Removing and installing starter battery in vehicle interior — AUDI
Removing and installing starter battery in vehicle interior on Audi: 9 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes 2EA, 2ED, 2EH, 2EX, 2EB, 2EE, 2EK, 2FC, 2FF, 2FL, 2FZ, 2FG, 2FM
Don't miss
- After installing battery, check it is firmly seated.
- On batteries with a hose for central venting, ensure that the hose is not pinched when passing the hose through the opening in the battery housing (arrow). Only then can the battery vent freely.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) | ⚠ A loosely fitted battery creates the following dangers:Shortened service life due to… |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Switch off ignition and all electrical loads, and pull out ignition key.
- Disconnect battery .
- Unscrew securing bolts (arrows) of battery retainer.
- Pull breather hose out of opening in battery housing.
- Remove battery retainer (1).
- If fitted, fold handles (arrows) upwards and remove battery.
- ⚠ A loosely fitted battery creates the following dangers:Shortened service life due to damage from vibration (danger of explosion)The cells in the battery will be damaged if the battery is not secured correctly.Damage to battery housing by securing bracket (possibility of acid leaking, with high consequential costs)Poor crash safety. — Tighten securing bolts of battery retainer to 20 Nm. — 20 Nm (15 lb-ft)
- After installing battery, check it is firmly seated.
- Connecting battery . [Note: On batteries with a hose for central venting, ensure that the hose is not pinched when passing the hose through the opening in the battery housing (arrow). Only then can the battery vent freely.]
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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