Almost six years in, and once in fifty or a hundred starts I forget to turn ISG OFF. It almost always happens when I am distracted by my wife for something. My routine is like Solo's, but evidently a lot more often since I drive typically at least five days out of a week - push Start, push ISG.
1. Replaced in zero degree weather this AM and going strong. Only came in twice to thaw fingers out for a minute. Heavy thing, too.
2. I off-handedly call it an AGM battery because, I've been told, the type of charger you can use is different. If folks want to wring their hands over AGM and other battery types they can create their own thread instead of dragging this essentially closed thread further off-topic.
Almost six years in, and once in fifty or a hundred starts I forget to turn ISG OFF. It almost always happens when I am distracted by my wife for something. My routine is like Solo's, but evidently a lot more often since I drive typically at least five days out of a week - push Start, push ISG.
i push the fold/unfold mirror buttons and garage door opener Homelink mirror button when entering/leaving my garage, cooled/heated seats (and heated steering wheel, depending on weather), and sometimes the "Android Auto" button when the screen sometimes hangs out on the home screen instead of going straight to the AA screen. having one less button to press helps!
as far as "reverting to stock". the armrest area is easy to remove, and the resistor is literally just pressed into the connector slots - no soldering or splicing - just pull it back out to "uninstall". i may have put a piece of electrical tape over it for good measure ... i forget.
i push the fold/unfold mirror buttons and garage door opener Homelink mirror button when entering/leaving my garage, cooled/heated seats (and heated steering wheel, depending on weather), and sometimes the "Android Auto" button when the screen sometimes hangs out on the home screen instead of going straight to the AA screen. having one less button to press helps!
as far as "reverting to stock". the armrest area is easy to remove, and the resistor is literally just pressed into the connector slots - no soldering or splicing - just pull it back out to "uninstall". i may have put a piece of electrical tape over it for good measure ... i forget.
is it necessary to write something to the vehicle after replacing the battery, so how did I do it on the BMW? Or do I just simply replace the battery and nothing more?
is it necessary to write something to the vehicle after replacing the battery, so how did I do it on the BMW? Or do I just simply replace the battery and nothing more?
Nope. Simple replacement. I sure hope it stays that way. Pesky things like that, designed to coerce customers into paying inflated prices at their dealership service dept, is why I frown upon owning German cars.
Although, I'm not too concerned about batteries in these cars. Hiding in the relatively cool trunk floor tends to last far longer than getting repeatedly cooked in the hot engine bay. Heat is the #1 enemy of batteries. The replacement AGM in my '09 Genesis was still good after some 8-9yr.
Sure seems that way. I haven't bought a battery since about 2021. We'll see how long the stock battery lasts. It is on the tender periodically, more so in the winter months when colder.
Maybe costco losing too much $$ on the batteries, or they've changed suppliers and batteries aren't expected to last through warranty period.
Warranties for batteries used to be 5, 6 years or longer. In the last few years I bought multiple batteries for both cars my son has owned 05 Mercedes which takes 2 batteries, then we got rid of that and we bought an 05 Buick. Warranties for both were only 3 years. That's from Napa and AutoZone at least.
is it necessary to write something to the vehicle after replacing the battery, so how did I do it on the BMW? Or do I just simply replace the battery and nothing more?
No, there is no need, or no way to "code" the new battery to the Stinger.
I have several friends with German cars, where they had to "code" their replacement batteries to their cars (to eliminate dashboard messages). Supposed to prolong the life of the battery, but I am not seeing it work. Their batteries fail at the same rates as batteries that are note "coded" - in my observations.
We used to have a '15 2.4L NA accord. Originally the car came with a 51R battery rated at something like 400 CCA. At some point I put in a 24R just to have the extra reserve and capacity.
The 2.5L stinger could probably use a battery with less than 500CCA if the start stop garbage is unused. Still trying to wrap my head around with start stop needs such high CCA. Probably doesn't but does need a battery that can be "used" often as is the case when start is needed in city driving (if I_SG is left enabled). I may use I_SG a handful of times a month or less. I easily expect 5 years from the stock battery. Perhaps warranties will be updated again by then.
We used to have a '15 2.4L NA accord. Originally the car came with a 51R battery rated at something like 400 CCA. At some point I put in a 24R just to have the extra reserve and capacity.
The 2.5L stinger could probably use a battery with less than 500CCA if the start stop garbage is unused. Still trying to wrap my head around with start stop needs such high CCA. Probably doesn't but does need a battery that can be "used" often as is the case when start is needed in city driving (if I_SG is left enabled). I may use I_SG a handful of times a month or less. I easily expect 5 years from the stock battery. Perhaps warranties will be updated again by then.
I'm at 2385 days = 78 months = 6.5 years on my OEM battery, used through Canadian winters and summers (I have ISG disabled by default each drive cycle)
I just posted some related data, possibly an overshare - details here. Someone might find it useful or interesting.
"geekdom", lol, that's two times this evening you have been called. Ha hah. Of course it is complimentary. By the way, I also disengage ISG usually first thing after starting up. I believe that is why my battery still operates like new, also after c. six and a half years.
