Toyota Paseo 1998 Manual page 178

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—Checking battery exterior
Terminals
Ground cable
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 grease to prevent further corrosion.
b. If the terminal connections are loose,
tighten their clamp nuts–but do not over-
tighten.
c. Tighten the hold- down clamp
enough to keep the battery firmly in place.
Overtightening may damage the battery
case.
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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.
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'98 TERCEL (U)
—Checking battery fluid
There are two types of batteries:
maintenance type and non- maintenance
type.
A non- maintenance battery
"MAINTENANCE FREE BATTERY" on its
top. A maintenance type battery does not
have such indication.
Maintenance type battery—
Check the fluid condition by the fluid level
lines on the side of the battery.
Non- maintenance battery—
Check the battery condition
hydrometer on the top of the battery.
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