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      02-04-2020, 09:12 AM   #1
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New battery installed... coding needed?

So I swapped in an Antigravity Li Ion battery last weekend. What happens if I dont code the battery?

Everything "seems fine" with the car so far without coding anything
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Charging from the alternator will be incorrect to a new battery if you don't inform the car it has a new battery. Over charging is the main downside which will damage battery thus shortening its life. The alternator too gets over worked in this case. So yes you need to code the new battery in so the car knows how to charge it. The longer you don't do this, the longer you are fucking up your electrical system.
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Charging from the alternator will be incorrect to a new battery if you don't inform the car it has a new battery. Over charging is the main downside which will damage battery thus shortening its life. The alternator too gets over worked in this case. So yes you need to code the new battery in so the car knows how to charge it. The longer you don't do this, the longer you are fucking up your electrical system.
I ended up coding the car anyway, only drove the car twice without coding it.
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Charging from the alternator will be incorrect to a new battery if you don't inform the car it has a new battery. Over charging is the main downside which will damage battery thus shortening its life. The alternator too gets over worked in this case. So yes you need to code the new battery in so the car knows how to charge it. The longer you don't do this, the longer you are fucking up your electrical system.
I ended up coding the car anyway, only drove the car twice without coding it.
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So I swapped in an Antigravity Li Ion battery last weekend. What happens if I dont code the battery?

Everything "seems fine" with the car so far without coding anything
Which one did you get?
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So I swapped in an Antigravity Li Ion battery last weekend. What happens if I dont code the battery?

Everything "seems fine" with the car so far without coding anything
Coding (actually, registration) is required. For the H6-40-RS, choose 40aH AGM setting.

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1684053
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Coding (actually, registration) is required. For the H6-40-RS, choose 40aH AGM setting.

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1684053
Thanks, I had the coding done remotely and sent all the battery info to the guy. He took care of everything
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Which one did you get?
I got the H6-40-RS

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