Nissan Frontier D22. Manual - part 899

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BATTERY

BATTERY

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How to Handle Battery

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CAUTION:

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If it becomes necessary to start the engine with a booster battery and jumper cables, use a 12-volt
booster battery.

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After connecting battery cables, ensure that they are tightly clamped to battery terminals for good
contact.

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Never add distilled water through the hole used to check specific gravity.

METHODS OF PREVENTING OVER-DISCHARGE

The following precautions must be taken to prevent over-discharging
a battery.

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The battery surface (particularly its top) should always be kept
clean and dry.

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The terminal connections should be clean and tight.

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At every routine maintenance, check the electrolyte level.
This also applies to batteries designated as “low maintenance”
and “maintenance-free”.

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When the vehicle is not going to be used over a long period of
time, disconnect the negative battery terminal. (If the vehicle has
an extended storage switch, turn it off.)

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Check the charge condition of the battery.
Periodically check the specific gravity of the electrolyte. Keep a
close check on charge condition to prevent over-discharge.

CHECKING ELECTROLYTE LEVEL

WARNING:

Do not allow battery fluid to come in contact with skin, eyes, fabrics, or painted surfaces. After touch-
ing a battery, do not touch or rub your eyes until you have thoroughly washed your hands. If acid con-
tacts eyes, skin or clothing, immediately flush with water for 15 minutes and seek medical attention.

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Remove the cell plug using a suitable tool.

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Add distilled water up to the MAX level.

Sulphation

A battery will be completely discharged if it is left unattended
for a long time and the specific gravity will become less than
1.100. This may result in sulphation on the cell plates.
To determine if a battery has been “sulphated”, note its voltage
and current when charging it. As shown in the figure, less cur-
rent and higher voltage are observed in the initial stage of
charging sulphated batteries.
A sulphated battery may sometimes be brought back into ser-
vice by means of a long, slow charge, 12 hours or more, fol-
lowed by a battery capacity test.

SPECIFIC GRAVITY CHECK

1.

Read hydrometer and thermometer indications at eye level.

2.

Use the chart below to correct your hydrometer reading accord-
ing to electrolyte temperature.

Hydrometer Temperature Correction

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Battery electrolyte temperature 

°C (°F)

Add to specific gravity reading

71 (160)

0.032

66 (150)

0.028

60 (140)

0.024

54 (129)

0.020

49 (120)

0.016

43 (110)

0.012

38 (100)

0.008

32 (90)

0.004

27 (80)

0

21 (70)

−0.004

16 (60)

−0.008

10 (50)

−0.012

4 (39)

−0.016

−1 (30)

−0.020

−7 (20)

−0.024

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CHARGING THE BATTERY

CAUTION:

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Do not “quick charge” a fully discharged battery.

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Keep the battery away from open flame while it is being charged.

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When connecting the charger, connect the leads first, then turn on the charger. Do not turn on the
charger first, as this may cause a spark.

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If battery electrolyte temperature rises above 60

°C (140°F), stop charging. Always charge battery

at a temperature below 60

°C (140°F).

Charging Rates

Do not charge at more than 50 ampere rate.

NOTE:
The ammeter reading on your battery charger will automatically decrease as the battery charges. This indi-
cates that the voltage of the battery is increasing normally as the state of charge improves. The charging amps
indicated above refer to initial charge rate.

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If, after charging, the specific gravity of any two cells varies more than .050, the battery should be
replaced.

Trouble Diagnoses with Battery/Starting/Charging System Tester

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CAUTION:

When working with batteries, always wear appropriate eye protection.
NOTE:

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To ensure a complete and thorough diagnosis, the battery, starter and generator test segments must be
done as a set from start to finish.

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If battery surface charge is detected while testing, the tester will prompt you to turn on the headlights to
remove the surface charge.

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If necessary, the tester will prompt you to determine if the battery temperature is above or below 0

°C

(32

°F). Choose the appropriate selection by pressing the up or down arrow button, then press “ENTER” to

make the selection.

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−18 (0)

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Corrected specific gravity

Approximate charge condition

1.260 - 1.280

Fully charged

1.230 - 1.250

3/4 charged

1.200 - 1.220

1/2 charged

1.170 - 1.190

1/4 charged

1.140 - 1.160

Almost discharged

1.110 - 1.130

Completely discharged

Battery electrolyte temperature 

°C (°F)

Add to specific gravity reading

Amps

Time

50

1 hour

25

2 hours

10

5 hours

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1.

Turn off all loads on the vehicle electrical system. Clean or repair
as necessary.

2.

Visually inspect the battery, battery terminals and cable ends
with ignition switch in “OFF” position.

NOTE:
The contact surface between the battery terminals, cable ends
and tester leads must be clean for a valid test. A poor connec-
tion will prevent testing and a “CHECK CONNECTION” mes-
sage will appear during the test procedures. If this occurs, clean
the battery post and terminals, reconnect them and restart the
test.

3.

Connect the red tester lead clamp to the positive battery termi-
nal, and the black to the negative terminal.

4.

The tester will turn on automatically. Using the arrow keys,
select “IN-VEHICLE” on the tester and then press the “ENTER”
key.

5.

Locate the battery type and rating stamped or written on the top
case of the battery to be tested.

NOTE:
The battery type and rating will have either of the following.
CCA: Cold Cranking Amps (490 CCA, 550 CCA, etc.)
JIS: Japanese Industrial Standard.
Battery is stamped with a number such as:
80D26L: 80 (rank of output), D (physical size-depth), 26 (width
in cm). The last character L (post configuration) is not input into
the tester.
The tester requires the rating for the battery be entered exactly
as it is written or stamped on the battery. Do not attempt a CCA
conversion for JIS stamped batteries. JIS must be input directly.

6.

Using the arrow and “ENTER” keys alternately, select the battery type and rating.

NOTE:
The tester lists five choices; CCA, JIS, IEC, DIN, and EN. Only use CCA or JIS.

7.

Press  “ENTER” to begin the test. Diagnosis results are dis-
played on the tester. Refer to 

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