I had my A2 from 8 month old and when I replaced the battery at 10 years the thread was crossed. Heavy handed worker on the production line I think! A fellow A2 owner with a scrappy gave me a replacement and it was fixed with epoxy. Easy but it meant taking the battery out again.
Changed my battery for the 2nd time yesterday. Radio was OK (it's 2004 with CANBUS). Had to re-pair both keys and reset the clock. Haven't checked the windows. As
Proghound says, long socket extension and some blutak. I dropped one bolt and even with thin hands it was difficult to retrieve it.
Disconnect the negative first on the old battery and reconnect the negative last on the new battery.
If you look at the photo in this post you will see the large bracket and the two bolts
A recurring basic question from new members is 'What's Missing In My Tool Kit?'. I think it would be a good idea to have stock pictures that can be collated eventually into a new entry in 'How To'. I know there are a few variants depending on model, year, Bose etc. so please help out by...
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