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4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance

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
Ground cable

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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 discon-
nect the ground cable.

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

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After recharging the battery (vehicles with smart key system)

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.

Restart the engine.

STEP