I'm looking at fitting a new battery ready for winter and wanted to know if a type 110 battery ( slightly longer ) and heavy duty will fit or has it got to be a type 096 battery (standard size). Thanks .

Mark

Fit a heavy duty one from the models with stop start system fitted?

I always fit the bosch 110 as it has a much higher cold cranking amps and is cheaper from euro parts if you click and collect.

I fitted a 110 no problem. But yes make sure it is the right type. If you have a start/stop model you need an AGM battery. Learned to drive in 2011.
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Thanks for the info , I've been looking on Eurocarparts and they have 10% off at the minute.

Mark

I have a spare Battery, Exide EA 852
https://www.tayna.co.uk/110TE-Exide-Car-Ba...P7683.html

bought it and fitted it for a few months then sold the car so put back the old battery which I still had in the garage

Found it a great battery, did what to said it would do Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

This Global 95Ah fits.

npinks wrote:

I have a spare Battery, Exide EA 852
https://www.tayna.co.uk/110TE-Exide-Car-Ba...P7683.html

bought it and fitted it for a few months then sold the car so put back the old battery which I still had in the garage

cant remember to be honest, i seem to recall hook up the vent tube though Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Did you reprogram me the ECU when you changed the battery?

If it's the same spec of battery there shouldn't be a need to re-program the ECU. If you was to change the battery for example from a lead acid to an AGM battery then the ECU would need re-programming to ensure the battery receives the proper charge from the alternator. Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
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Thanks for that Stevie.

I intend replacing the AGM fitted with another AGM, of equal or similar spec. I thought it'd be a straight swap, but our local national orange coloured parts supplier insisted it would need an ECU update. Which they would do, if I paid only £25 for them to fit!

Did sound a little strange, as I'd have thought the battery voltage sensor would register the new battery's voltage.

Sounds like BS to me!

Never heard of different charging currents for different batteries

I swapped my AGM battery last year. I bought the battery from a local family run tyre/battery garage. To be fair to them they didn't know if the ECU would require programming or not. The garage phoned Varta who said it was recommended that the ECU is re-programmed. Anyway I fitted the battery and it has worked fine. There is an work shop manual for the freelander that says that the ECU should be programmed but if not then the system will reset itself, may take 48 hours to do this.

The battery garage told me that AGM batteries were causing them issues as some cars definately require the ECU to be reprogrammed, other cars don't. The guy at the garage told me his Citroen needed a new AGM battery and even though he sold batteries he was going to Citroen for them to supply and fit him a new battery!! Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
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Sounds like BS to me!

Never heard of different charging currents for different batteries