Is the Battery Strong Enough?

[Mass. Wine Guy]

I’m not having any problems starting. But it’s June. The battery in my 2015 SW is the standard VW one rated at 330 CCA. Is that adequate for freezing New England winters?

 

[740GLE]

as long as its healthy you'll have no issues even if the car is left outside in -10F to -20F.

If the battery is weak, the first really good cold snap will show signs of weakness. If the battery is older than 5 years it'd be best to replace it this fall before cold weather sets in. We replaced both our batteries this past winter (both had 2017 units, I feel we got lucky with about 5/5 years out of them).

 

[P2B]

I feel we got lucky with about 5/5 years out of them).

That's pretty sad, batteries used to last twice as long.

We got 10 years from the OE battery in our A3 TDI, the A4 sedan went 11 and the wagon 12.

 

[Mass. Wine Guy]

Four to five years has been the typical battery life for many years now.

 

[turbobrick240]

You can get a decent jump box for $50-100. I run my batteries til they won't start the vehicle. Sometimes they surprise you. My Kubota tractor battery lasted 15 years! The VW batteries seem to be very good too.

 

[Mass. Wine Guy]

Oh yeah! A good electronic jumper box is great.

 

[740GLE]

You can get a decent jump box for $50-100. I run my batteries til they won't start the vehicle. Sometimes they surprise you. My Kubota tractor battery lasted 15 years! The VW batteries seem to be very good too.

I do agree but, you start your tractor each day and run it for 30-60 min each day?

the under hood temps of these modern vw seems to be the real stress point.

 

[Mass. Wine Guy]

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[turbobrick240]

I do agree but, you start your tractor each day and run it for 30-60 min each day?

the under hood temps of these modern vw seems to be the real stress point.

Typically, yes. Although it often sits unused for long stretches in the winter between storms. It also experiences at least 10x the vibration that my car batteries do. But it was specially designed for the harsh operating conditions of tractor usage.

 

[tdidieselbobny]

I've had more batteries fail in the summer due to the heat over the years. You can use an H6 battery. I got one from Walmart, Autozone and Advance are crazy high for batteries. My son had bad luck with the Advance batteries. You can also get one from dealer. 330CCA seems awfully low for a diesel, might have been replaced at one point....