change wheel NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID 2010 L32A / 4.G Dismantling Guide
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Hybrid System 
 
Component Location and Description
 
Component Location Description 
1. Electric Air 
Conditioning 
Compressor Engine compartment, front 
passenger side 
Motor driven electric air conditioning compressor supplied 
with 245 volts DC. 
2. Electric Power 
Steering   Engine compartment, on 
steering rack  A 42 volt DC assist motor is used for the electric power 
steering (EPS) system.  
3. EPS DC/DC 
Converter Trunk area, mounted to top 
of high voltage battery  Converts 245 volts DC (high voltage) to 42 volts DC (low 
voltage) for the EPS. 
4. High Voltage 
Battery Trunk area, mounted to 
cross member and behind 
rear seat   245 volt DC Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) battery 
consisting of 34 low voltage (7.2 volt) modules connected 
in series.  
5. DC/DC 
Converter 
 Trunk area, under front left 
cover of the high voltage 
battery  Converts 245 volts DC (high voltage) to 12 volts DC (low 
voltage) for charging the 12 volt battery. 
6. Service 
Disconnect 
 Trunk area, on the 
passenger side of the high 
voltage battery  Used to disable the high voltage system.  
7. High Voltage 
Harnesses  
•
Trunk area, on high 
voltage battery and EPS 
DC/DC converter 
• Under passenger side 
rear seat and floor pan 
• Engine compartment, on 
rear, driver side and front  Orange colored power cables carry high voltage direct 
current (DC) between the high voltage battery, EPS 
DC/DC converter, inverter unit, and electric air 
conditioning compressor. There are two cables which also 
carry 3-phase alternating current (AC) between the 
inverter unit and transaxle. 
NOTE: 
High voltage cables under the vehicle floor are encased in 
a black plastic protector. 
8. Transaxle  
 
Engine compartment, on 
driver side  Contains a traction motor and generator used to drive the 
front wheels and recharge the high voltage battery. 
9. Inverter Unit 
Engine compartment, front 
driver side  Changes the 245 volts DC from the high voltage battery to 
3-phase 650 volts AC to power the transaxle. The inverter 
unit also changes AC electricity from the transaxle to DC 
that recharges the high voltage battery. 
 
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