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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: ///m42 sport on March 14, 2013, 09:09:55 PM

Title: dead battery, trunk lock toast
Post by: ///m42 sport on March 14, 2013, 09:09:55 PM

how do I charge the battery from the engine bay?  THanks!!!

Title: Re: dead battery, trunk lock toast
Post by: Gabs on March 17, 2013, 07:17:37 PM

You can find the positive battery cable on the passenger side firewall under the hood.

A description from a user on another forum:

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The positive terminal is on the passenger's side firewall. Open the hood. right at the firewall is a place to hold a battery. Look on the firewall just above this, you'll see a cable coming up from the side of the car, a bolt point, and a cable heading off to the starter along the firewall. That bolt point is your positive terminal.

I believe this is the Junction your looking for.
(http://gablabs.org/images/other/jump-point.jpg)

Title: Re: dead battery, trunk lock toast
Post by: DesktopDave on March 30, 2013, 08:45:11 AM

Yep - that's the place. You can also use a slow-charger on the cigarette lighter.  I'm going to get a slow solar panel charger to keep my battery topped up via the cigarette lighter circuit.