How to Change, Install, and REGISTER a BMW Battery with My Carly (BMW F30, F15, F25, and more!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Hey Everyone,
Today, we’re going to show you how to change, install and register a new battery in a BMW. We’re demonstrating this process on a 2013 F30 335, however, it’s the same process in the F80, F32, F15, F25, and just about any other BMW that requires the registration process.
If you’re looking for professional help, contact our friend Mark @ mybimmerbrain@gmail.com, as he offers a remote service to help with the battery registration process.
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Hey Brian, thanks for the vid. One thing you didn't mention (that I encountered) was a retaining bracket bolted into the frame to keep the battery in place. Once I took the positive, negative, and bracket off, I was yanking on the battery with all my might to no avail lol. Finally realized that bracket was there and managed to remove it with a 13mm, and freely lift my battery out.
khowe000 I had the same situation today, I was yanking it as hard as I could, just to realize, there is that little hidden bolt holding the battery in place, I’m so relieved that I came across your comment
I was just doing this earlier, found the 13mm and was about to post this, lol.
Having this same issue... right meow... trying to find this bracket
People that are trying to find the bracket, it’s on the NEGATIVE charge side on the bottom
Thanks everyone
I can't thank you enough for your video tutorials. I must have saved like great amount of money after my warranty expired.
Here's the things I learned to do myself after coming across your channel...
1) Spark plugs
2) Engine Air Filters
3) Cabin Filter
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4) Oil Changes
5) Light bulbs (Front and Rear)
6) I even replaced bad lock actuator learning from your soft close door tutorial. Lol, something dealer quoted me for $600. I got the used OEM actuator from ebay for less then $20. and $10 trim removal kit.
7) Next I am planning for battery replacement soon. Dealer quotes me $590 for new battery + labor + Programming (I guess they meant registration)
Thanks again and keep up the great work. Appreciate it!!!
Thank you for this video Bryan! Super helpful. I just replaced the original battery on my 2015 F30. I have a few other observations to add:
1) My battery was also held in by a bolted clamp at the bottom of the battery compartment. It fit a 13mm socket and it took a couple of extenders to reach.
2) The original vent tube had apparently been smashed between the battery and the positive cable, so when I installed the new battery, I made sure the vent tube was freely sitting on the other side of the cable, so it wouldn't get smashed up against the battery.
3) There are vent holes near the positive and negative terminals, but the F30 only has a vent tube for the positive side vent. In the original battery the vent near the negative side was covered with a cap. I simply placed this cap in the new battery in the same position, and connected the vent tube to the vent on the positive side like the video shows.
Thank you. I needed the nut size of the bottom clamp and couldn't find it anywhere.
Great info on how to determine the age of the battery on the negative terminal.
I replaced the battery on my wife's 320d and was advised by the BMW mechanic to connect a small 12 volt battery to the charge terminals under the bonnet. Remove the battery in the boot, negative first. Install the new battery which should be the same size and capacity as the old one. Once connected don't forget the vent pipe. Remove the temporarily battery from under the bonnet and job done.
Thanks for great vids!!! Idk why ppl would dislike vids like this. Here we have a guy that just trying to help us so lets support his channel! Thank you Brian
People who dislike Brian is dealership guys
Or other content creators with similar content.
Amperage or current is regulated by the state of charge of the battery. When the battery is weak, the electromotive force (voltage) is not strong enough to hold back the current from the alternator trying to recharge the battery. As the battery reaches a state of full charge, the electromotive force becomes strong enough to oppose the current flow from the alternator, the amperage output from the alternator will drop to close to zero, while the voltage will remain at 13.5 to 14.5. When more electrical power is used, the electromotive force will reduce and alternator amperage will increase. It is extremely important that when alternator efficiency is checked, both voltage and amperage outputs are checked. Each alternator has a rated amperage output depending on the electrical requirements of the vehicle.
I wish you had shown the charge and discharge information of the old battery. before registering the new battery
You didn't mention in the video, but there is a 13 mm bolt that holds the battery down located by the negative terminal side. Just changed my battery today had to find out why the battery would not budge.
