Removing And Installing Battery - Volkswagen up! 2012 Workshop Manual

❑ Nuts for securing battery tray to body: 15 Nm
❑ Bolts for securing bracket of engine control unit to battery tray: 8 Nm
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Removing and installing battery

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-
WARNING
Risk of injury. Comply with the warning notices and safety reg‐
ulations ⇒ page 1 .
Caution
To disconnect and reconnect the battery, the procedure de‐
scribed in the workshop manual should be strictly adhered to
⇒ page 5 .
Replacing battery on vehicles with start/stop system:
Because of its higher deep-cycle resistance, only a special starter
battery is used in vehicles with a start/stop system.
When renewing the starter battery, note correct part designation
in ⇒ ETKA (electronic parts catalogue) . Starter batteries for use
in vehicles with a start/stop system are marked with "AGM" (Ab‐
sorbent Glass Mat) or "EFB" (Enhanced Flooded Battery).
Note
In vehicles with a battery sensor (start-stop system), the bat‐
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tery has to be parameterised after a new starter battery has
been installed.
The battery parameterisation sends the technical data of the
♦
new battery to the battery monitor.
Performing battery parameterisation
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Removing
– Disconnect battery ⇒ page 5
⇒ page 5 .
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Electrical system - Edition 03.2017
up! 2012 ➤
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1. Battery