Hi all,
This morning my battery was slow to crank, so on the way home from work stopped off at Supercheap. Put in 2011 Passat V6 and it came back with a AGM battery. By this stage the clerk arrived and asked if I needed help. He explained the AGM battery was only for models with Start/Stop tech. Seeing I don`t I went with a normal battery. Lugged it back to the car and of course it would not turn over. Went back into store and paid the $10 for them to install. ( I was in work clothes and no tools.)
Managed to jump the car and get it into the work bay. Next " where the F&^%$$$ is the battery?" The manual clearly states " depending on the engine it may be in the engine bay or luggage area." Very Helpful.
After I finally located the battery the mechanic states "that is a AGM battery so I have to replace it with one." OK I say. He says "$400 but I haven`t got one in stock"
Quick call to VW service " Can get one tomorrow, including 1 hour coding $770."
Wife rang Battery World. They have one in stock, come on down $399.
Battery World confirmed dead battery, but state battery huge for my car LH 95 AGM. Their computer says mine should be LH 60 AGM which does not fit in the battery holder. After long discussion went with Large Normal deep cycle battery for $300 which fitted holder. Very happy with Battery World, just needed a battery today.
My questions are: 1. Do I need an AGM battery seeing I do not have Start/Stop ?
2. Do I need to code the battery seeing I do not have above?
3. When trying to crank I got an airbag warning and now my ACCC and Lane guidance does not work. So I gather I will still have to visit a dealership to fix these error codes? I dont have access to a coder.
Many thanks in advance for advice.
This morning my battery was slow to crank, so on the way home from work stopped off at Supercheap. Put in 2011 Passat V6 and it came back with a AGM battery. By this stage the clerk arrived and asked if I needed help. He explained the AGM battery was only for models with Start/Stop tech. Seeing I don`t I went with a normal battery. Lugged it back to the car and of course it would not turn over. Went back into store and paid the $10 for them to install. ( I was in work clothes and no tools.)
Managed to jump the car and get it into the work bay. Next " where the F&^%$$$ is the battery?" The manual clearly states " depending on the engine it may be in the engine bay or luggage area." Very Helpful.
After I finally located the battery the mechanic states "that is a AGM battery so I have to replace it with one." OK I say. He says "$400 but I haven`t got one in stock"
Quick call to VW service " Can get one tomorrow, including 1 hour coding $770."
Wife rang Battery World. They have one in stock, come on down $399.
Battery World confirmed dead battery, but state battery huge for my car LH 95 AGM. Their computer says mine should be LH 60 AGM which does not fit in the battery holder. After long discussion went with Large Normal deep cycle battery for $300 which fitted holder. Very happy with Battery World, just needed a battery today.
My questions are: 1. Do I need an AGM battery seeing I do not have Start/Stop ?
2. Do I need to code the battery seeing I do not have above?
3. When trying to crank I got an airbag warning and now my ACCC and Lane guidance does not work. So I gather I will still have to visit a dealership to fix these error codes? I dont have access to a coder.
Many thanks in advance for advice.
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