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Disconnecting and connecting battery, battery in luggage compartment
Disconnecting and connecting battery, battery in luggage compartment
  WARNING
t  Battery isolator improves crash safety on vehicles with battery installed in luggage compartment. In an accident, the airbag control unit triggers a charge that separates the supply line to the starter and the engine electronics. Battery isolation is performed pyrotechnically, with a very small explosive charge. To ensure that the charge is not triggered accidentally when working on the battery or the battery isolator, it is essential that the battery is first disconnected → Chapter.
t  Observe safety measures when working on the battery isolator → Chapter.
t  Observe notes for disposal of battery isolation units → Chapter.
   

Disconnecting battery > < Reconnecting battery