How to select the right battery for your customer

Vehicle type and customer driving habits must now be considered, Yuasa says

How to select the right battery for your customer

During the winter the demand for battery replacement within workshops reaches its highest due to the cold weather, and different vehicles and customer driving styles place varying demands on the battery.

Yuasa say battery replacement has changed significantly in recent years and replacing the battery on a modern vehicle is no longer a fit and forget task: procedures involved for new vehicles are increasingly more complex and time consuming.

A Yuasa spokesperson said: “Today’s vehicles feature more technology and electrical appliances than ever before, so an OE quality replacement battery is essential to power on-board systems and power-hungry devices.

“When replacing a vehicle’s battery, the first step is to find out which is the correct replacement.

“To do this, visit Yuasa’s industry-leading online battery look-up: fit.yuasa.com.”

Used by over 80,000 mechanics and technicians, the website service is reported to be Europe’s most powerful battery lookup system.

It is driven by an extensive European database and allows users to find the right battery and detailed fitting information quickly.

Simply enter the vehicle’s registration or VIN number, or perform a make/model lookup, and the system will display a host of vital information.

Yuasa’s online battery look-up service

  • The correct battery options and all technical data including capacity, cold cranking amps and dimensions.
  • Detailed fitting instructions, battery location plus any warnings to tell you if a specific battery type is required such as EFB or AGM.
  • Estimated fitting time to price the work to the customer accordingly.
  • Standard fit, upgrade, and upgrade plus options for the vehicle where available

For vehicles with advanced emissions reduction technology such as start-stop, it is essential the battery is replaced with one of the correct specification.

If a vehicle is fitted with an OE AGM start-stop battery, Yuasa say the replacement must also be an AGM start-stop.

The same applies for EFB.

the spokesperson said: “Conventional battery types are therefore not suitable for these applications and will result in vehicle faults, including loss of the start-stop system.

“Furthermore, most modern vehicles come fitted with a battery management system (BMS), which is an on-board computer.

“This must be reset through the OBD to tell the vehicle when the battery has been replaced.

“Failure to fit the correct battery or reset the BMS can cause serious issues such as battery failure, system faults or complete loss of Start-Stop functionality.”

Yuasa supply a Yu-Fit battery configurator tool, a convenient and easy way to perform reprogramming of the BMS unit.

The Yu-Fit offers excellent value for money and is one of the most user-friendly configurator tools on the market.

Standard ignition vehicles

Unlike with start-stop technology, for standard ignition vehicles there may be standard fit, upgrade and upgrade plus options available.

The spokesperson said: “Battery selection should not be based on specification alone: it is important to determine the correct battery replacement required based on driving style and vehicle usage.

“Carefully question the customer about their journey length and frequency as well as their annual mileage.

“Short, infrequent journeys doesn’t give the battery time to fully charge, resulting in the battery becoming deeply discharged and permanently damaged.

“In these cases, the best way to optimise performance and prolong service life is to install a higher specification battery.”

All Yuasa YBX batteries are of original equipment quality, reliability and performance.

Conventional automotive batteries

  • YBX5000 series – Up to 50,000 engine starts, designed for vehicles with high power demands.
  • YBX3000 series – Up to 30,000 engine starts, for vehicles with standard power demands.
  • YBX1000 series – Up to 20,000 engine starts, for vehicles with basic power demands.

Start-stop, micro hybrid electric vehicle batteries

  • YBX9000 AGM series – Up to 360,000 engine starts, for vehicles with advanced technology such as start-stop with regenerative braking and energy recovery.
  • YBX7000 EFB series – Up to 270,000 engine starts, for vehicles with advanced technology such as start-stop.

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