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7-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Checking the battery condition
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(vehicles with battery indica-
tor)
Check the battery condition by indi-
cator color.
A Red and clear: Replacement is
necessary. Have the battery
checked by your Toyota dealer.
B
Clear and red: Charging is nec-
essary. Have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota dealer.
C Blue and red: Good condition
Adding distilled water
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1 Remove the vent plug.
2 Add distilled water.
If it is difficult to see the fluid level from
the side, check it by looking directly into
the cell.
A LOW
B O.K.
3 Put the vent plug back on and
close it securely.
■ Before recharging
When recharging, the battery produces
hydrogen gas which is flammable and
explosive. Therefore, observe the fol-
lowing precautions 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
charger is off when connecting and
disconnecting the charger cables to
the battery.
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After recharging/reconnecting the
battery (vehicles with smart entry &
start system)
The engine may not start. Follow the
procedure below to initialize the system.
1 Shift the shift lever to P (automatic
transmission or CVT) or depress the
brake pedal with the shift lever in N
(manual transmission).
2 Open and close any of the doors.
3 Restart the engine.
● Unlocking the doors using the smart
entry & start system may not be possi-
ble immediately after reconnecting the
battery. If this happens, use the wire-
less remote control or the mechanical
key to lock/unlock the doors.
● Start the engine with the engine
switch in ACC. 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 discon-
nected and 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 switch before discon-
necting the battery. Take extra care
when connecting the battery if the