1998 Toyota RAV4 Owners Manual - Page 177

Type A Upper line Green Dark Clear or light yellow Non- maintenance battery Hydrometer color Type A GREEN Type B BLUE WHITE Condition Good Charging necessary. Have battery checked by your EV service station. Have battery checked by your EV service station. Type B Blue White Red DARK CLEAR or LIGHT YELLOW Lower line RED NOTICE Do not refill the battery with water. CHECKING BY THE FLUID LEVEL LINES (MAINTENANCE TYPE BATTERY ONLY) The fluid (electrolyte) level must be between the upper and lower lines. When checking the fluid level, look at all six cells, not just one or two. If the level is lower than the lower line, add distilled water. (See ''ADDING DISTILLED WATER''.) CHECKING BY THE HYDROMETER Check the battery hydrometer color. condition by the Maintenance type battery Hydrometer color Type A GREEN DARK CLEAR or LIGHT YELLOW Type B BLUE WHITE Condition Good Charging necessary. Have battery checked by your EV service station. Add distilled water* RED *: See ''ADDING DISTILLED WATER''. 169