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4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance

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Battery

Check the battery as follows.

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Battery exterior

Make sure that the battery terminals are not corroded and that there

are no loose connections, cracks, or loose clamps.

Terminals

Hold-down clamp

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Before recharging

When recharging, the battery produces hydrogen gas which is flammable and

explosive. Therefore, before recharging:

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If recharging with the battery installed on the vehicle, be sure to disconnect the

ground cable.

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Make sure the power switch on the charger is off when connecting and discon-

necting the charger cables to the battery.

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After recharging the battery

The engine may not start. Follow the procedure below to initialize the system.

Shift the shift lever to P.

Open and close any of the doors.

Restart the engine.

STEP

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STEP

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STEP

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