In another thread which had gone slightly off topic to the question of battery specifications, I told of my battery replacement this week. My original equipment Fiamm AGM battery was still going strong (always on a CTEK battery maintainer) - but it was now 5 years old. So I opted to have my dealer replace it with the current OEM battery - normally I would do it myself but the access to the negative post is hampered by a metal plate - and in addition I did not want to risk any scratches. So the dealer then. The Jaguar dealer here is really excellent with regard to servicing (and I have used them for decades). Before the battery was installed I spoke to the parts manager about batteries, the need for the battery to be fully charged before installation etc. He told me that the factory-installed batteries are either Varta or Fiamm, as are the OEM replacement batteries for Canada - BUT that Jaguar Canada uses Interstate as the agent to obtain the batteries (not to manufacture them). To some this may seem odd, but the photo below shows the proof.
This is the label on my newly installed battery. You can see that the label is a Jaguar/Land Rover label, printed in the two official languages of Canada, French and English; further, that the battery is Group H8A, the CCA rating is 850, the Amperere Hour rating is 95. And then the date of installation is punched out as October, 2020. Finally, the Jaguar part number is clearly stated as C2D 55037.
Of interest is the note at the bottom of the label: the full note says "Distributed by/ Comercialisé par Interstate Batteries, Dallas, TX" - note, not "manufactured by" but "distributed by". There is no visible marking on top to tell me whether the battery is a Varta or a Fiamm.

 

Strange - my 2017 SVR has an H7A
Also Jag oem with similar markings. But slightly lower power specs.

Any guesses why the difference?

 

Who knows!
My OEM battery, still in the car after 6 uneventful years, is 850 CCA and 95 Ah.

Edit - maybe yet another example of JLR cheaping out / cost cutting.
Maybe they decided that 800 CCA and 80 Ah was plenty so why pay extra to Fiamm or Varta for 850 CCA and 95 Ah?

 

+1 7years.

 

Original Fiamm 95 Ah

5 and a half years old

 

My battery was replaced by the dealer when I bought the car. Bought on west coast of US - maybe they save a few dollars as the climate is less harsh (no freezing starts)!

 

Don't know if they still use different batteries for climate. Years ago cars specifially for the Las Vegas market came with batteries for our hotter climate, Some regular batteries used to die every summer!

 

I think lead-acid batteries do. Don't know about AGM.

 

AGM is still lead-acid just not flooded cell.

 

Just took delivery in Baltimore on a 2021 P300 First Edition coupe.

I'm in SW Florida and based on my own compulsion to replace the car battery every 3/4 years MAX, I had planned on doing the same with the F Type, as it was built in 2020.

The Florida heat and AC demands are brutal on car batteries - Should I stay the course, or let it ride for now.

Seems y'all are getting more out of these AGM's than the traditional flooded lead acid batteries.

Comments appreciated.

BEST !

RWS

 

The original battery in my MY18 still seems to be going strong. No really high temps in southern England, though.

 

Mine was going strong at 7 years, when I replaced it preemptively. I used to replace batteries at 5 years.

 

I just replaced my OEM battery on Saturday because it is now about 10 years old. Not because it was causing any problems (it was perfectly fine) but because I bought an AntiGravity battery last fall during their Black Friday sale and just now got around to installing it in my 2014 F Type V8S. Even my auxiliary start stop battery is still working fine but after the install I disconnected it to disable the start stop which was still working with the AntiGravity Battery.
I always keep my cars plugged into a CTEK battery maintainers whenever I am not using them and I am sure that is why the batteries have lasted so long and are still in excellent health, so I will keep them plugged into a CTEK maintainer in the garage as a back up battery just in case. Plus my other cars also use the H* size battery so I'm in luck there too. So my advice for every one is to get a CTEK battery maintainer and use it when ever you're not drive your cars.
Now I will just have to see how the AntiGravity battery behaves in the car. Saved 33.6 Lb., 56.8 Lb. for the OEM battery and 23.2 Lb. for the 80 Ah AntiGravity, their web site says it weighs 25.5 Lb and the 60 Ah weighs 19 Lb, so maybe my scale is a little off. I believe in overkill.

 

Like some others above, I replaced my battery preemptively - at about 7 years. Meanwhile, though, my F-Pace needed a replacement at just under 5 years (nicely under warranty, yea!) I'm a big advocate in not pushing the envelop on battery life. They're just not that expensive and it can be a real PIA when you leave the restaurant on a rainy night, with the car locked, need power to open the boot....

I got my replacement (Interstate) at Costco for $211, if you don't mind installing it yourself. Things are a little tight, but no big deal.

One notation, whatever new battery you install, put it on a CTEK overnight. New does not equal fully charged, and, as you can over and over again on the forum, all kinds of little gremlins can pop up when your battery/charge isn't solid.

 

I keep my 2021 F Type on a CTEK maintainer all the time as I only drive the car one every couple of weeks or so. My standard procedure with vehicles I own is to replace the batteries preemptively every 4 years as modern batteries don't give the kind of warning that they used to when they get weak. I'm hoping the AGM battery in the Jag lasts more than 4 years.

But on a related note, I just replaced the OEM battery in my 2019 Mazda CX 5 as a precaution. I went with one the the Walmart Everstart Platinum AGM batteries. That car is my daily driver but I make a lot of short trips which is hard on batteries. I hope it proves to be reliable. I brought it home and put it on the CTEK unit. It definitely wasn't fully charged even though it had a 03/23 date code so it was pretty fresh from the factory. It took about 8 hours for the CTEK to fully charge it and then I installed it.

Uncheel's message above is good advice. I understand that starting service with a new battery in a vehicle that isn't fully charged may impact the overall life of the battery so it is wise to make sure it is fully charged upon the installation.

 

Note on getting a replacement battery: I got one at Autozone for $199, and when I got home and pulled the protective covers off the terminals, discovered the case was cracked. Autozone had no problem exchanging it, and said that’s not unusual, but minimizing lifting those batteries in and out of the trunk is a good thing - they’re heavy.

Upshot: inspect your new battery.

 

I'll bet what cracked those new battery terminals was someone trying to use one of those battery straps that hooks over the terminals to move it. Some batteries come with a strap or handle that can be removed or left on after installation and it sure helps when installing a battery that is in a location that requires leaning way over the fender or grill to drop it into place. But I would never use one of these things. They stress the terminals a lot on a 50 lb battery.