I just changed mine yesterday,but at the dealer, 2016 TDI bgt new in 2018,so the battery was sitting for 2 years. Why did you choose an AGM battery, the OEM is a wet cell unit? I could have gotten a year more out of it,but the load test showed 50% capacity and I've been stuck before with a dead battery. US cost was $300 + $100 install. If I get 6-7 years out of it I'll be happy.
2014 TDI starter battery replacement - probably millionth post on the subject by now
Well, I've had my '14 since '18, and although it's never not started for me, I did notice it cranking slowly during our winters up here, have had a bunch of codes for low voltage events over the years, have had locks and aux heater codes, and other low voltage hints such as the EMS stepping in and turning things off to ensure it always starts, etc.
I've also been randomly checking it over the years, and have been always seeing it in the 11.6v - 11.3v range after being parked for as little as a few hours or overnight. I suspected the battery was the original, and I feel it had lasted long enough given its environment.
I was very tempted to purchase just a random battery in order to be cheap, but though about he inconvenience of having issues or getting stranded vs saving a few hundos and decided to go OEM.
Prices up here are just stupid on these things.... just for reference.
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Dealership deal, but at least it's a VARTA
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I was not expecting it to be this gigantic... typical "normal" battery on right for comparison.
Don't skip your Wheaties if you want to put one of these in... she's a pig.
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Removing the driver's seat was a PITA, and there's no hinged seat, so all four bolts need to come out.
Getting the electrical connectors unclipped is even more of a PITA.
Lastly, the biggest PITA is operating the battery cover corner clips to get the cover off.
After a lot of struggling and swearing, I finally got a visual confirmation that the battery was original. An interesting side note... my carpet was already cut which lead me to believe that it had been previously replaced until I saw the details on the battery itself.
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So I wrestled this mammoth out of there, and got the new one in. I hooked up the normal battery with jumper cables on the posts in the engine bay so I wouldn't have to deal with lost memory setting anywhere, etc.
Then I noticed that my new battery is already almost a year old.... oh well... I guess it had to travel over the pond and I'm sure the warranty starts on the purchase date, etc.
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So after all that, the egg started and drove without any drama.
I did take two quick logs of the different starts pre & post change, and I did note that the controller was coded for a VARTA even though the battery was a MOLL brand. Got 8 years out of the "incorrect" coding, so I can't complain.
Here are the stats. I will look at the values again after I drive a little so it gives the system a change to put some more charge into this battery... I'm sure the dealer has had it on the shelf for a while.
I've also been randomly checking it over the years, and have been always seeing it in the 11.6v - 11.3v range after being parked for as little as a few hours or overnight. I suspected the battery was the original, and I feel it had lasted long enough given its environment.
I was very tempted to purchase just a random battery in order to be cheap, but though about he inconvenience of having issues or getting stranded vs saving a few hundos and decided to go OEM.
Prices up here are just stupid on these things.... just for reference.
Dealership deal, but at least it's a VARTA
I was not expecting it to be this gigantic... typical "normal" battery on right for comparison.
Don't skip your Wheaties if you want to put one of these in... she's a pig.
Removing the driver's seat was a PITA, and there's no hinged seat, so all four bolts need to come out.
Getting the electrical connectors unclipped is even more of a PITA.
Lastly, the biggest PITA is operating the battery cover corner clips to get the cover off.
After a lot of struggling and swearing, I finally got a visual confirmation that the battery was original. An interesting side note... my carpet was already cut which lead me to believe that it had been previously replaced until I saw the details on the battery itself.
So I wrestled this mammoth out of there, and got the new one in. I hooked up the normal battery with jumper cables on the posts in the engine bay so I wouldn't have to deal with lost memory setting anywhere, etc.
Then I noticed that my new battery is already almost a year old.... oh well... I guess it had to travel over the pond and I'm sure the warranty starts on the purchase date, etc.
So after all that, the egg started and drove without any drama.
I did take two quick logs of the different starts pre & post change, and I did note that the controller was coded for a VARTA even though the battery was a MOLL brand. Got 8 years out of the "incorrect" coding, so I can't complain.
Here are the stats. I will look at the values again after I drive a little so it gives the system a change to put some more charge into this battery... I'm sure the dealer has had it on the shelf for a while.
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I didn't bother taking pics of the process at it was actually snowing while I was doing this crap and everything was getting wet as I was doing it outside.New Batt said:
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The standard fitment in Europe is an 020 AGM. I assume in Canada a Lead Calcium is required as there isn't any stop/start
You're right fit the best, peace of mind alone makes it worth it.
Yup, the only stop/start here is when it stops starting due to cold
And because I'm anal and nobody cares, I've checked the battery stats again, after a few weeks of daily duty.
I was disappointed to see them still low.
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I'll take another reading with VCDS tomorrow after a daily use cycle to see if the stats are higher and if the system keeps them maintained there or not.
I was disappointed to see them still low.
So, since I'm not seeing these values higher, I'm suspecting that the dealer didn't keep this puppy fully charged before selling it to me. It appears that my daily commutes aren't providing sufficient charging fast enough, so I busted out my charger and threw it on.2 week old battery said:
I'll take another reading with VCDS tomorrow after a daily use cycle to see if the stats are higher and if the system keeps them maintained there or not.
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Hi SaVAGeSoot The battery types that you posted in photos reflect that they are calcium style batteries -- they are a variant of that type with added silver https://productsheets.varta-automot...93.519275033.1655847879-1778870645.1655847879
So I see no reason why a quality multi stage charger would not do the job
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