Yes, this is true! For whatever reason, my battery wasn't secured down properly from the previous owner..
I have the F30 2014, same problem - almost had the passenger side rear tire off the ground b4 i realized the problem...lol
Great video as always...just one thing, on my 2012 F30 328i, there is an additional metal clamp located at the base of where the battery sits... on the negative side. This clamp must be removed in order for the battery to come out. Its just a single bolt, but it took me about 20 minutes to figure out why I couldn't remove the battery as easy as you show in the video. :)
Good tip! I guess the guy before me stole mine! Lol
Thank you for figuring this out cuz I literally was just struggling with this same issue and thought the same thing, “Why the eff is this harder than how Bryan did it?!” I was ready to stuff more muscle into my shirt haha
Thank you, same on my 2015 335i. You saved me 10mins. I spent first 10 mins thinking I just didn’t have the considerable strength needed 😊
Good video but I’m not sure about battery exploding if not registered or registered inaccurate amp hours. I’m sure there must be some kind of regulator to detect over charge just like any cars would have. I think registration just gives it more precise charging. That is my opinion.
I saw another TH-cam mechanic say that it can cause your very expensive AGM battery to die in a year or two. I expect it can also cause electrical problems from incorrect voltages
You need to explain why you want to remove the negative terminal first when removing it and install it last when installing the battery.
The video is excellent in detail. Unfortunately, there is a change between MY13 and MY14. The newer model has a bracket in the bottom of the battery shelf on one side and a grid on the other end. The battery must be fitted into the grid and then tied down with the bracket. Imagine my surprise when I took off the bracket and disconnected the pos and neg. Gave the handles a yank and nothing moved! not even a wiggle. Off to the hardware store to buy more metric head and an extension.
Why didn't you choose the "other" option instead of the 90?
did "other" work for you? I did the same he did and i had to go replace the battery
Is there any cheaper software to use? Carly got greedy and now its yearly subsciption to use the sofware, pretty expensive..
You can always email my friend mybimmerbrain@gmail.com and he can do it as a service..
Yep got greedy indeed, thats why I didn't buy one :-O that didnt work for them. No money instead of some...
@@KiesMotorsports Great videos! I just came across this video as I just got the charging malfunction code. I am going to start with replacing the battery instead of all the other expensive things. I just emailed your buddy to see if he can help me code this car after I replace the battery. I have two questions for you 1) Can he do the coding remotely? 2) How much does he charge for this service? Thank you in advance and keep up the amazing work with your videos.
Another great video, Bryan. Thanks so much for putting this up.
Thanks, Jeff!
It doesn't look like the bracket restrained the battery very well. I would add some hard rubber to take up any gap. I hate things flopping around in a car.
Here are the BMW Battery options in 2021. BMW switched from 90 AH to 92 AH AGM batteries, years ago.
BMW 3/4-Series
EP AGM Battery 92AH/850 CCA 61212353812
EP AGM Battery 92AH/850 CCA 61215A40E29 (Newest P/N in 2021)
BMW SUVs
EP AGM Battery 105AH/950 CCA 61212353814
EP AGM Battery 105AH/950 CCA 61215A40E33 (Newest P/N in 2021)
Carly may work to both change the battery type and capacity, while also performing the registration. You can also use Bimmercode (to change Battery Type and Capacity) and Bimmerlink (Battery Registration - mileage). If your new BMW OEM or aftermarket battery capacity is not listed, pick the closest number (92 --> 90 AH). The battery size options are fixed in the BMW DME (ECU) computer.
Hi Brian.... thanks for the vid.....just wondering if you could have coded in "other type" and put in a 92 amp agm instead. Also I was just wondering about the Lithium ion (instead of the lead acid) battery....
Thanks for sharing this video This could be very helpful for the battery replacement of my 320d.
AGM batteries need to be secured properly. The top top bracket is not a securing device. Without the ledge bracket the battery will move and vibrate.
Great video Brian! Your videos are always great!
Thanks, Mark!
