Battery, disconnecting and connecting

Work procedure

Sedan:

Fig 1: Identifying Luggage Compartment Cargo Floor And Spare Wheel Cover

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Avant:

Remove luggage compartment storage area floor - 1 - and cover for spare wheel - 2 -.

Fig 2: Identifying Battery Retaining Band

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All:

Fig 3: Releasing Retaining Clips With A Screwdriver And Removing Battery Ground Cover

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Release retaining clips - arrows - using a screwdriver - 2 - and remove ground (GND) terminal cap - 1 -.

NOTE:

Fig 4: Disconnecting Ground (GND) Cable At Battery

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Disconnect Ground (GND) wire - arrow - at battery.
To connect, connect terminal clamp of Ground (GND) wire by hand to battery minus pole "-" and tighten nut.

If the battery is re-connected again, the following steps must be performed:

Activate automatic run-up and run-down of electric window regulators Owners manual.
Synchronize secondary and additional keys to ensure remote control operation. To do so, insert key into ignition lock, switch the ignition on and off again and remove key.
Check DTC memories of all control modules and erase DTCs "Undervoltage" if necessary.

NOTE:

After re-connecting voltage supply, ESP indicator lamp can only go out after driving several meters.

Tightening torque

Component	Nm
Battery terminal to battery post	7.5