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Offline Sootchucker

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Battery Cover
« on: 26 March 2018, 08:12 »
OK, I know this seems a bit anal, but as I understand it my new GTI will come without a top battery cover (the felt overcoat that goes around the battery). Seems VW dropped this from 040.2017 to the modified one without a top cover, leaving the battery totally exposed and the engine bay looking sort of unfinished ?

I know it seems to serve no real purpose but I do like the neatness that the top cover gives (if still not a nice as the older hard plastic units with a detachable top lid that used to be fitted to MK5 Golf's and Scirocco's). I was wondering about the possibility of fitting one of these when it turns up, but then I realised that you can't just slid it down over the battery, you need to remove the cables from the battery terminals to allow it to go underneath.

That is my question - if the battery terminals (both positive and negative) are removed for a couple of minutes to fit the cover, will I be left with a whole world of warning lights and issues due to the battery disconnection ? Anyone retrofitted on of these ?
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Re: Battery Cover
« Reply #1 on: 26 March 2018, 08:42 »
No you shouldn't have any issues it's basically changing the battery.
As for the hard cover on the Scirocco our lasses only has the felt wrap and top same as my 2016 Gti
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Re: Battery Cover
« Reply #2 on: 26 March 2018, 08:53 »
Cheers Pal.

My 2011 Scirocco certainly had the hard plastic type (see below - this was my car)

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Re: Battery Cover
« Reply #3 on: 26 March 2018, 09:21 »
I seem to remember some mechanic telling me that on some cars (definitely wasn't a VW he was talking about) that the battery had to be coded to the damned car...

Be interested to hear if the Mk7 is one of those...

Think it was a Fiat he was talking about.
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Re: Battery Cover
« Reply #4 on: 26 March 2018, 09:32 »
As long as you have your radio code you would be fine removing the battery
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Re: Battery Cover
« Reply #5 on: 26 March 2018, 09:37 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 26 March 2018, 09:21
I seem to remember some mechanic telling me that on some cars (definitely wasn't a VW he was talking about) that the battery had to be coded to the damned car...

Be interested to hear if the Mk7 is one of those...

Think it was a Fiat he was talking about.
yes the battery is kinda coded to the car, as there’s 2 different types of battery you need to tell the what type you have in it, and if you wanted to you could put the serial number in
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Re: Battery Cover
« Reply #6 on: 26 March 2018, 09:39 »
Nice. Worth noting for when/if you have to swap the battery.... now the Mk7 is over 4 years old I guess we'll start to see people needing to swap them soon...
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Re: Battery Cover
« Reply #7 on: 26 March 2018, 09:57 »
It’s also to do with the BCM will charge a battery harder than a newer one, also I think you need to change the serial number so if using the same battery type it knows you have a different battery (don’t need to put right number in just change it)
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Re: Battery Cover
« Reply #8 on: 26 March 2018, 11:48 »
Wow...you need to go though all this just for disconnecting the battery leads for a few minutes ? Don't think I'll bother  :o
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Re: Battery Cover
« Reply #9 on: 26 March 2018, 11:51 »
Quote from: Sootchucker on 26 March 2018, 11:48
Wow...you need to go though all this just for disconnecting the battery leads for a few minutes ? Don't think I'll bother  :o
no, we’re talking about changing the battery not disconnecting (sorry if it confused you as it went a little off topic)

Also not sure you need a radio code as the mk7 and facelift have component protection, so when you switch the ignition on it checks a few modules to check if they all have the same VIN
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