mk 7 changing battery

[mikeouk]

do you have to unbolt the drivers seat to remove the battery?

[ake]

No, just slide it fully forward

[mikeouk]

No, just slide it fully forward

it only slides forward enough to get to the rear battery (mine has 2 batteries) i need to get to the front one

[tibsy]

remove rear battery first then slide other battery back

[ake]

No, just slide it fully forward

it only slides forward enough to get to the rear battery (mine has 2 batteries) i need to get to the front one

Ah, you never said that, quicker to remove seat

[finnie]

I changed mine two weeks ago and as the bracket holding th battery in was driving me nuts I ended up just taking the seat off. Far easier and a good chance to clean underneath

[duvet]

easier to unbolt the seat

[Marauder]

This summer I changed my battery on 2008 2.2 swb.Got a battery from that euro spares looks identical to the Ford battery cost about £80,I moved the seat forward,Unbolted the metal bracket,Then I got a small battery took a red and black lead from little battery outside on the ground, Then I wrapped the wires around the transit battery terminals then lifted out the old battery refitted the connections back on new battery,Removed the 2 wires which held the radio memory,Fitted the metal bracket back.The only problem that I had was that bloody plastic cover..SO I just cut it in half and mad a connection to join the 2 plastic half's together again ...Now I always have an easy access.PS buy a good battery,Always buy the best u can afford.