P6aul7 · Dec 15, 2018

Hi I think my freelander 2 battery is coming to the end of its life. 2011 so at least 8 years old. It’s a bit slow to start on a cold morning.
I spoke with Halfords (I get 20% off) they tell me a new battery will need recoding to the car. Is this right? Does it mean I can’t just remove old and fit new myself??
Thanks Paul

freelance · Dec 15, 2018

Bull****, all you need is radio code, and that can be overcome

brian47 · Dec 15, 2018

P6aul7 said:
I spoke with Halfords (I get 20% off) they tell me a new battery will need recoding to the car. Is this right? Does it mean I can’t just remove old and fit new myself??

No, it means that if you go back to Halfords they are going to take you for a ride.
Of course you can remove and refit your own battery. There are just a couple of precautions before you start:-

As @freelance has aleady said, you'll need the radio code, and
You'd be advised to leave the driver's door open and the ignition keys in your pocket while you're doing the job, just in case the central locking tries to play up and lock you out.

P6aul7 · Dec 16, 2018

That’s good news. I was told it was to do with the stop start system.

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