alan.patterson wrote:To do this properly and without removing the seat, you will need to:
1. Slide the seat back and remove the two torx t40 bolts at the front. You will need a t40 bit plus an adapter to fit a square drive socket set rachet. Don't bother trying with a screwdriver torx.
2. Remove the horizontal cover under the seat
3. Slide the seat forward and wind the seat back forward.
4. Using a socket set (recommend a 1/4" drive) use an 8mm socket to remove the bolt on the side of the bracket holding the batteries facing the door. Using the 8mm socket on a long extension, do the same on the other side of the bracket from inside the battery box. For the nut at the tear, use a 10mm socket on an extension piece, taking care not to drop the nut. The bracket is then free.
5. Do not try to wriggle out the bracket without disconnecting the negative battery terminal on the rear battery. My strong advice is to place some plastic or tape over the positive terminal before removing the bracket, otherwise there is a very high risk that the bracket will flash over the terminals.
6. I do not know whether the code for the radio is lost on disconnecting the front battery. I set up a power unit to feed 112v through a resistor connected to the cigarette lighter.
7. Finally, disconnect the positive lead of the back battery and lift it out. If the objective is to replace the front battery, that will need to slid towards the rear, the negative and positive connections disconnected and then removed.
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