Battery System: Description
This vehicle is equipped with a single 12-volt battery. All of the components of the battery system are located within the engine compartment. The battery system for this vehicle covers the following related components:
- Battery (3) - The storage battery provides a reliable means of storing a renewable source of electrical energy within the vehicle.
- Positive Battery cable (2) - The positive battery cable connects the battery positive terminal post to the vehicle electrical system, starter and alternator.
- Negative Battery Cable (4) - The negative battery cable connects the battery negative terminal post to the vehicle electrical system through body, chassis and engine grounding points.
- Battery Thermal Guard (6) - A thermal guard wraps around the battery case to enclose the sides of the battery. The thermal guard consists of a heavy black plastic outer skin and two lighter plies of plastic that have been formed into a sheet with hundreds of small air pockets entrapped between them.
- Battery Holddown - The battery holddown hardware secures the battery in the battery tray in the engine compartment.
- Battery Tray (7) - The battery tray provides a secure mounting location in the vehicle for the battery and an anchor point for the battery holddown hardware as well as a mounting location for the Integrated Power Module (IPM).
For battery system maintenance schedules (Refer to MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES ). (Refer to JUMP STARTING ) for the proper jump starting procedure. The battery must be fully-charged before any battery system diagnosis or testing procedures can be performed.