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Old Jun 15, 2024 | 08:36 PM
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Default 2018 jaguar xe 3.0 35T portfolio limited edition battery problems

Does anyone know a replacement battery for a 2018 jaguar-xe 3.0. I called the dealer and the gave me battery size 7H AGM. But I'm unsure what that means. Can anyone help with a cheaper alternative then going to jaguar as the autoparts stores I call say there computers don't show a battery for this car.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2024 | 12:31 AM
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Easy: 7H is a battery size. AGM means “absorbent glass mat” - in other words a battery type which does not have liquid acid. These batteries can be found anywhere that sells automobile batteries!

IMPORTANT: new batteries need to be fully charged, repeat, fully charged before installation. So regardless of where you buy the battery, insist that they charge it fully before installing. If they tell you it is already charged, ask for a confirmation on a battery analyser. If the report is that the battery is GOOD, that is NOT good enough. GOOD is not the same as fully charged! Modern cars need fully charged batteries to power the multiple electronic modules. When the battery charge drops, very strange symptoms appear.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2024 | 12:39 AM
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Also the battery size is H7 not 7H!
 
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Also the battery size is H7 not 7H!
thank you any suggestions on what store chain would have the best battery for this car? I'm in the US. Or where online could I get the battery
 
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Old Jun 16, 2024 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by sov211
Easy: 7H is a battery size. AGM means “absorbent glass mat” - in other words a battery type which does not have liquid acid. These batteries can be found anywhere that sells automobile batteries!

IMPORTANT: new batteries need to be fully charged, repeat, fully charged before installation. So regardless of where you buy the battery, insist that they charge it fully before installing. If they tell you it is already charged, ask for a confirmation on a battery analyser. If the report is that the battery is GOOD, that is NOT good enough. GOOD is not the same as fully charged! Modern cars need fully charged batteries to power the multiple electronic modules. When the battery charge drops, very strange symptoms appear.
thank you any suggestions on what store chain would have the best battery for this car? I'm in the US. Or where online could I get the battery
 
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Old Jun 17, 2024 | 11:12 PM
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thank you any suggestions on what store chain would have the best battery for this car? I'm in the US. Or where online could I get the battery
IIRC several members have purchased the correct battery from Walmart or Costco.
Also, a few members have said that almost all of these batteries available for sale in the US are pretty much the same battery as they are almost all made by Johnson Controls.
 
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