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Subject:Re: Battery and Battery compartment
From:Ron Lussier
Date:Thu, 24 Jul 1997 09:27:50 -0700

At 08:38 AM 7/24/97 -0600, Stephen Jones wrote:
>The owners manual says to push the passengers seat all the way
>forward to access.  Even all the way forward I can't access the front
>screws on the plate that covers the battery.  Swiveling the seat 45
>degrees allows access to these screws, but I don't see how it would be
>possible to remove the battery if need be (Without removing the
>entire seat).  The manual implies that there is a storage compartment
>under the seat with bolts to remove the seat, but I can locate no
>storage compartment.
>
>Under the drivers seat is a nice hinged panel to acces the second
>battery compartment.  Is the passengers side a DPO conversion?

Nope, this is the way it's designed.  The trick is to SPIN the passenger
seat around, then slide it forward (with relation to the vehicle.)  This
gives you full access.

Coyote (who just went through this)
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