How to Remove, Replace, Program and Register a New Battery in the E70 X5 BMW DIY

[@BIMMERZEITT]

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[@Centralcoastwraps831]

You can also turn your steering wheel all the way left then all the way right and back foward and it’ll reset your steering angle sensor which will reset the 4x4 codes

[@Leo70780]

Is that with the engine on or off

[@j.rjunior5584]

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[@watchmedodopeshit]

@@Leo70780 it worked with my engine on and in park

[@Elavon1]

Thank you very much

[@philiplee7604]

Hi Rich, Impressive attention to detailed steps, that you just don’t find on any other BMW dedicated KZbin channel! Cheers

[@sajeedahmed555]

Just followed your excellent video and was able to replace my battery. The only issue: the one in the car (original 2010 battery) was a lead acid one rated at 90 Ah. One I received from BMW dealer is a 92 Ah AGM. I tried coding it but was not showing the 92 Ah option. So I only registered the battery using BimmerLink. So far so good.

[@farqueue]

Before the scan tool thing - just drive it, start and stop the engine a couple of times, and all the old warnings will return (but the 4x4 ones will go away)

[@mcplutt]

Error warnings/codes usually goes away when you start driving or turning the steering wheel.

[@416ix]

Quick tip for resetting awd and traction control warning just turn your wheel all the way to the left then all the way to the right and it will reset. No code reader needed

[@YDVDL]

OUTSTANDING DETAILS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND APPRECIATE your great attention to details and pointing them in your video. Full exchange and battery sync with computer. I APPLAUD 👏 YOUR GREAT WORK!

[@steveschwab922]

Appreciate the level of detail in this video. Looking forward to seeing more X5 content.

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Thanks Steve

[@annmariecuratolo383]

Excellent video, going to have to do this today so grateful for the detail.

[@964tractorboy]

Interesting and useful for any BMW owner I should imagine. Thanks for taking the time.

[@ronaldeasley5177]

Thanks so much my man!!!! Now I’m back ROCKIN!!! 💪💪💪👊🏼👊🏼

[@eddsramm1]

This is just one reason why German car are great POS! I can't wait to get rid of mine.

[@mcplutt]

What exactly do you mean by this?

[@carson6162]

He, means. All of that to change a bloody battery🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ …”just an inexpensive tool for 150quid”😂

[@desim4346]

BMW's are for smart and intelligent people. Which shows you're NOT.

[@eddsramm1]

@@desim4346 oh no, another donny chump supporter, right?

[@flylowe46m38]

You do know most cars need some sort of coding now right? Even Honda, ford etc and it’s only going to get more common when in w024 it already is it’s been for 10 years or so

[@garlfountain117]

Professional inservice thank you

[@josemedeiros007]

Great video and excellent tips. Odyssey batteries are still made in the USA and use 99.9 percent pure lead, and are designed to last 10 years. I would also install a Pulse Tech PowerPulse passive desulfator on your battery, Pulsetech claims that their patented frequency can extend battery life up to three times. I have been using a PowerPulse on my 2001 BMW 530i battery for the past 3 years, and it never has an issue starting even though I only drive 25 miles a week. I also just desulfated a Duralast Gold BMW battery on my other car that I let sit for a year disconnected and it tested at 11.2 volts and was dead. I charged it for 14 hours with a Exide automatic 6 amp charger and it still would not crank over my other BMW. I attached the PowerPulse on the battery for a week, and charged it with a 1 amp manual charger for 72 hours and it is now again starting my car . Heavily sulfated batteries can take a month or longer to desulfate. Noco Genius 5 and 10 and Ctek battery chargers have a repair mode, but I believe they use voltage spikes to desulfate a battery.

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Thank you for the excellent comment, I learned something new today! Merry Christmas.

[@josemedeiros007]

@@BIMMERZEITT I have also learned so much from you. May you also have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[@kaviator]

Good video. At timestamp 17:00, I think you might have entered the date 03302022 with the wrong US format (MMDDYYY) instead of the standard international format (DDMMYYY). I'm surprised the Foxwell didn't complain when faced with month number 30.

[@dm6368]

Fantastic video. Very helpful n in depth detail.

[@mcplutt]

Would it be smart to connect a 12V power supply to the charging connectors under the hood, to keep the car powered during battery replacement?

[@huskypup3489]

That's what I was thinking. Why let the vehicle lose power if you don't have to?

