California beach t5 without leisure battery?

[CampingLifesabeach]

Hi everyone,

Question: are there vw t5 california beaches that don’t have a leisure battery?

Context: We are currently looking for a vw t5 california beach (in the netherlands, we’re dutchies, so sorry in advance for any spelling issues).
We found one that tickes a lot of boxes for us, it’s a 2015 t5 california beach imported from germany. The dealer says it doesn’t have a leisure battery, which confuses us, because we thought they all have it. We know some beaches don’t have EHU and that the leisure battery then only charges while driving, but do they also exist without a leisure battery at all? How can we check this?

 

[owen_h]

Beach leisure battery is under the left hand seat. Slide that seat fully back (or fully forward) and you should see the battery or at least the rubber cover that fits over it.
In the UK market they have always come with a single battery to my knowledge.

 

[pluc99]

If there is an auxiliary (camping) heater then I would expect it to have a leisure battery as well.

 

[Perfectos]

All Cali Beaches have an additional leisure Battery , located under the passenger seat . remove the rear cover from the seat base and
it will be visible under the rubber battery cover.
nothing to do with heater etc

 

[Perfectos]

If you would like photos pls ask

 

[tuono001]

Surely the easiest way to know is look at the nearside for a ehu plug point. A '15 plate model would have this.
As mine is a '13 model it didn't come with ehu but has been retro fitted under the rear bumper.

 

[Perfectos]

I should have said In my previous post

Accessing Leisure Battery VW Beach

hi everyone, posting in the beginners forum even though we have had our Cali Beach 2017 for a couple of years now. I am experiencing some issues with the diesel heater. It’s switching itself off when the engine is off, but firing up fine when engine on. This makes me think that this could have...

vwcaliforniaclub.com

see the embedded thread, here’s a photo from the thread

 

[Perfectos]

Here is a picture from the 2014 California Brochure showing a second Leisure battery is standard equipment on a Beach



You can view the brochure in the Resource section (you need to be a VIP member to access the resource section)

 

[Perfectos]

Here is the 2015 spec - noting the differences between the T5 in red

I would suggest you show the dealer the brochure spec and ask them to locate the battery ! If not they will need to supply you with a battery fitted in the correct position?

I hope that helps, we are going to need to see photos of the Cali when she arrives