Install battery

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NOTE: See REMOVING AND INSTALLING BATTERY .

Insert battery.
Screw in fastening screw -B- , position battery and tighten the fastening screw. Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17111b.)
Push on venting hose -A-.

Fig 1: Screwing In Fastening Screw & Pushing On Battery Venting Hose

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First connect the positive cable then the negative -otherwise there is a danger of a short-circuit! Tightening torque: 5 Nm (3.5 ftlb.).
Put on the battery cover and lock with the turn-lock fasteners.
Refer to WORK INSTRUCTIONS AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY .