Lexus GS450h Dismantling Manual page 32

(6) Pull out the HV battery onto the luggage
compartment floor mat.
Notice:
When pulling out the HV battery,
2 people are needed. One should work from
the luggage compartment side and the other
from the cabin side.
When pulling out the HV battery, do not allow
the wire harnesses and the HV battery case
to interfere with the vehicle body.
(7) Using a suitable adaptor such as a rope,
remove the HV battery while tilting the HV
battery.
Notice:
Use cardboard or other similar material to
protect the HV battery and vehicle body
from damage.
19. The HV battery pack is recyclable. Contact your Lexus distributor (if included on the
HV battery caution label) or contact the nearest Lexus dearer (see the next 2 pages for
samples of the HV battery caution label).
Caution:
After removing the HV battery, do not reinstall the service plug grip to the HV
battery.
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