
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
Solenoid
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2008-2011 IQ System Electric Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement
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Onboard Computer Installation
1. Disconnect the batteries and discharge the controller.
See Disconnecting The Batteries on page 10-3.
2. Remove the rear body access panel.
3. Install the OBC onto the component mounting plate by aligning the two holes on the OBC face plate with
two holes on component mounting plate. Slide OBC towards inside of vehicle and align heads of self-tap-
ping screws (17) with smaller part of two holes in OBC face plate
. Tighten
screws to 60 in-lb (6.7 N·m).
See following NOTE.
NOTE:
The aluminum plate on the OBC should face toward the rear of the vehicle. The white potting mate-
rial side of the OBC should face toward the front of the vehicle.
4. Secure the OBC wire harness (consisting of the black 10-gauge wire (8) and the gray wire fuse holder)
to the I-beam with wire ties
.
5. Connect the black 10-gauge wire (8) to the charger receptacle
. Tighten to 23
in-lb (2.6 N·m).
6. Connect the gray wire fuse holder to the charger receptacle.
7. Connect the black 6-gauge wire (14) to the speed controller B– terminal with the washer (2) and bolt (1)
and tighten to 9 ft-lb (12.2 N·m)
.
8. Plug the six-pin connector (16) from the OBC into the vehicle wire harness.
9. Install a wire tie (3) to tightly secure the speed controller wires to the component mounting plate
.
10. Place the edge of the speed controller cover (1) into the slot (2). Press the controller cover onto the com-
ponent mounting plate over the speed controller and install the two screws (5)
. Tighten the screws (5) to 60 in-lb (6.8 N·m).
See following NOTE.
NOTE:
Make sure that the speed controller cover gasket forms a tight seal between the cover and the
component mounting plate.
11. Install rear body access panel.
12. Place the Tow/Run switch in the TOW position and connect the battery cables, positive (+) cable first.
Tighten battery terminals to 110 in-lb (12.4 N·m) and coat terminals with Battery Terminal Protector Spray
(CC P/N 1014305) to minimize corrosion.