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WhiteD3
23rd June 2018, 08:41 AM
Is it just me or is it overly difficult to access the battery?

I assume there must be some special tool required to reach and operate the lock slider from the jack bay because with my largish hands it was a real struggle and the workshop manual is next to useless.

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stevo
23rd June 2018, 10:31 AM
Battery looks small? or you have big hands, mind you battery technology is improving after sitting stagnant for so long.

Someone is now doing a second battery kit which I will look at for running dash cam and other items.
IndusD4
23rd June 2018, 10:48 AM
See a section of this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCJV90H40NA) youtube video, at 1m48s see Leigh's solution.

Ron
Barryp
31st August 2018, 02:07 PM
The small battery is only the stop start backup battery. Isn't the main battery under the spare wheel like in the L 494?
Regards
Barry
RHS58
1st September 2018, 06:38 AM
Off topic, but what’s the little white funnel in the first pic for?
DiscoClax
1st September 2018, 06:51 AM
Filling adaptor to allow the use of a high flow diesel nozzle if you need to...
RHS58
1st September 2018, 09:13 AM
Filling adaptor to allow the use of a high flow diesel nozzle if you need to...

Thought something like that. Been caught before. Where do I get one?
DiscoClax
1st September 2018, 09:54 AM
Any dealer anywhere should have them (not just LR) or eBay et-al or just find a (fuel-resistant) funnel that has the correct vehicle-side diameter to fit into your opening and then cut it down for compactness (as desired) on the nozzle-side. If your vehicle has a cap-less setup then the funnel needs to be a very close match for a standard nozzle or it won't release and allow insertion. That's about the only trap.

Something like this...
GENUINE FORD EMERGENCY DIESEL FUEL FILLER FUNNEL / DIESEL ELBOW, 1782177,1833948 | eBay (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GENUINE-FORD-EMERGENCY-DIESEL-FUEL-FILLER-FUNNEL-DIESEL-ELBOW-1782177-1833948/282947614334?hash=item41e0fdf67e:g:aKIAAOSwrjZa6Id K)

PETROL FUEL TANK FILLER FUNNEL OEM FOR FORD GALAXY MONDEO KUGA S-Max | eBay (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PETROL-FUEL-TANK-FILLER-FUNNEL-OEM-FOR-FORD-GALAXY-MONDEO-KUGA-S-Max/232604341584?hash=item36284c9550:g:arwAAOSwj99aO60 ~)
RHS58
3rd September 2018, 12:23 PM
Ta! $3.37 from EBay, postage free.
Graeme
3rd September 2018, 06:20 PM
Is that one diesel or petrol neck size?