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Originally Posted by tiesto14
Hello,
I receive in a few days my X4 M40i (in a container), so the battery was unplugged to avoid any incident during transport, now when i receive the car i will have to plug the battery to start it, i have some questions :
- Where is located the battery ? Trunk ?
- As the battery is unplugged, how to open the trunk ?
- What tools do I need to replug the battery ?
Thanks a lot !
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There is a fluorescent (green) plastic emergency release handle located at the trunk door sill. Hopefully, they left the doors unlocked because you need to get in the cabin, fold down the rear seats for access to crawl in to the trunk.
Coming to think of it, they'd better left the doors unlocked or else you won't be able to roll it out of the container. To (legally) transport a personal vehicle in a container, they must disconnect and tape off the battery AND drain the fuel tank AND run the motor until it dies from fuel starvation. Lot's of folks don't bother with the "run until die" requirement, but I would most certainly bring a gallon of gas when you go to pick it up.
The battery is located under the trunk floor. Lift up the hard flooring, turn a couple of plastic fasteners (with a coin) to lift up a soft cover over the battery compartment. So only tool needed is to reconnect battery cables. An adjustable wrench should do the job.