Toyota Land Cruiser 2001 Owner's Manual page 263

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—Checking battery exterior
Ground cable
Terminals
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.
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NOTICE
_ Be sure the engine and all accesso-
ries are off before performing main-
tenance.
_ When checking the battery, remove
the ground cable from the negative
terminal ("–" mark) first and rein-
stall it last.
_ Be careful not to cause a short cir-
cuit with tools.
_ Take care no solution gets into the
battery when washing it.
only
'01 L/C U (L/O 0008)
—Checking battery fluid
Type A
Green Dark Clear or
light yellow
Type B
Blue White Red
CHECKING BY HYDROMETER
Check the battery condition by
hydrometer color.
Hydrometer 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
light Red checked by your
yellow Toyota dealer.
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