2002 JEEP LIBERTY Workshop Manual

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JEEP LIBERTY 2002 KJ / 1.G Workshop Manual (4) Clean the battery thermal guard with a sodium
bicarbonate (baking soda) and warm water cleaning
solution using a stiff bristle parts cleaning brush to
remove any acid film.
(5) Clean any corrosion

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JEEP LIBERTY 2002 KJ / 1.G Workshop Manual BATTERY CLASSIFICATIONS & RATINGS
Part NumberBCI Group Size
ClassificationCold Cranking
AmperageReserve
CapacityAmpere -
HoursLoad Test
Amperage
56041380AA 86 525 100 Minutes 60 250
SPECIAL TOOLS
BATT

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JEEP LIBERTY 2002 KJ / 1.G Workshop Manual battery reduces battery gassing and water loss, at
normal charge and discharge rates. Therefore, the
battery should not require additional water in nor-
mal service. If the electrolyte level in this b

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JEEP LIBERTY 2002 KJ / 1.G Workshop Manual battery charging should only be performed when
absolutely necessary due to time restraints. A battery
is fully-charged when:
²All of the battery cells are gassing freely during
battery charging.
²A

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JEEP LIBERTY 2002 KJ / 1.G Workshop Manual turer of the battery charger for details on how to
bypass the polarity-sensing circuitry.
(3) Battery chargers vary in the amount of voltage
and current they provide. The amount of time
required for a

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JEEP LIBERTY 2002 KJ / 1.G Workshop Manual To read the built-in indicator, look into the sight
glass and note the color of the indication (Fig. 8). The
battery condition that each color indicates is
described in the following list:
²Green- In

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JEEP LIBERTY 2002 KJ / 1.G Workshop Manual Test the specific gravity of the electrolyte in each
battery cell. If the specific gravity of all cells is above
1.235, but the variation between cells is more than
fifty points (0.050), the battery s

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JEEP LIBERTY 2002 KJ / 1.G Workshop Manual (1) Disconnect and isolate both battery cables, neg-
ative cable first. The battery top and posts should be
clean (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/BATTERY SYSTEM
- CLEANING).
(2) Connect a suitable volt-ammet