Battery Tray: Description

Fig 1: Battery Tray

Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

1 - BATTERY TEMPERATURE SENSOR

2 - REINFORCEMENT

3 - BATTERY TRAY

4 - POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER

The battery is mounted in a stamped steel tray located in the passenger side rear corner of the engine compartment. The battery tray is secured by four hex screws with washers to the reinforcement located between the engine compartment side of the dash panel and the rear of the front fender wheelhouse inner panel. See Fig 1.

A hole in the bottom of the battery tray is fitted with a battery temperature sensor (Refer to ELECTRICAL/CHARGING/BATTERY TEMPERATURE SENSOR - DESCRIPTION) .