Exide EA456 car battery replacement, rated 45Ah 12V 390A

At a glance: Drivers and owners of cars and vans know this one as the Exide EA456. Technology matters here: it is a lead-acid battery.

Is the Exide EA456 right for you?

Your hatchback, saloon or small van wants a Exide EA456? Have a look below. Rated 45Ah 12V 390A, it lines up with the original in cars that came with this code. Comparing batteries online side by side rules out the wrong size in seconds.

45Ah makes it a smaller battery, good for light electrical loads.

Measurements, ratings and codes

Installation and maintenance tips

An old car that has never had a new battery is often running on borrowed time. Some recent models want the new battery registered through the diagnostic socket, so check the handbook. Buying by price alone and ignoring the size of the tray leads to a battery that will not sit flat.

What lead-acid means for you

Maintenance-free flooded batteries have sealed caps. Flooded traction batteries last years with regular watering. Clean terminal deposits with bicarbonate solution.

Check before ordering

• ✓ Measure the space available: the case takes up 237 × 127 × 227 mm, and a few millimetres too many can stop the hold-down from closing.
• ✓ Terminal layout: positive on the right-hand side. If your original is the mirror image, choose another reference rather than stretching the leads.
• ✓ 45Ah sets how long the battery can power things with the engine off.

Questions and answers

Same case, same terminal side

Cannot find the Exide EA456 you want? These share the same size and terminal layout.

Deta DB454Exide EB454Exide EB456Fulmen FA456Fulmen FB454

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You will find this battery in the cars and vans section of baterias.online, ready to order. Once the battery is in, keep the old one for recycling at an authorised point.

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