Battery State of Charge (SOC)
I'm not sure if Mk7 owners are aware, but it's a simple matter to check the prevailing value of your car's battery capacity. The process is probably written in the manual somewhere, but I discovered how to do this while looking at a VCDS site in Germany (thanks to the venerable Ryan-R for the weblink). To my surprise, I found that no additional coding was necessary to enable this function. It was already installed on my Highline - not sure if the same is true for comfortline models.
With the ignition switched off, press and continue to hold the trip reset button in the lower middle part of the instrument panel (behind the steering wheel). The number "0.0" is embossed on the button . When you hold the button down, the display between the tachometer and the speed dial will reset the trip reading to 0 kms, then it will show the word "Time" and then it will show "Battery". When "Battery" is displayed release the button and the SOC (State of Charge) is shown for a small time before returning back to the main screen.
My SOC appears to always read about 70%. My battery is of course new, but I'd be interested in knowing if others have a similar reading. Responses greatly appreciated
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Originally Posted by Paul_R
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