Advice: Car Battery Flat after driving in heavy rain and leaving car i
10-03-2006, 10:08 AM
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Dear All,
Has anyone experienced a flat batter after driving in heavy rain and leaving the car overnight in the wet ? Mine 535 would not start this morning and threw up all warning lights, ABS STAB, etc - BMW Assist arrived and tried to jumo start the car - in trying to connect the positive terminal under the engine bay, there seemed to be a heavy current drain and tremendous sparking.. eventually car started and seems to be ok now.
TIA.
Prashan
Has anyone experienced a flat batter after driving in heavy rain and leaving the car overnight in the wet ? Mine 535 would not start this morning and threw up all warning lights, ABS STAB, etc - BMW Assist arrived and tried to jumo start the car - in trying to connect the positive terminal under the engine bay, there seemed to be a heavy current drain and tremendous sparking.. eventually car started and seems to be ok now.
TIA.
Prashan
10-03-2006, 11:25 AM
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I haven't got a garage, so my car is in the street/courtyard every night. In 15 years of owning a BMW, it's the first I hear of anything like this. Old Ford Fiestas, now, that's another story. Not much help, I know, but...
10-03-2006, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by dlevi67' post='341309' date='Oct 3 2006, 08:25 PM
I haven't got a garage, so my car is in the street/courtyard every night. In 15 years of owning a BMW, it's the first I hear of anything like this. Old Ford Fiestas, now, that's another story. Not much help, I know, but...
Hi - checked archives and it appears could be a software problem where car did not go into sleep mode.......
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go check the trunk...and check on the battery, i've heard stories about some seals leaking water and staying in the battery compartment...a quick look at the battery will show if this is ture...
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