Good evening,

 

Just tried to start my Superb and battery is flat to 10 volts.  Probably due a new one as it is over 7 years old.  It is a Moll EFB battery (see attached photo).  Can anyone recommend the ideal replacement please.

 

Your help would be much appreciated.

This might be suitable, but do check yourself to make sure it is correct.

 

You can use the Varta battery finder, on Varta's website.

 

Varta

Silver Dynamic AGM 570 901 076

Model: 570 901 076

Capacity: 70Ah

CCA: 760A

Width: 175mm

Length: 278mm

Height: 190mm

Short Code: A7

UK Code: 096AGM

https://www.varta-automotive.com/en-gb/battery-finder?type=pc&year=2016&make=106&model=14018&engine=112394&etn=570+901+076|&rec_etn=570+901+076|&ss_etn=570+901+076|&literal_search={"type"%3A"Passenger+Car"%2C"year"%3A"2016"%2C"make"%3A"SKODA"%2C"model"%3A"SUPERB+III+(3V3)"%2C"engine"%3A"2.0+TDI+(110+kW+%2F+150+PS)"}

 

Edited 28 September, 20232 yr by Carlston

Many thanks Carlston,

 

My existing battery is an EFB battery, is it ok to fit an AGM replacement battery instead?

28 minutes ago, Spacehopper7 said:

Many thanks Carlston,

 

My existing battery is an EFB battery, is it ok to fit an AGM replacement battery instead?

 

You can fit AGM instead of EFB.

 

AGM is better quality than EFB and should last considerably longer.

 

You might have to code the new battery, although you would need to ask someone else about that.

 

Edited 28 September, 20232 yr by Carlston

This may help:

 

 

 

Many thanks Carlston and Bap33.

 

I may be able to borrow an OBDeleven to do the coding.

21 hours ago, Spacehopper7 said:

Many thanks Carlston and Bap33.

 

I may be able to borrow an OBDeleven to do the coding.

It's an easy 5 minute job on OBD11. If you fit a AGM, change type to fleece, and change capacity as it will probably be higher.

Thank you BillyParker for advising to set type to fleece as I would probably have chosen Binary - AGM.

 

Car started this morning, went to work (about 18 miles) with radio off etc, but at the end of the day it was completely dead so car left at work until I get a battery.  🤬

26 minutes ago, Spacehopper7 said:

Thank you BillyParker for advising to set type to fleece as I would probably have chosen Binary - AGM.

 

Car started this morning, went to work (about 18 miles) with radio off etc, but at the end of the day it was completely dead so car left at work until I get a battery.  🤬

I got mine from Tayna batteries last december. Cost £121, may be a bit more now. Ordered in morning and received next day. Google Tayna to get website address.

I bought a battery without realising there is no numbers for coding it. After online research I just coded I think 1111111111 and it worked just fine. Nut sure was it 11 or 10 numbers. Hope it helps just in case if you make same mistake as I did.

I changed the long code to the date with leading zeros to fill it, ie today 2 Oct 23 would be0000021023. So then you have a record of when battery was replaced.

Of course If the capacity is higher than original, change that also, and change type from EFB to Fleece which is the name Skoda uses for AGM

Good afternoon,

 

Just fitted the new battery and went to code with an obdeleven, but states that the battery adaptation is a licensed feature and to upgrade to Pro or Ultimate Plan.  Can I access the battery adaptation with credits or  do I have to pay towards one of the plans?

I have the Pro plan and had no problems with coding the battery, so looks like you will need to upgrade to that. I got mine in July last year, cost £107 and still have 298 days left before renewal.  I reckon it was worth it, I have done a few one click ops, found a problem with memory seats, so saved cost of dealer scan, and coded battery.

I, too, needed a batter. Ended up get a Dash Cam, left it plugged in, and the 12 volt is always on, so run the battery. It never did recover. Anyway, 10-year-old battery. Replaced with an almost identical Varta. Made sure it was AGM too
Old one 
new battery  A7 Varta Silver Dynamic AGM 096 Start Stop Car Battery 12V 70Ah (570901076) (tayna.co.uk)
 

The only difference I saw. Are negligible (in my opinion). 68Ah to 70Ah and CCA from 680A to 760A.
I experienced a few errors, tyres/ ACC/ park pilot/Stop /Start. But after driving a few miles and restarting. All working fine. The Stop/Start finally kicked in. It's not worked for over a year. 

 

Spoke to a few garages. Who stated all they would do regarding the battery is update the serial number or date. So. it is worth paying £45) for this? 

Good choice that changing from 68Ah to 70Ah. I did it too. 10 years old is a good performance though! But... Maybe your Mk3 has the chance to "sleep" in a garage?...

 

Back to your question: changing the serial number via VCDS is only a way to warn the battery management system that it has been replaced. A more important point, is to change the autonomy parameter and set it to 70 Ah instead of the original 68 Ah, otherwise it won't take into account that your new battery has a larger autonomy and the battery management system may consider it's fully loaded, whereas it is not.

These 2 mods are only a 10-minute job via VCDS.

Edited 5 October, 20241 yr by Bap33

On 02/10/2024 at 17:45, PMA_Bob said:

I, too, needed a batter. Ended up get a Dash Cam, left it plugged in, and the 12 volt is always on, so run the battery. It never did recover. Anyway, 10-year-old battery. Replaced with an almost identical Varta. Made sure it was AGM too
Old one 
new battery  A7 Varta Silver Dynamic AGM 096 Start Stop Car Battery 12V 70Ah (570901076) (tayna.co.uk)
 

The only difference I saw. Are negligible (in my opinion). 68Ah to 70Ah and CCA from 680A to 760A.
I experienced a few errors, tyres/ ACC/ park pilot/Stop /Start. But after driving a few miles and restarting. All working fine. The Stop/Start finally kicked in. It's not worked for over a year. 

 

Spoke to a few garages. Who stated all they would do regarding the battery is update the serial number or date. So. it is worth paying £45) for this? 

 

I made the same change in my Octavia as you can't but the 68A version. 

I didn't change the coding just replace Varta 68A for Varta 70A.

 

I've had no problems since in almost 2 years.