Starting and Charging: Service and Repair

Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting

Observe notes on contact corrosion. Refer to => [ Contact Corrosion ] Contact Corrosion.

Accident risk.

• When working on pyrotechnic components (such as airbags and belt tensioners), the battery must be disconnected with the ignition switched on.

Disconnecting






- Switch ignition off.

- Lift the luggage compartment floor covering by the handle and fold it forward.

- Open the cover - 3 - over the battery negative terminal.

- Loosen the nut - 1 - several turns and remove the ground wire terminal clamp - 2 - from the battery terminal.

Connecting






• Tightening specification, refer to=> [ Battery Overview ] Battery Overview.

- Disconnect the connector - 3 - on the Battery monitoring control module (J367) - 1 -.

- Connect the ground terminal to the battery negative pole "-" by hand and tighten the nut - 1 -.

- Connect the electrical connector on the battery monitoring control module.

When the battery is connected, the following steps must be performed:

• Activate the one-touch up/one-touch down power window regulators. Refer to the Owner's Manual.

• Check all the DTC memories and erase the "undervoltage" DTC if necessary using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.

• After connecting the power supply, the ABS warning lamp may only go out after the vehicle has been driven a few yards.