Checking Battery Condition; Precautions; Checking Battery Exterior - Toyota AURION Owner's Manual

DO-IT-YOURSELF MAINTENANCE -- ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

Checking battery condition—

—Precautions

CAUTION
BATTERY PRECAUTIONS
The battery produces flammable and ex-
plosive hydrogen gas.
Do not cause a spark from the battery
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with tools.
Do not smoke or light a match near the
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battery.
The electrolyte contains poisonous and
corrosive sulphuric acid.
Avoid contact with eyes, skin or
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clothes.
Never ingest electrolyte.
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Wear protective safety glasses when
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working near the battery.
Keep children away from the battery.
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EMERGENCY MEASURES
If electrolyte gets in your eyes, flush
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your eyes with clean water immediate-
ly and get immediate medical atten-
tion. If possible, continue to apply
water with a sponge or cloth while en
route to the medical office.
If electrolyte gets on your skin, thor-
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oughly wash the contact area. If you
feel pain or burning, get medical
attention immediately.
If electrolyte gets on your clothes,
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there is a possibility of its soaking
through to your skin, so immediately
take off the exposed clothing and fol-
low the procedure above, if neces-
sary.
If you accidentally swallow electro-
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lyte, drink a large quantity of water or
milk. Follow with milk of magnesia,
beaten raw egg or vegetable oil. Then
go immediately for emergency help.
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—Checking battery exterior

Hold- -down
clamp
Check the battery for corroded or loose
terminal connections, cracks, or loose
hold-down clamp.
a. If the battery is corroded, wash it off
with a solution of warm water and
baking soda. Coat the outside of the
terminals with
further corrosion.
b. If the terminal connections are loose,
tighten their clamp nuts—but do not
overtighten.
c. Tighten the hold-down clamp only en-
ough to keep the battery firmly in
place. Overtightening may damage the
battery case.
NOTICE
Be sure the engine and all accessories
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are off before performing mainte-
nance.
When checking the battery, remove
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the ground cable from the negative
terminal (" - " mark) first and reinstall
it last.
Be careful not to cause a short circuit
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with tools.
Take care no solution gets into the
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battery when washing it.
Terminals
Ground cable
grease to prevent