14 Electrical System; Removing The Battery; Installing The Battery - KTM F8475S0 2019 Owner's Manual

14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

14.1
14.2
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Removing the battery

Caution
Danger of burns The voltage regulator gets very hot when the vehicle is driven.
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Allow the voltage regulator to cool down before performing any work.
Note
Environmental hazard Batteries contain environmentally-hazardous materials.
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Do not dispose of batteries as household waste.
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Dispose of batteries at a collection point for used batteries.
F00138-10

Installing the battery

H00386-10
Preparatory work
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Press and hold the kill switch
the engine stops.
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Remove the seat. ( p. 63)
Main work
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Hang the voltage regulator to one side.
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Disconnect negative cable
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Pull back positive terminal cover
tive cable from the battery.
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3
Remove screw .
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4
Pull holding bracket forward and remove battery toward
the top.
Main work
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Insert the battery into the battery compartment with the termi-
nals facing forward and secure with holding bracket
Battery (HJTZ5S-FP-C) (
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Mount and tighten screw
Guideline
Remaining screws,
chassis
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3
Connect positive cable
Guideline
Screw, battery termi-
nal
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4
Connect negative cable
Guideline
Screw, battery termi-
nal
A
Contact disks must be mounted under screws
6
cable sockets with the claws toward the battery termi-
nal.
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Slide positive terminal cover
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Position the voltage regulator.
while the engine is idling until
1
from the battery.
2
and disconnect the posi-
1
p. 131)
2
.
M6 10 Nm (7.4 lbf ft)
to the battery.
M5 2.5 Nm
(1.84 lbf ft)
to the battery.
M5 2.5 Nm
(1.84 lbf ft)
5
7
over the positive terminal.
.
and