S60 Charging Battery Advice Needed!!

semiretired · Jul 19th, 2017, 18:17

Hi Folks. I'm confused! My battery needs to be charged as at present Volvo check at Stockton Mills showed it at 68%. Maintenance guy said it needed to be charged till full but to disconnect all leads from the battery before doing so and connecting to the battery terminals. Said that just running it won't provide the required charge.
The service book simply says to connect the negative to the engine block & positive to the battery. I'd sooner NOT disconnect the leads as I fear this will clear all internal settings?? So, what to do? It's an S60 2011 D5. Getting low battery message at times so want it sorted before heading to France in a week's time. Would appreciate comments.
Cheers,
SR.

benr7310 · Jul 19th, 2017, 18:32

Both battery terminals aren't that hard to get to anyway?

You should be able to just hook up positive to batt and neg to engine block as per manual.

cheshired5 · Jul 19th, 2017, 18:36

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Originally Posted by semiretired

The service book simply says to connect the negative to the engine block & positive to the battery.

There you go then, do that.

The important thing is to not connect the charger to the battery negative terminal whilst it's still connected to the car as it messes with the car's electrical monitoring system.

NigelDay · Jul 19th, 2017, 18:59

And on the subject of chargers, use an 'intelligent' one. CTEK are amongst the best. Not cheap but we have two in the family.

semiretired · Jul 19th, 2017, 19:29

Thanks for the replies. Confirmed what I thought was best to do. Couldn't understand the Dealership Service saying to disconnect the battery leads before charging especially as I'd said about connecting to the engine block as per manual.
SR

Mike V60 · Jul 19th, 2017, 20:44

"The service book simply says to connect the negative to the engine block & positive to the battery." This is for jump starting the car isnt it? if your charging up the battery then just remove both battery leads & connect the charger direct to the battery & charge it up.

semiretired · Jul 19th, 2017, 22:56

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Originally Posted by Mike V60

"The service book simply says to connect the negative to the engine block & positive to the battery." This is for jump starting the car isnt it? if your charging up the battery then just remove both battery leads & connect the charger direct to the battery & charge it up.

Yeah, that's what I was told to do but worried that disconnecting the battery completely may affect the electronic settings. Then I may need a re-set code which I've not got. But, if you know otherwise, then do please reassure.
Here's,
SR.

cheshired5 · Jul 19th, 2017, 23:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by semiretired

Yeah, that's what I was told to do but worried that disconnecting the battery completely may affect the electronic settings. Then I may need a re-set code which I've not got. But, if you know otherwise, then do please reassure.
Here's,
SR.

If you can avoid disconnecting the battery (*hint, you can), avoid disconnecting the battery.

Tannaton · Jul 20th, 2017, 13:26

There is no need to disconnect the battery and it does not matter which order terminals from the charger are connected.... though best practice would be to connect -ve last for the only reason if you connect it first and then drop the +ve lead onto the body work you may get a short circuit.

cbarrow · Jul 22nd, 2017, 17:20

If you have an intelligent charger (like a CTEK MX5) then have a look to see if you have an AGM battery, since the charger has a setting for AGMs. I think the stop-start varieties of S60 use AGM batteries.

A question too from me to the more experienced S60 owners, does charging the main battery in situ (using batt positive terminal and an earthing point) also charge the secondary stop-start battery?

Jul 19th, 2017, 18:17	#1
semiretired Junior Member Last Online: Jun 5th, 2019 14:54 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Darlington	S60 Charging Battery Advice Needed!! Hi Folks. I'm confused! My battery needs to be charged as at present Volvo check at Stockton Mills showed it at 68%. Maintenance guy said it needed to be charged till full but to disconnect all leads from the battery before doing so and connecting to the battery terminals. Said that just running it won't provide the required charge. The service book simply says to connect the negative to the engine block & positive to the battery. I'd sooner NOT disconnect the leads as I fear this will clear all internal settings?? So, what to do? It's an S60 2011 D5. Getting low battery message at times so want it sorted before heading to France in a week's time. Would appreciate comments. Cheers, SR.

Jul 19th, 2017, 18:32	#2
benr7310 Master Member Last Online: Dec 29th, 2023 17:48 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Thurrock	Both battery terminals aren't that hard to get to anyway? You should be able to just hook up positive to batt and neg to engine block as per manual. __________________ V60 D5 215 (pre-facelift) Ex-S40 Sport 2.0d with 180bhp & 300lbft

Jul 19th, 2017, 18:59	#4
NigelDay Premier Member Last Online: Feb 29th, 2024 15:46 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Barnard Castle	And on the subject of chargers, use an 'intelligent' one. CTEK are amongst the best. Not cheap but we have two in the family. __________________ 2015: XC60 D4 FWD SE Lux Nav 190hp manual, Osmium Grey, 17" Segin, Tempa, Winter Illumination, Security, Family, DSP, 4C, HK Sound, Subwoofer, Front Parking, Rear Camera, Dark Tinted, Power Passenger Seat, Speed and Heated Steering.

Jul 19th, 2017, 19:29	#5
semiretired Junior Member Last Online: Jun 5th, 2019 14:54 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Darlington	Thanks Thanks for the replies. Confirmed what I thought was best to do. Couldn't understand the Dealership Service saying to disconnect the battery leads before charging especially as I'd said about connecting to the engine block as per manual. SR

Jul 19th, 2017, 20:44	#6
Mike V60 Junior Member Last Online: Apr 23rd, 2018 10:30 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: North Yorkshire	"The service book simply says to connect the negative to the engine block & positive to the battery." This is for jump starting the car isnt it? if your charging up the battery then just remove both battery leads & connect the charger direct to the battery & charge it up. __________________ Volvo V60 D2 R-design.

Jul 20th, 2017, 13:26	#9
Tannaton Bungling Amateur Last Online: Today 11:53 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Beverley, East Yorks	There is no need to disconnect the battery and it does not matter which order terminals from the charger are connected.... though best practice would be to connect -ve last for the only reason if you connect it first and then drop the +ve lead onto the body work you may get a short circuit. __________________ 2011 XC90 D5 Executive 2003 C70 T5 GT 2012 Ford Ranger XL SC 1977 Triumph Spitfire 1500 1976 Massey Ferguson 135

Jul 22nd, 2017, 17:20	#10
cbarrow Member Last Online: Yesterday 15:15 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stamford	If you have an intelligent charger (like a CTEK MX5) then have a look to see if you have an AGM battery, since the charger has a setting for AGMs. I think the stop-start varieties of S60 use AGM batteries. A question too from me to the more experienced S60 owners, does charging the main battery in situ (using batt positive terminal and an earthing point) also charge the secondary stop-start battery?

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