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05-16-2022, 08:23 AM | #1 |
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0% battery power, can't start, etc.
So my battery is about 3 years old, with winter ending, I haven't started my M3 for about 2 months and yesterday could not get in via comfort access. Had to unlock manually. There is almost no power except enough to beep for manual locking, tried to hook up a battery tender and get a trickle charge on it for about 10 hours and it still read 0% on the charger with no increase in electrical power output. I've in the past on original OEM battery deployed for 5 months and battery still had plenty of power to start the car. Now I did notice that few months back after few weeks it sat, the clock and date needed reset which in the past is an indication of the battery going bad, but I've never encountered this issue where it won't charge up. Only internal power signal is the hazard button and headlight selector switch are flickering really fast but hazard lights outside are not flashing. Also I inserted the key into its slot and it's locked in there. Could the battery just be completely dead or it just died during storage to the point it won't even charge? I've not tried to jump it yet and will today.
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05-16-2022, 12:53 PM | #2 |
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Did you confirm the battery ground cable is properly attached and not damaged?
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05-16-2022, 01:58 PM | #3 |
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Well looked in the battery compartment and everything is as should be. My m3 sat in my garage for about two months, ran fine day I parked it and covered it up. I did take a voltage reading at the battery and was 4.5v. I've read a dead battery in good condition should read around 11v from the battery tender manual. I tried boost charge with it and it resulted in a little power that when I tried to jump it, lot so flashing dash lights, etc. a connecting sound, I think was the starter, but nothing turned over. Gonna give it all day on the charger and see what happens. Thanks,
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05-18-2022, 01:34 AM | #6 |
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Strap looks fine, my engine bay has no corrosion as it's always been garaged, etc. It took the battery tender over 24 hours to get it to 30%. Got it started today and now it's showing an EDC failure, never had an issue with it. My rep I talked to mentioned there may be some modules that kick off and most likely one of the cells of the battery took a dump. I'm going to get a new battery and see if its a code I can clear.
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And since I drive it about once every few weeks and in my area, winter is bit brutal, I store it and keep it on a tender charger. So far so good. |
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