Battery Maintenance - SSANGYONG Korando Owner's Manual

7–22 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE

BATTERY MAINTENANCE

Your vehicle is fitted with a maintenance
free (MF) battery without seal plugs.
It needs no periodic maintenance.
The hydrometer (test indicator) in the top
of the battery provides information for test-
ing purposes only.
GREEN DOT 'BLACK'DARK
Normal Discharged
( → → → → → )
Charging
BUILT-IN HYDROMETER
Check the battery terminals for corrosion
(a white or bluish powder). To remove it,
cover the terminals with a solution of bak-
ing soda and water. It will bubble up and
turn brown. When this stops, wash it off
with plain water. Dry off the battery with a
cloth or paper towel.
TRANSPARENCY
Coat the terminals with petroleum jelly to
help prevent future corrosion.
If the terminals are severely corroded,
If the engine is
clean them with baking soda and water.
not started, re-
place the bat-
Use a wrench to loosen and remove the
tery and check
cables from the terminals. Always discon-
the charging
nect the negative (-) cable first and recon-
system
nect it last. Clean the battery terminals with
a terminal cleaning tool or wire brush. Re-
connect and tighten the cable, then coat the
terminals with petroleum jelly.
For best battery service, do the following.
1. Keep battery securely mounted.
2. Keep battery top clean and dry.
3. Keep terminals and connections clean,
tight and coated with petroleum jelly or
terminal grease.
4. Rinse off any spilled electrolyte imme-
diately with a solution of water and bak-
ing soda.
5. If vehicle is not being used for an ex-
tended time, disconnect the cable from
the negative (-) terminal of the battery
to prevent discharge and charge bat-
tery every six weeks.
WARNING
The battery have acid that can burn
you and gas that can explode.
You can badly hurt if you are not care-
ful.
• Keep naked flames, sparks and
smoking items away from battery.
• Do not let any parts of body,
clothes or paintwork contact the
sulfuric acid.