Peterbilt 348 2017 - Page 302

ELECTRICAL
In-CabBatteryBox
Yourvehiclemaybeequipped
withAbsorbedGlassMat(AGM)
batterieslocatedinthecabunderthe
passenger’sseat.Theglassmatin
AGMbatteriesaredesignedtoabsorb
thebatteryacidinsidethebatterythat
canleakorspilloutinconventional
batteries.Thisdesignfeatureallows
batteriestobepositionedinany
orientationwithoutriskofleaking.
Toaccessthebatteries:
1.Remove6fastenerssecuringthe
passengersideseatbasetothe
batteryboxassembly.
2.Removetheseatandseatbase
asoneunittogainaccesstothe
batteries.
WARNING!
ReplaceonlywithAGM(Group31)
batteries.Useofotherbatteries
couldresultinacidleakscausing
personalinjuryintheeventofave-
hicleaccident.Failuretocomply
mayresultindeath,personalinjury,
equipmentorpropertydamage.
WARNING!
Batterycablesandair/electricalhar-
nessesaremountedtothebottomof
theoor.Donotdrillorscrewinto
oorpanwithoutrstcheckingthe
locationofthecables,harnessesor
anyothercomponentthatmightbe
damaged.Damaginganycompo-
nentcouldresultinelectricalshock
whichcouldcausepersonalinjury
and/orlossofacriticaltrucksys-
tem.Failuretocomplymayresultin
death,personalinjury,equipmentor
propertydamage.
WARNING!
Electricaldamageorbatteryex-
plosioncanoccurwhenimproperly
chargingbatteries.Refertothe
ChargingSystemonpage5-95for
appropriatecharginginstructions.
Failuretocomplymayresultin
death,personalinjury,equipmentor
propertydamage.
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