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4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance

Battery

Check the battery as follows.

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

Before recharging

When recharging, the battery produces hydrogen gas which is flammable
and explosive. Therefore, before recharging:

If recharging with the battery installed on the vehicle, be sure to discon-
nect the ground cable.

Make sure the power switch on the charger is off when connecting and
disconnecting the charger cables to the battery.

After recharging/reconnecting the battery (vehicles with smart key sys-
tem)

The engine may not start. Follow the procedure below to initialize the sys-
tem.

Shift the shift lever to P.

Open and close any of the doors.

Start the engine. (If the engine does not start first time, repeat the
procedure.)

If the engine will not start even after multiple attempts at the above method,
contact your Toyota dealer.

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