2005 XG350 battery question

May 08, 2008 3 Replies

I see no vent holes for the six cells, just a flat top. No apparent way to add distilled water to cells. Is this a real maintenance free battery which does not need water? Thank you, Seamus J. Wilson


It's not intended that you add any water, and I don't believe there's any way to do so, either. By the same token, the hydrated acid can still evaporate.

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Hardly an automotive battery made in the last decade or two that you can add water. Unlike the batteries of years ago, they really do last a long time with no maintenance. I recently changed out one that I've never seen in seven years. Honest, I've never seen it as it is under the back seat.

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