Part No. 75861 Genie Z-60/34 3 - 17November 2003 Section 3 • Scheduled Maintenance ProceduresREV AB-1Inspect the BatteryProper battery condition is essential to good engineperformance and operational safety. Improper fluidlevels or damaged cables and connections canresult in engine component damage and hazardousconditions.Electrocution hazard. Contact withhot or live circuits could result indeath or serious injury. Remove allrings, watches and other jewelry.Bodily injury hazard. Batteriescontain acid. Avoid spilling orcontacting battery acid. Neutralizebattery acid spills with baking sodaand water.1 Put on protective clothing and eye wear.2 Be sure that the battery cable connections arefree of corrosion.3 Be sure that the battery hold downs and cableconnections are tight.The battery is a maintenance freebattery and does not require thereplenishing of electrolyte.Adding terminal protectors and acorrosion preventative sealant willhelp eliminate corrosion on thebattery terminals and cables.Checklist B Procedures4 Be sure that the battery separator wireconnections are tight.5 Remove the battery vent caps from bothbatteries and check the specific gravity of eachbattery with a hydrometer.Result: If any battery cell displays a specificgravity of less than 1.026, the battery must bereplaced.6 Check the battery acid level. If needed,replenish with distilled water to the bottom of thebattery fill tube. Do not overfill.7 Install the vent caps.Adding terminal protectors and acorrosion preventative sealant willhelp eliminate corrosion on thebattery terminals and cables.
