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    Accessing the battery

    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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    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.
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    See a section of this youtube video, at 1m48s see Leigh's solution.

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    The small battery is only the stop start backup battery. Isn't the main battery under the spare wheel like in the L 494?
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    Off topic, but what’s the little white funnel in the first pic for?
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    Filling adaptor to allow the use of a high flow diesel nozzle if you need to...
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    Accessing the battery

    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoClax View Post
    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?
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    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

    PETROL FUEL TANK FILLER FUNNEL OEM FOR FORD GALAXY MONDEO KUGA S-Max | eBay
    Last edited by DiscoClax; 1st September 2018 at 09:58 AM. Reason: Links added
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    Ta! $3.37 from EBay, postage free.
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    Is that one diesel or petrol neck size?
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