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05-13-2005, 02:03 AM
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My Ride: 05 BMW 530i Orient Blue Metalic with Sport and Premium Package. Xenon Light. 35% tint, Red reflector, 123 type chrome rim.
I'm planning business trip away for 3 month, what is the best solution to preserve my car battery? 
05-13-2005, 02:53 AM
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You can buy trickle chargers that plug into your cigarrete lighter from the mains supply in your garage. I know Porsche does one as an accessory and calls it the charge-o-mat which will fit any make of car which is expressly designed for this purpose. I don't know if BMW do onein their range but you could buy the Porsche one or get something similar from an auto accessory shop.
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My Ride: [i][b][u]Since 19 august 2004[/u][/b][/i]: [color=red][b]530i[/b] High Executive[/color], Silvergray with beige interior, Popular wood, Servotronic, Sportssuspension, electric foldable and dimmed mirrors, dimmed interior mirror, pappelmaser braun wood, cupholders, styling 123 18" wheels, Logic 7, Steptronic, alarm class 3, electric sunscreen in the rear and suncreens for sidewindows, Comfort seats, heated seats, Xenon with headlightwashers, Adaptive corner lights ALC, Advanced airconditioning, lightpackage, Nav Pro, 6 cd changer, side airbags rearseats, bluetooth siemens S55, chrome kidneys, gearlever with wood, voice recognition retrofit, front windshield with green band.
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My friends porsche 993 Carrera 4S burned to the ground with that type of charger.. Porsche covered nothing because he coudn't prove it was the charger that caused the fire..
05-13-2005, 03:31 AM
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Must have been a faulty unit and this can happen with any type of electrical accessory. There are guys on various Porsche sites who say they are good but I have never used one myself.
05-13-2005, 03:47 AM
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Streak,
Have you done this on your E60? I thought the i-drive needs resetting if the battery is disconnected. I'm sure my service advisor at the dealer told me this at some point.
Have you done this on your E60? I thought the i-drive needs resetting if the battery is disconnected. I'm sure my service advisor at the dealer told me this at some point.
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My Ride: 2004 545i 6 spd Sports Package | NAV | PDC | Logic 7 | BT retrofit | SW V13.3
Originally Posted by ISUK' date='May 13 2005, 04:47 AM
Streak,
Have you done this on your E60? I thought the i-drive needs resetting if the battery is disconnected. I'm sure my service advisor at the dealer told me this at some point.
Have you done this on your E60? I thought the i-drive needs resetting if the battery is disconnected. I'm sure my service advisor at the dealer told me this at some point.
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05-13-2005, 06:33 AM
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Here's a link to a similar thread that has some specific information on how to store a car for exteded periods:
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=3488
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=3488
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='May 13 2005, 07:33 AM
Here's a link to a similar thread that has some specific information on how to store a car for exteded periods:
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=3488
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=3488
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Originally Posted by ISUK' date='May 13 2005, 12:53 PM
You can buy trickle chargers that plug into your cigarrete lighter from the mains supply in your garage. I know Porsche does one as an accessory and calls it the charge-o-mat which will fit any make of car which is expressly designed for this purpose. I don't know if BMW do onein their range but you could buy the Porsche one or get something similar from an auto accessory shop.
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So, NEVER plug anything in the cigarette lighter to charge the battery!!
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