03-23-2017, 11:08 AM | #1 |
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Which Trickle Charger To Use?
So long story short I'll be overseas all summer, and I need to store my M235i. I planned on doing the standard stuff, like fuel stabilizer and over-inflating the tires to avoid flat spots, but one thing I'm unsure of is battery care. Typically I'd just disconnect the negative terminal and have someone slap a charger on the battery ever so often. With this car, considering the location of the battery and the cost, I'd rather be more careful. This car has a huge battery so what I wanna know is what capacity trickle charger will do the job? Will a regular 1.5 amp trickle charger do the job hooked up top the jumper terminals in the engine bay or is there something special I need to do? Thank you.
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03-23-2017, 11:26 AM | #2 |
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http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showt...attery+charger
chk out the BMW chargers sold on their accessories page, if your a BMWCar Club NA member you cam use that to get a discount at participating dealers. |
03-23-2017, 01:18 PM | #3 | |
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I use the front jumper points and have had no problems. |
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03-23-2017, 07:05 PM | #4 |
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Also, don't connect it directly to the battery in the trunk. Connect it to the posts in the engine bay.
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03-24-2017, 09:35 AM | #6 |
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If you decide to buy the CTEK, I'd suggest you put it in Recondition mode this time.With the BMW intelligent battery system, a battery doesn't stay in the best condition no matter how much you drive the car. The maintainer showed my less than year old battery not able to hold a charge (step5). I put it in Recond mode and never had a another problem. Just a suggestion.
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03-27-2017, 09:41 AM | #7 |
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03-31-2017, 06:54 PM | #8 |
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I'm a fan of Battery Tender and CTEK, both of which, I have. The thing that sucks about the BMW compared to my Porsche is the Porsche has a live cigarette lighter socket when the car is off and that's how I charged it with my CTEK. The bmw has to be hooked up under the hood which is more of a pain.
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