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Step 4 of 6 · Battery & Terminal Service

Group size, CCA, hold-down

Group size, CCA, hold-down — step 4 of 6 in Battery & Terminal Service. The new battery must physically fit and match chemistry. AGM vs flooded is not a suggestion on start-stop cars.

If it rattles, it is not installed.
If it rattles, it is not installed.

Free auto & mechanics tip: Group size, CCA, hold-down (step 4 of 6 from "Battery & Terminal Service").

The new battery must physically fit and match chemistry. AGM vs flooded is not a suggestion on start-stop cars. CCA should meet or beat the original.

Bolt the hold-down. A bouncing battery cracks internally. Positive first, negative last, covers on.

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