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VOLKSWAGEN => Mk7 Golf - Jetta => Topic started by: Welly on June 04, 2018, 02:18:01 PM

Title: Need new battery
Post by: Welly on June 04, 2018, 02:18:01 PM
Any recommendations? For mk7 2013 GTI. Does it need coding?
Stop start must punish these batetries but did get 5 yrs and 55K
Title: Re: Need new battery
Post by: brian on June 04, 2018, 02:26:39 PM
I cancel the stop/start immediatly on starting the car. In my opinion, a most stupid function
Title: Re: Need new battery
Post by: The Red Warrior on June 05, 2018, 09:04:17 AM
mrpositive.co.nz

Quite cheap, Bosch batteries and they stock ones specifically for stop/start vehicles.

No coding needed. Essentially the same as getting a flat battery.
Title: Re: Need new battery
Post by: Naekyr on June 05, 2018, 02:57:02 PM
Quote from: brian on June 04, 2018, 02:26:39 PM
I cancel the stop/start immediatly on starting the car. In my opinion, a most stupid function

I would only ever enable stop start on a nice v8 with a straight pipe exhaust so when the engine restarts, everyone at the traffic light gets a nice wake-up, haha!

Quote from: Welly on June 04, 2018, 02:18:01 PM
Stop start must punish these batetries but did get 5 yrs and 55K

Sounds like it, my 2011 GTI is still doing fine on it's original battery (but no stop start function and it's only just got to 50k km)