Changing battery 2011 Vauxhall meriva

dUnKle

how is the old battery removed ?
I’m used to just disconnecting positive and negative removing and replacing but looking at this battery it has some cover with various wires running from it and out of it and can’t seem to see how to remove this

car-man

Firstly, make sure you have the radio code or you will lose your radio when disconnecting the battery.

You should have 2 thick red wires, one going to the battery terminal, one going to the cluster of wires.

Flip up the plastic cover that fits over the red wires then disconnect the battery earth wire and move it out of the way.
Next, disconnect the thick red wire going to the cluster of wires.
Next, disconnect the thick red wire that goes onto the battery and lift it out of the way.
Next, undo the clamp holding the battery in place and remove it.
Next, lift up the cluster of wires a little...there may be a plastic fitting over the positive terminal...then slide the battery away from the cluster and tilt it away from the cluster leaving the cluster more or less where it was and remove the battery.
Refit in reverse order.

dUnKle

Thanks.  I shall let you know how goes

car-man

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dUnKle

Cheers
Spent bloody ages looking on you tube as well
Thanks

What’s the bit he does with keys and power in car ?

car-man

I have no idea what he is doing with the keys and power...never seen anyone do that before.