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      06-22-2015, 10:40 PM   #1
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So my battery is completely dead. I know it's the new Li-ion battery so regular chargers won't work. I can get the car to start by jumping it with another car but the battery will not recharge even after a short drive. Do I need to buy another battery or is there another way I can recharge the battery. And I assumed the alternator would do the job of recharging it while driving it but I guess I'm wrong?

Thanks for any help in advance
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      06-22-2015, 11:00 PM   #2
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This is what my owners manual says. How about yours?
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      06-22-2015, 11:19 PM   #3
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Do you have any idea what might have depleted it so fast?
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      06-22-2015, 11:27 PM   #4
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I haven't looked at the owners manual yet. I can get it to start I just don't understand how it didn't recharge. The car stays on fine once started though. It just has no power at all after I turn it off, until I jump it off again.

And I have no idea. It's been sitting for a couple of months.
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I haven't looked at the owners manual yet. I can get it to start I just don't understand how it didn't recharge. The car stays on fine once started though. It just has no power at all after I turn it off, until I jump it off again.

And I have no idea. It's been sitting for a couple of months.
Well there's the problem, unless connected to a trickle charger
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      06-23-2015, 04:25 AM   #6
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Get a battery on warranty. Regardless of leaving it in sure they will good will you a battery.
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Do you have a tune installed or any other aftermarket parts that need power?
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      06-23-2015, 10:03 PM   #8
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No tunes or aftermarket parts. I may just go to the dealer soon.
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      06-23-2015, 10:34 PM   #9
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Yeah, definitely take it to a dealership.
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      06-24-2015, 05:35 AM   #10
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So my battery is completely dead. I know it's the new Li-ion battery so regular chargers won't work. I can get the car to start by jumping it with another car but the battery will not recharge even after a short drive. Do I need to buy another battery or is there another way I can recharge the battery. And I assumed the alternator would do the job of recharging it while driving it but I guess I'm wrong?

Thanks for any help in advance
How many miles do you have on the car? Also, did it sit a while.

An as discussed there is a Li-ion charger that you can pickup on line.

Any status updates with the dealership? Rare for a dead battery this early.
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      06-26-2015, 01:13 AM   #11
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2800 miles. It sat for a couple months. I still haven't taken it yet.
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      06-26-2015, 06:59 AM   #12
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2800 miles. It sat for a couple months. I still haven't taken it yet.
Did you get a charger, I would try that before you go to the dealership. http://www.amazon.com/CTEK-56-926-LI...ger+Lithium+US I use it in the winter with the below 0 weather just to make sure I have it charged, my home to work/gym store.. is less than 3miles day in -20 too -30. I didn't have any issues this winter.

BMW may not honor the battery with you letting it sit for months, and its a $1,000 plus battery so prepare yourself . I had a F10 550i under maintenance and warranty and was instructed to drive it more because my profile indicated I wasn't driving it enough to charge the battery in below zero weather. An they said BMW won't replace that due to it being an issue created by the driver vs. a system failure and its was even in the owners manual about driving 10 or more miles for adequate charging.

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Did you get a charger, I would try that before you go to the dealership. http://www.amazon.com/CTEK-56-926-LI...ger+Lithium+US I use it in the winter with the below 0 weather just to make sure I have it charged, my home to work/gym store.. is less than 3miles day in -20 too -30. I didn't have any issues this winter.

BMW may not honor the battery with you letting it sit for months, and its a $1,000 plus battery so prepare yourself . I had a F10 550i under maintenance and warranty and was instructed to drive it more because my profile indicated I wasn't driving it enough to charge the battery in below zero weather. An they said BMW won't replace that due to it being an issue created by the driver vs. a system failure and its was even in the owners manual about driving 10 or more miles for adequate charging.
Show your dealership this article on the N63 and how it eats batteries.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...ns-bmw-n63-v8/

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Show your dealership this article on the N63 and how it eats batteries.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...ns-bmw-n63-v8/

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Haha.. I had an N63, updated... to an F80

I will say I didn't drive it ton.. maybe 8k a yr in miles and in the winter it would be short trips as in the car wouldn't reach operating temp in -20 degree weather, so the battery discharge was a hard fight.

Still I like the peace of mind of throwing it on the charger once a month in the winter overnight.
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      06-28-2015, 02:25 PM   #15
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No modern car can sit for months and not have a dead battery. The computers place a constant drain on the battery and manufacturers don't design systems assuming that the cars will sit for months. If you are in this situation than it is your responsibility to place it on a trickle charger. I suspect BMW will likely replace the battery this time but as others have said it is about $1200 to replace these puppies. This is not a manufacturer defect. Also read your manual before you have a problem.
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I have received a "Charging malfunction; battery is not recharging" warning two days in a row. I'm going to call the dealership first thing in the morning and schedule an appointment to have them check it out.
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is it a lithum ion or lithum iron battery?
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So my battery is completely dead. I know it's the new Li-ion battery so regular chargers won't work. I can get the car to start by jumping it with another car but the battery will not recharge even after a short drive. Do I need to buy another battery or is there another way I can recharge the battery. And I assumed the alternator would do the job of recharging it while driving it but I guess I'm wrong?

Thanks for any help in advance

Take it to the dealer and tell them you had a dead battery and you charged it. I probably wouldn't tell them you jumped it with another car.
Your under warranty so you'll have no issues with replacement
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      09-14-2015, 11:42 PM   #19
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My e90 m3 sat 2.5 months without any issues. I believe 2-3 months sitting shouldn't drain the battery.
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Any battery would drain out if the car is left to sit for a number of months.
However, the battery should recharge when the car is driven after a jump start.

If it doesn't, then that's a problem with the battery or charging circuitry.
They can't expect you to change batteries after each full discharge.
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      09-19-2015, 01:17 PM   #21
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Idealy you should connect your battery to a charger like the CTEK Lithium US charger. But if you have don't have the ability to get a charger hooked to your car (like in my case), just disconnect the negative battery terminal if you plan to have the car sitting for some time. I did that last time for 3.5 months and the car started up right away when I reconnected the battery terminal.
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In the past-Lead acid/glass mat batteries have a normal discharge with no use. Additionally previous generations of BMW's had far larger designed draws on the cars which is/was considered normal for necessary functions the car performed while shut off. F8x vehicles have a very very small designed draw as well as much quicker shut down procedure when compared to previous models and lithium batteries have a super small rate of discharge when not in use. That being said-I would drive the car to the dealer and let them handle it as it will probably be a warranty issue anyway. The price of the battery is pretty high if for some reason it's on you to pay for it.
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