Assembly

Charge and Connect Battery

c CAUTION: Avoid injury! The battery produces a flammable and explosive gas. The battery may explode: • Do not smoke or have open flame near battery. • Wear eye protection and gloves. • Do not allow direct metal contact across battery posts. • Remove negative cable first when disconnecting. • Install negative cable last when connecting.

1. Raise seat.

2. Remove and discard the protective caps from the battery terminals.

3. Charge the battery. Battery is fully charged at 12.6 volts.

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4. Connect positive (+) battery cable (A) to battery.

5. Connect negative (-) battery cable (B).

6. Apply general purpose grease or silicone spray to terminal to help prevent corrosion.

7. Slide red cover over positive battery cable.

8. Lower seat.

Install Deck Height Pin

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1. Be sure mower is fully raised to the transport lock position, as shown, and insert the pin (A) in the hole just below the mower deck lift lever (B).

Install Seat (Z445)

1. Remove nut and bolt holding foot plate down. Do not discard hardware. Raise foot plate with seat attached.

2. Remove four bolts holding seat onto foot plate. Do not discard bolts, they are used to install seat.

3. Lower foot plate and secure with nut and bolt.

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4. Raise seat platform (A), and install seat (B) onto platform. Secure with four bolts (C).

5. Remove seat switch from harness.

6. Insert switch in lower (square shaped) part of seat slot. Push switch all the way down into seat, compressing switch plunger against bottom of seat. Slide switch upward toward top of slot to snap up into position.

7. Plug in wire harness (D). Route harness on bottom of seat and secure harness plug (E) into hole in seat platform.

8. Lower seat.

Check Tire Pressure

Check tire pressure. (See Checking Tire Pressure in the SERVICE MISCELLANEOUS section.)

Adjust Mower Deck Level

Adjust mower deck level. (See Adjusting Mower Deck Level in the OPERATING section.)

Check Engine Oil Level

Check engine oil level. (See Checking Engine Oil Level in the SERVICE ENGINE section.)

Check Machine Safety System

Perform safety system check to make sure the electronic safety interlock circuit is functioning properly. Perform all tests. (See Testing Safety System in the OPERATING section.)