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Removing and installing the battery tray in the engine compartment > < Charging battery

Octavia Mk2

Removing and installing the battery
Removing and installing the battery
  WARNING
Observe the battery handling instructions as well as the warning instructions and safety precautions for lead acid batteries. → Chapter.
Removing
–  Switch off all electrical components and take out the ignition key.
–  Disconnect the earth lead and then the positive terminal of the battery → Chapter.
Vehicles with the battery located in the plastic cover:
–  Vehicles with diesel engine - screw out the fixing screws of the upper cover for air suction and fold away to the side. Protect the air filter with the cover to prevent any dirt from penetrating.
   
–  Pull the front of the battery housing upwards -arrow-.
  N27-10006
–  Release screw -1- (22 Nm).
–  Remove the retaining clamp -2- and take out the battery.
Vehicles with the battery located in the polyester housing:
  N27-10007
–  Vehicles with diesel engine - screw out the fixing screws of the upper cover for air suction -1- and fold away to the side. Protect the air filter with the cover to prevent any dirt from penetrating.
–  After disconnecting the terminals -arrows- pull out the polyester housing -2- towards the top.
–  Release screw -4- (22 Nm).
–  Remove the retaining clamp -3- and take out the battery.
Install
Installation is performed in the reverse order, pay attention to the following points:
  S27-0121
–  The battery is properly installed when the middle recess of the front battery foot strip is aligned at the bottom with the bore in the battery tray -arrows-.
–  Observe the instructions after reconnecting the battery → Chapter.
  Caution
There are certain dangers if the battery is incorrectly mounted or mounted loosely:
t  A shortened working life due to damage from shaking (risk of explosion).
t  Damage of the grid plates for the battery.
t  Damage to the battery housing from the mounting bracket (possibility of acid leaking out leading to high subsequent costs).
t  Inadeqaute crash safety.
  S27-0115

Removing and installing the battery tray in the engine compartment > < Charging battery