Great vid buddy however can you do the later Bmw 4 series model F32 F35 2014-2019 model year
Your diy tips/videos are great! Keep them coming!!!
Thanks!
i see the video, I watched and I like. I can see this channel will grow fast. Video quality is great, Instructions are clear and straight to the point with clear details.
Thanks!
Lol I’m happy I guessed there would be a bolt so I looked for it at the bottom of battery with a flash light ..and behold there was a bolt lol :) my battery is lithium ion.. I noticed your new battery is AGM? F80 comes with lithium batteries .did u decide to replace your old battery with a AGM type? Just curious
Please can you tell me if a radio code is needed after disconnecting and changing the battery?
My car is an X3 (F25)
Hey Brian, quick question. Do you have to clear codes that were brought up because of not registering a new battery first and then registering the battery? Or register battery, then clear the codes. I have random codes because of not registering the battery and running the car. Thank you
Hey what if I replace my dead battery with a used battery that is the same exact model....do I still need to register it / reprogram it ??
I have an 2018 BMW 320i and I had a bracket to loosen at the bottom of my battery. On the negative side. Very hard to get to. Might be good to include that in the video.
First, thank you for the great video and information. My question is that is Carly better than Bimmer Diagnostic ISTA+D & ISTA P software?
Did a bird doo-doo on your shoulder @7:31? lol great vid as always.
THANK YOU. Super helpful, looking forward to doing this.
Hi, Can u put a regular wool blanket on my bmw battery in the winter?
Hey Brian, could you please do an N55 spark plug video?
Sure 👍🏼
Hello Brian! I want to ask you if is possible with Carly coded permanently switching off automatic switching off engine and restarting it again. Would I be able to do with “ light app” of Carly or I need full version. Thanks for your answer is Karel....
Great video man i knew it was a cheaper way to register them bmw batteries
Hi Brian,
How do I know when I need a new battery? Dealer said voltage was low on control units but car seems to drive fine. I have a 2014 328i. Thanks!
Thank you Bryan.. simple and clear 👍👍
Thanks!
Thank you
Thank you for the video. I tried using CARLY to register a new battery on my E65 but the option is not supported on 2003 E65. Is there an alternative way?
excellent work and quality video.
i am a fan.
love my manual f30 as well.
Thanks 👍🏼👍🏼
CLear and precise as always! Thanks Brian!
Thanks Brian
Thank you the great video. So on my daughter’s f30 320 the battery also had a screw on the bottom right hand side if the battery.
Also the Carly app does not require for you to connect via wifi. You just put it on and open the app and press connect. Then just add your car and scan. Pretty simple. I also had to reregister the battery to wipe the old data. My battery was also a 95 amp battery and had to code back to 90.
Thank you for sharing made it much easier to replace the battery.
Next i will be upgrading and replacing the front breaks, rotors and sensors. Do you have any recommendations for a 320i 2014?
rocking my 2014 x3 original battery in 2022. Just use a trickle charger folks
Hey Brian I thought my battery was lead acid and tryed to charge it up with the charger in that mode, did I cause any damage? And is it still okay to try and charge it with the agm setting now?
Hi, there is 2 carly adapters in their store 1 is mini other one is like yours. can you please tell if there is any difference between them except the price ?
also would their app would work with any other obd 2 adapters ?
Thoughts./recommend on best/lowest price to buy a new batter for 2015 M4? Convertible have a different battery? It’s not located in the trunk. Appreciate the help!!
Can this procedure be handled by an Ancel BM500? Anyone know….?
What happens if I don't have the app and Carly plug in to reset my battery? Can I drive my car before I get it?
i change my battery and a didnt regist the new battery . but after driving 15min i got a drivetrain malfuction. is it because i did registe the new battery in my vehicule that error pop up ?
@10:19 The mileage reading in the Carly App doesn't make sense. They show mileage as 0 km across the board after the New Battery Registration. It should store the current milage at the top of the list to tell the DME that a new battery was installed at the current mileage, so the charging system doesn't overcharge the New Battery as if it were years old. Also the Battery Parameters are all -- Blank after changing the type. You have to restart the car and read the Battery Data again. But I guess the Carly App subtracts the current mileage from the stored battery new mileage yielding all zero's km (New Battery).
