Battery Tray

The battery is mounted in a stamped steel battery tray located in the left front corner of the engine compartment. The battery tray is secured with bolts to the left front wheelhouse inner steel panel. A hole in the bottom of the battery tray is fitted with a formed drain tube. A second hole in the bottom of the tray is fitted with a battery temperature sensor.

The battery tray provides a mounting location and support for the vehicle battery. The battery tray support supports the battery tray and provides an anchor point for the inboard battery hold down hardware. The battery tray and the battery hold down hardware combine to secure and stabilize the battery in the engine compartment, which prevents battery movement during vehicle operation. Unrestrained battery movement during vehicle operation could result in damage to the vehicle, the battery or both. The battery tray drain tube directs spilled water or electrolyte from a leaking battery to the ground through another hole in the front extension of the left front wheelhouse inner panel.