Toyota RAV4 EE Owner's Manual page 537

DO−IT−YOURSELF MAINTENANCE: Electrical components
—Checking battery exterior
Terminals
Hold−down clamp
3ZR−FAE engine
Terminals
Hold−down clamp
1AZ−FE, 2AD−FTV and 2AD−FHV engines
Before replacing the battery, remove the
engine compartment cover. (See "—Re-
moving the engine compartment cover"
on page 503 in Section 7−1.)
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.
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c. Tighten
Ground cable
enough to keep the battery firmly in
place. Overtightening may damage the
battery case.
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.
Ground cable
z Take care no solution gets into the
battery when washing it.
If the battery is disconnected or run
down, the smart entry and start system,
the power window and moon roof may not
operate correctly after you reconnect, re-
place or recharge the battery. In any of
these cases, you should normalize each
system. To normalize them, see "Smart
entry and start system" on page 48, "Pow-
er windows" on page 67 and "Electric
moon roof" on page 78 in Section 1−2.
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the hold−down clamp only
NOTICE
Finish