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 AND 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 AND 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.

For battery system maintenance schedules, Maintenance. For the proper battery jump starting procedure, Service and Repair. The battery must be fully-charged before any battery system diagnosis or testing procedures can be performed.