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      08-23-2012, 05:55 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by flinchy View Post
As long as you don't get a 'worse' battery it will be fine, not aure what the go is with apparently having to go to the dealership, it's a battery ffs. - even the battery shop guys that hve done newer bmw's before just kinda laugh at it.
That's because the battery shop guys have no clue about the electronics in our cars. Yes ... You need to go to the dealer or code your car to tell it has got a new battery to get the most out of it. You can just change it over but it might not last as long as it should. There are a lot of threads on this in the forum. There are a couple of different battery technologies around and each need to charge and discharge in accordance to their technologies.
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