Quirks of Owning a BMW E92 M3
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Decent video but I wouldn't say they're quirks. I'd say a number of them are really good 'features' included by BMW.
Pretty much all the E90,E91,E92 series have the battery in the boot as far as I'm aware and as much as I usually like to call this stuff over-engineered, I currently have an E90 sat in my backyard waiting for work and I really like the battery setup including all the extra plastic gubbins over the top. It's a whole lot safer for one. If you've ever had a battery short in the front, it's not a pleasant experience..... and I have.
As for registering the battery, you'll hear all kinds of anecdotes "My mate Barry didn't register his new battery on his 3 series and all of a sudden it wouldn't start, the key wouldn't work..... it blew a head gasket", all kinds of stories. Battery registration is not what it sounds.... and it's massively over complicating what the whole point of 'battery registration' is. It should really be called battery initialisation, as it is simply measuring the performance of the battery, as if it were a newly installed battery. Even as old as the 2006 E90's, the BMW ECU is constantly adjusting the various parameters in the software and one of the reasons it does this is to ensure it can crank before prioritising nonsense like listening to the radio while the ignition is off. The idea of this is actually to preserve an older battery to ensure the maximum lifespan. Simple as that really.....
I'll be honest, I'm yet to hear of a battery being 'over-charged' without registration in actual practice. It seems like one of those Internet/forum myths that has now been accepted as fact..... a bit like all these cars that supposedly have engine failures immediately after you run through a bottle of engine flush. Everyone knows someone who has had it happen..... so it seems, but nobody has ever actually experienced it themselves. I find it more believable that they had a bad voltage regulator which cooked it
pure coincidence they had just installed a new battery......
Pretty much all the E90,E91,E92 series have the battery in the boot as far as I'm aware and as much as I usually like to call this stuff over-engineered, I currently have an E90 sat in my backyard waiting for work and I really like the battery setup including all the extra plastic gubbins over the top. It's a whole lot safer for one. If you've ever had a battery short in the front, it's not a pleasant experience..... and I have.
As for registering the battery, you'll hear all kinds of anecdotes "My mate Barry didn't register his new battery on his 3 series and all of a sudden it wouldn't start, the key wouldn't work..... it blew a head gasket", all kinds of stories. Battery registration is not what it sounds.... and it's massively over complicating what the whole point of 'battery registration' is. It should really be called battery initialisation, as it is simply measuring the performance of the battery, as if it were a newly installed battery. Even as old as the 2006 E90's, the BMW ECU is constantly adjusting the various parameters in the software and one of the reasons it does this is to ensure it can crank before prioritising nonsense like listening to the radio while the ignition is off. The idea of this is actually to preserve an older battery to ensure the maximum lifespan. Simple as that really.....
I'll be honest, I'm yet to hear of a battery being 'over-charged' without registration in actual practice. It seems like one of those Internet/forum myths that has now been accepted as fact..... a bit like all these cars that supposedly have engine failures immediately after you run through a bottle of engine flush. Everyone knows someone who has had it happen..... so it seems, but nobody has ever actually experienced it themselves. I find it more believable that they had a bad voltage regulator which cooked it
pure coincidence they had just installed a new battery......
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Decent video but I wouldn't say they're quirks. I'd say a number of them are really good 'features' included by BMW.
Pretty much all the E90,E91,E92 series have the battery in the boot as far as I'm aware and as much as I usually like to call this stuff over-engineered, I currently have an E90 sat in my backyard waiting for work and I really like the battery setup including all the extra plastic gubbins over the top. It's a whole lot safer for one. If you've ever had a battery short in the front, it's not a pleasant experience..... and I have.
As for registering the battery, you'll hear all kinds of anecdotes "My mate Barry didn't register his new battery on his 3 series and all of a sudden it wouldn't start, the key wouldn't work..... it blew a head gasket", all kinds of stories. Battery registration is not what it sounds.... and it's massively over complicating what the whole point of 'battery registration' is. It should really be called battery initialisation, as it is simply measuring the performance of the battery, as if it were a newly installed battery. Even as old as the 2006 E90's, the BMW ECU is constantly adjusting the various parameters in the software and one of the reasons it does this is to ensure it can crank before prioritising nonsense like listening to the radio while the ignition is off. The idea of this is actually to preserve an older battery to ensure the maximum lifespan. Simple as that really.....
I'll be honest, I'm yet to hear of a battery being 'over-charged' without registration in actual practice. It seems like one of those Internet/forum myths that has now been accepted as fact..... a bit like all these cars that supposedly have engine failures immediately after you run through a bottle of engine flush. Everyone knows someone who has had it happen..... so it seems, but nobody has ever actually experienced it themselves. I find it more believable that they had a bad voltage regulator which cooked it pure coincidence they had just installed a new battery......
Pretty much all the E90,E91,E92 series have the battery in the boot as far as I'm aware and as much as I usually like to call this stuff over-engineered, I currently have an E90 sat in my backyard waiting for work and I really like the battery setup including all the extra plastic gubbins over the top. It's a whole lot safer for one. If you've ever had a battery short in the front, it's not a pleasant experience..... and I have.
As for registering the battery, you'll hear all kinds of anecdotes "My mate Barry didn't register his new battery on his 3 series and all of a sudden it wouldn't start, the key wouldn't work..... it blew a head gasket", all kinds of stories. Battery registration is not what it sounds.... and it's massively over complicating what the whole point of 'battery registration' is. It should really be called battery initialisation, as it is simply measuring the performance of the battery, as if it were a newly installed battery. Even as old as the 2006 E90's, the BMW ECU is constantly adjusting the various parameters in the software and one of the reasons it does this is to ensure it can crank before prioritising nonsense like listening to the radio while the ignition is off. The idea of this is actually to preserve an older battery to ensure the maximum lifespan. Simple as that really.....
I'll be honest, I'm yet to hear of a battery being 'over-charged' without registration in actual practice. It seems like one of those Internet/forum myths that has now been accepted as fact..... a bit like all these cars that supposedly have engine failures immediately after you run through a bottle of engine flush. Everyone knows someone who has had it happen..... so it seems, but nobody has ever actually experienced it themselves. I find it more believable that they had a bad voltage regulator which cooked it
pure coincidence they had just installed a new battery......
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