Renault Clio: Battery: Removal - Refitting

IMPORTANT
Consult the safety and cleanliness advice and operation
recommendations before carrying out any
repair (see 80A, Battery, Battery: Precautions for
the repair, 80A-4).
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
WARNING
Before disconnecting the battery:
- wait for the motor-driven fan assembly to stop,
- wait for the computer to finish saving (1
minute).
WARNING
The visual indicator cannot be considered reliable
in After-Sales; do not use it to determine the
state of the battery.
K4J or K4M or M4R

- Remove the air resonator by pressing the clip (1).

- Remove the air resonator by pressing the clip (1).

- Remove the small part of the battery cover (3).
II - OPERATION FOR REMOVAL OF PART
CONCERNED
1 - DISCONNECTING

- Remove the negative battery terminal (4).
2 - REMOVAL

- Remove the nuts (5) from the protective fuse holder.
- Remove the charge terminal (6).
- Disconnect the protective fuse holder.
- Unclip the degassing pipe (7).
- Remove:
- the nut from the battery bracket,
- the battery bracket (8),
- the battery.
REFITTING
I - REFITTING PREPARATION OPERATION
- Check the battery (see Battery: Check) (80A, Battery).
- In the event of a replacement, remove the positive
battery terminal.
II - REFITTING OPERATION FOR PART
CONCERNED
1 - REPLACEMENT
- Undo the positive battery terminal.
- Push the positive battery terminal fully onto the battery
terminal post.
- Torque tighten the positive battery terminal nut (6
N.m).
WARNING
Poor contact may cause starting or charging
faults, create sparks and cause the battery to
explode.
2 - REFITTING
- Fit the battery into its housing, placing it as close as
possible to the engine side.
- Refit the battery bracket.
- Tighten to torque the battery bracket nut (12 N.m).
- Connect the degassing pipe to the battery.
- Connect the protective fuse holder to the positive
battery terminal.
- Position the charge terminal on the positive terminal
studs.
- Fit the protective fuse holder against the battery heat
shield while securing.
- Torque tighten the fuse holder nuts (6 N.m).
WARNING
Poor contact may cause starting or charging
faults, create sparks and cause the battery to
explode.
3 - CONNECTION
- Loosen the negative battery terminal.
- Push the negative battery terminal fully onto the battery
terminal post.
- Torque tighten the negative battery terminal nut (6
N.m).
WARNING
Poor contact may cause starting or charging
faults, create sparks and cause the battery to
explode.
III - FINAL OPERATION
- Clip:
- the small part of the battery housing,
- the large part of the battery housing.
K4J or K4M or M4R
- When refitting the battery or each time it is disconnected,
carry out a certain number of operations,
without using the diagnostic tool, so that the vehicle
can operate correctly (see Battery: Initialisation)
(80A, Battery).
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I - SAFETY
1 - DANGER: RISK FROM ACID LINKED TO
HANDLING
Sulphuric acid is a highly aggressive and toxic substance
which corrodes most metals.
When handling batteries, it is very important to take th
DOCUMENTATION PHASE 1
I - LIST OF COMPONENTS
The front lighting consists of:
headlights (see 80B, Headlights, Headlight: Removal
- Refitting, 80B-7)
halogen bulbs (see 80B, Headlights, Headlight
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K9K
I - RISKS RELATING TO CONTAMINATION
The high-pressure direct injection system is highly sensitive
to contamination. The risks caused by contamination
are:
damage to or destruction of the high pressure injection
system,
a component seizing,
a component not being properly sealed.
All After-S
The display of information shown below DEPENDS ON THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND
COUNTRY
Examples of selections
Interpreting the display selected
a) Total mileage and trip mileage recorder.
b) Journey parameters.
Fuel used.
Fuel consumed since the last
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