battery replacement

[will]

could anyone tell me the steps required to change the battery on a 6nGTI please.

thanks

[tegwin]

Buy new battery....

Open bonnet

Get a 10mm spanner...

Undo battery connectors...using 10mm spanner

Undo bolt on front of battery at bottom with a long 13mm socket..

Lift off battery..

Refit new one in reverse of above...


Time taken.... 10 mins provided you have average co-ordination

[will]

Hi, thanks for the info - My battery has what looks to be some kind of fuse box connected to the positive terminal, attached to the battery by a metal plate (it's a completely standard car so should be the same for anyone else). I was hoping to get information about what is required to remove it / if there is anything I should know etc.

[Tim_GTi]

Just unscrew the main bolt and slide the whole plate off

[alexperkins]

Also, bear in mind that if you have the original factory radio, you may well need the radio code to reactivate it if the battery has been removed.