New battery help

[lukethompson86]

Hi all

Really
Could do with a new battery for the van, VW have quoted me a little over £450 fitted.
Most certainly have the capabilities of changing one myself but they have advised it needs ‘coding’

2021 T6.1 T30 with start / stop

Can anyone advise if this is correct or they will self learn once in?
Also if anyone could recommend a decent link to a battery itself.

Thanks in advance

 

[jimc91]

Buy a Carista and code it yourself, 2 minute job

 

[lukethompson86]

so it does need coding then???

 

[jimc91]

Yes, so it knows it’s got a new battery but they do self learn apparently- a Carista is always handy to have to read faults

 

[Bigsidavies]

Wow, that's like £300 to code a £150 battery. Where do they get these prices from?
It's not imperative that you code it. The van will eventually 'learn' the new battery apparently.
But as above, buy a carista or find someone nearby with VCDS who will do it for you.

 

[Drive Wayne]

Hi all

Really
Could do with a new battery for the van, VW have quoted me a little over £450 fitted.
Most certainly have the capabilities of changing one myself but they have advised it needs ‘coding’

2021 T6.1 T30 with start / stop

Can anyone advise if this is correct or they will self learn once in?
Also if anyone could recommend a decent link to a battery itself.

Thanks in advance

The band of brothers and sisters that the forum consists of, if you put out a request for someone to locally code it for you, you would be inundated with a chorus of 'pop it round to me, I'll sort it for you', just take a nice bottle of Rioja (for me) or the members choice of beer and your wish will be granted. It's so easy to do with a Carista, OBD or VCDS. We are well worth the membership fee! It's good to have the job done properly.

 

[Sasquatch]

so it does need coding then???

It doesn't  need it but its desrable.

 

[musttriharder]

I bought this a few weeks ago - straight swap. I have VCDS so coded the battery as per the many helpful posts on the forum, but as above, I believe the van learns it has a new battery

 

[Drive Wayne]

I bought this a few weeks ago - straight swap. I have VCDS so coded the battery as per the many helpful posts on the forum, but as above, I believe the van learns it has a new battery

That's a good one, the A13 does fit, it's just a bit more fun to get in!

 

[musttriharder]

That's a good one, the A13 does fit, it's just a bit more fun to get in!

I have the new THQ LED headlights and the ballasts have been located in between the battery and the wing, so the A13 wouldn’t have fitted in the resulting gap

 

[lukethompson86]

I bought this a few weeks ago - straight swap. I have VCDS so coded the battery as per the many helpful posts on the forum, but as above, I believe the van learns it has a new battery

Thank you mate , I’ll have a look later on into this link. Was the battery the same size , dimension wise I mean as opposed to capacity obviously ,
Ta

 

[musttriharder]

Thank you mate , I’ll have a look later on into this link. Was the battery the same size , dimension wise I mean as opposed to capacity obviously ,
Ta

it's slightly bigger, but as I said, it fitted into my van with no issues despite there being less room to the side of the battery than standard.

 

[lukethompson86]

I bought this a few weeks ago - straight swap. I have VCDS so coded the battery as per the many helpful posts on the forum, but as above, I believe the van learns it has a new battery

Hiya mate

Just about to order this battery , the retailer was telling me it was slightly longer than the current which I expected .
You said it fitted ok though right ?

Thank you

 

[musttriharder]

Hiya mate

Just about to order this battery , the retailer was telling me it was slightly longer than the current which I expected .
You said it fitted ok though right ?

Thank you

Yep - fitted no problems. If you search the forum, you’ll see many have fitted it and a few have fitted the even larger A13, which is a bit of a squeeze apparently

 

[DaveD]

I changed my battery and didn't code it, it's been fine, I haven't noticed any issues.

 

[lukethompson86]

Yep - fitted no problems. If you search the forum, you’ll see many have fitted it and a few have fitted the even larger A13, which is a bit of a squeeze apparently

Thank you a