12-84 Simple inspection and service
CAUTION
Do not add distilled water above the “UPPER
LEVEL” line. Too much fluid will overflow from
the battery and contact external parts.
4 Cleaning the terminals
Clean the battery terminals if they become dirty or
corroded.
Use warm water and sodium bicarbonate (baking
soda) to remove any white powder caused by corro-
sion.
If a terminal is seriously corroded, remove the bat-
tery cable and clean the terminal with a wire brush
or sandpaper.
After cleaning, apply a thin coat of grease to the ter-
minals.
NOTE:
Follow the correct procedure when jump starting a
vehicle with a dead battery by connecting it to a live
battery using a booster cable. P. 13-24
Your vehicle is equipped with a diesel particulate fil-
ter (DPF) system. This device collects particulate
matter (PM) contained in diesel engine exhaust with
a ceramic filter and continuously regenerates the fil-
ter by the effect of the inside oxidation catalyst (this
process is called oxidation removal of PM).
Although the collected PM is removed by combus-
tion during the DPF regeneration process, the
ashes resulting from the combustion continue to
accumulate inside the filter unless removed manu-
ally.
In order to maintain the necessary level of system
performance, you need to bring your vehicle period-
ically to an authorized dealer to have the DPF
cleaned of ashes through the use of special clean-
ing equipment.
Ashes of DPF – cleaning
Ash removal
intervals
First 320,000 km (200,000 miles)
Every 240,000 km (150,000 miles)
thereafter
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