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Installation Procedure

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CAUTION: Refer to BATTERY DISCONNECT CAUTION in Cautions and Notices.
NOTE: Refer to FASTENER NOTICE in Cautions and Notices.

Important:  Clean any existing corrosion from the battery terminal bolt flange and the battery cable end.

Install the battery ground negative cable and bolt to the battery.

Tighten 

Tighten the battery terminal bolt to 15 N.m (11 lb ft).

Fig 1: Installing Battery Ground Negative Cable
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