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Hi Guys - I'm just curious as to why the car battery is located on the passenger's side of the rear boot area of my 2011 B7 Passat sedan?
Indeed, even the VE Commodore's battery is located in the same area as well.
Checked out the updated CC and its battery is located in the engine bay up the front. Interesting as the CC has the same TDI engine as the sedan.
Is there any particular reason for this?
Last edited by Buzy_Robot; 05-08-2012 at 12:03 PM.
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A better weight distribution.
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Battery in the MY12.5 TDi wagon is in the engine bay, passenger side.
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The battery in my MY11 TDI sedan is in the engine bay passenger side...Originally Posted by CaseySP
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I remember seeing the battery in a 2012 v6 wagon being in the boot.
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Mine is definitely at the back. Wonder why some do & some don't?
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Ah, life...
As we grow, as we change em over we run power into the boot to power the sub-woofers... wishing the batts were back there...
Now I finally have a car with the battery in boot... and what I am worried about (eventually) wiring an RVC back to the front of the cockpit...
Batt is in the Left back of mine.... looks like a 'spensive one too, Actually you could mount a one farad capacitor just above it, and....
No... Stop it!
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All V6 B7 Passats have the battery in the boot, where as the B7 125TDI & 118TSi batteries are in the engine bay. Simple reasoning, in the V6 engine bay the ain't any room for a battery.
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Sorry Riker, but not all B7 125TDI Passat's have their batteries in the engine bay - MY11 125TDI Passat has it in the boot.
Looks like this changed since MY12 production which would account for the varied responses in this thread.
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RVC wiring to front will be standard, you just insert a fuse position into the switch rail and bob's your auntie.
Ah, life...
As we grow, as we change em over we run power into the boot to power the sub-woofers... wishing the batts were back there...
Now I finally have a car with the battery in boot... and what I am worried about (eventually) wiring an RVC back to the front of the cockpit...
Batt is in the Left back of mine.... looks like a 'spensive one too
No... Stop it!
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