Hi. I have a 2016 Golf GTD with stop/start.
Lately its been really sluggish to turn over at times and stop start causing stalls (not sure if related).
VW dealership just said the battery is fecked without doing much more in the way of tests - even tried to blame it on my dashcam - so I am resigned to buying a new battery.
The dealer said it had to be exactly the same spec battery (Varta 68Ah 380A DIN 680A EN/SAE/GS) or else it would throw errors, and wanted to charge me £300.
I said "no thank you."
However I cant find any battery with that spec on the old interweb. Closest I can find is Halfords say the right battery for my car is
Halfords 096AGM Start/Stop AGM 12V Car Battery 5 Year Guarantee Extra Info
Lately its been really sluggish to turn over at times and stop start causing stalls (not sure if related).
VW dealership just said the battery is fecked without doing much more in the way of tests - even tried to blame it on my dashcam - so I am resigned to buying a new battery.
The dealer said it had to be exactly the same spec battery (Varta 68Ah 380A DIN 680A EN/SAE/GS) or else it would throw errors, and wanted to charge me £300.
I said "no thank you."
However I cant find any battery with that spec on the old interweb. Closest I can find is Halfords say the right battery for my car is
Halfords 096AGM Start/Stop AGM 12V Car Battery 5 Year Guarantee Extra Info
- Starting Power (CCA): 760amps
- AH Value: 70ah