Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 432

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BATTERY SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CHARGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
BATTERY SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - BATTERY
SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SPECIAL TOOLS
BATTERY SYSTEM SPECIAL TOOLS
BATTERY
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - BATTERY
STANDARD PROCEDURE
STANDARD PROCEDURE - BATTERY
CHARGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
STANDARD PROCEDURE - BUILT-IN
INDICATOR TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
STANDARD PROCEDURE - OPEN-CIRCUIT
VOLTAGE TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
STANDARD PROCEDURE - IGNITION-OFF
DRAW TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
BATTERY SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION
A single 12-volt battery is standard factory-in-
stalled equipment on gasoline engine equipped mod-
els. Diesel engine equipped vehicles utilize two
12-volt batteries connected in parallel. All of the com-
ponents of the battery system are located within the
engine compartment of the vehicle. The battery sys-
tem for this vehicle, covers the following related com-
ponents, which are covered in further detail later in
this section of the service manual:
ENGINE SYSTEMS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page
STARTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
BATTERY SYSTEM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page
STANDARD PROCEDURE - USING MICRO
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
INSTALLATION
BATTERY HOLDDOWN
DESCRIPTION
OPERATION
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
INSTALLATION
. . . . . . . 7 BATTERY CABLES
DESCRIPTION
OPERATION
. . . . . . . 7 DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - BATTERY
CABLES
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
INSTALLATION
BATTERY TRAY
DESCRIPTION
OPERATION
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
INSTALLATION
• Battery - The storage battery provides a reli-
able means of storing a renewable source of electrical
energy within the vehicle.
• Battery Cables - The battery cables connect
the battery terminal posts to the vehicle electrical
system.
• Battery Holddown - The battery holddown
hardware secures the battery in the battery tray in
the engine compartment.
• Battery Tray - The battery tray provides a
secure mounting location in the vehicle for the bat-
tery and an anchor point for the battery holddown
hardware.
ENGINE SYSTEMS
420 BATTERY TESTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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