps. Remove battery vent tube from battery. Disconnect black (negative) battery cable first. Disconnect red (positive) battery cable second. Carefully lift the battery out of the snowmobile. Do not tip it sideways or spill electrolyte. CAUTION Battery electrolyte contains acid. If electrolyte spills on the snowmobile, immediately wash it off with a solution of one tablespoon baking soda and one cup water to prevent damage. 154

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MAINTENANCE
Battery
BatteryConnections
Keepbatteryterminalsandconnectionsfreeofcorrosion. When
cleaningisnecessary,removethecorrosionwithastiffwirebrush.
Washterminalsandconnectionswithasolutionofonetablespoon
bakingsodaandonecupwater. Rinsewellwithtapwateranddrywith
cleanshoptowels. Coattheterminalswithdielectricgreaseor
petroleumjelly.
BatteryRemoval
1 Disconnectbatteryholddownstraps.
2 Removebatteryventtubefrombattery.
3 Disconnectblack(negative)batterycablefirst.
4 Disconnectred(positive)batterycablesecond.
5 Carefully lift the battery out of the snowmobile. Do not tip it
sidewaysorspillelectrolyte.
Tapwatercontainsmineralsthatwilldamageabatteryandshorten
itslife. Useonlydistilledwatertorefillyourbattery.Neverallow
cleaningsolutionortapwatertoenterthebattery.
CAUTION
Batteriescontaingasesthatcanexplode. Wheneverremovingor
installingthebattery,disconnectthenegative(black)cablefirstand
reinstallthenegativecablelasttoavoidthepossibilityofexplosion.
WARNING
Batteryelectrolytecontainsacid.Ifelectrolytespillsonthe
snowmobile,immediatelywashitoffwithasolutionofone
tablespoonbakingsodaandonecupwatertopreventdamage.
CAUTION