Lexus ES 250 Owner's Manual page 398

Terminals
A
Hold-down clamp
B
Checking battery fluid
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Check that the level is upper than the
center between the bottom of the bat-
tery lid and "LOWER LEVEL" line.
Bottom of the battery lid
A
"LOWER LEVEL" line
B
Center of and
C A B
If the fluid level is below C
battery.
Adding distilled water
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1
Remove the vent plug.
2
Add distilled water.
If the "UPPER LEVEL" line cannot be seen,
check the fluid level by looking directly at
the cell.
3
Put the vent plug back on and close
it securely.
6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Before recharging
■
When recharging, the battery produces
hydrogen gas which is flammable and
explosive. Therefore, observe the following
before recharging:
If recharging with the battery installed on
●
the vehicle, be sure to disconnect the
ground cable.
● Make sure the power switch on the char-
ger is off when connecting and discon-
necting the charger cables to the battery.
After recharging/reconnecting the bat-
■
tery
The engine may not start. Follow the proce-
dure below to initialize the system.
1
Shift the shift lever to P.
2
Open and close any of the doors.
3 Restart the engine.
Unlocking the doors using the smart
●
entry & start system may not be possible
immediately after reconnecting the bat-
tery. If this happens, use the wireless
remote control or the mechanical key to
lock/unlock the doors.
, replace the
● Start the engine with the engine switch in
ACCESSORY mode. The engine may
not start with the engine switch turned off.
However, the engine will operate nor-
mally from the second attempt.
The engine switch mode is recorded by
●
the vehicle. If the battery is reconnected,
the vehicle will return the engine switch
mode to the status it was in before the
battery was disconnected. Make sure to
turn off the engine before disconnect the
battery. Take extra care when connecting
the battery if the engine switch mode
prior to discharge is unknown.
If the engine will not start even after multiple
attempts, contact your Lexus dealer.
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