Battery, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.

-- Remove the ignition key, if equipped.

-- Open the heat shield boot cover.

-- Open the cover -4- over the battery negative terminal.

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-- Loosen the nut -6- several turns and disconnect the battery ground cable terminal clamp -5- from the battery negative terminal.

-- Open the cover -3- over the battery positive terminal.

-- Loosen the nut -2- several turns and remove the battery positive cable terminal -1- from the battery positive terminal.

-- Pull the heat shield boot -4- slightly upward.

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-- Remove the bolt -2- from the bracket -1-.

-- Remove the bracket -1-.

-- Remove the Battery -A- -3- in the direction of travel from the battery tray and lift it upward out of the engine compartment.