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Open seat base (example: right-hand front seat)
Remove screws
5
#
Remove holder 6.
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Remove vent hose
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tery.
Pull the battery out of the seat base until the
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negative terminal clamp can be released and
removed.
Disconnect the negative terminal clamp from
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negative terminal 3.
Remove the negative terminal clamp in such a
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way that the battery terminal clamp no longer
touches negative terminal 3.
Example: starter battery
Remove the battery from the seat base and
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place it on the door sill as shown. If neces‐
sary, hold the battery by handles 9.
Remove the positive terminal clamp cover
#
from positive terminal 7.
Remove positive terminal clamp
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itive terminal 7.
Remove positive terminal clamp
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way that the battery clamp no longer touches
positive terminal 7.
Lift the battery out of the door sill by handles
#
9.
from holder 6.
4
from the top of the bat‐
8
from pos‐
8
in such a
Breakdown assistance 307
Connecting and fitting the starter battery
& WARNING Risk of explosion from hydro‐
gen gas igniting
There is a danger of hydrogen gas igniting
when charging the battery if there is a short
circuit or sparks start to form.
Make sure that the positive terminal of
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the connected battery does not come
into contact with vehicle parts.
Never place metal objects or tools on a
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battery.
The described order of the battery
#
clamps must be observed when con‐
necting and disconnecting the battery.
When giving starting assistance, always
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make sure that you only connect battery
terminals with identical polarity.
During starting assistance, you must
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observe the described order for con‐
necting and disconnecting the jump
lead.
Do not connect or disconnect the bat‐
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tery clamps while the engine is running.
* NOTE Damage to the on-board electron‐
ics due to reversing the battery clamps
Incorrectly connecting the battery can dam‐
age the on-board electronics.
Always connect the battery as descri‐
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bed in the following sequence. Never
reverse the terminal clamps.
The following description on connecting and fit‐
ting the battery uses the example of the starter
battery in the seat base of the right-hand front
seat.
Example: starter battery
Place the battery on the door sill as shown
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and secure with handles
3
if necessary.
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