Removing the safety battery terminal
Preliminary work
- Refer to DEACTIVATING THE 48 V ELECTRICAL SYSTEM .
- Refer to DISCONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .
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.
NOTE:
RISK OF DAMAGE
Damage to battery terminal, the safety battery terminal or the intelligent battery sensor (IBS) .
Damaged battery terminals can lead to malfunctions or vehicle electrical system faults .
Damage to battery terminal, the safety battery terminal or the intelligent battery sensor (IBS) .
Damaged battery terminals can lead to malfunctions or vehicle electrical system faults .
- Detach battery terminal from battery pole by carefully shifting to and fro. Do not pry off using a tool.
- Remove the cover for the positive battery terminal (1).
- Release nut (1) and set aside the associated positive battery cable (2).
- Unlock and disconnect plug connections (3).
- Release nut (4) and remove the safety battery terminal.
- Unlock and disconnect plug connection (1) from the safety battery terminal.
- Unclip cable clip (1) in the luggage compartment well.
- Release and remove the cover (1).
- Loosen nut (1).
- Remove positive battery cable (2).