Do I need to code (or register) my battery after charging outside the car?

zax · 11-07-2018, 04:05 PM

Hello,

I have finally got my F30 from the USA a few weeks ago. The battery was extremely low so I started the car using the second car.

Unfortunately, it was still low. So I put this battery out of the car and left for a night in the garage to charge it.

Now I can start the car only by using the second car. Sometimes it works without that second car but definitely, more frequently it simply doesn't work. I would say 5% chances. What confuses me the most, the chances are higher if the engine is cold (for instance in the morning). The chances that it'll launch after 1 hour of driving are 0%.

I'm wondering if the battery is already broken or do I need some extra coding because I put this battery out of the car and charged it outside the car?

That special part of the vehicle (don't remember the name of it lol) which is responsible for charging it during driving seems to work properly as I can drive for 1 hour and nothing is happening.

If the coding is needed, how can I make this work? I do have only Bimmercode application for now which I guess won't work for this purpose.

Thank you F30-ers!

Billfitz · 11-07-2018, 04:54 PM

Battery registration is only required with a new battery, so the car knows how much charge to give it. By your description you need to get a new battery, and then it will need to be registered.

zax · 11-07-2018, 05:05 PM

Do you maybe know if that's possible through Bimmercode app on iOS? If no, how can I make this work in the best possible way? I've got a laptop with macOS.

bimmer456 · 11-07-2018, 05:20 PM

Don't know I would ask them.

zax · 11-08-2018, 01:52 PM

If you'd like to know, Bimmerlink makes the registration process as easy as tapping the screen of my iPhone 3 times.

Billfitz · 11-08-2018, 03:42 PM

Be careful with that, you could end up in Kansas.

zax · 11-09-2018, 07:03 AM

What exactly do you mean Billfitz ?

Billfitz · 11-09-2018, 07:14 AM

rjd_F30 · 11-09-2018, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Billfitz

I think this will be lost on 99% of people who see these posts

SoccerNole · 11-10-2018, 09:37 AM

I see what you did there...

loggin · 11-10-2018, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Billfitz

Be careful with that, you could end up in Kansas.

The thread starter seems to be in Poland and probably does not have a clue as to what you are referencing.. Then, after posting that picture, now likely thinks you might have some sort of shoe fetish..... You might want to explain.. Haha

zax · 11-11-2018, 03:59 AM

Well, loggin I'm sure there is a hidden agenda behind that picture. I would love to hear about that second meaning if you don't mind

Billfitz · 11-11-2018, 05:11 PM

Rent this:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/

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zax Enlisted Member 18 Rep 32 Posts Drives: BMW F30 328i 2013 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Katowice, Poland iTrader: (0)	Do I need to code (or register) my battery after charging outside the car? Hello, I have finally got my F30 from the USA a few weeks ago. The battery was extremely low so I started the car using the second car. Unfortunately, it was still low. So I put this battery out of the car and left for a night in the garage to charge it. Now I can start the car only by using the second car. Sometimes it works without that second car but definitely, more frequently it simply doesn't work. I would say 5% chances. What confuses me the most, the chances are higher if the engine is cold (for instance in the morning). The chances that it'll launch after 1 hour of driving are 0%. I'm wondering if the battery is already broken or do I need some extra coding because I put this battery out of the car and charged it outside the car? That special part of the vehicle (don't remember the name of it lol) which is responsible for charging it during driving seems to work properly as I can drive for 1 hour and nothing is happening. If the coding is needed, how can I make this work? I do have only Bimmercode application for now which I guess won't work for this purpose. Thank you F30-ers!
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8270 Rep 16,122 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Battery registration is only required with a new battery, so the car knows how much charge to give it. By your description you need to get a new battery, and then it will need to be registered.
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zax Enlisted Member 18 Rep 32 Posts Drives: BMW F30 328i 2013 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Katowice, Poland iTrader: (0)	Do you maybe know if that's possible through Bimmercode app on iOS? If no, how can I make this work in the best possible way? I've got a laptop with macOS.
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zax Enlisted Member 18 Rep 32 Posts Drives: BMW F30 328i 2013 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Katowice, Poland iTrader: (0)	If you'd like to know, Bimmerlink makes the registration process as easy as tapping the screen of my iPhone 3 times.
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8270 Rep 16,122 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Be careful with that, you could end up in Kansas.
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zax Enlisted Member 18 Rep 32 Posts Drives: BMW F30 328i 2013 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Katowice, Poland iTrader: (0)	Well, loggin I'm sure there is a hidden agenda behind that picture. I would love to hear about that second meaning if you don't mind
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8270 Rep 16,122 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Rent this: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/
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