Correct battery for T6 140BHP 4Motion?

[Glenn Board]

Hi, I can only alike my van does not have the correct battery fitted because it goes flat after 4 or 5 days - if regularly used it's not a problem, but if left it is!

So I would just like to buy the same battery that it was originally supplied with so I do not have to do any coding.

The van is a 2016 T6 140BHP 4Motion LWB Kombi, so could anybody confirm which is the correct original replacement please?

 

[Pete C]

What capacity (Ah) is your current battery ?
This should be visible somewhere on the battery.

Pete

 

[Glenn Board]

Hi, its 68AAGM but I think is wrong?

 

[Salty Spuds]

Hi, my van does not have the correct battery fitted and goes flat after 4 or 5 days, if regularly used it's not a problem, but if left it is! So I would just like to buy the same battery that it was originally supplied with so I do not have to do any coding, the van is a 2016 T6 140BHP 4Motion LLWB Kombi, so could anybody confirm which is the correct original replacement please?

Is the battery old? It sounds like you may have a parasitic drain, if so, changing the battery won’t make any difference. You’ll have a flat new battery. I’d have the existing battery checked out before spending any dosh. If the battery is knackered then fair enough. VW have used a few different manufacturers, Moll/Varta/Bosch to name a few, there isn’t a “VW” original battery AFAIK.

 

[Glenn Board]

Hi, its been on it since May 2016

 

[Pete C]

Hi, it’s a 68AAGM but I think is wrong?

Can you post a photo showing as much as possible of the battery please.

Pete

 

[Salty Spuds]

Hi, its been on it since May 2016

Probably ready for changing then tbf. I’ve just changed my original 2017 battery.

 

[Scottish Scrutineer]

A 019 or 096 battery will be a good replacement. As your vehicle doesn’t have stop-start (Euro 6), you don’t need a AGM battery, so you’ll save so money.

 

[Glenn Board]

Photos below:





Hi, it is stop start, problem is that idk does not work that often, this is the battery not being good I suspect?

 

[Pete C]

That looks identical to the battery I recently replaced on my 2016 T6.
Yes, you may have a parasitic current issue, but I would replace the battery first given its age, then keep an eye on it.
Don’t worry about coding, the charging system will sort itself out eventually.

Pete

 

[Glenn Board]

OK, so must have been original, did your stop start work all of the time?

 

[Pete C]

I turn it off, but the odd time I forgot, then yes it did work.

Pete

 

[DaveD]

A 019 or 096 battery will be a good replacement. As your vehicle doesn’t have stop-start (Euro 6), you don’t need a AGM battery, so you’ll save so money.

The Euro5 engines also have stop / start, as the OP says.

 

[Glenn Board]

yes, it does, but mine hardly ever works

 

[Pete C]

That looks identical to the battery I recently replaced on my 2016 T6.
Yes, you may have a parasitic current issue, but I would replace the battery first given its age, then keep an eye on it.
Don’t worry about coding, the charging system will sort itself out eventually.

Pete

This is what I replaced our original battery with:

E39 Varta Start-Stop Plus 096 AGM Car Battery 12V 70Ah (570901076)

Pete

 

[Glenn Board]

Thanks, so it fixed the issue, and did you have to code in the new battery?

 

[Pete C]

To be honest, the issue I had was that my existing battery died completely.
I did try to code it in with Carista, but not convinced that worked.
Stop/Start started working immediately.

Peter

 

[Higgidav]

I have recently replaced my starter battery. The OEM was a 75ah Varta and the replacement was 80ah Varta which was exactly the same dimensions. I had no issues changing the ah’s and serial number with Carista.

 

[Glenn Board]

So what would be the size Varta battery, 75 or 80?

 

[Higgidav]

I fitted a Varta F21 as the physical dimensions were the same as the OEM battery.