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Originally Posted by ard
I just replaced mine a week ago.
Did it in the auto store parking lot, so I didnt have to mess with the core. Used jumper cables to ensure there was always a 12V connection to prevent loss of any volatile settings. About 15 minutes.
Then registered with Carly.
Cost $209.
No other issues, no seat belt issues, no nothing.
Bosch battery. I assume private label from one of the 2 battery manufacturers in the USA. One of which also makes the BMW battery. Looks pretty similar actually, but I didnt take a picture
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Good recap of your experience.
I don't have Carly, and given the stories I have read with the FRM footwell module being bricked during programming etc. I don't see myself fooling around too much with programming, so at this time I have no intention of getting Carly or similar.
My belt / restraint system error has been something that has been there for a while, (car showing erroneously that a passenger is sitting on the seat and should have the seatbelt on, during hot days with no passenger on the seat.) BMW couldn't find a fault code so they didn't do much about it. I have a feeling that the black/yellow wire connector that I mentioned above might have been loose to begin with and caused those errors/problems , and showed similar issue now. But after it was unplugged and replugged, the error went away and my wife tells me that she is not needing to put the passenger seatbelt on (with no passengers) in the last two days, so that is (so far) good news.