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16-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Battery
3) When you do not use the vehicle for months:
Give a refresh charge before you store the vehicle and store it with the negative cable removed.
Give a refresh charge once a month during storage.
4) Battery life:
If the battery will not start the engine even after several refresh charges, the battery has ex-
ceeded its useful life. Replace it. (Provided, however, the vehicle’s starting s ystem has no prob-
lem).
WARNING
Keep the battery away from sparks and open flames during charging, since the battery
gives off an explosive gas mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. When using a battery charger,
connect th e battery to the charger before turning on the charger.
This procedure prevents sparks at the battery terminals which could ignite any battery
gases.
No fire should be drawn near the battery, or no terminals should have the tightening loos-
ened.
The electrolyte contains sulfuric acid. Be careful not to have it touch your skin or eyes. If
touched, wash it off with liberal amount of water. Get medial attention if severe.
Interchange
The sealed battery can fully display its performance only when combined with a proper vehicle elec-
tric system. Therefore, replace the sealed battery only on a vehicle which was originally equipped
with the sealed battery.
Be careful, if a sealed battery is installed on a vehicle which had an ordinary battery as original
equipment, the sealed battery’s life w ill be shortened.
Charging Condition Inspection
Battery charging condition can be checked by measuring
battery terminal voltage.
Disconnect the battery terminals cables.
CAUTION
Be sure to disconnect the negative terminal cable
first.
Measure the battery terminal voltage.
NOTE
Measure with a digital voltmeter [A] which can be read
one decimal place voltage.
If the reading is below the specified, refreshing charge is
required.
Battery Terminal Voltage
Standard:
12.6 V or more
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