When Exchanging The Battery; When Removing The Battery Terminals; Avoiding Battery Fires Or Explosions - Toyota INNOVA Owner's Manual

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When exchanging the battery

Use a battery that conforms to European regulations.
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Use a battery with the same case size as the previous battery and an equiv-
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alent 20 hour rate capacity (20HR) or greater.
• If the sizes differ, the battery cannot be properly secured.
• If the 20 hour rate capacity is low, even if the time period where the vehi-
cle is not used is a short time, the battery may discharge and the engine
may not be able to start.
Vehicles with Stop & Start system: Use a genuine battery specifically
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designed for use with the Stop & Start system or a battery with equivalent
specifications to a genuine battery. If an unsupported battery is used, Stop &
Start system functions may be restricted to protect the battery.
Also, battery performance may decrease and the engine may not be able to
restart. Contact your Toyota dealer for details.
For details, consult your Toyota dealer.
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WARNING

When removing the battery terminals

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Always remove the negative (-) terminal first. If the positive (+) terminal con-
tacts any metal in the surrounding area when the positive (+) terminal is
removed, a spark may occur, leading to a fire in addition to electrical shocks
and death or serious injury.

Avoiding battery fires or explosions

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Observe the following precautions to prevent accidentally igniting the flam-
mable gas that may be emitted from the battery:
Make sure each jumper cable is connected to the correct terminal and that
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it is not unintentionally in contact with any other than the intended terminal.
● Do not allow the other end of the jumper cable connected to the "+" termi-
nal to come into contact with any other parts or metal surfaces in the area,
such as brackets or unpainted metal.
Do not allow the + and - clamps of the jumper cables to come into contact
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with each other.
● Do not smoke, use matches, cigarette lighters or allow open flame near
the battery.
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