Battery Replacement
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Originally Posted by OverSoft' post='762884' date='Jan 8 2009, 02:30 PM
What does the little wire connected to the side of the battery do and where does it go?
the werker battery has the connection for the vent tube.
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Originally Posted by 545felix' post='763006' date='Jan 8 2009, 01:54 PM
if you mean the grey one, that is the vent tube. it goes out of the car. you need to connect this to prevent the buildup of hydrogen in the trunk.
the werker battery has the connection for the vent tube.
the werker battery has the connection for the vent tube.
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Originally Posted by RatherBeInCabo' post='762866' date='Jan 8 2009, 02:11 PM
Well I had the experience of my battery dying on me while at the car wash this past weekend. I called the sealer and they wanted $500 plus to exchange the battery. I started looking online for information on how to do this and I found a ton of opinions...from doom and gloom to piece of cake. After reading through many posts on multiple sites and what was described in the manual, I decide I could do it myself. I purchased a Werker 95R from Batteries Plus and was on my way.
Many people warned that the battery needed to be registered with the car or I would lose all Idrive control if I do it myself. I can tell you now that is all BS and you can do it yourself in about 30 minutes or less. I took a little longer because I took pictures at each step along the way.
Here is the link to the pictures: http://gallery.me.com/ratherbeincabo#100032
If anyone has questions, I will be glad to answer them. You can email me at my username here at gmail.com
Marc
Many people warned that the battery needed to be registered with the car or I would lose all Idrive control if I do it myself. I can tell you now that is all BS and you can do it yourself in about 30 minutes or less. I took a little longer because I took pictures at each step along the way.
Here is the link to the pictures: http://gallery.me.com/ratherbeincabo#100032
If anyone has questions, I will be glad to answer them. You can email me at my username here at gmail.com
Marc
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Hello everyone. I just wanna let you guys know, recently i changed battery on my 04 BMW 530(i did it myself) and went through same things as described in this post above, ACTIVE STEERING is working fine, and after i changed the battery i found out that new battery has to be programmed on cars computer, and i was like: whatever - everything working just fine, and in about one month my iDrive controller started dieing, right now its working only up, down, right, left. After i read this post i think may be thats why my iDrive control has died. But i don't know was it related or no.
P.S. you can read about my iDrive here: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=68365
P.S. you can read about my iDrive here: http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=68365
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Which battery does my 545i have?
How many batteries the E60 has?
Can I get one bigger?
Maybe for Canada and cold places there is an enhanced battery.....
Edit:
http://bmwfans.info/original/E60/Lim/545i-...61/ill-61_1853/
80, 90 and 110. What do I have now?
How many batteries the E60 has?
Can I get one bigger?
Maybe for Canada and cold places there is an enhanced battery.....
Edit:
http://bmwfans.info/original/E60/Lim/545i-...61/ill-61_1853/
80, 90 and 110. What do I have now?
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Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='763516' date='Jan 9 2009, 05:54 AM
Which battery does my 545i have?
How many batteries the E60 has?
Can I get one bigger?
Maybe for Canada and cold places there is an enhanced battery.....
Edit:
http://bmwfans.info/original/E60/Lim/545i-...61/ill-61_1853/
80, 90 and 110. What do I have now?
How many batteries the E60 has?
Can I get one bigger?
Maybe for Canada and cold places there is an enhanced battery.....
Edit:
http://bmwfans.info/original/E60/Lim/545i-...61/ill-61_1853/
80, 90 and 110. What do I have now?
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Originally Posted by RatherBeInCabo' post='763551' date='Jan 9 2009, 03:49 PM
Click this link: http://www.eastpenn-deka.com/default.aspx?pageid=454 and then select the PDF on the left side titled "Exact Fit Batteries". The one for the 545i is second from the bottom which is the 95R. This is the battery made for BMW and Werker. I do not think there is one bigger. The E60 has only one battery.
From part numbers, the E60 has 3 batteries...
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Originally Posted by RatherBeInCabo' post='762866' date='Jan 8 2009, 02:11 PM
Well I had the experience of my battery dying on me while at the car wash this past weekend. I called the sealer and they wanted $500 plus to exchange the battery. I started looking online for information on how to do this and I found a ton of opinions...from doom and gloom to piece of cake. After reading through many posts on multiple sites and what was described in the manual, I decide I could do it myself. I purchased a Werker 95R from Batteries Plus and was on my way.
Many people warned that the battery needed to be registered with the car or I would lose all Idrive control if I do it myself. I can tell you now that is all BS and you can do it yourself in about 30 minutes or less. I took a little longer because I took pictures at each step along the way.
Here is the link to the pictures: http://gallery.me.com/ratherbeincabo#100032
If anyone has questions, I will be glad to answer them. You can email me at my username here at gmail.com
Marc
Many people warned that the battery needed to be registered with the car or I would lose all Idrive control if I do it myself. I can tell you now that is all BS and you can do it yourself in about 30 minutes or less. I took a little longer because I took pictures at each step along the way.
Here is the link to the pictures: http://gallery.me.com/ratherbeincabo#100032
If anyone has questions, I will be glad to answer them. You can email me at my username here at gmail.com
Marc
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Originally Posted by salaki' post='763631' date='Jan 9 2009, 08:27 AM
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