Note, the New value must be 26 (alpha numeric) total characters including the spaces! If in doubt check the saved log for the original battery formatting details. Type the New Battery details into the New value field. Saving the original value to a log is strongly recommended. VCDS will populate instructions in the form of a pop-up balloon with the formatting.
I fould this forum posting very useful for the battery recode: Ĭoding is not hard with a VAGCOM (Ross-Tech): I coded the Autozone Duralast battery, no problem, just used the same old letter code with the new serial number digits. That's quite a bit more just to get one with a BEM code. Just called Audi Parts for a cost on a replacement battery. Many people have gone to a dealer to get a battery.
I replaced mine with a Duracell from Autozone:
