Cayenne Turbo Battery Removal DIY

[orthotist]

Cayenne Turbo Battery Removal DIY

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These are the steps I took to change out my very heavy Battery. I have seen this done on a VW on YouTube but I wanted to start giving my two cents since I'm a newbie at this. I hope this helps someone else. 1. Hook up a battery charger to keep a flow of current to the electronics. Memory loss otherwise. 2.This is what I purchased from AutoZone. about $190 for the battery with some felt pads, grease and the triple square bits. 3. Move the front drivers set back and fin

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• Author
  orthotist
• Category
  Cayenne (9PA, 9PA1) - Maintenance
• Submitted
  10/24/2013 07:03 PM
• Updated
  03/23/2017 07:23 AM

 

[Brit6]

Great thread and pictures thanks!

Only thing is you do not have to remove all that to change the battery. All you need to do is remove the front 2 bottom bolts and the whole seat will just tilt back, it's on a huge hinge.

Might save some people time and its hard to get the front carpet plastic piece back in without leaving a gap, this way you dont have to take it off.

[porphy]

Great thread and pictures thanks!

Only thing is you do not have to remove all that to change the battery. All you need to do is remove the front 2 bottom bolts and the whole seat will just tilt back, it's on a huge hinge.

Might save some people time and its hard to get the front carpet plastic piece back in without leaving a gap, this way you dont have to take it off.

What is the size of the Torx bit to remove the seat bracket bolts? I tried a 50 and even though it worked on one it seems too small and slipped on the second one.

[binger]

What is the size of the Torx bit to remove the seat bracket bolts? I tried a 50 and even though it worked on one it seems too small and slipped on the second one.

The reason its slipping It is not Torx. You need a 10MM 12 point triple square bit.

https://www.google.com/search?q=triple+square+bit&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb

[porphy]

I feel like a really stupid person! Which may, in fact, be accurate. A million thanks for pointing out this to me. porphy

[binger]

porphy,

Dont feel stupid thats why you come here to learn. Working on cars is a journey of learning even for professionals. Never be afraid to ask a question here.

[thatguynikko]

Will an optima yellow top battery fit in there?

[thatguynikko]

Will an optima yellow top battery fit in there?

[8202632]

For a 957 Turbo S can u just drop the new battery in there or does something need to be done with durametric