PROCEDURE
REMOVE RADIATOR SUPPORT OPENING COVER
DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
Note
w/ Navigation System for HDD:
After the ignition switch is turned off, the HDD navigation system requires approximately a minute to record various types of memory and settings. As a result, after turning the ignition switch off, wait a minute or more before disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal.
When disconnecting the cable, some systems need to be initialized after the cable is reconnected Click here.
REMOVE BATTERY CLAMP SUB-ASSEMBLY
REMOVE BATTERY
REMOVE BATTERY TRAY
DISCONNECT RADIATOR PIPE
Remove the 2 bolts and disconnect the radiator pipe from the battery carrier.
REMOVE BATTERY CARRIER
REMOVE NO. 1 ENGINE UNDER COVER
REMOVE REAR ENGINE UNDER COVER LH
DRAIN CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSAXLE FLUID
DRAIN ENGINE COOLANT
DISCONNECT WATER BY-PASS HOSE
Slide the 2 clips and disconnect the water by-pass hose from the transmission oil cooler.
REMOVE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER
Remove the 3 bolts and transmission oil cooler from the continuously variable transaxle assembly.
Remove the 2 O-rings from the transmission oil cooler.