Disconnecting the battery?
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I have an early E60 - 530i production Sept'03 and I am planning to do some mods that will require disconnecting the -ve terminal of the Battery.
I am wondering what issues I may face doing so e.g. which settings will get reset in the i-drive and if I will end up at a dealer, etc.
Attached is a SB I found on this site about battery disconnection impacts .. it talks about a lot of possible things being reset.
I was wondering if someone with a similar production date model can share their experience.
thanks in advance
~ V
I am wondering what issues I may face doing so e.g. which settings will get reset in the i-drive and if I will end up at a dealer, etc.
Attached is a SB I found on this site about battery disconnection impacts .. it talks about a lot of possible things being reset.
I was wondering if someone with a similar production date model can share their experience.
thanks in advance
~ V
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Only thing that happened to me was I had a Active Steering Malfunction. But by following the AS Reset procedure, everything was okay
And far as a new battery needing "coding" bullshit, bmw just trying to make a few $ of innocent customers. (as long as the battery is same spec)
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V, thanks for clearing this up - ironically, I was about to post the same exact thread.
Tbal, thanks for the concise answer![Thumbsup](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/thumbsup.gif)
aight, I'm now definitely doing the steering wheel upgrade
Tbal, thanks for the concise answer
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aight, I'm now definitely doing the steering wheel upgrade
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