Battery

Battery

Removing

- Switch off the ignition and remove the ignition key.

- Lift the luggage compartment floor and engage it on the body.

- Remove the wind deflector from its mount.

- Remove the nut - 1 - and remove the wind deflector mount - 2 -.






- Remove the tool kit mount - 2 -.






- Remove the bolts - arrows - and the bracket - 1 -.

- Connect the battery charger for battery support mode.

- Loosen the nut - 4 - several turns and remove the ground cable from the battery terminal.






- Remove the cover - 3 - over the positive battery terminal.

- Loosen the nut - 2 - several turns and remove the battery positive wire terminal clamp cable with the fuse panel A from the battery terminal.

- Disconnect the central gas venting system hose - 5 -.

- Remove the bolt - 6 - from the battery mounting bracket - 7 -.

- Remove the battery - 1 - from the battery mount and luggage compartment.

Pollution risk.

• Battery and sulfuric acid disposal regulations must be followed when disposing of batteries.

Installing

• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Battery Overview ] Battery Overview.

• 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. For information on how to use the base strip adapter, if applicable, see the battery operating instructions.

- Install the battery in the battery mount so that the base strip - 1 - engages in the battery mount retaining strips - arrow -.






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

- Position the battery bracket - 7 -.






• The lug on the battery bracket must engage in the recess at the battery base strip.

- Hand tighten the battery bracket bolt - 6 -.

- Connect the central venting system hose - 5 - while observing notes.

- With the ignition and electrical components switched off, connect the battery - 1 - in the following sequence:

- Connect the positive cable - 2 - by hand to the positive battery terminal "+" and tighten the nut.

- Close the cover - 3 - over the positive battery terminal.

• Disregard item - 4 -.

- Disconnect the electrical connector - 1 - for the battery monitoring control module (J367) - 1 -.






- To connect, install the negative cable by hand to the negative battery terminal "-" and tighten the nut - 3 -.

- Connect the electrical connector to the battery monitoring control module.

- Check the battery after installation for secure seating.

- Install the bracket - 1 - and tighten the bolts - arrows -.






- Install the wind deflector mount.

- After replacing, adapt the battery in the "Guided Fault Finding" or "Guided Functions" mode using the Vehicle diagnostic tester.

When the battery is reconnected, the following steps must be performed:

• Activate the one touch up/one touch down power window regulators. Refer to the Owner's Manual.

• Check the Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) memories of all control modules and erase "Undervoltage" DTC if necessary using the Vehicle diagnostic tester.

• After reconnecting the power supply, the Ant-lock Brake System (ABS) warning lamp may only go out after the vehicle has been driven a few yards.