Battery Recharging Precautions - Toyota Scion 2005 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, back door and
panorama moonroof may not operate auto-
matically and the jam protection function
will not function correctry and does not
open the back door after you reconnect,
replace or recharge the battery. In any of
these cases, you should normalize each
system. To normalize them, see "Power
windows" on page 18, "Back door" on
page 20 and "Panorama moonroof" on
page 24.
—Checking battery condition
Type A
Clear or
Dark
Green
light yellow
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Type B
White
Blue
Red
CHECKING BY THE INDICATOR
Check the battery condition by the indi-
cator color.
Indicator color
Condition
Type A Type B
Green Blue Good
Charging necessary.
Have battery
Dark White
checked by your
Scion dealer.
Clear
Have battery
or
Red
checked by your
light
Scion dealer.
yellow

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
charger cables to the battery and when
disconnecting them.
CAUTION
D
Always charge the battery in an un-
confined area. Do not charge the
battery in a garage or closed room
where there is not sufficient ventila-
tion.
D
Only do a slow charge (5A or less).
Charging at a quicker rate is dan-
gerous. The battery may explode,
causing personal injuries.
NOTICE
Never recharge the battery while the
engine is running. Also, be sure all
accessories are turned off.
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