Volkswagen Jetta - BATTERY REPLACEMENT (2011 - 2018)

[@scottmillman]

Very helpful. Advice to the viewer though - you don't actually have to take out that thing that holds the battery in place. Just loosen it enough to take the battery out.

[@jeremybuenaventura808]

Helpful and straight to the point video. Thank you!

[@QuiteAlright]

You're very welcome

[@onstagebeatle2193]

my dad refused to help me change my car battery and this was extremely helpful, so thank you very much :)

[@QuiteAlright]

You are very welcome :)

[@whocares_bear]

You go girl!

[@hellsk100]

Daddy wasnt there.. to take me to the fair, to change my underwear

[@Ericrawnsley]

Dad wasn't there to spank me and pull my hair

[@tunjiframes42]

Such a very helpful video, just replaced my car battery about 30 mins ago.. also thanks for specifying the tools to be used.

[@QuiteAlright]

Thanks for the comment. I'm glad my video was helpful

[@GuyManley]

thanks dude, gave me the confidence to do this with out even calling my brother. took like 15 minutes including head to the advance auto parts to by it. no more needing jumps in the winter.

[@QuiteAlright]

You're welcome and good job :)

[@josemadrid906]

Man i appreciate you so much man did mine within 10 minutes. Cali living

[@QuiteAlright]

Thanks 👍

[@watso2448]

Thank you so much for your help!!! I was able to change my battery all by myself! My first time ever 🙂🙂🙂

[@QuiteAlright]

Glad I could help and good job :)

[@edwardthayer9386]

Great job!

[@josepunkthrashdude]

Do you have to put a radio code in after?

[@whocares_bear]

Did you have to "recalibrate the brake system" then scan and reset the whatever system?

[@mariablanes8208]

@@QuiteAlright rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr=rrrrrrrr gs

[@dagocha]

Thank you for the helpful video. It was short and to the point. Good emphasis on safety rules

[@QuiteAlright]

Thanks for watching :0

[@whocares_bear]

Hey people, be sure to just loosen the terminal nuts, don't try to wrench them all the way off. You jus need a little space. Otherwise, you could end up stripping them and you'll have a whole new problem. Be careful.

[@skinnygoat2222]

I just need to buy that tool to remove the bolt. Thanks. Video very helpful. Subscribing

[@QuiteAlright]

Thanks for the sub and for watching :)

[@ericenvironmentalist9429]

I just heard that with these Jetta’s that you have to put some kind of electronic charging device on the car as you’re switching batteries or else you’re gonna lose all your computer data and the car won’t start. I know that’s not true because I took my battery off and put it back on, and nothing happened except they had to change the clock time.

[@gracemakeslace]

I've heard similar things but last night my battery died(maybe my starter too? Nothing showed signs of it getting weak but the car is 8 years old now, the battery is nearly 4 years old and it's starting to get a bit cold at night). It must have something to do with either dealerships trying to scam us consumers and enough people fell for it that it's a sunk in rumor, or it was true of older Jettas.

[@Brianopolis]

Autozone will change out anybody's battery for free but they said they can't do Volkswagen for that exact reason that you mentioned. 😠

[@Budoscted686]

You do not mention using a scanning tool??..Garages here have told me the VW dealership will have to change the battery as the computer system of the car needs to be reset. Even CAA and Canadian Tire Auto here in Canada cannot change it?.

[@pacificnorthwestpilots6050]

Thank you, QuiteAlright!! Subbed!

[@QuiteAlright]

Thanks for the sub!

[@bladerunner5680]

Good day and Happy New Year. I have to replace the battery for my girlfriend's 2018 VW Jetta. Now did you say that it's the 13mm socket for the bottom battery plate holder and 10mm for the battery nut terminals on the battery.? What size is the wrench head for the socket to fit in and extender is it 1/2" or 3/4". Extender should be I presume at least 12 inches long or so. Thanks!

[@QuiteAlright]

Happy New Year to you as well. You can go with 3/8 wrench head and extender the longer the better. And yes 13mm socket is the bottom battery holder and 10mm nut terminals

[@bladerunner5680]

@@QuiteAlright Thanks. I went out and got my 3/8 socket set from 10mm and up. Got an 12 inch extender. The socket ad another 3 inches so that will work out nice. Thanks for the video you made it simple to understand what is to be done to replace the battery. We also will need to take car in to reset a few indicators that went on.

[@betsygillard2043]

Thank you!

[@QuiteAlright]

You're welcome!

[@matthewayres1104]

Any idea how to reset the computer after replacing the battery? All the lights on instrument panel are on now and can’t access additional menu items.

[@QuiteAlright]

You would need a scanner to see / reset the codes. But you shouldn't have any lights triggered by replacing the battery. Are you sure you didn't cause any kind of short while replacing the battery?

[@QuiteAlright]

Thanks for sharing the info

[@michaelk4303]

I just replaced my battery. No funny lights no issues. She cranked right up.

