Charging a5 cabriolet battery

[pbarlow0032]

hi all, battery definitely needs replacing. After car has stood for nearly 3 weeks, the starter motor barely turns. I need to book car in next week for new battery, but need to get to work tomorrow so have borrowed a battery charger from a neighbour and located the charge terminals under the bonnet.

Question: do I need to do anything other than connect the red wire to the positive terminal and the black wire to the negative terminal and then turn the plug on? Do I need to disconnect anything anywhere?

Thanks for your help

 

[desertstorm]

I am sure the battery is probably fully charged by now if you have done the above.
Looking for a new battery I would go for a Varta Siver dynamic battery from somewhere like Tayna
https://www.tayna.co.uk/

 

[pbarlow0032]

Thanks desert storm, yes it seems better but I think is still charging, at a rate of 1.5, whatever that means?!

I will take a look at that battery, but having spoken to a garage I trust a few weeks ago, he suggested having the car overnight for a battery drain test just to make sure there is no bigger issue than just needing a new battery

 

[desertstorm]

1.5 will be 1.5 amps, at that level of charge the battery is pretty much fully charged.

 

[vw754]

if your car has stop/start function you need a agm battery......also need to code it to the car.