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How to change the battery of the Mini R50

Model: Mini Mini R52, R50, R53 - Years 2001-2007
Part: Battery

Let's see how to change the battery of the Mini R50: we start by opening the hood, the battery is located on the right side of the engine, and we will need to remove the plastic cover first; then we will remove the safety bar that goes through it. We will use a 10 socket wrench. We will start by disconnecting the negative pole, the black one, which we will then keep away from the battery, so that we are sure it does not accidentally reconnect to the battery; we also disconnect the positive red terminal and then we can remove the battery. Clean the inside of the terminals with fine sandpaper to remove the white oxide from inside the terminals themselves, then sprinkle the battery terminals with copper grease to improve contact with the cables. Reconnect the positive pole, then the negative one and finally put back in place the bracket and the cover. Job done.

Posted on 17 March 2025 by ScegliAuto

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