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Disconnect/Connect Procedures

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  1. Turn off ignition. Open engine hood. After opening vehicle wait at least 4 minutes before disconnecting battery or alarm will be triggered.
  2. Connect quiescent current retention unit, if necessary.
  3. Disconnect negative battery cable (1) and insulate cable lug to prevent unwanted contact with ground point (W16/4). See Fig 1 .
  4. To connect, reverse disconnect procedure. If quiescent current retention unit was not used, perform basic programming. See BASIC PROGRAMMING  . After repairs, read DTC memory and erase trouble codes from memory. See RETRIEVING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES  under SELF-DIAGNOSTICS.
Fig 1: Disconnecting Negative Battery Cable
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