Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 865

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CLEANING
Th e followin g in for m a t ion det a ils t h e r ecom m en ded
clea n in g pr ocedu r es for t h e ba t t er y a n d r ela t ed com -
pon en t s. In a ddit ion t o t h e m a in t en a n ce sch edu les
fou n d in t h is ser vice m a n u a l a n d t h e own er 's m a n -
u a l, it is r ecom m en ded t h a t t h ese pr ocedu r es be per-
for m ed a n y t im e t h e ba t t er y or r ela t ed com pon en t s
m u st be r em oved for veh icle ser vice.
(1) Clea n t h e ba t t er y ca ble t er m in a l cla m ps of a ll
cor r osion . Rem ove a n y cor r osion u sin g a wir e br u sh
or a post a n d t er m in a l clea n in g t ool, a n d a sodiu m
bica r bon a t e (ba kin g soda ) a n d wa r m wa t er clea n in g
solu t ion (F ig. 1).
Fig. 1 Clean Battery Cable Terminal Clamp - Typical
1 - TERMINAL BRUSH
2 - BATTERY CABLE
(2) Clea n t h e ba t t er y t r a y a n d ba t t er y h old down
h a r dwa r e of a ll cor r osion . Rem ove a n y cor r osion
u sin g a wir e br u sh a n d a sodiu m bica r bon a t e (ba kin g
soda ) a n d wa r m wa t er clea n in g solu t ion . P a in t a n y
exposed ba r e m et a l.
(3) If t h e r em oved ba t t er y is t o be r ein st a lled,
clea n t h e ou t side of t h e ba t t er y ca se a n d t h e t op
cover wit h a sodiu m bica r bon a t e (ba kin g soda ) a n d
wa r m wa t er clea n in g solu t ion u sin g a st iff br ist le
pa r t s clea n in g br u sh t o r em ove a n y a cid film (F ig. 2).
Rin se t h e ba t t er y wit h clea n wa t er. E n su r e t h a t t h e
clea n in g solu t ion does n ot en t er t h e ba t t er y cells
t h r ou gh t h e ven t h oles. If t h e ba t t er y is bein g
r epla ced, r efer t o Ba t t er y Syst em Specifica t ion s for
t h e fa ct or y-in st a lled ba t t er y specifica t ion s. Con fir m
t h a t t h e r epla cem en t ba t t er y is t h e cor r ect size a n d
h a s t h e cor r ect r a t in gs for t h e veh icle.
Fig. 2 Clean Battery - Typical
1 - CLEANING BRUSH
2 - WARM WATER AND BAKING SODA SOLUTION
3 - BATTERY
(4) If t h e veh icle is so equ ipped, clea n t h e ba t t er y
t h er m a l gu a r d wit h a sodiu m bica r bon a t e (ba kin g
soda ) a n d wa r m wa t er clea n in g solu t ion u sin g a st iff
br ist le pa r t s clea n in g br u sh t o r em ove a n y a cid film .
(5) Clea n a n y cor r osion fr om t h e ba t t er y t er m in a l
post s wit h a wir e br u sh or a post a n d t er m in a l
clea n er, a n d a sodiu m bica r bon a t e (ba kin g soda ) a n d
wa r m wa t er clea n in g solu t ion (F ig. 3).
BA TTERY SYSTEM 8F - 5