Ford Escape: Battery, Mounting and Cables / Removal and Installation - Battery Monitoring Sensor

Removal

NOTE: When the battery is disconnected and connected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven to allow the PCM to relearn the adaptive strategy values.

NOTE: The battery monitoring sensor and the negative battery cable are serviced as an assembly.

NOTE: Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.

Non-Hybrid Vehicles

1. 1. Disconnect the battery monitoring sensor electrical connector.
      
   2. Detach the battery cable retainer from the strut tower bracket.
      

1. 1. Loosen, but do not remove the nut. Position the negative battery cable aside.
      Torque: 48 lb.in (5.4 Nm)
   2. Remove the bolt and the battery monitoring sensor.
      Torque: 26 lb.ft (35 Nm)

Hybrid Vehicles

1. Remove the spare tire cover.
   

1. Remove the nut and the spare tire.
   

1. Remove the nuts and the spare tire hold-down bracket.
   Torque: 177 lb.in (20 Nm)

1. 1. Disconnect the battery monitoring sensor electrical connector.
      
   2. Loosen, but do not remove the nut. Position the negative battery cable aside.
      Torque: 48 lb.in (5.4 Nm)
   3. Remove the bolt and the battery monitoring sensor.
      Torque: 26 lb.ft (35 Nm)

Installation

1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.