[@joewinn809]

My daughter recently went thru this at Autozone. Rep didn’t know how to code the battery to the car. Guy next door came over from the tire shop. All lights lit up on dash. He turned the steering wheel all the way to the left. Then, all the way to the right and that resets the system. All lights went off immediately. No computer or scan tool needed

[@daviskara1331]

Thank you right to the point

[@QuiteAlright]

You're welcome

[@bvward]

Thank you! Couldn't find retainer bolt ;)

[@QuiteAlright]

Glad I could help!

[@AyeeItsCrystal]

O reilys told me that I would have to go through a shop because of the programming after putting in a new battery is that actually true?

[@QuiteAlright]

I've replaced bunch of batteries on newer VW and never had any issues. But said that I've heard sometimes replacing battery could trigger check engine light and other warning lights and would have to be reset by vagcom. If that happens you will have to visit dealer or mechanic that has vagcom scanner to reset it

[@wit-nezz3536]

What if the factory alarm won't disarm after replacing the battery?

[@QuiteAlright]

Hmm you might have to take it to VW dealer to have it disarmed for you or you can try doing it yourself if you have access to vag com scanner

[@wit-nezz3536]

@@QuiteAlright ok thanks.

[@dagocha]

I was told that it would need that reset though terminal, but I went for DIY without it. It would alert for 1 minutes and then ECU figured it out. 2016 Jetta SE here.

[@PlayboyKev]

How to reset after battery change for the dashboard light

[@QuiteAlright]

what kind of light do you have on your dashboard? If red battery light, that most likely points towards bad alternator

[@Cap661]

I can’t get the nut removed from the battery holder, any ideas? I have used liquid wrench but it’s not helping

[@QuiteAlright]

Uhhh you can try heating it up or worse case scenario you will have to drill it out. This sometimes happens while fixing cars and 1 screw can give you few hours of work. Sorry this happened to you I know how it feels

[@davidfrey5654]

You have to do a computer reset as well!

[@jonathanbanks8956]

no mention of the aux input not working after disconnecting a battery.

[@kimrru]

Was that a 13mm or 30mm socket?

[@QuiteAlright]

13mm

[@danielrogel5244]

Can you use any battery for the Jetta

[@QuiteAlright]

No, you will need a battery group 47 or 48, both will work. Again depends which engine is in your Jetta and where you live. If you live in cold climate I would go with a bit higher CCA rating (680) should do it.

[@erikg88]

I can't tighten the 10mm terminal nut. The bolt turns with my socket. Any advice how I can tight the bolt?

[@QuiteAlright]

You will have to replace the terminal connector. They are very cheap (under $10) and easy to replace. You can get them at any car part store. Don't drive without the battery being connected properly

[@erikg88]

@@QuiteAlright Okay, I will do that. Thanks for letting me know. Do you have a video on how to do that?

[@ingridreal7669]

What battery is it ?

[@QuiteAlright]

Group size 47 or 48. Minimum vehicle Requirement: CCA 570/RC 110

[@BrendanMcAdams]

@@QuiteAlright This... really helpful!

[@warchild888]

My horn keeps going off every time I touch the negative to the terminal

[@raidertyrone3382]

Aren't you supposed to reprogram the car after battery replacement

[@QuiteAlright]

I've never done it and never had any issues. To reprogram you would need higher end scanner which can access the module so trip to the dealer or vw specialized mechanic would be necessary

[@wrenly23]

Thanks. I need an extension

[@QuiteAlright]

Thanks for watching and good luck

[@zlm2032]

You didn’t even replace the battery in the video. 😂😂😂

[@Budoscted686]

OOPS I have a 2018 Jetta 1.4L

[@channi58]

What about radio code

[@QuiteAlright]

battery replacement shouldn't affect the radio or ask for the code. If you replace the radio with another factory radio then it would ask for the code

[@channi58]

@@QuiteAlright thanks

[@channi58]

I changed battery with Costco battery and radio worked fine. Only thing went wrong is the vw battery cover didn't fit the new battery as new one is 10.75 inches long and old one was

[@QuiteAlright]

@@channi58 Your new battery probably isn't the OE exact fit as recommended by the vw. So the battery poles and everything will fit, but you went a bit outside of recommendations. Batteriers are divided into groups, each vehicle and trim level will have OEM speciifed battery group which consists of amps, cold cranking amps, dimensions,...

[@channi58]

@@QuiteAlright it was the recommended one in the Costco tool. So it's strange how costco does that recommends a slightly larger form (length dimension). In the store hard to tell but it looked slightly larger to me until I measured it confirming my suspicion. However it works fine. So I'm happy the jetta is back in service for us. It's our workhorse.

[@rjmacready2737]

This video is not what you advertised.

[@iggy376]

Thank you!

[@QuiteAlright]

You're welcome!