unfortunately every battery life ends at
some point if yours is unreliable or
giving up completely it's time for a
battery replacement if you're ready to
replace that battery in your 13 inch
MacBook Air you've come to the right
place because today I'm going to show
you exactly how to do that
hi I'm Gwendolyn with iFixit and for
this repair you're going to need a p5
pentalobe screwdriver and a t5 Torx
screwdriver I have all the tools I need
and I also have my magnetic mat it's not
listed as one of the required tools but
I never do a repair without it it helps
me stay organized and keeps me from
losing important parts today I'm working
on an early 2015 version of the MacBook
Air while some of the steps are very
similar to other versions of the MacBook
Air always follow the step by step guide
for your specific machine you can find
all the guides on ifixit.com
these guides not only walk you through
the complete repair but you can also see
comments and notes from other users who
have followed it to help you when you do
your repair let's get started first
things first make sure your computer is
completely turned off and disconnected
from any power source then flip your
arrow over so we can tackle the back
panels to do that we're going to unscrew
the pentalobe screws holding it in place
there are 10 screws total but there are
two that are right under where the
display meet the case that are a
different size so make sure you separate
those from the rest on your magnetic mat
when you take them out
now you can pull the lower case off with
your fingers before we go any further
we're going to disconnect the battery
Apple made this part easy for us by
adding a plastic pull tab pull it
towards the front of the air to
disconnect the battery from the logic
board but make sure you don't pull up
and damage the connector now that the
battery is disconnected let's work on
removing it starting with the five t5
screws securing the battery to the upper
case two of those five screws are a
different size so just make sure you
label them correctly when you take them
out
time to take the battery out but make
sure you avoid squeezing or touching the
four exposed lithium polymer cells take
the battery out by lifting the edge
nearest the logic board for reassembly
we recommend you follow the step by step
guide on ifixit.com in Reverse or you
can watch the MacBook Air reassembly
video on our channel you can find all
the parts and tools you need for this
and many other repairs at ifixit.com and
let us know how it goes you can find me
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