Battery Safety Terminal?
05-28-2010, 08:57 AM
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05-28-2010, 10:57 AM
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11-12-2010, 03:38 PM
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07-11-2011, 01:17 PM
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guys, please install an OEM battery. If ur in california, have nomis_nehc register your battery afterwards. Spend the extra $50-$100 if necessary so you do not have problems. And if you need the battery safety terminal, get it replaced. It's there for a reason and might as well make everything look nice. It is a BMW at the end. No hack jobs allowed!
07-11-2011, 04:00 PM
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guys, please install an OEM battery. If ur in california, have nomis_nehc register your battery afterwards. Spend the extra $50-$100 if necessary so you do not have problems. And if you need the battery safety terminal, get it replaced. It's there for a reason and might as well make everything look nice. It is a BMW at the end. No hack jobs allowed!
YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE AN OEM BATTERY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER THE BATTERY.
The BST delete works fine.
07-11-2011, 04:15 PM
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YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE AN OEM BATTERY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER THE BATTERY.
07-11-2011, 04:27 PM
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I've been using a non-OEM battery for a year and haven't had a single issue.
Everything I have read in the repair manual, charging diagrams, and theory of operation show nothing OEM specific.
All the registration does is clear the 'learned' charging pattern. If you don't reset it, the charging circuit will re-map the charge rate slowly. The work around for that is to remove the IBS sensor for a few trips.