Assuming this works on an F22?
Hello Brian , Is it possible for you to record a video showing how to install drivers glovebox on an F30?
Thanks
Yeah, there is a cleat or bracket at the base of the negative side of the battery, fastened by a 13mm bolt. If it is missing, order a new one. Now you know why there was a round hockey puck under the battery to force it up against the L-shaped plastic bracket on this F30 335i. The plastic bracket is just in case of crash or roll over. Without the metal cleat, the battery would bounce around in the trunk...no bueno.
Also how do you refasten the ledge bracket.
do you know how to use the expert mode ?!
i have it activated in my app but for the life of me cannot find the "expert" codes :((
Thanks Brian
So know need for a trickle current to maintain settings / memory?
Cool, I have wondering how that battery icon on the Carly work
Yea it’s very easy
Hey Brian, another awesome video, was waiting for this one as I have 2013 f30 328. A quick question, when we remove the old battery does it reset all the settings of the car and computer settings? If so I saw a video which says you should attach a portable battery while you change the battery in the car..what's your take on this?
Mainly it will just be your clock 👍🏼
Do I have to reset computer
Always such informative videos here
Thanks 🤛🏼
Hi Brian can you make a video how to change battery using BimmerCode
If it’s the same-rated AGM battery (90A/92A are close enough) you only want BimmerLink. I don’t know why they can’t just put this stuff all in one app charge the right combined pric3 and be done with it.
Hey man love your vids, just had a question I took of the negative terminal, but now can’t seem to tighten the bolt, looks like the square side is a little stripped, any fix to this or how can I make it lock so I can tighten the bolt. It just keeps spinning :(
Can i use d can cable with carly
love your vids as always. Btw, is it possible to use non-bmw specific batteries? Reason being that where I am from, u can only by BMW batteries from one BMW dealership (monopoly). I do prefer to use BMW specific battery though. Just wondering.
You most likely can, I don’t see why not. Just need to make sure you register it correctly with the car
Sure it is. For example when my stock 90Ah AGM battery became bad I replaced it with Varta's 95Ah AGM battery that is actually a better battery than OEM for like 1/3 of the cost ;).
Since you can't register 95Ah battery, you register it like 90Ah battery and you are good to go ;).
I bought this AGM battery instead of a BMW battery over a year ago and have had no performance issues: th-cam.com/video/37L_tM2Mps0/w-d-xo.html
@@perakojot6524 'like' 🤣
for m3 f80?
Can I use a cheaper BT-WiFi connector to simply register my BMW X5 (E70) battery or does Carly only work with their own OBD connector?
(I need to change battery types.)
Thanks much!
nice job
Hey. I am trying to find the link for the "coding cable" to reprogram a battery install on a 2009 BMW 528i that you mention as listed in the description. Don't see it. Can you put it out on the description or on a reply to this comment? Thanks.
where did you get the battery? my car also needs a replacement. thank you for the video. im glad we have the same car.
Hi, I got it at BMW
Hey man - how did you know you were having voltage issues? Are you getting errors or something that allows us to identify potential issues before the car doesn't start?
Hi, we did some tests and my battery was reading almost 15v which is very bad. It was giving me some weird issues with my electric cooling fan and some other things
@@KiesMotorsports did you mean the alternator reading at 15v?
Will the Carly app allow you to configure combox settings like new VIN, features, etc?
Doesn’t this work on an e90
It's gonna cost over 200 to get this exact feature for your carly scanner plus the battery which goes anywhwre between 200 for a decent battery that will last almost 3 years and almost 700 dollars for the original battery that will last 8 years your pick good luck bimmer fans
Bro I have a doubt. do I need to register again after removing and refitting the same battery, after charging ( bmw 320d)2012
thanks for sharing
Sorry Buddy. You missed a vital step. Ledge bracket. I can't believe you pulled it out before loosening or removing it.
