Putting this on here for my brother, it's a 2011 E70 40d with 87,000 on the clock.

He has had it for a couple of years, mainly used by his wife and it's time for a change. It's got a very good spec, I am waiting for him to send me the VIN so that I can list the full spec but here are some details ...

just stumbled on this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-1-2-3-4-Series-Genuine-Battery-90Ah-900A-106rc-900-CCA-6121-9-358-616/253982319326?hash=item3b2286a2de:g:D3YAAOSwNqRb7XJd:rk:2:pf:0#vi-ilComp

worth a punt? have talked to sellers, they basically told me batteries are received from BMW dealers ...

just ringing around, dealers want £233 for the battery. online prices range from around £155 upwards...

will end up getting it from the dealer and have my mechanic fit/code it

had my mechanic look at it today and he tested the battery and it defienelty needs replacing. he has recommended buying an AGM one from BMW direct. the car isn't stop start but as per realoem it does require an AGM battery. just about to call the dealers to get a price, anywhere else I can source one?

thanks for the swift reply! i plan to have my mechanic check it out, will screenshot your message and get him to check everything you have listed

So this has happened twice now....driving along and all of a sudden get this error message "4x4 system, DSC and ABS failure!" car still drives. I manage to pull up but cannot move the car into reverse. Turn the ignition off and car fails to start up again. First time I called the AA, all they did ...

thanks, I am right is saying this is located in the passenger footwell and is easy enough done as a DIY? will check on realoem for part number

Got into the car the other day and noticed that no air was coming out the vents. Have done some searching on here and done the usual check on the fuses. Not sure if this is related to FSR? My brother had the same issue on his 1series.

All the buttons work, just nothing coming out the vents front ...

used for stop start traffic where you don't want to keep foot on brake pedal. used to have a w211 e class, with that car you just needed to push down on the brake once and it would lock the brake until accelerator is engage.

well i just did 500 miles this weekend gone so i will most probably just take it in to get the glow plugs done and recheck the codes to see what is there. really is worth having the carly app but i think it would drive me insane!!!

hi guys,

just realised I posted this in the wrong area, should be in e70 section.

had my car hooked up to diagnostic tool, the following fault codes came up. i already knew about the glow plugs, 2 were out when i bought the car i was just waiting for more to go before replacing all 6.

http ...

i sat in the car for about 15 mins yesterday after turning it off and i noticed that the cd or dvd player was making some noises. do you think this could be causing the battery discharge error?

Just gave the local dealers a call - price for the battery £218, labour to fit and code £135. Total - £353!

I think I will just go and buy the part and give it to my mechanic to fit.

[quote="Graeme"]
The usual signs of failure are that the clock, radio presets and other computer set functions such as consumption, average speed etc all default to 0. In my experience, after 9 years with 2 batteries now, several short runs one after the other exacerbate the problem but there really ...

no comfort access

just had a look and the battery that is currently in there a Bosch S3 013 90ah - so not agm
https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s3013/

the car isn't used as often as I like but in the last few weeks I have done a few 100 mile round trips in it. in fact the error started ...