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Old 06-12-2008, 08:01 AM
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Bergs --

Do you lock your doors at night? I see you're in Chicago. Maybe the car is inside a parking garage unlocked at night. That kills the battery and you'll see those error messages. I was having the same issues with mine until I started keeping the doors locked all the time in my garage and every now and then put it on a battery tender for a night. Everything has been fine since.

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Bergs --

Do you lock your doors at night? I see you're in Chicago. Maybe the car is inside a parking garage unlocked at night. That kills the battery and you'll see those error messages. I was having the same issues with mine until I started keeping the doors locked all the time in my garage and every now and then put it on a battery tender for a night. Everything has been fine since.

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Gee, we have to lock the doors at night (even if we park in a secure garage) so THE F___ing BATTERY does not die, and oh yeah....don't forget to attach the battery tender to your $70,000 BMW!! Honestly, I am floored that some of you on this Board defend BMW, and think this is ok. Are you guys medicated or something? This is not acceptable, and honestly disgusting and embarassing.
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Gee, we have to lock the doors at night (even if we park in a secure garage) so THE F___ing BATTERY does not die, and oh yeah....don't forget to attach the battery tender to your $70,000 BMW!! Honestly, I am floored that some of you on this Board defend BMW, and think this is ok. Are you guys medicated or something? This is not acceptable, and honestly disgusting and embarassing.
I got the latest software version installed last week. No more battery warning messages!
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Gee, we have to lock the doors at night (even if we park in a secure garage) so THE F___ing BATTERY does not die, and oh yeah....don't forget to attach the battery tender to your $70,000 BMW!! Honestly, I am floored that some of you on this Board defend BMW, and think this is ok. Are you guys medicated or something? This is not acceptable, and honestly disgusting and embarassing.
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What does locking the doors have to do with battery drain?
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What does locking the doors have to do with battery drain?
Some people has suggested that leaving the vehicle unlocked is one cause of the battery drain. They may be right, now that we've got software programs running the car, e.g., some systems don't power down unless the car is locked due to either design or programming error.
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was this ever proven or a technical bulletin issued from BMW? I leave my X5 unlocked for few days and do not have a battery drain problem (knock on wood).
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No, you dont have to lock your doors, thats just absurd. I never lock my doors at night and have never seen this message.

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Gee, we have to lock the doors at night (even if we park in a secure garage) so THE F___ing BATTERY does not die, and oh yeah....don't forget to attach the battery tender to your $70,000 BMW!! Honestly, I am floored that some of you on this Board defend BMW, and think this is ok. Are you guys medicated or something? This is not acceptable, and honestly disgusting and embarassing.
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Since you posted.....


http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e70-forum/...=battery+drain

The above thread mentions:: The BMW SIB is 61 02 07

Deutsch - you were the poster in this thread


I guess you're having a bad day?

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Since you posted.....


http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e70-forum/...=battery+drain

The above thread mentions:: The BMW SIB is 61 02 07

Deutsch - you were the poster in this thread


I guess you're having a bad day?
Actually a pretty good day! It just amazes me that I've had people on this forum actually say that you don't buy a BMW expecting all the electronics to work, but you buy for the way a BMW handles. For the cost of most BMW models, I EXPECT not to have all these problems. This is my SECOND E70, and not much has been improved in the last year!
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Old 06-12-2008, 01:09 PM
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Good point (for an obviously medicated person) Maybe the battery is defective and causing electrical gremlins.

Maybe the defect is the Bamboo trim. I've heard the termites come out at night trying to get to it and they chew the electric wires to get a buzz.
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