H13SSL-N - clear CMOS, correct order of steps

[fatherboard]

The H13SSL powered off after a while, so I'm going through some steps including clear CMOS. but when I look at the manual it the steps are counter-intuitive: short the CMOS pads AFTER removing the CMOS battery!
If there is no power, and no battery, how is anything going to happen between the two pads?
They don;t talk about putting back the battery, so I guess the manual steps are a mess.
Any idea what is the correct sequence of events?

https://www.supermicro.com/manuals/motherboard/H13/MNL-2545.pdf

page 46

 

[i386]

If there is no power, and no battery, how is anything going to happen between the two pads?

You "drain" the power from the storage that keeps the data by shortening the metal pads.

They don;t talk about putting back the battery, so I guess the manual steps are a mess.

The assumption is that people reading the manual have "common sense" ._.