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7-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Owner’s Manual_USA_M6718BE_en
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Maintenance and care
and that there are no loose con-
nections, cracks, or loose
clamps.
Terminals
Hold-down clamp
■ Checking 12-volt battery
fluid
Check that the level is between
the “UPPER LEVEL” and
“LOWER LEVEL” lines.
“UPPER LEVEL” line
“LOWER LEVEL” line
If the fluid level is at or below the
“LOWER LEVEL” line, add distilled
water.
■ Adding distilled water
1 Remove the vent plug.
2 Add distilled water.
If the “UPPER LEVEL” cannot be
seen, check the fluid level by look-
ing directly at the cell.
3 Put the vent plug back on
and close it securely.
■ Before recharging
When recharging, the 12-volt bat-
tery produces hydrogen gas which
is flammable and explosive. There-
fore, observe the following precau-
tions before recharging:
● If recharging with the 12-volt bat-
tery installed on the vehicle, be
sure to disconnect the ground
cable.
● Make sure the power switch on
the charger is off when connecting
and disconnecting the charger
cables to the 12-volt battery.
■ After recharging/reconnecting
the 12-volt battery
● The EV system may not start. Fol-
low the procedure below to initial-
ize the system.
1 Shift the shift position to P.
2 Open and close any of the doors.
3 Restart the EV system.
● Unlocking the doors using the
Smart key system may not be
possible immediately after recon-
necting the 12-volt battery. If this
happens, use the wireless remote
control or the mechanical key to
lock/unlock the doors.
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