How To Add Distilled Water To Car Battery. When adding more water make sure you use distilled water. The battery contains sulfuric acid so follow the correct safety procedures.

Your battery will have a total of 6 cells so you will need to add water to all 6 of them individually. Before you check the water levels make sure the battery is fully charged. If the electrolyte levels in the cells are low plates are exposed fill each cell to just cover the plates.
Tap water contains minerals that can diminish the performance of the battery and can increase the rate at which they self-discharge.
Using anything other then distilled water will cause permanent failure of your battery. Why do you want to. Make sure you use distilled water not tap water. Before you check the water levels make sure the battery is fully charged.
