!!!Dead Battery!!!
04-20-2006, 03:23 PM
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Hello there:
I know this issue has been discussed many times and before I get yelled at for not using "SEARCH"...I just want to tell you that after reading number of comments I am still not clear if I should use a trickle battery charger or not...
I called Irvine BMW (www.irvinebmw.net), and spoke with someone in the Parts Department. They told me that BMW makes battery charger, although its designed for models older then 2005. They don't have any chargers for newer models and BMW does not recommend using a trickle battery charger, since it may have an adverse impact on the electronics.
I am little confused as to should I or should I not use a trickle battery charger and if it's okay what are some of the best trickle battery chargers are out there?
Thanks.
I know this issue has been discussed many times and before I get yelled at for not using "SEARCH"...I just want to tell you that after reading number of comments I am still not clear if I should use a trickle battery charger or not...
I called Irvine BMW (www.irvinebmw.net), and spoke with someone in the Parts Department. They told me that BMW makes battery charger, although its designed for models older then 2005. They don't have any chargers for newer models and BMW does not recommend using a trickle battery charger, since it may have an adverse impact on the electronics.
I am little confused as to should I or should I not use a trickle battery charger and if it's okay what are some of the best trickle battery chargers are out there?
Thanks.
04-20-2006, 04:11 PM
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Your battery actually dies? How much do you drive your car? Or NOT drive your car? You shouldnt need to trickel charge your batt or get a dead batt unless you drive like very very few miles a month. Or do you often leave your radio playing with the engine off?
04-20-2006, 06:44 PM
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yeah try to get a warranty claim on it.
04-21-2006, 01:25 AM
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I just read a car test with the 116i.
The testers left the car in the garage for a weekend
but they didn't remove the "key" (it was with the start/stop buttom)
and the car did go completly dead.
It wouldn't start even after they recharged the battery.
The cars electrical system did use all the power so it
also delated the car memory including the engine control.
They had to take to the BMW service for new programming.
The testers left the car in the garage for a weekend
but they didn't remove the "key" (it was with the start/stop buttom)
and the car did go completly dead.
It wouldn't start even after they recharged the battery.
The cars electrical system did use all the power so it
also delated the car memory including the engine control.
They had to take to the BMW service for new programming.
04-21-2006, 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by jakethesnake' post='271953' date='Apr 21 2006, 02:24 AM
I don't drive the car that much and it sits for 2-3 weeks at a time. I have a Camry that I use for a daily drive.
04-21-2006, 08:00 AM
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So how often is the battery going dead? When I am traveling, my car may sit for a week+ will no inclination of losing battery power. I believe the car has a relay shutoff, so you don't get much if any residual drain once it is off, unless something is keeping the car alive, like the problem with the accessory power plug that was corrected in recent software releases.
I know you are asking for input on a trickle charger, I am just wondering if there is another problem that could alleviate the hassles of a charger. Two weeks of sitting should not be a problem. And, I would not think three weeks is out of the question.
Of course I have to throw in my 2 cents - why drive a camry when you have a great driving machine just sitting? Personally I think cars rot when they just sit and should be driven on a weekly basis.
I know you are asking for input on a trickle charger, I am just wondering if there is another problem that could alleviate the hassles of a charger. Two weeks of sitting should not be a problem. And, I would not think three weeks is out of the question.
Of course I have to throw in my 2 cents - why drive a camry when you have a great driving machine just sitting? Personally I think cars rot when they just sit and should be driven on a weekly basis.
04-21-2006, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by The Shrike' post='272102' date='Apr 21 2006, 12:36 PM
That is a shame. Why buy a car like this and drive a Camry all the time.
There must be a reason
04-21-2006, 10:18 AM
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E60 is totally different from Camry which does not consume much current in standby mode. In case of E60, there's a lot of electronic device and memory needs to be kept alive, so it's not a surprise to hear the car go dead after a couple of weeks.