Car didn’t come with it attached
very good sir tahnklas broooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Thanks for the video!
Sure thing!
If I install the same battery with the same specs do I really need to register the battery???
Hi Brian. Thanks for the video. I bought a 100ah battery and there's not an option for that either. Is it okay to code that all the way down to the 90ah option? I know your battery just had a difference of 2ah so I'm wondering if a difference of 10ah would still be ok.
what did you end up putting for the AH? I recently just bought a 100ah battery as well.
Appreciate the video! But the app keeps shutting off when I was registering the new type of battery. Or it shows failure when I push the register button.
Did you try to update it?
Kies Motorsports yes:) it doesn’t work on my old iPhone 6s Plus, so now I get a new xs max with the newest version Carly app, but it still doesn’t work:)
@@AntonyK_ if it failed is your car all right for use?
I want to ask a question. Could I start the car and drive it normally if I don't do the register after replacing the battery? I need my car every day but it will take a week for the Carly purchased online to arrive. I really hate the local BMW dealer that they charge me close to $1000 for replacing the battery. Emergent demand for your assistance! Thx a lot!
Hi Brain, it is OK to replace with a non-AGM type battery
can i drive somewhere to have it re registered after i install new one or will this damage the system?
jason
Just wondering why the negative terminal sparked when you attached it. It shouldn't have any contact with the positive terminal. Maybe to do with this smart charging technology set up in Bmw's
? The positive was connected, and the circuit is completed when connecting the negative.
Yes,......anything for N55, F80/82 please.....
What are you looking for?
Hi Brian, don’t know if this was asked in one of the questions already but do I have to replace my battery with a BMW battery? I have a 2015 328i and really don’t want to drop $450 on one if I don’t have to.
Brian, whats up brother. I tried replacing my battery but I can’t even take out the battery !!! I removed everything step by step but when I pull the battery it doesn’t even move. Anything you can think it might be ?? Thanks in advance.
Whats up with the scrambled signal
Hi Bmw dealership told me i need to
Replace my battery because it shows its throwing lo voltage. I havent got any error thought. I got the carly app the lite one but when i check the read out the same battery it wont give me the battery capacity n battery type. Any idea
Hey Brian, Is it a good idea to use a memory saver plugged into the cigarette lighter while doing the battery swap? Great videos btw. It’s been great seeing all of your hard work pay off with the new shop.
not sure what a memory saver is but bmws codes are written to non volatile memory. only the clock gets cleared
And be careful not to drop the 10mm screw or you have to unplug everything and unscrew that 13mm one which you didn't know it existed just to remove the battery again and find screw. 😆 By the way, the release hose for ne was too short to put it back to the battery.
Hello Brian, thanks for making this video! I followed your guide, all else is good except that my auto start/stop isn’t working even though the switch is set to default (enabled). My car is a 2012 F30 335i. I am hoping you could advise on the steps to take to possibly restore that feature. Thanks!
Hi, sure thing! Did you do any other coding? The battery registration process wouldn't have any impact on auto stop/start, so it's a little strange that it did that. Some cars have it so whatever you last had it on, it does. So, if you last had it disabled, when you get in the car, it will still be disabled. Do you think that could be it?
I am not really sure to be quite honest. The 2012's I believe always defaults to enabled auto start/stop every engine start so that's why I'm puzzled myself as to why it is not working. The old battery was a BMW Varta, 900CCA/90Ah and the new one is a Bosch 900CCA/90Ah, manufactured 03/18. The battery was sitting idle from that time until last night, could it be that the battery does not have enough charge? Trying to pick your brain here and see if we could figure it out! :)
Can you use BimmerCode for this too?
You need Bimmerlink instead of Bimmercode, same developer. One is the diagnostics the other is the feature coding.
Be aware....after buying this tool you have to pay an annual subscription of € 55. So thats the new battery + the Carly tool + € 55 annual subscription
R. Can’t you just cancel and delete the app?
Good Video...
Hello from where we can buy the carly obd adapter?
If I don't have a Carly scanner, I can't change the battery???