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Removal & Installation

  1. Remove the battery. See BATTERY  .
  2. Remove the battery's air inlet pipe. Press in the catch and move aside the fuse box in front of the battery. See Fig 1 .
  3. Loosen the catches and move aside the heat shield, letting any components remain on the heat shield. See Fig 2 .
  4. Cars with theft protection:  Detach the bonnet switch from the battery cover. See Fig 3 .
  5. Undo any wiring harness clips from the battery cover. Remove the bottom of the battery cover. See Fig 3 .
  6. To install, reverse removal procedure. Tighten cover to 18 Ft. Lbs. (24 N.m).
Fig 1: Removing Battery Inlet Pipe
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Fig 2: Removing Heat Shield
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Fig 3: Removing Bottom Battery Cover
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