Sorry to bother you guys, I've got a new battery for the wife's 2013 e89 and wondered if there was a recommended procedure for battery charging. I've got a Creator 310 for resetting and codes that might flag up, but anything I should know before attempting the replacement?
Many thanks in advance.
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TOMGREEN413
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So if the new battery is the same capacity then you need a coder to register it…if it’s different capacity you need to code it and register it..
The coder will have it listed as a function…
Of course it’s an AGM battery?
The coder will have it listed as a function…
Of course it’s an AGM battery?
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Sounds a pain then, I was hoping to just unplug n play...... 
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Thanks for this information Crazy Frog
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Straightforward with almost any half decent coder …
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Assuming it's the same spec AH / CCA, you can just swap it & it will work, but not optimal.
The car keeps track of the age of battery / cycles etc & adjusts it's charging current to the battery based on this. As the battery ages, the car increases the charge rate to try & keep up.
If you don't register the new battery with the car's electronics, it will still charge at a higher rate than it needs to. Hence you risk problems by ignoring the step of registering.
The car keeps track of the age of battery / cycles etc & adjusts it's charging current to the battery based on this. As the battery ages, the car increases the charge rate to try & keep up.
If you don't register the new battery with the car's electronics, it will still charge at a higher rate than it needs to. Hence you risk problems by ignoring the step of registering.
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TOMGREEN413
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But this is the "wife's "car we're talking about and you know how I goes with er indoors........if I mess it up ....
White e89 Red leather interior (But that's the wife's and don't I know it :/ )
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That's very interesting, thanksmatsmith749 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:00 pm Assuming it's the same spec AH / CCA, you can just swap it & it will work, but not optimal.
The car keeps track of the age of battery / cycles etc & adjusts it's charging current to the battery based on this. As the battery ages, the car increases the charge rate to try & keep up.
If you don't register the new battery with the car's electronics, it will still charge at a higher rate than it needs to. Hence you risk problems by ignoring the step of registering.
White e89 Red leather interior (But that's the wife's and don't I know it :/ )
Montego Blue Coupe manual si sport (Faster than the above....much faster
Montego Blue Coupe manual si sport
(Faster than the above....much faster