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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.
If the battery is disconnected or run
down, the driver's power window and
moon roof may not operate automatically
and the jam protection will not function
correctly after you reconnect, replace or
recharge the battery. In any of these
cases, you should initialize the power win-
dow and moon roof. To initialize the power
window and moon roof, see "Power win-
dows" on page 24 and "Electric moon
roof" on page 34 in Section 1- 2.
'06 Solara_U (L/O 0502)
—Checking battery condition
Type A
Clear or
light yellow
Green
Dark
Type B
Blue
White
Red
CHECKING BY INDICATOR
Check the battery condition by the indi-
cator color.
Indicator color
Condition
Condition
Type A
Type B
Green
Blue
Good
Charging necessary.
Have battery
Dark
White
checked by your
Toyota dealer.
Clear or
Have battery
Red
light
checked by your
yellow
Toyota dealer.
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
A
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.
A
Only do a slow charge (5 A or
less). Charging at a quicker rate is
dangerous.
The
battery
may
plode, causing personal injuries.
NOTICE
Never recharge the battery while the
engine is running. Also, be sure all
accessories are turned off.
2006 SOLARA from Feb. '05 Prod. (OM33667U)
ex-
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