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My stylized brick (I3) in my garage has taught me a lot. Most towman will NOT touch any car that can not be put in neutral., especially electric cars. But includes both gas and electric. Apparently Tesla can be put in tow-mode. I have not verified it because I don't care about Teslas. Not all BMW dealerships have the battery in stock nor do they seem to want to expedite one in as BMW batteries come from East Penn Company. (Not a geographical place) Prices vary radically from dealer to dealer as much as $175 for a $250 MSRP battery. Some dealers say you have to replace the battery terminals ($80 eachx2) when replacing the battery.....WRONG.....they are transferred. So I decided to just f**king replace it my self. I am tired for the bulls**t they were saying. My local dealership, whose hands are tied by East Penn's service, have indicated they get restocked in 3 days. (it's kind of an expensive bigger lawn mower battery) So I will wait for their shipment to come in.I found a good YOU TUBE tutorial and will just replace the battery myself. Removal took 15-20 minutes as it was the first time doing this procedure for me. If i had a battery available to me, the car would have been up and running in about an hour. I have decent rapport with my dealership and they indicated they will register the battery to the car for me. I feel grateful that the battery decided to expire in my own garage versus elsewhere with my wife driving. By doing it myself I have saved the struggle, cost and possible damage from attempting a tow truck. Thanks to eNate for your suggestion but that procedure was way above my pay grade and was not comfortable with the procedure. Lesson Learned: Just have the 12v Accessory Battery replaced every 5 years as a maintenance item and save being stranded......Jager
My stylized brick (I3) in my garage has taught me a lot. Most towman will NOT touch any car that can not be put in neutral., especially electric cars. But includes both gas and electric. Apparently Tesla can be put in tow-mode. I have not verified it because I don't care about Teslas. Not all BMW dealerships have the battery in stock nor do they seem to want to expedite one in as BMW batteries come from East Penn Company. (Not a geographical place) Prices vary radically from dealer to dealer as much as $175 for a $250 MSRP battery. Some dealers say you have to replace the battery terminals ($80 eachx2) when replacing the battery.....WRONG.....they are transferred. So I decided to just f**king replace it my self. I am tired for the bulls**t they were saying. My local dealership, whose hands are tied by East Penn's service, have indicated they get restocked in 3 days. (it's kind of an expensive bigger lawn mower battery) So I will wait for their shipment to come in.
I found a good YOU TUBE tutorial and will just replace the battery myself. Removal took 15-20 minutes as it was the first time doing this procedure for me. If i had a battery available to me, the car would have been up and running in about an hour. I have decent rapport with my dealership and they indicated they will register the battery to the car for me.
I feel grateful that the battery decided to expire in my own garage versus elsewhere with my wife driving. By doing it myself I have saved the struggle, cost and possible damage from attempting a tow truck.
Thanks to eNate for your suggestion but that procedure was way above my pay grade and was not comfortable with the procedure.
Lesson Learned: Just have the 12v Accessory Battery replaced every 5 years as a maintenance item and save being stranded......
Jager
