Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 900

3

Battery

⇒ “3.1 Battery, General Information”, page 5
⇒ “3.2 Battery Types”, page 5

3.1

Battery, General Information

All instructions and information on this chapter. Refer to ⇒  Elec‐

trical Equipment General Information; Rep. Gr.  27 ; Battery;

Battery - General Information .

3.2

Battery Types

All instructions and information on this chapter. Refer to ⇒  Elec‐

trical Equipment General Information; Rep. Gr.  27 ; Battery;

Battery Types .

27 – Battery, Starter, Generator, Cruise Control

1

Battery

⇒ “1.1 Overview - Battery”, page 6
⇒ “1.2 Battery, Removing and Installing”, page 7
⇒ “1.3 Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting”, page 9
⇒ “1.4 Battery Tray, Removing and Installing”, page 10
⇒ “1.5 Battery, Checking”, page 11
⇒ “1.6 Battery, Charging”, page 11
⇒ “1.7 Ground Cable with Battery Monitoring Control Module

J367 , Removing and Installing”, page 11
⇒ “1.8  Battery Monitoring Control Module J367 , Adapting”, page

12

1.1

Overview - Battery

1 - Bracket
2 - Bolt

❑ Tightening specifica‐

tion: 15 Nm

3 - Nut

❑ Tightening specifica‐

tion: 6 Nm

4 - Positive Cable

❑ With battery terminal
❑ Disconnecting and con‐

necting. Refer to

⇒ “1.3 Battery, Discon‐

necting and Connect‐

ing”, page 9

 .

5 - Cap

❑ For positive wire

6 - Heat Shield
7 - Cover

❑ For positive terminal

8 - Cover

❑ For negative terminal

9 - Connector

❑ For Battery Monitoring

Control Module - J367-

❑ Follow the sequence

when connecting the

ground cable. Refer to

⇒ “1.3 Battery, Discon‐

necting and Connect‐

ing”, page 9

 .

10 - Nut

❑ Tightening specification: 9 Nm.

11 - Ground Wire
12 - Nut

❑ Tightening specification: 20 Nm

13 - Ground Wire

❑ With battery terminal and Battery Monitoring Control Module - J367-
❑ Removing and installing. Refer to

⇒ “1.7 Ground Cable with Battery Monitoring Control Module J367 , Removing and Installing”,

page 11

 .

❑ Disconnecting and connecting. Refer to 

⇒ “1.3 Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting”, page 9

 .

❑ Adapt the Battery Monitoring Control Module - J367- . Refer to

⇒ “1.8  Battery Monitoring Control Module J367 , Adapting”, page 12

14 - Battery - A-

❑ Removing and installing. Refer to 

⇒ “1.2 Battery, Removing and Installing”, page 7

 .

❑ Disconnecting and connecting. Refer to 

⇒ “1.3 Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting”, page 9

 .

❑ Replacing on a vehicle with the Start/Stop System 

⇒ page 8

15 - Battery Tray

❑ Removing and installing. Refer to 

⇒ “1.4 Battery Tray, Removing and Installing”, page 10

 .

16 - Nut

❑ Tightening specification: 9 Nm.

17 - Bolt

❑ Tightening specification: 9 Nm.
❑ Quantity: 3

1.2

Battery, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm - VAG1331-
♦ Torque Wrench 1783 - 2-10Nm - VAG1783-

WARNING

Pay  attentions  when  working  on  the  battery  to  the  warning

messages and safety precautions. Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equip‐

ment General Information; Rep. Gr.  27 ; Battery .

Removing
– Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.
– Remove the ignition key, if equipped.
– Open the heat protection sleeve cover.

– Open the cover -4- over the battery negative terminal.
– Loosen the nut -6- a few turns and disconnect the battery

ground cable terminal clamp -5- from the battery negative ter‐

minal.

– Open the cover -3- over the battery positive terminal.
– Loosen the nut -2- several turns and remove the battery pos‐

itive cable terminal -1- from the battery positive terminal.

– Pull the heat protection sleeve -4- slightly upward.
– Remove the bolt -2- from the bracket -1-.
– Remove the bracket -1-.

– Remove the Battery - A- -3- in the direction of travel from the

battery tray and lift it upward out of the engine compartment.

Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal while paying attention to

the following:

Caution

If the battery is not secured properly, the following risks can

occur:

♦ Shortened service life due to vibration damage (explosion

hazard).

♦ If the battery is not secured properly, the plates within the

battery can be damaged.

♦ Damage to the battery housing caused by bracket (pos‐

sible electrolyte leakage, high subsequent costs).

♦ Inadequate crash safety.

Only maintenance-free batteries conforming to standards

“TL82506” (from December 1997) and “VW75073” (from August

2001) may be installed. Refer to the Parts Catalog.
Batteries from the replacement parts program have a base strip

adapter for adapting to different clamping strips. Information on

whether and how to use the base strip adapter. Refer to the Bat‐

tery Owner's Manual.
Vehicles with Start/Stop System
Vehicles with the Start/Stop System have a special Battery - A-

due to the increased load on the cycles.
When replacing the Battery - A- , pay attention to the replacement

part identification. Refer to the Parts Catalog.
Batteries for vehicles with the Start/Stop System have “AGM” (Ab‐

sorbent Glass Mat) or “EFB” (Enhanced Flooded Battery) marked

on them.
Continuation for All Vehicles