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Old May 28, 2010 | 06:07 AM
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does anybody know how to safely install this cable without activating it????
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Old May 28, 2010 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by brooklynbmw
does anybody know how to safely install this cable without activating it????
Remove the negative side of the battery first. Disconnect old SBK. Install new SBK. Re-attach negative side.
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Old May 28, 2010 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by brooklynbmw
anybody has a pic of the bst part and pic of where it is located????
The pics show a newer version of the BST from my 2008 535i.
Hope this helps.
Attached Thumbnails Battery Safety Terminal?-battery-safety-terminal-bst-.jpg   Battery Safety Terminal?-battery-cabling-bst-fuses.jpg  
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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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Is there a update? Did replacement of the terminal cure the problem?
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by or_550i
The BST has a primer cap in it that explodes when the airbags go off to cut power to the starter...
Isn't there a squib that also fires cutting (or sealing) the fuel line?
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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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Any update?

I just replaced my battery and the same message came up?
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Old Jul 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!
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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by John@Motorcepts
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!
This issue has NOTHING to do with a non OEM battery. Please stop re-posting rhetoric. Just stop.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE AN OEM BATTERY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER THE BATTERY.

The BST delete works fine.
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Old Jul 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.
Some people will never get it.................and continue to have electrical problems because they had Bubba change the battery.
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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by w5lx
Some people will never get it.................and continue to have electrical problems because they had Bubba change the battery.
In those cases its a failing voltage regulator on the alternator.

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.
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