MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Panthera on January 13, 2014, 06:14:40 pm

Title: Battery replacement
Post by: Panthera on January 13, 2014, 06:14:40 pm

I have ordered a new Bosch S5 battery for my GTi.  

When I swap them over and re connect the new battery, is there anything I should be ready for...alarm going off etc.. if so, is it a case of pressing the remote lock/unlock?

Cheers

Darren

P.S. just to clarify, negative off first then positive, then positive on and negative on?

Title: Re: Battery replacement
Post by: doylebros on January 13, 2014, 06:31:53 pm

How they do it not how I would do it!

http://www.ehow.com/how_5796889_change-battery-volkswagen-jetta.html

Title: Re: Battery replacement
Post by: Panthera on January 13, 2014, 06:36:43 pm

How would you do it, or did I miss read something from that link  :confused:

Title: Re: Battery replacement
Post by: doylebros on January 13, 2014, 06:38:57 pm

I would add this

http://www.myturbodiesel.com/wiki/steering-wheel-adaptation-and-window-pinch-protection-reset-mk5/

After including some of what they suggested.

Title: Re: Battery replacement
Post by: garrardrj on January 13, 2014, 07:07:00 pm

Changed my 2007 ED30 battery a couple of months ago , just took one battery out and put the other in , no issues at all apart from when i put the new one in the alarm went off and i just turned it off again with the key  :innocent:

Title: Re: Battery replacement
Post by: homesqueeze on January 13, 2014, 07:10:50 pm

When I did mine, the alarm went off when I disconnected the battery and then again when I reconnected it. Just unlocking with the keyfob stopped it when this happened. Also you will get a load of warning lights come on the dash when you first start it again after replacing. These will disappear once you start driving off  :happy2:

Title: Re: Battery replacement
Post by: martin@gti.co.uk on January 13, 2014, 07:25:34 pm

Ross tech is recommending to do throtle body adaptation as well. Rest shut be fine. But in some rare cases you might need your radio code as well.

Title: Re: Battery replacement
Post by: Panthera on January 13, 2014, 07:37:40 pm

Thanks all  :notworthy: :happy2:

Title: Re: Battery replacement
Post by: jamma on January 13, 2014, 09:56:35 pm

Vw took mine off which lost my revo map and then copped a bill from me to pay for a reflash and petrol to go have it put back on . Cheque came through door today actually .

Title: Re: Battery replacement
Post by: Panthera on January 14, 2014, 07:50:57 pm

Well, the battery arrived today and I fitted it.  The only small problem that I had was the bracket and getting good purchase on it with my 12mm socket.

The alarm did not go off at all. The only things I had where the steering wheel, ESP and tyre monitoring lights on the dash which went out after a minute of driving slowly. I had to reset the clock and re program the one-shot windows.  The radio was fine.  All's good.