Naturally not wanting to be stranded at some point in the next couple of months i looked into prices of batteries and watched a youtube video on how to replace it so as not to have to pay the dealer 600 to replace it.
Audi q7 battery replacement coding.
This video shows how to identify what version of battery energy management in the vehicles how to read the information on the oe battery and input the values to the.
Newer q7 models don t have an actual 61 battery manager but instead have the battery management as a slave under the can gateway.
The parts manager told me to just swap it out with no coding.
Audi vehicles with the battery energy management system need to have the correct oe battery installed and a calibration code from the battery inputted into the control module.
Battery adaptation serial number this may be something like ide03256 ide00010 battery adaptation serial number type the serial number code from the replacement battery followed by do it and confirm yes providing the value was accepted by the controller the new battery coding is complete.
I got a direct replacement oem battery for 188 from the dealer.
All is working fine.
Done go back close controller go back 06.
Special procedures battery replacement.
I shopped around and read about having to re code so i called audi.
After 8 years on the oem battery in my 2011 a4 b8 i needed a new battery.
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