Disconnect Procedure
Warning: Refer to Battery Disconnect Warning in the Preface section.
- Turn off all the lamps and accessories.
- Turn the ignition OFF.
- Open the hood.
- Loosen the negative cable nut (6).
- Remove the negative battery cable from the battery terminal.
- Reposition the negative battery cable away from the battery.
Connect Procedure
Warning: Refer to Battery Disconnect Warning in the Preface section.
Note: Clean any existing corrosion from the battery terminal and the battery cable end.
- Position the negative battery cable to the battery.
Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.
- Install the negative battery cable onto the battery terminal.
- Tighten the negative cable nut (6)
Tighten
Tighten the nut to 5 N·m (44 lb in).
- Close the hood.