ThinkPad T470 - Replacing the Removable Battery

4.SelectDisablebuilt-inbatteryandpressEnter.
5.SelectY esintheSetupConfirmationwindow.Thebuilt-inbatteryisdisabledandthecomputerturnsoff
automatically.Waitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.
Replacingtheremovablebattery
Beforeyoustart,read“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagevandprintthefollowinginstructions.
ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecificsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo
oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother
systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemdoes
notchargeandthefollowingmessageisdisplayed:
"Thebatteryinstalledisnotsupportedbythissystemandwillnotcharge.Replacethebatterywiththe
correctLenovobatteryforthissystem."
Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.
DANGER
Iftherechargeablebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced,thereisdangerofanexplosion.Thebattery
containsasmallamountofharmfulsubstances.Toavoidpossibleinjury:
•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.
•Keepthebatteryawayfromfire.
•Donotexposeittoexcessiveheat.
•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.
•Donotshort-circuitit.
•Donotdrop,crush,puncture,orsubjecttostrongforces.Batteryabuseormishandlingcan
causethebatterytooverheat,whichcancausegassesorflameto"vent"fromthebattery.
Toreplacetheremovablebattery,dothefollowing:
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage107.
2.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoffanddisconnectedfromacpowerandallcables.
3.Closethecomputerdisplayandturnthecomputerover.
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