Dimensions of Batteries

This part of IEC 60095 is applicable to lead-acid batteries used for starting, lighting and ignition of heavy trucks, commercial vehicles, busses and agricultural trucks. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1989 and its Amendment 1 (1996). It constitutes a technical revision. The main technical changes in this new edition relate to the reduction of the number of European battery types, the standardization of dimensions and locations of battery terminals and the updating and inclusion in the standard of Amendment 1(1996), related to North America & East Asian battery types.

IEC 60095-2:2009 is applicable to lead-acid batteries used for starting, lighting and ignition of passenger cars and light vehicles with a nominal voltage of 12 V. All batteries in accordance with this standard can be fastened to the vehicle either by means of the ledges around the container or by means of a hold-down device engaging with the lid. This standard covers battery sizes of the geographical regions Europe, East Asia and North America.