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64nBa tte ry
Re m o va l a n d in s ta lla tio n
Ch a rg in g th e b a tte ry
Re tu rn u s e d b a tte rie s to a re c y-
c ling p oint o r yo ur B MW c e nte r.
Ma inta in th e b a tte ry in a n u p rig ht p os i-
tio n fo r tra ns p ort a nd s to ra ge . S e c ure
th e b a tte ry to p re ve nt it fro m tiltin g
d uring tra ns p ort.<�
Cha rg e th e b a tte ry in th e ve hic le o nly
whe n th e e ngine is n ot ru nning.
Do not dis conne ct th e batte ry whe n
th e e ngine is ru nning. If yo u d o s o,
th e e ns uing vo lta ge s urg e w ill damage
th e ve hicle 's o nboard e le ctro nics .
Do n ot m a ke a ny m od ific a tio ns in th e
wire s to th e p os itive te rm ina l. If yo u d o
s o, th e p ro te c tive fu nc tio n o f th e s a fe ty
b a tte ry te rm ina l is n o lo nge r e ns ure d .
Re p a ir a nd d is p os a l m us t b e p e rfo rm e d
b y tra ine d te c hnic ia ns o nly.<
Be fore p e rfo rm ing a ny w ork o n
th e e le c tric a l s ys te m , b e s ure to
unc la m p th e c a b le fro m th e b a tte ry' s
ne ga tive te rm ina l. Fa ilure to d o s o c a n
re s ult in s hort- c irc uits , a fire o r p e r-
s ona l in jury.<
S to ra ge p e rio d s d uring w hic h
th e b a tte ry is d is c onne c te d a re
not ta ke n in to c ons id e ra tio n b y th e
S e rvic e Inte rva l Dis p la y fo r c ha nging
th e b ra ke flu id .
Fo r th is re a s on, b e s ure th a t th e b ra ke
fluid is c ha nge d e ve ry tw o ye a rs , re -
ga rd le s s o f th e in form a tio n d is p la ye d .
Re a d a nd c om p ly w ith th e in form a tio n
on p a ge 1 36 c ove ring th is s ub je c t.<
If yo u p la n to p a rk th e ve hic le fo r lo nge r
th a n 4 w e e ks , d is c onne c t th e b a tte ry
fro m th e ve hic le 's e le c tric a l s ys te m b y
d is c onne c tin g th e c a b le a t th e n e ga tive
te rm ina l. Th e n re c ha rg e th e b a tte ry w ith
a n a p p ro p ria te b a tte ry c ha rg e r.
Wh e n re m oving th e b a tte ry, d is c onne c t
th e c a b le o n th e n e ga tive te rm ina l firs t,
th e n th e c a b le o n th e p os itive te rm ina l.
Loos e n th e c e nte r a d jus tin g s c re w o n
th e b a tte ry re ta ining s tra p (us e th e
s c re wd rive r in c lud e d w ith th e o nb oa rd
to ol kit) a nd d is c onne c t th e s tra p .
If yo u in te nd to s to re th e ve hic le fo r
longe r th a n 1 2 w e e ks , re m ove th e b a t-
te ry, c ha rg e it a nd s to re it in a c ool a nd
d us t- fre e ro om w he re th e re is n o d a n-
ge r o f fre e zing. Du ring s to ra ge , h a ve
th e b a tte ry re c ha rg e d e ve ry 3 m onth s .
Als o, re c ha rg e th e b a tte ry b e fore it is
re ins ta lle d . If th is is n ot d one , th e b a t-
te ry w ill not b e s e rvic e a b le . Eve ry tim e
th e b a tte ry is d ra ine d , e s p e c ia lly o ve r
e xte nd e d p e rio d s , its s e rvic e life is
re d uc e d .
Wh e n in s ta lling a b a tte ry, c onne c t th e
p os itive te rm ina l firs t, th e n c onne c t th e
ne ga tive te rm ina l.
Wh e n in s ta lling a b a tte ry, b e s ure
th a t it is m ounte d p ro p e rly a nd th a t
th e re ta ining b ra c ke t is ins ta lle d with th e
c e nte r a d jus tm e nt s c re w, o th e rw is e , th e
b a tte ry w ill not b e a d e q ua te ly s e c ure d
in c a s e o f a n a c c id e nt.<
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 048 - © 01/00 BMW AG
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| Model Year | 2000 |
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