I need to replace the battery on my wife's Fiat 500 2012 1.2 POP. The battery is the Start-Stop type.
Poor customer service at my local main dealer this morning and a quote for a whopping £143 plus £37 to fit sent me scouring the internet to see if I could find it cheaper and do it myself.
the original Exide battery appears to no longer exist but I think I have sussed that an Exide EFB EL600 is a correct match (please shout if you disagree!) and I can get one for under £100.
I've just seen a guy change one on youtube and it seems that even a ham fisted bloke like me can do it.
My question is, will the electronics on the car be upset by disconnecting the old battery and replacing with new? I have memories of old car radios being upset and codes needing to be entered. My wife has also been told by the main dealer that there is some resetting that only they can do relating to the Stop-Start mechanism - can this be true?
Thanks for any information.
regards,
Chris
Poor customer service at my local main dealer this morning and a quote for a whopping £143 plus £37 to fit sent me scouring the internet to see if I could find it cheaper and do it myself.
the original Exide battery appears to no longer exist but I think I have sussed that an Exide EFB EL600 is a correct match (please shout if you disagree!) and I can get one for under £100.
I've just seen a guy change one on youtube and it seems that even a ham fisted bloke like me can do it.
My question is, will the electronics on the car be upset by disconnecting the old battery and replacing with new? I have memories of old car radios being upset and codes needing to be entered. My wife has also been told by the main dealer that there is some resetting that only they can do relating to the Stop-Start mechanism - can this be true?
Thanks for any information.
regards,
Chris