Removal
18. Turn off the ignition.
19. Raise and secure the luggage compartment floor covering.
20. Unscrew bolt 3 of the spare wheel mounting bracket (see illustration).
8.20. Unscrew bolt 3 of the spare wheel mounting bracket
21. Remove cover 1 and cover 2, which covers the battery (see illustration 8.20).
22. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal from the negative battery terminal and loosen the positive (+) battery terminal nut.
23. Disconnect the central battery ventilation hose.
24. Unscrew the bolt (see arrow in illustration) battery hold-down bracket and carefully remove the battery from the luggage compartment.
8.24. Unscrew the bolt (see arrow) battery clamp fastenings