# Audi A8 2001; Is there a battery terminal in the engine compartment

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-a8-2001-is-there-a-battery-terminal-in-the-engine-compartment/32405>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** batteries, engines\
**Created:** [June 26, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-a8-2001-is-there-a-battery-terminal-in-the-engine-compartment/32405 "2009-06-26T05:05:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![msun6018](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@msun6018](https://community.cartalk.com/u/msun6018)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-a8-2001-is-there-a-battery-terminal-in-the-engine-compartment/32405/1 "2009-06-26T05:05:01Z")

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Battery died and couldn’t unlock the trunk to get at the battery. Key’s also didn’t work in the trunk lock. Is there a battery terminal in the engine compartment? Many people think one exists but none have been able to find it.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 11:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/audi-a8-2001-is-there-a-battery-terminal-in-the-engine-compartment/32405/2 "2009-06-26T11:11:48Z")

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If there are battery terminals under the hood, I can guarantee that the Owner’s Manual will display a small graphic showing the location of those terminals. All this should require on your part is opening the glove compartment and spending a few minutes reading the relevant section of the manual.

If you don’t have an Owner’s Manual, this just one example of why you need to obtain one.  
E-bay is a good source for manuals.