Jetta GLS L4-1.8L Turbo (AWP) (2002)
Battery: Application and ID
General Information
General Information
NOTE: Several different types of battery may be installed on Golf/Jetta vehicles. Each requires specific servicing:
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Batteries with charge indicator ("magic eye") and foil sealed cell caps. See: Testing and Inspection/Low Maintenance Batteries, Checking
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Batteries with charge indicator ("magic eye") without cell caps. See: Testing and Inspection/Maintenance Free Batteries, Checking
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Batteries without charge indicator. See: Testing and Inspection/Battery Without Charge Indicator (Magic Eye), Checking
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For identification purposes, the following battery type definitions establish the technical differences between the two installed battery types.
Battery type definitions
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Low Maintenance Batteries: Lead-antimony coated electrodes (plates). With or without charge indicator. Electrolyte filling caps accessible.
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Maintenance Free Batteries: Lead-Calcium coated electrodes (plates). With charge indicator. Electrolyte filling caps not accessible.