Battery System - Description

DESCRIPTION

GASOLINE ENGINE





Vehicles with a gasoline engine are 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 (2) - The storage battery provides a reliable means of storing a renewable source of electrical energy within the vehicle.
- Positive Battery cable (1) - The positive battery cable connects the battery positive terminal post to the vehicle electrical system, starter and alternator.
- Negative Battery Cable (3) - 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 (5) - 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 - The battery tray provides a secure mounting location in the vehicle for the battery and an anchor point for the battery holddown hardware.

DIESEL ENGINE





Vehicles with a diesel engine utilize two 12-volt batteries connected in parallel. 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:

- Left Battery (3) - The Left storage battery provides a reliable means of storing a renewable source of electrical energy within the vehicle.
- Right Battery (5) - The Right storage battery provides a reliable means of storing a renewable source of electrical energy within the vehicle as well as the additional required electrical energy due to high demands of the diesel system.
- Positive Battery cables (2 & 6) - The positive battery cables connect the battery positive terminal posts to the vehicle electrical system, starter and alternator as well as connecting the two batteries together.
- Negative Battery Cables (1 & 4) - The negative battery cables connect the battery negative terminal posts to the vehicle electrical system through body, chassis and engine grounding points.
- Battery Thermal Guard - 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 - The battery tray provides a secure mounting location in the vehicle for the battery and an anchor point for the battery holddown hardware.

The battery must be fully-charged before any battery system diagnosis or testing procedures can be performed.