12 V Battery - PEUGEOT 3008 HYbrif4 Handbook

12 V BATTERY

Procedure for charging your battery
when it is fl at or for starting the engine
using another battery.
Your vehicle is fi tted with a conventional
12 V battery, located under the bonnet,
in addition to the high voltage battery
used by the hybrid system.
In certain conditions, if the 12 V battery
is too discharged to activate the hybrid
system, recharging from another con-
ventional 12 V battery is possible.
Do not carry out this recharge if the
Ready lamp is on.
Before doing any work on your
vehicle, switch off the ignition
( Ready lamp off) to avoid any
risk of injury resulting from automatic
operation of the engine.
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Access to the battery
The battery is located under the bonnet.
To gain access to it:
open the bonnet using the interior
release lever, then the exterior safe-
ty catch,
secure the bonnet stay,
remove the plastic cover to gain ac-
cess to the two terminals,
unclip the fusebox to remove the
battery, if necessary.
Disconnecting the cables
Raise the locking tab fully.
Reconnecting the cables
Position the open clip 1 of the cable
on the positive terminal (+) of the
battery.
Press vertically on the clip 1 to posi-
tion it correctly against the battery.
Lock the clip by spreading the position-
ing lug and then lowering the tab 2 .
Do not force the tab as locking
will not be possible if the clip is
not positioned correctly; start
the procedure again.