Date of manufacture and decryption of the Bosch battery

The operation of any car is impossible without a working battery, which should provide quick start of the engine at any temperature and safely support the operation of all electrical appliances on board.

When choosing a battery, it is important to pay attention not only to the brand, but also to the release date, since while it lies on the shelves of the store, it is already undergoing chemical reactions, as a result of which the life will be reduced. In this article, we will understand how the Bosch battery label is decrypted and how to find out the release date.

Why you need to know the marking of the Bosch battery

The characteristics of any battery during long-term storage deteriorate, while it does not matter if it is used or lies on a shelf in a store. An exception to the rule may be dry-charged, GEL, Efb or Agm batteries.

In other cases, the batteries have an “aging” effect. Manufacturers do not write the release date in a format convenient for humans, they encrypt it in a special code. It can also be encoded there:

1. Factory Information;
2. In which country is made;
3. Series number;
4. What conveyor belt;
5. Shift number and other service information.

This is done so that in the event of a marriage, you can easily track the batch.

For the end consumer, the most important thing is the release date, since knowing that the approximate life of the Bosch battery is 5-7 years, you can find out how long it is and when it can fail.

Where is the marking of the Bosch batteries

Quite often motorists do not even have a clue where the Bosch battery markings should be located and what they should look like. Most often it is located on the cover, but it is not so easy to find it, so if it is not new, only from the store you need a battery:

• Clean the upper part of the battery housing from dirt.
• Carefully inspect it and try to find a not very clearly visible sequence of icons starting with a capital letter.
• If a digit is written behind it, then another letter and again a digit - this is the information presented in the form of a code in which data on the date of issue of the battery is encrypted.

Important! For different models of Bosch batteries, this inscription can be located in different places on the front surface of the case or the labyrinth cover.

Therefore, you will need to carefully examine them and determine or identify it according to the aforementioned symptom.

How to find out the release date of a battery released before 2014

The focus on 2014 is due to the fact that up to this point the date was encoded according to one principle, and after another.

In this case, the Bosch battery label is decrypted as follows:

1 sign. The first letter means the name of the factory where the battery was released:

• Ceska Lipa (Czech Republic) - C;
• Burgos (Spain) - E;
• Rouen (France) - F;
• Guardamar (Spain) - G;
• Hanover (Germany) - H;
• Sargemin (France) - S;
• Zwickau (Germany) - Z.

2 sign. Conveyor belt number.

3 sign. The type of shipment, depending on the specified letter, it will be the battery that was released to the car factory, large wholesalers or to the retail network.

• V - retail;
• E - at the car factory;
• C - made by order of a partner.

4 sign. This is the year of manufacture: 0 - 2010, 1 - 2011, 2 - 2012, 3 - 2003, 4 - 2004, 5 - 2005, and so on.

5 and 6 sign. Month: 01 - January, 02 - February, 03 - March, and so on.

7 and 8 sign. Number.

It turns out that the marking is C8C8091310474 will be deciphered as follows: The battery was produced at the Česká Lipa plant in the Czech Republic on conveyor belt No. 8 on request from an affiliate store. Release date80913: (8) 2008 year(09) September,(13) 13th.

In 2014, the decoding has changed a bit.

How to find out the release date of a battery released after 2014

Since that time, Bosch battery manufacturers have changed the rules for marking their release date:

1 sign. Features of production.

2 sign. Conveyor belt number.

3 sign. A letter denoting the name of the factory where the battery was released (same as before 2014).

4, 5 and 6 sign. Release date, is decrypted based on the table:

The table has a search and horizontal scrolling.

It turns out that the procedure for deciphering the designation since 2014 has become even more complicated, since now you also need to know the code of the month of release of the product. Checking this data by constantly checking it with two tables will require increased care from the motorist.

If you have any problems with decryption, you can send it to us in the comments and we will help to decrypt.

What is the battery life of Bosch

The most important characteristic of any battery is its service life, during which it will regularly perform all its functions. In practice, it was noticed that the Bosch batteries differ in a rather wide range of this indicator (on average, from 2 to 10 years). Experts note that this is due to many different factors that come down, ultimately, come down to the level of quality of service and operating conditions.

With normal maintenance and timely recharging, the Bosch battery should last from 5 to 7 years.

It is these conditions that determine the actual shelf life of a particular battery and should be taken into account when assessing its current state. And in order to at least approximately know how long this battery will last, one should learn to decipher the release date, which is indicated on its case or cover.