Your vehicle’s battery assists your engine in starting smoothly as it provides power to the engine’s electrical components. If you find your vehicle’s battery is causing issues, you may want to have it replaced. How do you know when it’s time to remove and replace your battery? Check out this helpful guide that the MINI of Warwick service team has put together for Providence, RI drivers and beyond.
It’s important to keep in mind that a battery with enough power to start your vehicle also has enough power to harm you should you get shocked. Make sure you take the following precautions to avoid injury when removing your vehicle’s battery:
Along with having a replacement battery on hand, you should also have pliers, a ratcheting wrench with 8 and 13 mm sockets, and a flat head screwdriver/trim removal tool.
One important note: you may need to use a special battery cable removal tool if the terminal is fused. You can usually find these at dealership parts departments around Newport, RI like ours.
Once you pop the hood and are looking at the engine compartment, you may be wondering, “Where is the battery in a MINI Cooper?” With most vehicles, the battery is on the left up near the front of the engine compartment, but the MINI Cooper battery location is on the right near the rear of the engine compartment. It may be difficult to locate at first since there is a plastic cover that will need to be removed in order to access it.
Now that you know where the battery is in a MINI Cooper, have gathered the necessary tools, and have the above precautions in place, you’re ready to learn how to remove a car battery safely. Simply take these steps:
Still wondering about how to remove your car battery from home or have questions about the MINI Cooper battery location? Feel free to contact the service team at MINI of Warwick. Our experts can walk you through the process, answer your questions, and help you to get safely back on the roads in and around Newport, RI.
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