Need a new battery

[Tannaton]

Originally Posted by XCF

Ordered a Bosch S5.

Thanks everyone for the advice.
Is there anything special I need to consider when replacing the battery ?

I usually give new batteries a 24 hour charge to make sure they are saturated.

Undo the negative terminal first - that way if you catch the your spanner on the bodywork when undoing the live terminal you wont cause a short. And hence do up the negative terminal on the new battery last.

Volvo's advice is to change the battery whilst the key is at pos II (ignition). This is so that when the airbag system is re-energised, you're not sat behind one.... but it's just advice, unintentional airbag deployments are not heard of.

[XCF]

New Bosch battery arrived today and installation was very straightforward.

Thanks for all the info and advice

[SwissXC90]

Originally Posted by XCF

Is there anything special I need to consider when replacing the battery ?

You are supposed to reset the Low Voltage Counter using VIDA when a new battery is installed.

The Low Voltage Counter is used to diagnose battery issues easily, as it indicates how many times the battery voltage has dropped to low enough levels that the car starts to shut down non-vital electrical equipment.

These days, batteries can be tested easily using dedicated battery testers, and thus the counter is less critical.

[Tannaton]

Originally Posted by SwissXC90

You are supposed to reset the Low Voltage Counter using VIDA when a new battery is installed.... .... batteries can be tested easily using dedicated battery testers, and thus the counter is less critical.

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