Re: Something's Draining my Battery

["Steve Nash" <nashflr@erols.com>]

I suspect most of the reason to relocate the battery is for better weight
distribution.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: Dr. Bob <rmalinka@spec.net>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 10:55 AM
Subject: re: Something's Draining my Battery


> At 10:18 AM 7/21/00 -0400, Mike wrote:
> >>BTW on all the
> >>new A4's VW has relocated the battery into a tray area behind the
firewall
> >>as on all the Audi's, gets it away from the heat and batteries should
last
> >>longer.
> >>
> >>Dr Bob
> >
> >Not on the A4 Golf I have. The battery sits right up front in the usual
> >location,
> >in a plastic battery box. There is a new distribution block atop the
> >battery, but
> >not much else new about it.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >
>
> Mike:
>
> I are right, I stand corrected what I meant was that the A4 Audi's and the
> Passat have this configuration with the battery behind the firewall.
Sorry
> my error.  I just realized this yesterday when I had my car in for service
> and took a look at some of the new cars in the dealer showroom.
>
> Bob
>