John8
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Battery charging, condition at time of purchase and warranty has been discussed a few times here. I have posted that I got my Nitro, and was told that the battery had been replaced, because after I drove it, they tried to start it (days later and needing to move it) and it wouldn't start. After I purchased the Supra, I asked for confirmation that it had the new battery. They then said it had been charged, and that no battery had been replaced. A head person in service and a sales person had told me it had been replaced.
So I have an app now, for about 5 days, Bimmerlink, that shows the charge state of the battery. It has been down to 64% after driving, which concerned me because I have been driving it and not sitting with the battery on but with the engine off. Then I took a long drive, 3.5 hours and it stood at 80%, why not at 100%? I then got a charger and left it on slow charge until the charger showed "Full", at capacity. That capacity is 89%, not 100%. Bimmerlink shows the battery as a 105Ah battery, which it is (it is marked on the battery and with BMW, on the battery).
I work with a number of different types of batteries and this indicates to me, that the battery will not take a full charge and due to being run down to or near zero, at the dealership, has been damaged.
Does anyone have current state of charge on their battery using an app, that show what normal charge state it is in? Thanks for any info.
So I have an app now, for about 5 days, Bimmerlink, that shows the charge state of the battery. It has been down to 64% after driving, which concerned me because I have been driving it and not sitting with the battery on but with the engine off. Then I took a long drive, 3.5 hours and it stood at 80%, why not at 100%? I then got a charger and left it on slow charge until the charger showed "Full", at capacity. That capacity is 89%, not 100%. Bimmerlink shows the battery as a 105Ah battery, which it is (it is marked on the battery and with BMW, on the battery).
I work with a number of different types of batteries and this indicates to me, that the battery will not take a full charge and due to being run down to or near zero, at the dealership, has been damaged.
Does anyone have current state of charge on their battery using an app, that show what normal charge state it is in? Thanks for any info.
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