Difficulty
Easy
Steps
8
Time Required
00:45:00 - 01:00:00
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Introduction
"Are your starts starting to be difficult? Is your battery already several years old? It is generally recommended to replace it after 5-6 years. But some do much more! The one I replaced in this tutorial has done 82,000 km and 9 years!
An easy operation for those who like to tinker!”
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We start by putting on gloves and removing our watch (the metal bracelet can short-circuit and cause burns).
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Disconnect the negative terminal first (10 mm socket), then continue with the positive terminal (protected by the plastic cover).
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The connections to the battery are secured by a plastic cover, which is clipped to the plastic base on which the battery rests.
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There are therefore three points to identify and release. You can use a large flat screwdriver to release the plastic clips.
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Not that the battery accelerates :D, but it is stopped in position, firmly held to its plastic base. The "brake" is simply a small steel plate, and pierced with a hole.
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You need to use a 14mm socket (and an extension) to unscrew and remove this brake. I advise you to start with the ratchet, then finish by hand so as not to lose the part in the depths of the engine!
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The plastic casing being released, it is not possible to remove it completely.
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So you need to free it as much as possible, to remove the battery. Get someone to help you, it will make it easier!
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The free space is an opportunity to take a quick breath of fresh air!
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The dimensions of course, but it is mainly the power and amperage that you had to check when buying your battery. That said, you can always take a battery a little more powerful than what you already had, an exact match is not necessary.
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The position of the positive and negative terminals is also something to check!
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In the third photo we can also check that the brake can fit the new battery.
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Reverse operations: put the battery in its housing, screw the brake, then clip the plastic casing.
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Note that you must hear the "clicks" of the housing to be sure that the housing is properly secured in its housings.
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Positive terminal first, then negative terminal.
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Be careful of sparks when connecting the negative terminal (there is always a small inrush current for permanent consumers).
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A time reset will be necessary.
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Relatively easy operation, if you take your time. You just have to be methodical, and not lose patience with the plastic clips that hold the plastic casing! Still, plan to have help for the extraction and the replacement of the old and new battery, because the casing is not conciliatory!
Relatively easy operation, if you take your time. You just have to be methodical, and not lose patience with the plastic clips that hold the plastic casing! Still, plan to have help for the extraction and the replacement of the old and new battery, because the casing is not conciliatory!
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Hi! Do you happen to have the reference for the battery brake?
Sorry, I checked in the RTA (of the Polo, there is nothing specified about this small part… Go to your favorite dealer, and try to convince him to order it for you… Otherwise, it is a really simple part, by twisting a piece of sheet metal and drilling it, it can perhaps help while you have the right part… It is just so that the battery does not move…
Good morning,
After changing the battery, several lights came on. Could you tell me why?
Which lights?
Thanks for your help, we got through it!
The hardest part is removing the plastic cover.
