MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Britishlion on July 27, 2010, 10:46:49 am

Title: Golf GTI Battery
Post by: Britishlion on July 27, 2010, 10:46:49 am

Done google searches checked manual ! so last call you guys !


I have just bought a new car charger to repair the battery !


It has two settings

Standard or sealed battery !


which one does the golf have


It says on standard you can check the levels of the battery and sealed you cant !



Thanks

Title: Re: Golf GTI Battery
Post by: edd666999 on July 27, 2010, 10:54:37 am

sealed.

standard would be a battery you can unscrew the terminals off and will will normally have more then 2 terminals

Title: Re: Golf GTI Battery
Post by: Britishlion on July 27, 2010, 10:55:07 am

 :happy2: :happy2:

Title: Re: Golf GTI Battery
Post by: micky 32 on July 29, 2010, 11:27:42 pm

But if you peel back the sticker you will see the screw on caps.

Title: Re: Golf GTI Battery
Post by: vRS Carl on July 29, 2010, 11:44:40 pm

It's a sealed battery Stefan

I take it you got the Halfrauds £39.99 charger? if so that's the same one i have and i always have it on sealed setting :happy2:

Title: Re: Golf GTI Battery
Post by: Britishlion on July 30, 2010, 08:25:05 am

Quote from: vRS Carl on July 29, 2010, 11:44:40 pm

It's a sealed battery Stefan

I take it you got the Halfrauds £39.99 charger? if so that's the same one i have and i always have it on sealed setting :happy2:

Right Again !
 :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

Title: Re: Golf GTI Battery
Post by: bodger00 on July 30, 2010, 06:57:10 pm

Out of interest how long are you guys seeing from a battery? Mine is poss suspect as it sometimes takes two goes for it to start cold...

I'm thinking of getting a really good quality replacement rather than a charger.

Any recomendations?