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.Remove metallic jewelry to avoid injury by accidental arcing of battery current.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.Left hand drive gasoline engine shown, left hand drive diesel similar. Right hand drive gasoline and diesel similar with the battery and related components packaged on the left side of the engine compartment.Loosen the pinch clamp bolt and disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable (8).Loosen the pinch clamp bolt and disconnect the battery positive cable (4).

On gasoline engine equipped vehicles, loosen bolt (2) and remove the retainer (1) that holds the battery (3) down to the tray (4).

On diesel engine equipped vehicles, loosen the bolts (2 and 3) and remove the retaining bracket that holds the battery (4) down to the tray (5).Remove the battery from the vehicle.Remove thermal guard (if equipped) from battery.