[turugara]

Hey,

I recently had to get a new replacement battery for my n55 e92. Is there anyone around the NYC area that can help me register the battery to my car? I'll buy lunch

[CTSSS]

Post this in e90post tri state page on Facebook. There is a guy named Kevin that can probably help you

[amrazM]

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[djkevinnn]

Originally Posted by CTSSS

Post this in e90post tri state page on Facebook. There is a guy named Kevin that can probably help you

who's that fool

[sirantsE90]

Originally Posted by turugara

Hey,

I recently had to get a new replacement battery for my n55 e92. Is there anyone around the NYC area that can help me register the battery to my car? I'll buy lunch

Just did my girlfriends e82. If you want to make the trip out east. StJames area.

[dicostal]

How important is to get the battery registered? I got mine replaced at PepBoys last summer but they do not do any registering...

PepBoys do have the best prices with 30% off coupons (when available) and free or cheap installation prices...

[BIMMER_Tech 631]

Originally Posted by turugara

Hey,

I recently had to get a new replacement battery for my n55 e92. Is there anyone around the NYC area that can help me register the battery to my car? I'll buy lunch

Text me 718-440-7666

[BIMMER_Tech 631]

Originally Posted by dicostal

How important is to get the battery registered? I got mine replaced at PepBoys last summer but they do not do any registering...

PepBoys do have the best prices with 30% off coupons (when available) and free or cheap installation prices...

Well to make it simple, as your battery life (CCA and Read voltage by the car) decreases the ECU will appropriately divide the power to the more necessary items (safety) in the car, when a new battery is installed it allows the car to realize it has a new battery and it will then distribute power accordingly

[TopEndCC]

Originally Posted by Montegoo_NYC

Well to make it simple, as your battery life (CCA and Read voltage by the car) decreases the ECU will appropriately divide the power to the more necessary items (safety) in the car, when a new battery is installed it allows the car to realize it has a new battery and it will then distribute power accordingly

I bought my last battery and changed it myself, how vital is registering the new battery? I was previously unaware of this.

[BIMMER_Tech 631]

Originally Posted by TopEndCC

I bought my last battery and changed it myself, how vital is registering the new battery? I was previously unaware of this.

if it wasn't so important, why would it be in the cars computer, lol, most people don't understand the complication of the computers that go into these cars, a good example is lets just say you have a gallon of milk that is past its due date, you discard the milk but refill that same bottle with new milk, now only you are aware that the milk is fresh, but no-one else would have any idea its new. So basically you put a new battery in your car, your car is still under the impression it has the old or "original" battery in it, causing confusion with the IBS (intelligent battery sensor) and ECU or DME and could lead to various lights in the car and improper charging of the battery through the alternator.

[TopEndCC]

Originally Posted by Montegoo_NYC

if it wasn't so important, why would it be in the cars computer, lol, most people don't understand the complication of the computers that go into these cars, a good example is lets just say you have a gallon of milk that is past its due date, you discard the milk but refill that same bottle with new milk, now only you are aware that the milk is fresh, but no-one else would have any idea its new. So basically you put a new battery in your car, your car is still under the impression it has the old or "original" battery in it, causing confusion with the IBS (intelligent battery sensor) and ECU or DME and could lead to various lights in the car and improper charging of the battery through the alternator.

When you talk about it like that the concept makes sense, but it's just something I've never considered before, I suppose things would automatically reset when the new battery was installed.

[BIMMER_Tech 631]

Originally Posted by TopEndCC

When you talk about it like that the concept makes sense, but it's just something I've never considered before, I suppose things would automatically reset when the new battery was installed.

Lol I wasn't sure if that was a good comparison but I guess it helped, but yea it's one of the few things these cars need to be told, anyway if you want to have it done just Let me know

[fazman]

Originally Posted by turugara

Hey,

I recently had to get a new replacement battery for my n55 e92. Is there anyone around the NYC area that can help me register the battery to my car? I'll buy lunch

How far are you from 11779? I can code or register you for free with my coding laptop and cable. If you want you can get me Baskin Robins cappuccino Blast

I highly recommend you to get your own $20-$30 coding cable and setup your own coding tools on a spare laptop. You can register the battery yourself for free using smooth1 free "BMWLogger" software

[fazman]

Originally Posted by dicostal

How important is to get the battery registered? I got mine replaced at PepBoys last summer but they do not do any registering...

PepBoys do have the best prices with 30% off coupons (when available) and free or cheap installation prices...

if you did a like for like battery swap then registration is a good to do thing but not required. All you are doing is logging the mileage in KM when the last 5 battery registrations occured. It also clears out the battery charging history.

The car will adapt in about a week even if you don't register a "like" battery.

However, if you changed to a different AH rating or a different type (AGM vs FLA) from what you had... then you NEED to code the car and update the VO to the correct charging profile. Since you are already coding... it takes only 1/2 a second to register the battery as well (clearing history and logging the mileage at when the change was done).

[fazman]

Originally Posted by Montegoo_NYC

Well to make it simple, as your battery life (CCA and Read voltage by the car) decreases the ECU will appropriately divide the power to the more necessary items (safety) in the car, when a new battery is installed it allows the car to realize it has a new battery and it will then distribute power accordingly

can you do a screen grab in INPA where it shows evidence of this statement? is this true if you do a like for like battery change?

From my understanding on how car SLI (starting, lighting, ignition) batteries work. its main purpose is to start the engine. Once the engine is running, power for the car is supplied by the alternator. Typically, starting discharges less than three per cent of the battery capacity. SLI batteries are designed to release a high burst of current, measured in amperes, and then be quickly recharged. They are not designed for deep discharge, and a full discharge can reduce the battery's lifespan.

[fazman]

Originally Posted by TopEndCC

I bought my last battery and changed it myself, how vital is registering the new battery? I was previously unaware of this.

It depends on which battery is in the car now (RC, AH, and if it is AGM vs non-AGM) compared to what charging profile the car is coded for. If it was the same type as what the car is expecting then battery registration is a nice thing to do.

If it is a different type of batery, then coding is required and you might as well register it since it only takes two more simple clicks to do it.

I do visit that Edison, NJ costco often... let me know and i can plan to bring my laptop and coding cable to help you for free.

[fazman]

Originally Posted by Montegoo_NYC

if it wasn't so important, why would it be in the cars computer, lol, most people don't understand the complication of the computers that go into these cars, a good example is lets just say you have a gallon of milk that is past its due date, you discard the milk but refill that same bottle with new milk, now only you are aware that the milk is fresh, but no-one else would have any idea its new. So basically you put a new battery in your car, your car is still under the impression it has the old or "original" battery in it, causing confusion with the IBS (intelligent battery sensor) and ECU or DME and could lead to various lights in the car and improper charging of the battery through the alternator.

You really should pick up a bentley manual and read up on what the IBS is doing and how it does it. This is a very watered down version that doesn't really make sense to me. The IBS is frequently waking up and sampling the battery charge while the car is locked. Its checking to see if it needs to warn you about a high discharge rate and if it needs to shut off electric consumers to make the battery last long enough to hopefully start one more time for you.