E39mad Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) The F11 is 12 years old this month and still on the original battery which gave another low warning today. Am thinking it's about time it was replaced. So what do people fit to their 520d and will it require coding. Thanks Edited December 8, 2022 by E39mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve84N Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Go and look under the boot floor and see what's there and/or look up your car on Tayna batteries website. It's possible your battery might be slightly smaller but this should fit and is what I fitted to my 535i. https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s5a13/ It will need coding. You either pay someone to do it or buy Bimmerlink which is an app where you can easily do it yourself. If you are changing the size and type of battery then you also need to buy Bimmercode to change the battery setting on the car. Both are in the app store and are about £30 or so each. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percha Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 You have asked this over on the main thread where people replied, with recommendations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan-uk Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 7 hours ago, Steve84N said: Go and look under the boot floor and see what's there and/or look up your car on Tayna batteries website. It's possible your battery might be slightly smaller but this should fit and is what I fitted to my 535i. https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s5a13/ It will need coding. You either pay someone to do it or buy Bimmerlink which is an app where you can easily do it yourself. If you are changing the size and type of battery then you also need to buy Bimmercode to change the battery setting on the car. Both are in the app store and are about £30 or so each. Would Bimmerlink or Bimmercode allow the coding of a rack to the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve84N Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 20 minutes ago, duncan-uk said: Would Bimmerlink or Bimmercode allow the coding of a rack to the car? I don't think so. Scroll down here to see Bimmerlink functions: https://www.bimmerlink.app/ Bimmercode is for changing settings on modules in the car. Probably needs ISTA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan-uk Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Thanks - Yes, seems not - i looked after i posted - but thought its more forum content! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E39mad Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 8 hours ago, Percha said: You have asked this over on the main thread where people replied, with recommendations. Sorry crap memory! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve84N Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 58 minutes ago, duncan-uk said: Thanks - Yes, seems not - i looked after i posted - but thought its more forum content! Indeed. I'm currently looking to see where I can reliably buy ISTA from. I've already got Bimmerlink, Bimmercode and MHD diagnostics. Esys looks like a minefield and I'm also considering Protool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko530d Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) X Edited January 19, 2023 by marko530d Delete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko530d Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023  I got this back in 2021 £139.99 code with bimmercode registered with bimmertool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacPedro Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 On 08/12/2022 at 10:49, Steve84N said: Go and look under the boot floor and see what's there and/or look up your car on Tayna batteries website. It's possible your battery might be slightly smaller but this should fit and is what I fitted to my 535i. https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/bosch/s5a13/ It will need coding. You either pay someone to do it or buy Bimmerlink which is an app where you can easily do it yourself. If you are changing the size and type of battery then you also need to buy Bimmercode to change the battery setting on the car. Both are in the app store and are about £30 or so each. I'll need to replace the battery in my F10 very soon as well and will be using Bimmercode to code the new one (95A new vs 90A current one). In the app, i can only see 90A and 105A available for selection. Just wondering what selection you did at the time? I'll be using an Android phone. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve84N Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 @MacPedroI'd leave it at 90, 105 is further away from 95 than 90. Could overcharge it. Remember, you also need Bimmerlink to actually reset the battery charging, Bimmercode won't do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacPedro Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Thanks @Steve84N Leaving it to 90 seems to be the general consensus definitely, from what I've read. I have an OBD2 dongle from Topdon - Topscan, that has a BMS reset feature. Already fiddled a bit with it and seems to do the trick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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