Removing battery of vehicle electrical system support
Preliminary work
- Refer to DISCONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE REAR LEFT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE COVER OF THE REAR RIGHT ENGINE COMPARTMENT .
- Refer to REMOVING LEFT AND RIGHT WIPER ARM .
- Refer to REMOVING WINDSHIELD PANEL COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING TRAILING LINK AT SPRING BOLT .
WARNING:
Working on 12 V electrical system
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Risk of short circuits! Risk of fire!
Risk of short circuits! Risk of fire!
- Make sure that there is no charger connected to the jump start terminal in the engine compartment.
- Detach battery ground lead from battery.
- For auxiliary batteries: Detach battery minus cables from all auxiliary batteries.
- Detach the vent hose (1).
- Loosen the nut on the positive battery terminal (2).
- Detach the positive battery terminal from the positive battery terminal.WARNING: Unprotected battery terminals .
Risk of short circuits! Risk of fire!- Cover the vehicle battery.
- Place the positive battery cable to one side and secure it.
- Loosen the screw (3) and remove the battery carrier.
- Remove the battery (4).