Car battery - Quick check before order

GinG · 3 Jan 2021 at 13:18

Hi all,

I'm looking for a new battery for my Skoda Superb and it seems most sites are coming up with the none start stop when I stick in the reg number.

It seems that all that comes up is type 096...based on this would this battery fit please?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252771775492

My reg is YG15 WBT if it helps... 2.0tdi 170bhp DSG start stop.

Thanka for the help!

Akagi · 3 Jan 2021 at 13:21

Find out the dimensions of the standard battery and compare them to the new battery you are looking at, and make sure the AH and CCA meets or exceeds that of the standard battery, and get one rated for SS if the car has it. Thats all really.

Kenai · 3 Jan 2021 at 13:38

I would expect the oem battery is a Varta 096 AGM, though Skoda did go through a period of fitting Moll EFB batteries too.

If you swap from EFB to AGM it's possibly a good idea to get the car coded to the correct type. I think you may even be best doing it with a straight swap just to tell the car it's new.

GinG · 3 Jan 2021 at 13:59

Kenai said:
I would expect the oem battery is a Varta 096 AGM, though Skoda did go through a period of fitting Moll EFB batteries too.

If you swap from EFB to AGM it's possibly a good idea to get the car coded to the correct type. I think you may even be best doing it with a straight swap just to tell the car it's new.

Yeah OEM is Varta AGM.

GinG · 3 Jan 2021 at 14:33

Measured up guys and think it's the right one.

Cheapest I can find on this make so seems a good deal.

Nathan · 3 Jan 2021 at 16:56

Make you get it coded with vagcom

GinG · 3 Jan 2021 at 18:54

Nathan said:
Make you get it coded with vagcom

Is it not the same one as OEM?

I do have a bluetooth dongle but no access to Vagcom, what does the coding enable?

Kenai · 3 Jan 2021 at 19:20

GinG said:
Is it not the same one as OEM?

I do have a bluetooth dongle but no access to Vagcom, what does the coding enable?

I think AGM batteries are more sensitive to being over or under charged and need to be treated differently as they age - if you don't code in a new battery it'll continue to charge it as if it was an old battery that's already done thousands of cycles.

Looking around on Google, worst case things like stop/start or keyless entry may not work correctly but I suspect that's more likely if the battery spec has changed.

GinG · 3 Jan 2021 at 21:41

Kenai said:
I think AGM batteries are more sensitive to being over or under charged and need to be treated differently as they age - if you don't code in a new battery it'll continue to charge it as if it was an old battery that's already done thousands of cycles.

Looking around on Google, worst case things like stop/start or keyless entry may not work correctly but I suspect that's more likely if the battery spec has changed.

Thanks for that.

Top be honest if stop start doesn't work it would be a god send...don't have keyless start so wont really matter.

Will fit it and see what happens.

Akagi · 3 Jan 2021 at 22:08

I'm sure you could disable stop start if you wanted to.
Need someone with the appropriate software. VCDS probably. It can be permantly turned off from there.

GinG · 11 Jan 2021 at 16:21

That's for all the info guys.

I installed the new battery and has made a huge difference (it now starts for one!)... I think it must have been going for a while as it just seems so much snappier starting.

To confirm I didnt need to code in the new battery. This has also been verified by a mate who is a director of a group of VAG specialist garages...all I had to do was change the clocks back.