Dead battery, a matter of time....

[Craig]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Yup, got some cold weather and for the first time I got the Excessive Battery Discharge message, So I pur ir on a battery charger.

Yes, I did do some short trips, but you should be able to do 3 short trips of one-mile or less without getting a battery drain message. This is ridiculous. It's like I'm back in the 1950's when with generators, instead of alternators, you would discharge the battery at idle and short-trips would not charge the battery enough.

I'm beginning to think that it's not worth the hassle to own a BMW, and that the "Ultimate Driving Machine" for me is something that can be driven for three short trips in the Winter without battery drain messages popping up.

+1 and everyone made fun of me when I traded mine off for my Lexus. I haven't had but one software update in 9 months. No dead battery, no stupid check engine lights. I'm glad I traded mine.

Craig