Battery is now dead and I have to get a new battery?

Here are a couple guides that will help step by step instructions on this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-car-battery

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

Here is video of a similar vehicle that will give additional details:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb-ytljdCjc

Below is the process from the manual that will give any other details that you may need.

Please run through this material and let us know if you have questions. Thanks

Hello, I'm Danny.

Here is the information you requested. This is a tutorial for you to view on how to replace a battery:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-car-battery

I've attached picture steps below on how to replace the battery on your car. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.

Hi,

If it is indicating bad, then chances are there is a bad cell in the battery and it does need to be replaced.

Replacing the battery isn't too hard of a job. To get you started, here is a link that explains how in general to replace one. Use this as a guide.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-car-battery

If you look at the attachments below, they include the directions specific to your vehicle for replacement. When you perform this, when disconnecting the battery, start with the negative terminal removal and then the positive. When installing the new battery, start with the positive and then install the negative.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have other questions.

Take care,

Joe

See pics below.

Was the alarm system armed when you changed the battery? If so, when you reconnect the battery, it should return to the factory default volatile memory setting which would be disarmed, hook up positive first, have you tried disarming the alarm after you hook up the battery? I just put a new battery in my 99 Taurus, no noticeable issues, even though the pcm needs to relearn a few things, I didn't notice any driveability issues

Hi Rhonda,

If you haven't gotten the Battery yet, and you have a way to jump start it, call your local parts store and ask them if they would replace your battery for you. Most will do it for free.

If you do have the battery you will need a couple tools I believe the nuts on the terminal are 1/2" and a wrench will do just fine, then there is a hold down block in front of the battery at the bottom that I believe is 7/16" you will need a socket with a 8 - 10" extension and a ratchet to get to it.

Then just pull the old one out and put the new one in and reverse proceedure to secure battery and cables.

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