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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
BATTERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BATTERY CABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BATTERY HOLD DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
BATTERY TRAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
BATTERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BATTERY CABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SERVICE PROCEDURES
BATTERY CHARGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
BATTERY
DESCRIPTION
Fig. 1 Maintenance-Free Battery - Typical
1 – POSITIVE POST
2 – VENT CAPS
3 – NEGATIVE POST
4 – GREEN BALL
5 – ELECTROLYTE LEVEL
6 – MAINTENANCE-FREE BATTERY
7 – PLATE GROUPS
8 – TEST INDICATOR
9 – VENTS
BATTERY
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
BATTERY HOLD DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
BATTERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
BATTERY TRAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CLEANING AND INSPECTION
BATTERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SPECIFICATIONS
BATTERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
A large capacity, maintenance-free storage battery
(Fig. 1) is standard factory-installed equipment on
this model. Male post type terminals made of a soft
lead material protrude from the top of the molded
plastic battery case to provide the means for connect-
ing the battery to the vehicle electrical system. The
battery positive terminal post is visibly larger in
diameter than the negative terminal post, for easy
identification. The letters POS and NEG are also
molded into the top of the battery case adjacent to
their respective positive and negative terminal posts
for additional identification confirmation. Refer to
Battery Cables in the index of this service manual
for the location of more information on the battery
cables that connect the battery to the vehicle electri-
cal system.
This battery is designed to provide a safe, efficient
and reliable means of storing electrical energy in a
chemical form. This means of energy storage allows
the battery to produce the electrical energy required
to operate the engine starting system, as well as to
operate many of the other vehicle accessory systems
for limited durations while the engine and/or the
charging system are not operating. The battery is
made up of six individual cells that are connected in
series. Each cell contains positively charged plate
groups that are connected with lead straps to the
positive terminal post, and negatively charged plate
groups that are connected with lead straps to the
negative terminal post. Each plate consists of a stiff
mesh framework or grid coated with lead dioxide
(positive plate) or sponge lead (negative plate). Insu-
lators or plate separators made of a non-conductive
material are inserted between the positive and nega-
tive plates to prevent them from contacting or short-
ing against one another. These dissimilar metal
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