Removing the positive battery cable

Preliminary work 

• Refer to DISCONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .
• Refer to REMOVING THE ACOUSTIC COVER .
• Refer to REMOVING INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
• Refer to REMOVING THE COVER ON LEFT AND RIGHT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE TOP .
• Refer to REMOVING THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT-END STRUT .
• Refer to REMOVING FRONT CROSS CONNECTION .
• Refer to REMOVING THE REAR TOP CROSS CONNECTION .
• Refer to REMOVING THE RIGHT UNFILTERED-AIR DUCT .
• Refer to PARTIALLY RELEASING THE RIGHT CHARGE AIR LINE .
• Refer to REMOVING RIGHT CLEAN AIR PIPE .
• Refer to REMOVING COVER FOR THE RIGHT DME CONTROL UNIT .
• Refer to REMOVING THE DME CONTROL UNIT FOR CYLINDERS 1 TO 4 .
• Refer to REMOVING THE INTEGRATED POWER SUPPLY MODULE (PDM) .
• Refer to REMOVING THE HOLDER FOR THE RIGHT-HAND DME CONTROL UNIT .
• Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION OR FRONT THRUST FIELD .
• Refer to REMOVING THE UNDERBODY PROTECTION OF THE STEERING GEAR AND THRUST FIELD RESPECTIVELY .
• Refer to REMOVING THE STIFFENING PLATE .

Positive battery cable 

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Prerequisite 

Battery ground lead is disconnected.

• Unlock the locks (1).
• Remove the cover (2) in an upwards direction.

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• Loosen nuts (1).
• Remove positive battery cables (2).

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• Loosen screws (1).
• Loosen the nut (2) and remove the ground cable.

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• Detach the cover (1) off and unscrew the nut below it.
• Disconnect positive battery cable from alternator.

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• Unscrew the ground pin (1).
• Loosen screw (2).
• Disconnect the positive battery cable (3) from the cylinder head cover.

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• Unfasten nut (1).
• Disconnect the positive battery cable (3) from the clamp (2).
• Feed out positive battery cable and remove.

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