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Dead battery - dealership statement
First post so go easy on me.....just took my 2016 740i into my nearest U.S. dealership because battery dead this morning. Service guy said that "if" the diagnostic comes back and states the vehicle has been left unlocked "a lot" and battery needs to be replaced, then BMW won't cover it. Service guy said that the car thinks you will be back soon when the car isn't locked and keeps certain things running. Okay, I get that but after awhile, should the car shut down? Anyway, who locks their car when you pull into your locked, closed, security monitored garage...which is what we do. I will lose it...if BMW makes me pay for this warranted battery. Interested to hear some comments. Anyone heard of this? I am a new BMW owner and bought this car as a CPO. Love my car, but come on man!
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06-08-2019, 05:44 PM | #2 |
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Yep, it's a different experience compared to any other cars I've had. Just an absolute ton of electronics. You can push and hold the volume button to shut stuff down when you park, if you don't want to lock it. Once you open a front door, absolutely everything fires back up. I just always lock mine in the garage with the added bonus that it folds the mirrors in out of the way too. Just takes a while to get used to that being the norm. On my 2012 5 series, I've timed the aux power because it seemed like it never shut off. Turns out that it stays on for exactly 12 minutes if you don't lock the car. If you lock it, then power stays active for about 5 minutes. I haven't timed it on my 750, but it seems like it stays on an awful long time, so I usually shut it down just so it doesn't wear on the batteries (main in the trunk and the one under the hood).
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The mirrors can be coded in BimmerCode to fold on lock. Even when stuff powers off on the door open, which I also have mine do, I don't think it's the same as when it powers down when it locks. Did you try charging the battery yourself to see if it just needed charged? You could replace the battery yourself if it comes to that, then use the BimmerLink app to register it (necessary to make it work and charge properly).
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Actually, I guess that I had to code the mirrors on my 5 series, but on the 7 it's in the iDrive settings under vehicle settings, doors/key, scroll to the bottom and select gold mirrors in when locked.
I don't think any warranty would be voided from BimmerCode settings. Tuning the engine, yes, coding stuff like this should not be an issue. You can pay the dealer to do the coding, so clearly it's not a danger to the car. |
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Any, thanks for the help. I will fight the dealership to the end if they don't cover a bad battery due to some BS about having to lock your car in your own garage. |
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OP: don't have a heart attack. A battery in a 2016, if the original, could be dead even if the car was always locked. My experience is that at 4-5 years most batteries, even if properly maintained and with no unusual driving habits, will not have too much life in them. Yes, there are exceptions. You might get 6 or 7 years --- and you might get 3. You said the battery is "warranted". Is that under the original warranty or CPO? Or some other warranty you were able to get when you bought? I do not believe CPO would cover a wear and tear item like a battery.
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Tell them to show you where in the warranty it says "car stays unlocked a lot" so premature battery failure is not covered. If they press the issue then post a video here. Me thinks they will back down right quick. |
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As an aside, I had a MB C class wagon (bought used) whose battery died on me. Called roadside assistance and the tech said, "It's your lucky day. Today is the last day of your warranty coverage. Enjoy your new battery."
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If you don't want to lock your car in your garage (I don't), connect a good battery charger every month or so and let it run overnight. Even cars with electronics less sophisticated than current BMWs will not fully charge a battery on a diet of short trips. An occasional charge has been good practice for many years wth short trip cars.
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If you're going to charge it, you'll want to use a charger that has a mode for AGM batteries. Snowflake mode on most CTEK chargers.
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Yes, CTEK or equivalent. I do it about every 6 weeks.
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The first being that the car should not be drawing this much current when parked, locked or not. However the more important one with regards the warranty is the behaviour of the battery and its ability to hold a charge. You would be surprised how many dealers believe that as long as the battery is reading above 12v all is ok, however this is not the case. A battery being charged on a car by the alternator should be reading in excess of 13.6v. When the engine is turned off, and the residual charge taken off the battery (used to be done by leaving the headlights on for 2 minutes (55w)). It should still read above 12.6v. If so, the battery would be deemed good. If below 12.6v, you would go through a discharge and charge cycle and test again. If less than 12.2v it was a dud (as probably one or more of the plates had failed). If >12.2v and less than 12.6v, the cycle would be repeated, and action taken dependant upon the result as per above. It was black and white. This was based on data from Hella (German battery manufacturer) and we used it a number of times in disputes with car dealers who initially refused to replace duff batteries. I am sure that data sheets will still be available somewhere, but I don’t have them anymore. So in short, I think separating the two points may help your case.
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