Auxiliary Battery: Notes

WARNING:

To protect the hands from battery acid, a suitable pair of heavy duty rubber gloves should be worn when removing or servicing a battery. Safety glasses also should be worn.

WARNING:

Remove metallic jewelry to avoid injury by accidental arcing of battery current.

WARNING:

The battery negative and positive cable polarity are different from the gasoline engine equipped vehicles to the diesel engine equipped vehicles. Please note the location of the positive and negative cables prior to service of the battery or related components.

REMOVAL

Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable(s). Refer to BATTERY DISCONNECT - DUAL 12 VOLT BATTERY SYSTEM .
Set the coolant bottle aside. Refer to BOTTLE, COOLANT, REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
Remove the Power Control Relay (PCR). Refer to RELAY, POWER CONTROL, REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .

Remove the battery terminal nuts and isolate the cables.

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1 - Battery Terminal Nuts

2 - Battery Hold Down

3 - Battery Protective Cover

4 - Battery Hold Down Nut

Remove the nut securing the battery hold down, remove the hold down and protective cover.
Remove the supplemental battery.

INSTALLATION

Follow the removal procedure in reverse for general reassembly of the components on the vehicle.