Land Rover Defender: Startup Battery

PART(S)

ALL VEHICLES

REPAIR

Startup Battery (REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION)

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

GENERAL EQUIPMENT

REMOVAL

NOTES:

• This procedure contains some variation in the illustrations depending on the vehicle specification, but the essential information is always correct.
• This procedure contains illustrations showing certain components removed to provide extra clarity.
• The Startup battery is always under the front row right seat.

1.

NOTE: Note the position of the front row right seat before repositioning.

Reposition the front row right seat fully forward and fully upward.

2.

Release the access cover from the 2 grommets.

3.

Remove the access cover.

4.

CAUTION: Do not disconnect the electrical connector from the Battery Monitoring System (BMS) sensor.

• Loosen, but do not fully remove the nut.
• Disconnect the startup battery ground cable.
• Reposition the startup battery ground cable away from the startup battery.

5.

Release the startup battery positive terminal cover.

6.

• Loosen, but do not fully remove the nut.
• Disconnect the startup battery positive cable.
• Reposition the startup battery positive cable away from the startup battery.

7.

• Remove the 2 bolts.
• Remove the startup battery clamp.

8.

• Remove the startup battery.
• Disconnect the breather pipe from the startup battery.

INSTALLATION

1.

• Connect the breather pipe to the startup battery.
• Install the startup battery.

2.

CAUTION: Make sure that the startup BMS module wiring harness does not get caught beneath the startup battery clamp.

• Install the startup battery clamp.
• Install and tighten the 2 bolts.

  Torque: 24Nm

3.

• Connect the startup battery positive cable.
• Make sure that the startup battery positive terminal is correctly installed.
• Tighten the nut.

  Torque: 6Nm

4. Install the positive terminal cover.

5.

• Connect the startup battery ground cable.
• Make sure that the startup battery ground terminal is correctly installed.
• Tighten the nut.

  Torque: 6Nm

6. Reposition the front row right seat in the noted position.

7. If a new startup battery is installed, use the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) approved diagnostic equipment to calibrate the BMS control module.

General Equipment: Jaguar Land Rover approved diagnostic equipment

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