Wierd Battery Problem
11-14-2005, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by drjochen' post='198177' date='Nov 14 2005, 03:18 PM
So the car can't even sit for a couple of days???? That is very impressive....
11-14-2005, 12:23 PM
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"Monkeys?" I wish we could speak respectfully of all others. But, anyway, you might want to get to your dealer ASAP as otherwise you may end up stranded and having to be "towed." I had a car once that would do highly strange electrical things occassionally and then apparently fix itself. Unfortunately, because of the same issue, it stranded me in the "bad lands" of New Mexico.
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Monkey's, short of Grease Monkey, isn't that still considered a politically correct term within the auto community - or have we lost that one too?
I still need to take it in - have not had anything since that would remotely relate to a battery problem.
"Monkeys?" I wish we could speak respectfully of all others. But, anyway, you might want to get to your dealer ASAP as otherwise you may end up stranded and having to be "towed." I had a car once that would do highly strange electrical things occassionally and then apparently fix itself. Unfortunately, because of the same issue, it stranded me in the "bad lands" of New Mexico.
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Monkey's, short of Grease Monkey, isn't that still considered a politically correct term within the auto community - or have we lost that one too?
I still need to take it in - have not had anything since that would remotely relate to a battery problem.
11-14-2005, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jsal' post='198210' date='Nov 14 2005, 04:23 PM
"Monkeys?" I wish we could speak respectfully of all others. But, anyway, you might want to get to your dealer ASAP as otherwise you may end up stranded and having to be "towed." I had a car once that would do highly strange electrical things occassionally and then apparently fix itself. Unfortunately, because of the same issue, it stranded me in the "bad lands" of New Mexico.
I still need to take it in - have not had anything since that would remotely relate to a battery problem.
I do know that in the US the technicians like to be called "technicians" and not "mechanics." I'll bet they would not like "grease monkeys" very much, but you did not mean to refer to the technicians pejoratively.
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Well, maybe I'm the one that is lost. I have bumped into references to "idiots," "Japs," and "monkeys" lately. I did not understand that you meant for "monkeys to be short for "grease monkeys." I thought you were alluding to the bad work you expected to receive or something similar. Sorry, my bad.
I do know that in the US the technicians like to be called "technicians" and not "mechanics." I'll bet they would not like "grease monkeys" very much, but you did not mean to refer to the technicians pejoratively.
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So far I have actually been pleased with my SA and the work from my BMW center. However, my SA moved to AZ - maybe you will run into him, and the Service manager who has been with BMW for 20 years quit. I am a little worried about my new SA, but so far the work has been good - no complaints.
Well, maybe I'm the one that is lost. I have bumped into references to "idiots," "Japs," and "monkeys" lately. I did not understand that you meant for "monkeys to be short for "grease monkeys." I thought you were alluding to the bad work you expected to receive or something similar. Sorry, my bad.
I do know that in the US the technicians like to be called "technicians" and not "mechanics." I'll bet they would not like "grease monkeys" very much, but you did not mean to refer to the technicians pejoratively.
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So far I have actually been pleased with my SA and the work from my BMW center. However, my SA moved to AZ - maybe you will run into him, and the Service manager who has been with BMW for 20 years quit. I am a little worried about my new SA, but so far the work has been good - no complaints.
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Well, maybe I'm the one that is lost. I have bumped into references to "idiots," "Japs," and "monkeys" lately. I did not understand that you meant for "monkeys to be short for "grease monkeys." I thought you were alluding to the bad work you expected to receive or something similar. Sorry, my bad.
I do know that in the US the technicians like to be called "technicians" and not "mechanics." I'll bet they would not like "grease monkeys" very much, but you did not mean to refer to the technicians pejoratively.
I do know that in the US the technicians like to be called "technicians" and not "mechanics." I'll bet they would not like "grease monkeys" very much, but you did not mean to refer to the technicians pejoratively.
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Originally Posted by jsal' post='195161' date='Nov 8 2005, 10:40 AM
I had a wierd battery problem that occured when I left my car at the airport for 4 days. I have never had this happen before.
It was like the battery was almost dead, but the car did start. My clock lost about 10 minutes, my trip computer/calculations had lost its memory - and now my alarm acoustic confirm does not work
The alarm acoustic is turned on - and I have tried turning it off, then back on. The light confimation does work and by the indicator light on my review mirror, the alarm is function.
Based on previous info I had seen, I did not have any accessories plugged in (i.e. phone and radar detector). It was raining a bit and I had my auto wipers enabled, but that usually shuts down with ignition.
I will take it into the dealer in the next few weeks, but thought I would try to gather some info before I take it into the monkeys.
It was like the battery was almost dead, but the car did start. My clock lost about 10 minutes, my trip computer/calculations had lost its memory - and now my alarm acoustic confirm does not work
The alarm acoustic is turned on - and I have tried turning it off, then back on. The light confimation does work and by the indicator light on my review mirror, the alarm is function.
Based on previous info I had seen, I did not have any accessories plugged in (i.e. phone and radar detector). It was raining a bit and I had my auto wipers enabled, but that usually shuts down with ignition.
I will take it into the dealer in the next few weeks, but thought I would try to gather some info before I take it into the monkeys.
Eventually I noticed that the phone Antenna symbol was flashing oddly, so thinking it was possibly caused by some sort of Bluetooth fault, I went to the Communication menu and disabled it, then I re-discovered my phone. That fixed it! So if you have Bluetooth, beware of the flashing antenna.
By the way, I have CIP 17.1 and this may be specific to that version.
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