I don't know what happened: everything went blank

[justintmn]

I managed to change the door actuator because I couldn't open the door from outside. It did not do the trick so I guess it must be the door cable, not the actuator. So I put everything back together and plan to bring it to a BMW authorized center on Monday to fix the door handle problem. When I started the car and when it was about to start, everything went blank: no electricity, no lights at all and the engine did not start. I don't know what happen. Has this ever happened to any one here? Thanks much for the feedback, guys.

Justin.

[adrian.b]

Sounds like a low battery, mine did the exact same the other day.

The problem with mine is that it`s mainly for the wife and kids and it quite often only gets school runs and other 5 minute runs. We also have a pre heater which we use, which of course uses more power, along with the electric seats etc.

These cars use a lot of battery power and short runs are no good for it. My solution was to get a bettery maintainer and once a week, give the car a good overnight and through day charge, which seems to work. Or just leave the car running for an hour on the drive.

[UCrewX5]

Put a battery tender on and slowly bring the battery back to full charge.

[justintmn]

Yup, that was battery problem. Thanks much, guys. By the way, do you guys charge your battery and refill the fluid often ?

Justin.

Originally Posted by adrian.b

Sounds like a low battery, mine did the exact same the other day.

The problem with mine is that it`s mainly for the wife and kids and it quite often only gets school runs and other 5 minute runs. We also have a pre heater which we use, which of course uses more power, along with the electric seats etc.

These cars use a lot of battery power and short runs are no good for it. My solution was to get a bettery maintainer and once a week, give the car a good overnight and through day charge, which seems to work. Or just leave the car running for an hour on the drive.