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Orange battery light after ignition turns off
I occasionally have an orange battery symbol light in the center of the dash between the speedometer and tachometer come on for a few seconds after I shut the engine off but before I remove the key. I can't find anything in the manual regarding this light. Any ideas? 07 4.8
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Do you have comfort access? If you did, it usually tells me when the battery is starting to get low. If you don't, I know it charges the fob while in the ignition - perhaps it's telling you the recharge cycle is beginning to fail? Just a guess.
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No comfort access and both fobs give me the same warning light.
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"High drain" issue? Anyway to check your battery status?
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if you still have the original battery, it maybe time to replace.
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:) In all seriousness, agree with this last possibility. Here is a practical consideration: if you are out of warranty, you take this in to BMW and they can bend you over for a few hours of diagnostics....You could be $300 when they say "bad battery, our MSRP is $400 and 30 minutes to install" Sometimes it is cheaper to just replace the battery (with a compatible NON-BMW one) and then see if that did it. Just a thought. A PS Anything unusual about your use? short commutes? sitting open? |
Hmmmm- my original ('07 4.8) battery just died 3 days ago. I never saw a warning light, but could've missed it if it's only on a few sec. at start up.
I'd highly recommend replacing the bat. if it's original. When it died, I couldn't open the back hatch to get to it with out first getting a jump start. Even after the jump start and running it wouldn't go in to gear to be able to drive- I guess not enough voltage to engage the electronic shifter- just got error messages. Save your self some aggrivation and replace it now rather than getting stuck some where. It's only a matter of time. |
As per an older thread, my SA says these car batteries are *supposed* to last 7 years but of course it depends on recharge cycles and climate.
Also, for the "just replace it" people - doesn't it require a "reprogram" after you do it? That's not a do-it-yourself... wishful thinking. What have you people done to get past this if not just shelling out the cash to BMW? |
I removed my battery the day it died, and couldn't get a replacement for over 24 hours. After installing it and starting the car there were several error messages on the display. As soon as I put it in gear they went away. Only thing I had to do was reset the clock. Drove it home 450 miles later that day- no issues.
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When I replaced the battery in my 01 X5 it didn't resolve the dead battery issue. Turmed out to be a final stage resistor problem. Hope that's not the case here. You would think BMW resolved that problem in the E70 series. I think I will replace the battery though, just to be safe.
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