Battery, Disconnecting And Connecting: Disconnecting

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-- Turn off the ignition and remove the key.

Sedan:

Fig 1: Locating Vehicle Tool Kit And Battery

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-- Lift the luggage compartment floor covering by the handle and hang the handle on the rear lid seal.

-- Remove the nut -1- and remove the cover -2- for the vehicle tool kit.

Avant:

Fig 2: Identifying Luggage Compartment Floor -2-, Nuts -1- And Spare Tire -3-

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-- Remove the luggage compartment floor -2-.

-- Remove the nut -1- and if equipped, remove the spare wheel -3-.

Negative terminal cover - version I:

Fig 3: Identifying Battery Cover And Ground Cable

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-- Pull the cover -1- over the negative terminal up slightly -arrow-.

-- Loosen the nut several turns and remove the ground cable -2- from the battery terminal.

Negative terminal cover - version II:

Fig 4: Identifying Negative Terminal Cover

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-- Open the cover -1- over the battery negative terminal.

-- Loosen the nut -3- several turns and remove the battery ground cable terminal -2- from the battery terminal.