How To Check Car Battery Manufacture Date. Hello my 2002 E320 4matic wagon battery finally died so I replaced it with a new one. What was the date of manufacturing.

How to read the date stamp or sticker on a car battery. Ignore the remaining characters in the code as they are not important in regards to checking the date of the battery. Date codes are engraved into the cover of each Interstate battery at the time the battery is shipped from the manufacturing plant.
If you can help me decode the following manufacturing code on EXIDE EA640 battery especially.
The battery was purchased in 2013. It is a number and represents the year of manufacture so 4 stands for 2004 while 0 indicates 2010. Battery Date Codes its out dated. If you live in the northern United States your car battery life will be longer because you will be in a cold climate.

