Manual 01 - Battery

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  1. Power down device. There's a pressure tab holding the battery cover in place. In the next step, you'll depress the tab by pushing a small paperclip into the opening in the red square. Motorola makes a tool to depress the tab holding the battery cover, but a paper clip works fine in a pinch.

    • Power down device.

    • There's a pressure tab holding the battery cover in place. In the next step, you'll depress the tab by pushing a small paperclip into the opening in the red square.

    • Motorola makes a tool to depress the tab holding the battery cover, but a paper clip works fine in a pinch.

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  2. Push a small paper clip into the opening on the rear camera cover with one hand, while sliding the battery cover down with the other hand. Keep pressure on the paper clip until the battery cover moves with minimal effort. Continue sliding battery cover down until the tab (red square) is free. Place battery cover in ZONE I.

    • Push a small paper clip into the opening on the rear camera cover with one hand, while sliding the battery cover down with the other hand. Keep pressure on the paper clip until the battery cover moves with minimal effort.

    • Continue sliding battery cover down until the tab (red square) is free.

    • Place battery cover in ZONE I.

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  3. Picture 1: Use a spudger to lift the left edge of the flap covering the SIM and SD cards. Picture 2: Remove SD card and place in COMPARTMENT A. Picture 3: Remove SIM card and place in COMPARTMENT A.

    • Picture 1: Use a spudger to lift the left edge of the flap covering the SIM and SD cards.

    • Picture 2: Remove SD card and place in COMPARTMENT A.

    • Picture 3: Remove SIM card and place in COMPARTMENT A.

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  4. Use the flat edge of the spudger to lift the tab on the lower-right corner of the IMEI sticker. Grab the tab with your fingers and hold it back. Pictures 2 & 3: Use the flat end of the spudger to pry up the cover just below the '- +' signs on the battery. Finish removing cover with your fingers and place in SLOT 1. Pictures 2 & 3: Use the flat end of the spudger to pry up the cover just below the '- +' signs on the battery. Finish removing cover with your fingers and place in SLOT 1.

    • Use the flat edge of the spudger to lift the tab on the lower-right corner of the IMEI sticker. Grab the tab with your fingers and hold it back.

    • Pictures 2 & 3: Use the flat end of the spudger to pry up the cover just below the '- +' signs on the battery. Finish removing cover with your fingers and place in SLOT 1.

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  5. Picture 1: Remove two 3.3 mm T5 Torx screws with washers. Place screws in SLOT 1 (with the cover). Make sure the washers stay with the screws. The battery is held in place with strong adhesive: Apply low-level heat (100° Celsius or less) to the left side of the battery for 30 seconds or less to loosen the adhesive.

    • Picture 1: Remove two 3.3 mm T5 Torx screws with washers. Place screws in SLOT 1 (with the cover). Make sure the washers stay with the screws.

    • The battery is held in place with strong adhesive:

    • Apply low-level heat (100° Celsius or less) to the left side of the battery for 30 seconds or less to loosen the adhesive.

    • Use the flat end of the spudger to pry up the upper-left corner of the battery.

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  6. Grab the upper-left corner with your fingers. Wedge your thumb on the opposite hand under the bottom-left corner. Fold the battery away from the phone, opening it like a book. Place the battery on top of the battery cover in ZONE I.

    • Grab the upper-left corner with your fingers. Wedge your thumb on the opposite hand under the bottom-left corner.

    • Fold the battery away from the phone, opening it like a book.

    • Place the battery on top of the battery cover in ZONE I.

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  7. Picture 1: Replace battery from ZONE I.

    • Picture 1: Replace battery from ZONE I.

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  8. Picture 1: From SLOT 1, replace two 3.3 mm T5 Torx screws with washers. Picture 2: Replace the battery connector cover, also in SLOT 1. Picture 3: Fold the IMEI Sticker sticker flap back over the battery connector.

    • Picture 1: From SLOT 1, replace two 3.3 mm T5 Torx screws with washers.

    • Picture 2: Replace the battery connector cover, also in SLOT 1.

    • Picture 3: Fold the IMEI Sticker sticker flap back over the battery connector.

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  9. Replace SIM card from COMPARTMENT A. Replace SD card from COMPARTMENT A.

    • Replace SIM card from COMPARTMENT A.

    • Replace SD card from COMPARTMENT A.

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  10. Picture 1: Retrieve the battery cover, then line it up as pictured. Push the pressure tab under the opening in the rear camera cover while seating the battery cover. Power up and test the device.

    • Picture 1: Retrieve the battery cover, then line it up as pictured. Push the pressure tab under the opening in the rear camera cover while seating the battery cover.

    • Power up and test the device.

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