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Sometimes when I turn the car off and take the fob out, the brake lights and front lights stay on. If I put the fob back in the car it won't start. The only way to get it to start is to disconnect the battery and connect it back again. Some days this happens 3 to 4 times My mechanic has...

Hello, I have recently disconnected my negative battery cable in hopes of clearing a troublesome code. Since then, my car acts as if it doesn't have Bluetooth, as in the R/T and Call buttons on steering wheel produce nothing when pressed. No "searching" or "loading phone book", just nothing...

Long story short, car sat for a few months without being cranked, I was riding the Harley :thumbup:. Went out to start it yesterday and the battery was dead. Pulled the battery out, charge it over night, re-installed it and the car went crazy Rear lights on, brake lights on, reverse lights on...

Hi, I am hoping if anyone could help with opening the 730i E65 car boot without car batteries. I had my battery removed from the car boot to try for recharge or replacement. Without the battery in the car boot, I closed the boot lid. When I tried opening the boot with my keys, I found that...

so, i have a 2007 530xi. ive had many issues with this car since i bought it in 2009. luckily i had CPO on it and things were covered. My warranty expired end of may 2012. 4 days ago i started my car, the idrive lagged a bit but after 3-4 minutes it came on. 10-15 minutes into me driving...

I have a concern. I live in a condo with no ability to plug in a battery charger in the parking garage. I will be going away for two months. What is the downside of letting the battery go dead and using a booster to get the vehicle started when I get back home? I have been cautioned that I...

Pictorial discussion of charging, testing, removing, & replacing the BMW E39 battery This is intended to be a pictorial thread, showing the steps to remove, test, charge, and replace the BMW E39 battery. [WARNING] This may be too detailed for some for such a simple task! [ / WARNING ] Note...

Hello All, I've got an oldish (1993) E36 320i that I don't use very often (probably once a fortnight). As it spends most of its life parked up the battery tends to drain over time. I'm not sure whether this is a parasitic drain somewhere as my electrical knowledge is rubbish and I wouldn't...

Hey, I have a factory-installed radio/CD player in my 2002 325i and have enjoyed its sound for the past 6 years. My husband disconnected the battery to dissasemble and work on the driver's door, which was not unlocking. He re-plugged the speakers and airbag to re-assemble the door (which now...

I replaced the battery in my BMW 330Ci convertible. I set the time and date in the computer/navigation screen however when I turn the engine off and start it up the date and time are blank again. Do I need to initialize something since I disconnected the battery?

I have a new body 2006 325i and my car doestn like to start all the time. I brought it to get the battery checked and it said it was good but needed to be charged. I contacted the dealer and they told me that it was going bad and even if i were to charge it that it would need to be replace. My...

I have a new body 2006 325i and my car doestn like to start all the time. I brought it to get the battery checked and it said it was good but needed to be charged. I contacted the dealer and they told me that it was going bad and even if i were to charge it that it would need to be replace. My...

Hello i have a 2006 BMW X3 and recently had to disconnect my battery to work on the car and after i turned it the battery back on and turned on the car i had three lights that remained on a Red Break Light, Yellow ABS light and the Yellow 4X4 light (DSC) light. Any ideas on what might be going...