Group 49 battery size

Close in size

No other group in the BCI table comes within 10 mm (0.4 in) of group 49 on all three sides: look for group 49 itself.

Before you buy a group 49 battery

• Read the group number on the label of the battery in your car, or in the owner's manual: it should say 49.
• A group with an "R" after the number has its terminals reversed: do not swap one for the other without checking where your cables reach.
• Choose cold cranking amps (CCA) at least as high as the original, especially for cold winters.
• Measure your battery tray and the room above it, then compare with the size printed for the exact battery you pick, not only with the group number.
• Group 49 has top posts: the new battery must match, and the hold-down must fit the box.
• Most stores take the old battery back for recycling, often against a core charge.

Good to know about group 49

• Group 49 is the same size as H8 in European (DIN) sizing, also called L5.^1,2,3,4
• H8 / group 49 is one of the European DIN sizes used in many European cars.^2,5
• Group 49 is made as an AGM battery, and makers sell group 49 batteries for vehicles with start-stop.^1,6,7
• NAPA, Interstate and Continental list a group 49 at 13 15/16 in and Odyssey at 13.9 in (353 mm), all at the BCI figure of 353 mm.^3,6,8,9,10

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