Battery Recharging Precautions - Toyota land cruiser prado Owner's Manual

NOTICE
z Be sure the engine and all accesso-
ries are off before performing main-
tenance.
z When checking the battery, remove
the ground cable from the negative
terminal ("−" mark) first and rein-
stall it last.
z Be careful not to cause a short cir-
cuit with tools.
z Take care no solution gets into the
battery when washing it.
If the battery is disconnected or run
down, the power window and moon roof
may not operate automatically and the jam
protection function will not function cor-
rectly after you reconnect, replace or re-
charge the battery. In any of these cases,
you should normalize the power window
and moon roof. To normalize the power
window and moon roof, see "Power win-
dows" on page 22 and "Electric moon
roof" on page 32 in Section 1−2.
—Checking battery condition
Type A
Clear or
light yellow
Green Dark
Type B
Blue White
CHECKING BY INDICATOR
Check the battery condition by the indi-
cator color.
Indicator color
Condition Condition
Type A Type B
Green Blue Good
Charging necessary.
Have battery
Dark White
checked by your
Toyota dealer.
Clear or Have battery
Red
light checked by your
yellow Toyota dealer.
Battery recharging
precautions
During recharging, the battery is pro-
ducing hydrogen gas.
Therefore, before recharging:
1. If recharging with the battery installed
on the vehicle, be sure to disconnect
the ground cable.
2. Be sure the power switch on the re-
charger is off when connecting the
Red
charger cables to the battery and when
disconnecting them.
Always charge the battery in an un-
D
confined area. Do not charge the
battery in a garage or closed room
where there is not sufficient ventila-
tion.
Be sure to remove the vent plugs
D
before recharging.
Never recharge the battery while the
engine is running. Also, be sure all
accessories are turned off.
CAUTION
NOTICE
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