Follow this simple tutorial to replace the battery in your Volvo S80 (1998 – 2006), Volvo S60 (2000 – 2009), V70 and XC70 (2000 – 2008) and XC90(2003 – 2015).
Battery type
Petrol engines (exc. V8): 12v, 72Ah 600A H6 battery[insert_php]$link_name =’bateria_H6_600A’; $FileLocation = “/inclds/insert_amz_ass.php”;include($_SERVER[“DOCUMENT_ROOT”].$FileLocation);[/insert_php]
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Diesel engines: 12v, 90Ah 800A H8 battery[insert_php]$link_name =’bateria_H8_800A’; $FileLocation = “/inclds/insert_amz_ass.php”;include($_SERVER[“DOCUMENT_ROOT”].$FileLocation);[/insert_php]
Battery location and replacement
The battery is located in the trunk, under the floor hatch, near to the spare wheel.
Step 1. Fold up the floor hatch and remove it or hold it up out of the way.
Step 2. With a 13mm socket wrench remove the 3 screws (marked A in the picture below) holding the black metal bracket. Then remove the bracket.
Step 3. Now, remove the plastic batery cover (some cars only have a small cover over the positive lead).
Step 4. Remove the drain hose on the right side of the battery.
Step 5. With a 10mm socket wrench undo the negative terminal, and remove it from the battery. Next, do the same on the positive terminal.
Step 6. With a 13mm socket wrench remove the bracket holding the battery to the chassis (right side of the battery).
Note: Apparently in some cars this is hold by a 10mm bolt instead of 13mm.
Step 7. Put cables aside, slide the battery a little bit to the right and then pull the battery up to remove it and replace it with a new one.
To install, reverse this procedure, making sure that you connect the positive cable first.
The instructions in this tutorial will work in the following model years:
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Volvo S60
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Volvo V70
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Volvo XC70
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 Volvo S80
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Volvo XC90
Glenn F. says:
This is no help. Item #6 leaves out all the details needed to get the battery out.
Alexandra M. says:
If you did all previous items, at that point you just need to put cables aside and pull the battery out.
Mike says:
If you can’t figure out to remove clamp and pull out you should go to dealer.
CJ says:
You are correct that there is a step missing, albeit a simple one. There is a hold down bracket on the right side of the battery at the bottom on the battery tray that is removed with a 12mm socket wrench. When that bracket has been removed, then the battery can be lifted out.
Alexandra M. says:
Thanks for pointing out the missing step. This has now been corrected.
Terri says:
I’ve got the clamps removed but the damn battery won’t budge to get it out. And my tailgate is stuck shut so I am trying to do all this inside the damn car.
Rory says:
No, you’re being a bit harsh here … not mentioned above .. My XC70 has a further bracket fastened to the floor, to RHS of battery. i.e. a further 10mm screw to undo and THEN the battery pulls out no problem.