New Battery not coded for 2 years. Should I code it now?

edwardmagichands · 01-19-2018, 01:47 AM

2008 135i
Indy replaced the battery about 2 years ago.
I wasn't sure if he coded it or not, but today, I checked it using Carly and looks like it's never been recoded. and I haven't seen any issues so far.

It's been 2 years now. Should I recode it now? or just leave it as it is?

Thanks in advance.

ShocknAwe · 01-19-2018, 12:59 PM

Can only help longevity of you code it. So go ahead. Never hurts to do things correctly.

Matticus91 · 01-22-2018, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Can only help longevity of you code it. So go ahead. Never hurts to do things correctly.

Not sure I agree with this actually, the battery is 2 years old, so it's not "new" anymore. The computer doesn't have an option for installing anything other than a brand new battery and it will treat a newly coded battery as such, this might prematurely wear out an already 2-year old battery. I'm not 100% on this, maybe someone with in-depth knowledge of the adaptive parameters for the battery draw/load can chime in.

gjm120 · 01-22-2018, 04:04 PM

How about coding it to a lesser amp-hour than the original rating?

Eyeman · 01-22-2018, 07:27 PM

I vote no Edward. I switched to lightweight batteries. I had my first coded, haven't bothered since, they all lasted the same amount of time (2yrs ish).

edwardmagichands · 01-22-2018, 07:59 PM

Thanks all.
I'll just keep it as it is and do it properly for the next battery.

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edwardmagichands New Member 6 Rep 25 Posts Drives: '08 135i Convertible Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: North Vancouver, B.C., Canada iTrader: (0)	Thanks all. I'll just keep it as it is and do it properly for the next battery.
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