1997 Toyota RAV4 - Electrical Components (14 pages)

Model: 1997 Toyota RAV4
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S Avoid contact with eyes, skin, s Keep children away battery, s If electrolyte gets your eyes, flush your eyes with clean water.

Or cloth while en route medical office, s If electrolyte gets your skin, if you feel pain burning, get, s If electrolyte gets your clothes.

There is a possibility its soaking, through to your skin, so immediately take off exposed clothing, zBe sure the engine and all accessories off before performing, zWhen checking the battery, remove the ground cable.

ZBe careful not to cause a short circuit with tools, zTake care no solution gets into, a solution of warm water baking soda, coat the outside terminals with.

Tighten their clamp nuts—but do not overtighten, enough to keep the battery firmly place, there are two types of batteries: Maintenance type non-maintenance, a non-maintenance battery has MAINTENANCE FREE BATTERY” its top.

Maintenance type battery does not have, check the fluid condition by fluid level, lines on the side of the battery, battery has a hydrometer its top, you.

Check the battery condition by, the fluid (electrolyte) level must be between the upper lower lines, when checking the fluid level, look all, six cells, not just one two.

If the level is lower than lower line, add, do not refill battery with water, aDDING DISTILLED WATER (MAINTENANCE TYPE BATTERY ONLY), if the side of your battery covered.

Check the water level by looking down directly above the cell illustrated above, during recharging, the battery producing hydrogen gas, on the vehicle, be sure disconnect, s Always charge battery an.

The battery in garage closed, room where there not sufficient, do a slow charge (5A less), charging at a quicker rate is dangerous.

Sure to remove the vent plugs before recharging, if the headlights other electrical, components do not work, check, see Fuse locations” Chapter 7-1.

Turn the ignition switch and inoperative component off, fuse straight out check it, determine which fuse may be causing, name of the circuit for each fuse.

Of this manual for the functions controlled by each circuit, type A fuses can be pulled out by using, blown, try replacing suspected fuse, with one that you know good.

If the fuse has blown, push new fuse, only install a fuse with the amperage rating designated on fuse box lid, emergency you can pull out CIG &.