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| BATTERY CLEANING
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- Combine baking soda and water in a strong solution
- Brush the solution over the battery top, including terminals and cable clamps. Make sure the solution dose not enter the battery.
- Using a wire brush, brush to clean the terminal posts and cable clamps.
- Apply a thin coating of petroleum jelly to the terminals and cable clamps.
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| BATTERY REPLACEMENT
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Remove the negative battery cable before you remove the positive battery cable. This is done to prevent accidental electrical shorting which can result in personal injury.
- Disconnect the negative (-) cable and then the positive (+) cable.
- Remove the battery.
- Install the new battery.
- Connect the positive (+) battery cable first, then the negative (-) cable.
For more information, see the battery basic flier links in the left column and read the Parts & Service Menu for Electrical System.
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| CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPS
| | If the ciruit breaker trips, it can be reset by pressing the reset button in the center of the breaker. (The circuit breaker is on the instrument panel beside the ignition switch).
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| FUSES
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The individual circuits are protected by automotive style fuses in a fuse panel.
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| AUTO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS
| | The headlights, tail lights and horn circuits are protected by automatically resetting circuit breakers. The left headlights are on a separate circuit than the right headlights. Should these circuits experience an overload condition, the circuit breaker will stop current flow and reset itself after a brief time. If current interruption persists, turn off thie circuit and report fault to technician.
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