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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 bak-
ing soda. Coat the outside of the termi-
nals with grease to prevent further cor-
rosion.
b. If the terminal connections are loose,
tighten their clamp nuts—but do not
overtighten.
c. Tighten
the
hold- down
clamp
enough to keep the battery firmly in
place. Overtightening may damage the
battery case.
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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—Checking battery fluid
Type A
Clear or
Green
Dark
light yellow
Type B
Blue
White
CHECKING BY THE HYDROMETER
Check
the battery condition by
hydrometer color.
Hydrometer color
Condition
Condition
Type A
Type B
GREEN
BLUE
Good
Charging necessary.
Have
DARK
WHITE
checked
Toyota dealer.
Have
CLEAR or
RED
checked
LIGHT
YELLOW
Toyota dealer.
Red
the
battery
by
your
battery
by
your
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