MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: akbarirfan on October 15, 2014, 10:37:13 am

Title: Changing Car Battery
Post by: akbarirfan on October 15, 2014, 10:37:13 am: Hi All,

I have what you might call CANBUS-phobia - the GTI is my first CANBUS car and I don't want to mess anything up!!

I have a Varta E44 waiting to be installed - is there anything special I need to do? Or is it a case of remove the old battery and stick the new one in as I have done with non-CANBUS cars?

Is access a pain too?

Serious n00b question I know!! :signLOL:

Thanks,

Irfan
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: xjay1337 on October 15, 2014, 10:55:49 am: If you open your bonnet and look you'll see access is rather quite good.
Easy job...
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: akbarirfan on October 15, 2014, 11:13:55 am: Yes access looks good from the top - are there any securing bolts at the base of the battery?

Not had a chance to have a proper look!

Thanks
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: xjay1337 on October 15, 2014, 11:25:11 am: Some cars have a small clamp at the bottom of the battery to hold it in place. is a 5 minute job anyway.
Have a look :happy2:
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: akbarirfan on October 15, 2014, 12:29:17 pm: Nice one, just watched this too

Off to car I go before it rains!

I also have a PCV related question coming soon :jumping:

Thanks
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: homesqueeze on October 15, 2014, 12:53:36 pm: Be aware that the alarm may go off when you remove the battery terminals and also when you replace them. So have your key fob handy to turn it off :happy2:
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: akbarirfan on October 15, 2014, 02:33:57 pm: All done, took a bit longer than expected due to dropping the 13mm Socket deeper into the engine bay!!

Quite a few lights came on upon initial start up, drove about 50cm and they all went out apart from the ESP which needed turning on.

The car feels very different, a lot smoother and starts up more enthusiastically.
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: infernalant on November 15, 2014, 01:34:39 pm: Sorry to hijack thread, didn't want to clutter the forum.

Just replaced my battery with a Bosch s5. Fitted very easily BUT the battery isn't as tall as the previous one making it impossible to fit the connections properly.

I need to raise it up slightly, has anyone any advice or encountered the same issue?
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: xjay1337 on November 17, 2014, 09:25:21 am: I would suggest your Bosch S5 isn't the right one.
S5 007 is the one you need.
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: infernalant on November 17, 2014, 09:42:33 am: Quote from: xjay1337 on November 17, 2014, 09:25:21 am
I would suggest your Bosch S5 isn't the right one.
S5 007 is the one you need.

Thats the one ive got 'Bosch S5 007 74AH'

The dims are the same as my old except the height. I've managed to raise the battery up temporarily but do need a permanent solution!
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: xjay1337 on November 17, 2014, 09:45:24 am: Weird. Mine went in fine on both my Golf and the Scirocco. No ideas am afaid.
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: homesqueeze on November 17, 2014, 07:27:01 pm: Yeah, my S5 "James Bond" went in fine as well. I assume it is a MK5 golf you are fitting it to?
Title: Re: Changing Car Battery
Post by: infernalant on November 17, 2014, 08:17:40 pm: Quote from: homesqueeze on November 17, 2014, 07:27:01 pm
Yeah, my S5 "James Bond" went in fine as well. I assume it is a MK5 golf you are fitting it to?

Oh yeah, 55 plate gti. I think I need to get it out and have another look. its about 12mm shorter!