Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Checking battery

WARNING: danger of injury. Caution: confirm the correct battery type information first — this page introduces the full Volkswagen Golf Mk7 battery checking sequence.

WARNING Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter!   Caution To prevent damage to the battery and vehicle the information on types of battery must be observed → Chapter.   Note Observe the chapter Battery in the → Booklet for the respective vehicle.

• Checking a battery with colour indicator
• Visual check
• Checking colour indicator, “3-colour”
• Checking colour indicator, “2-colour”
• Battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-
• Perform battery test with battery tester with printer -VAS 6161-.
• Perform guarantee test
• Performing maintenance test
• Perform service test
• Comments concerning test print out
• General description
• Performing battery test with Midtronics -MCR340V- battery tester
• Dealing with problems with Midtronics -MCR340V- battery tester
• Current draw test

Questions & answers

Checking battery — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

What battery checking methods does the Golf Mk7 chapter describe?

Colour indicator check, visual inspection, battery tester -VAS 6161- (guarantee/maintenance/service tests) and Midtronics -MCR340V- tester.

Battery terminal connection

  WARNING Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter! ...

Checking a battery with colour indicator

  WARNING Danger of injury! Observe warning notices and safety regulations → Chapter! ...

Other materials:

• Performing maintenance test
• Cruise control system (CCS)
• Performing battery test with Midtronics -MCR340V- battery tester
• Dealing with problems with Midtronics -MCR340V- battery tester
• Comments concerning test print out