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Battery With Visual Indicator, Checking







Battery with Visual Indicator, Checking


Risk of injury and explosion!

Follow all Warnings and Safety Precautions. Refer to => [ Lead-Acid Battery Warnings and Safety Precautions ] Lead-Acid Battery Warnings and Safety Precautions.

Perform Battery Checks In The Following Sequence

- Visual check. Refer to=> [ Visual Check ] Visual Check.

- Check the color of the visual indicator. Refer to => [ Electrolyte Level Color, Checking ] Electrolyte Level Color, Checking.

- Check the battery electrolyte level. Refer to=> [ Electrolyte Level, Checking ] Electrolyte Level, Checking.

- Test the battery. Refer to=> [ Battery, Checking - Vehicles Without Battery Monitoring Control Module (J367) or Energy Management Control Module (J644) ] Battery, Checking - Vehicles Without Battery Monitoring Control Module (J367) or Energy Management Control Module (J644) or => [ Current Draw Test ] Current Draw Test.

- Additional procedure depends on the result of the battery test with the battery tester.