Battery, Luggage Compartment

Battery, Luggage Compartment

CAUTION!
• Prior to handling or servicing batteries, read, understand and observe the Warning and Safety Measures for lead-acid batteries => [ Warnings and Safety Precautions ] Service Precautions

• Always wear suitable protective clothing => [ Eye protection and protective clothing: ] Service Precautions.

CAUTION!
Before beginning repairs on the electrical system:

• Where applicable, obtain anti-theft radio security code.

• Switch off all electrical consumers.

• Switch the ignition off and remove ignition key.

• Disconnect negative ( - ) battery terminal.

• After reconnecting vehicle battery, re-code and check operation of anti-theft radio. Also check operation of clock and power windows according to Repair Information and/or Owner's Manual.

Removing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench VAG 1331 or (equivalent 5 - 50 Nm)

- Lift luggage compartment floor covering and secure.





- Remove formed insert behind battery - 5 - upward - arrow -.

- Disconnect negative ( - ) terminal - 6 - from battery

- Fold positive terminal cover - 2 - upward.

- Then disconnect positive ( + ) terminal - 1 - from battery.

- Disconnect central gas venting system hose - 7 -.

- Remove bolt - 4 - from battery hold-down bracket - 3 -.

- Remove battery from battery console retaining strip.

- Remove battery from luggage compartment.

CAUTION!
When disposing batteries it is absolutely necessary that the disposal procedures for batteries and sulfuric acid are observed.

Installing

• Only maintenance-free batteries conforming to standards "TL82506 " (as of December 1997) and "VW75073" (as of August 2001) may be installed.

• Batteries from the Audi Parts Program have a bottom strip-adapter for adapting to different grip channels. Whether and how bottom strip-adapter is used, refer to operating instructions for battery.

- Insert battery in battery holder.





• Battery clamping strip - 1 - must engage in battery holder mount - 2 -.

• It should no longer be possible to move the battery.

- Position battery hold-down bracket - 3 -.





• Lug on battery retainer must engage in recess on battery base strip.

- Hand tighten bolt - 4 -.

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Reconnect battery in the following sequence with ignition and electrical equipment switched off:

- First connect positive ( + ) terminal - 1 - to battery post and torque nut to specification.

- Close positive terminal cover - 2 -.

- Then connect negative ( - ) terminal - 6 - to battery post and torque nut to specification.

- Connect hose for central gas venting system; see notes => [ Batteries Central Gas Venting, Checking ] Batteries Central Gas Venting, Checking.

- Check firm attachment of battery following installation => [ Battery Installation, Checking ] Battery Installation, Checking.

The following steps are required after reconnecting battery:

• When reconnecting battery, activate vehicle equipment (radio/radio navigation system, clock, electric window lifters) in accordance with Owner's Manual.

• Check proper function of remote control keys; adapt keys if necessary. Inform customer that all additional keys must also be adapted to ensure that the remote control works properly => Owner's Manual.

• After re-connecting battery, the ESP indicator lamp will go out only after driving a distance of several meters.

Tightening Specifications