The battery of your vehicle is a wearing part, it is generally considered that it will have between 5 and 6 years of life span. You may have found yourself one day with a dead battery and not having the capability to turn on your Peugeot 208. And in many instances this is caused by a battery that no longer stores energy. So in this instance, how do I disconnect the battery from my Peugeot 208? Precisely, our team has posted this content to be able to help you accomplish this basic task safely and securely. First, we will give you some hints and tips on how to do it safely, and then we will put it into practice and how to disconnect the battery on your Peugeot 208.

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How to disconnect the battery on my Peugeot 208: A few tips

Firstly, before dealing with how to disconnect the battery from your Peugeot 208, we will give you a few recommendations on how to do this process safely and save you from wasting time, some of them will surely sound obvious to you, but you can never be too careful :

  • Before doing anything on your car, you must always place it on a flat surface with the hand brake on to avoid any movement of the Peugeot 208.
  • The battery in your car is an energy accumulator, and can likely deliver a deadly charge to humans, so you will need to keep in mind to turn off your vehicle’s ignition and remove any jewelry or metal objects you may be wearing to ensure you take as little risk as possible.
  • Moreover to being filled with energy, the battery will be filled with acid, a very corrosive chemical substance that can do a lot of damage to your skin. As a safety measure, wear rubber gloves and goggles to protect you from splashing.
  • At last when you go to the section how to disconnect the battery on your Peugeot 208, don’t touch the two terminals of your battery, you may cause a short circuit with your body as a conductor.

How to disconnect a battery on my Peugeot 208: Take action

Let’s begin now, the part that surely brings you on this page, how to disconnect a battery on your Peugeot 208. So, after having taken all the measures we detailed just above, you will finally be able to attack the removal of the battery from your car. To do this, it will be quite easy. First you will have to take off the plastic covers that protect the terminals of your battery. Check the state of your terminals, if they are oxidized or very dirty, we recommend you to use a soft wire brush and baking soda to clean them before disassembling. Once the cleaning is carried out, you will first have to remove the negative battery terminal of your car using a nut and bolt (this is the black cable with a “-” sign), always in this way as it is linked to the car chassis, if you first remove the positive terminal (red cable with a “+” sign) and touch a portion of the chassis, it would bring about a short circuit. Now you can disconnect the positive terminal of the battery from your Peugeot 208. Once both terminals are disconnected, you can commence the last step, disconnect the battery from the engine compartment of your car. To achieve this, you just have to remove the rod and the clamp, commonly held by a nut or a torx bolt, and take it out of its place. Take care though, a battery weighs very heavy, be careful and forceful, and also think about take it out vertically to avoid any acid leakage. That’s it, you have just learned the process for how to disconnect a battery on your Peugeot 208, if you follow all the safety instructions, everything should go well. If you want to find out how to safely reconnect your battery, check out this content, and if you want more information about your Peugeot 208, we have a directory of articles dedicated to your car.

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