car battery charger
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hello guys,
the other day I purchased the oem battery charger, because I no longer drive the car during the week . the question is do you need to have your car key on the position II . because i noticed if the car is turned off I dont get any charging . any one that has one probably will know better..
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the other day I purchased the oem battery charger, because I no longer drive the car during the week . the question is do you need to have your car key on the position II . because i noticed if the car is turned off I dont get any charging . any one that has one probably will know better..
thankss
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Originally Posted by solrac6262' post='616639' date='Jul 4 2008, 09:34 PM
hello guys,
the other day I purchased the oem battery charger, because I no longer drive the car during the week . the question is do you need to have your car key on the position II . because i noticed if the car is turned off I dont get any charging . any one that has one probably will know better..
thankss
the other day I purchased the oem battery charger, because I no longer drive the car during the week . the question is do you need to have your car key on the position II . because i noticed if the car is turned off I dont get any charging . any one that has one probably will know better..
thankss
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Originally Posted by vishwen' post='616762' date='Jul 5 2008, 05:59 AM
in fact you have to lock the car
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Originally Posted by solrac6262' post='617157' date='Jul 5 2008, 10:58 PM
i bought the one that plugs to the lighter. so I have to leave the trunk open and the charger conected to the trunk and lock the car?
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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='617159' date='Jul 5 2008, 10:03 PM
S , that one won't work , the car will go to sleep and the charging will stop , or worse drain ! You need the trickle charger version which you attach to the terminals under the hood............there are much cheaper versions available that are the same as the BMW version. I bought the BMW unit and could have saved a few bucks buying another brand ............good luck
ill try tomorrow to exchange it .. so the one that I bought wont do any good? its just the same as the trickle but insted plugs in to the lighert socket.. it has the aadvanced system?
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Originally Posted by solrac6262' post='617639' date='Jul 6 2008, 05:23 PM
thanks West..
ill try tomorrow to exchange it .. so the one that I bought wont do any good? its just the same as the trickle but insted plugs in to the lighert socket.. it has the aadvanced system?
ill try tomorrow to exchange it .. so the one that I bought wont do any good? its just the same as the trickle but insted plugs in to the lighert socket.. it has the aadvanced system?
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='618204' date='Jul 7 2008, 02:05 PM
I went to three auto parts stores this weekend and could not find a trickle charger that didn't look really cheap (some looked downright dangerous), other than the Battery Tender and that was $57 + tax (cheaper on-line, but have to add shipping). So, I called Garry this morning and ordered the same one westcoast550 has for $51 + shipping, which is about the same total cost and is a genuine BMW product. I'm sure there are cheaper versions out there, but I'd rather not gamble over a few bucks. Oh, and solrac, Garry confirmed what westcoast said--the cigarette lighter ones won't work on our cars. Not that I doubted Mr. westcoast....
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='618204' date='Jul 7 2008, 03:05 PM
I went to three auto parts stores this weekend and could not find a trickle charger that didn't look really cheap (some looked downright dangerous), other than the Battery Tender and that was $57 + tax (cheaper on-line, but have to add shipping). So, I called Garry this morning and ordered the same one westcoast550 has for $51 + shipping, which is about the same total cost and is a genuine BMW product. I'm sure there are cheaper versions out there, but I'd rather not gamble over a few bucks. Oh, and solrac, Garry confirmed what westcoast said--the cigarette lighter ones won't work on our cars. Not that I doubted Mr. westcoast....
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