Battery Cutoff Switch

[Zulu95]

This might help:

Unofficialbmw.com :: View topic - can someone explain an option I have?

[z168]

818 option - installed temporarily and removed before delivery

[TerminatorX5]

so... any US dealer will have a sh!tload of those laying somewhere in the back of the house??? what is the part number? maybe we can buy one for the car - that option is sure too much for an average person who never sees the battery compartment, but for us, who retrofit things all the times and connect/disconnect the batteries several times a year, the switch could be very nice thing to have...

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

so... any US dealer will have a sh!tload of those laying somewhere in the back of the house???....

Not the case, they are shipped back to the factory and installed in new vehicles being built.

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

Not the case, they are shipped back to the factory and installed in new vehicles being built.

too bad... if there is a factory specified location (not just laying around, as I had read elsewhere), i'd like to have thins installed on a permanent basis.. if not permanent, than i will consider this for shipment mode, when the car is shipped overseas again...

in the INPA i had seen TRANSPORT mode - anyone knows what it does? if the car is put on the boat, should it be set into transport mode? can it be moved under its own power on/off the boat, around the port facilities?

[Doru]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

too bad... if there is a factory specified location (not just laying around, as I had read elsewhere), i'd like to have thins installed on a permanent basis.. if not permanent, than i will consider this for shipment mode, when the car is shipped overseas again...

in the INPA i had seen TRANSPORT mode - anyone knows what it does? if the car is put on the boat, should it be set into transport mode? can it be moved under its own power on/off the boat, around the port facilities?

The "Transport Mode" was introduced by BMW in 2002 production year. Depending on model, certain features (sensors) are turned off, and the rpm are limited to 2,000 or 3,000 so the dockworkers won't have a field day.
The "Transport Mode" is supposed to be turned off by dealer as soon as the cars hit the lot.

Also, there were instances where some cars (some e39, I don't know about other models) would go into "Transport Mode" when disconnecting the battery without waiting for those 16 minutes or so for the car to go in sleep mode. Probably those cars had already a weak battery (this is a royal PITA, because you can't turn it off if you don't have access to INPA or GT1.)

Here is an excerpt from the TIS: "To prevent batteries being subjected to excessive power draw during transportation from the factory to the dealership, the E65 was the first vehicle to be equipped with a so-called Transport Mode (since start of series production). ne Transport mode prevents various control units from being activated by the user. This prevents a number of different functions (e.g. radio, TV, interior lights) from being used while transport mode is active."

Also, in "Transport Mode", the car is locked, but all sensors (tilt, hood, etc) are disabled so if the car is jolted during transport either in a cargo container or on a tow truck, the alarm doesn't go off and subsequently drains the battery.

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by Doru

The "Transport Mode" was introduced by BMW in 2002 production year. Depending on model, certain features (sensors) are turned off, and the rpm are limited to 2,000 or 3,000 so the dockworkers won't have a field day.
The "Transport Mode" is supposed to be turned off by dealer as soon as the cars hit the lot.

Also, there were instances where some cars (some e39, I don't know about other models) would go into "Transport Mode" when disconnecting the battery without waiting for those 16 minutes or so for the car to go in sleep mode. Probably those cars had already a weak battery (this is a royal PITA, because you can't turn it off if you don't have access to INPA or GT1.)

Here is an excerpt from the TIS: "To prevent batteries being subjected to excessive power draw during transportation from the factory to the dealership, the E65 was the first vehicle to be equipped with a so-called Transport Mode (since start of series production). ne Transport mode prevents various control units from being activated by the user. This prevents a number of different functions (e.g. radio, TV, interior lights) from being used while transport mode is active."

Also, in "Transport Mode", the car is locked, but all sensors (tilt, hood, etc) are disabled so if the car is jolted during transport either in a cargo container or on a tow truck, the alarm doesn't go off and subsequently drains the battery.

thank you for the explanation, it seems that is what i would need to activate before shipment of the car, assuming it is available on the 2006 E53... i saw it in the INPA but it does not mean that it would work...

[Clockwork]

z168, just checked my 8, no switch is still there Maybe I'll order two to have the factory switch again

[TerminatorX5]

it would be cool to have one - in my case, my car was shipped several times by the boat, and everytime the battery was ruined - even once, when it was disconnected...

is there an actual location within the car that is designated for that switch?

[X5SND]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

it would be cool to have one - in my case, my car was shipped several times by the boat, and everytime the battery was ruined - even once, when it was disconnected...

is there an actual location within the car that is designated for that switch?

Wondering this as well...It kind of looks like that flange on the key end would mount somewhere!