[@altacat9702]

: )

[@sokell98]

If you connect a trickle charger to the charging post under the hood then change your battery, does that help in maintaining power to the computer and negate registering the new battery? I have a 2012 X5 35d Thanks

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Nope, you still have to register it. You’re telling the cars computer and alternator how to handle the charging duties.

[@flylowe46m38]

Yes it’s can be slightly under than it being kber to prevent over charging

[@jp_kb81]

It worked for me but not at the first attempt ! The first time I installed a Costco battery (around $170) and failed to register it using a Foxwell NT530. I figured the car recognized that an aftermarket battery was being installed and refused it. I returned the Costco battery and purchased an original BMW battery from the closest BMW dealership (my 2013 X5 N55 uses the 950 battery, which costs around $270) and tried to register it following exactly the same steps as shown in the video and the Foxwell scanner still wasn’t able to register the new battery. After doing some research I read a forum where a guy says that you need to register the new battery with the engine turned off. You have to inset the key and press the start button once (without pressing the pedal). When following this the Foxwell NT530 registered the battery straight away. Now I wonder if it could have registered the Costco battery following the same steps. Not sure since aftermarket batteries don’t have the battery code that needs to be entered.

[@ralphymagana190]

What is the black and yellow wire that connects to the red positive terminal box? Mine was unplugged and I was wondering what it went to.

[@ralphymagana190]

Ya mine to IV been wondering the same thing

[@TheGeekNextDoor]

I replaced my battery with same new battery in my 2012 X5 35D. I even had my BlueDriver module to the battery registration. It said it was successful, but now I’m getting the battery not charging warning and it is definitely not charging according to my multimeter. Do I need a better tool to register it? Can I register it if I disconnect and reconnect after charging the battery?

[@marcelaperez9923]

Thank you for this video! Can you provide a link for where you bought the same battery? TY!!

[@BIMMERZEITT]

The BMW batteries are only sold at the dealer. Too heavy for shipping! Go to your local BMW parts center at a dealership. Pricing is what it is, unfortunately!

[@JohnRodriguez-jd4ib]

Don't you have to code the battery if the displayed Ah is different than what was displayed on your scan tool. Would that be a way to manually input your correct 92 Ah?

[@mrtaliano3164]

After i change negative cabel for my x5 e70 i get check engine.can you explain why .tkx

[@persiancucumber9255]

Looks like you can upgrade to a H9 battery as the bracket seems to support 3 different battery sizes. 👍👍

[@sokell98]

Thanks, I thought so. So can you download a program on your Mac laptop, get the correct OBD cord and register the new battery instead of buying the code reader? Thanks..

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Sadly no, the software is PC based so you need a PC. Code reader I linked is the easiest way for Mac owners (myself included) unless you want to run a virtual machine/partition I guess.

[@josecarlosdelacal5806]

No conectas algo para que no se quede sin corriente, y no de fallo en el cuadro ?

[@huskypup3489]

Seems to me if you keep the vehicle powered with an external power supply during the replacement, and you replace with an original BMW battery, then you would not need to register the battery and you would not encounter any fault codes. I doubt the battery charges differently as it ages; the programming is there in case you change capacity or type of battery. I'd like to replace my battery, but I don't have a scan tool; not sure it's worth purchasing one. Good video overall though; nice work.

[@BIMMERZEITT]

If you own an e70 x5 it’s definitely worth buying the scan tool. You need it for access to so many modules and diagnostics. Register your battery the proper way, my .02!

[@ModMINI]

Except, the battery does charge differently as it ages.

[@BIMMERZEITT]

@@ModMINI lol exactly… Peter trying to outsmart BMW engineers over here

[@huskypup3489]

You won't believe this, but I'm actually a battery engineer. Not a lead-acid expert, but I work with LiIon chemistry. Care to explain the algorithm BMW uses to adapt charging to battery age? I'd like to hear it.

[@BIMMERZEITT]

@@huskypup3489 just to clarify, the factory battery is AGM not lead-acid. These cars have an intelligent battery sensor “IBS” to monitor the battery state and adjust charging parameters accordingly. In short, as the battery degrades over time the ECU uses signals from the IBS to adjust charging from the alternator based on the battery condition. Assuming the battery degrades over this 7 year period, the alternator will be charging the battery at a slightly higher rate at year 7. If you place a new battery in, the system will continue charging at the elevated voltage because it thinks the old battery is still in there. That, in turn, will mature the new battery faster than necessary. Does that mean you’ll get 6 years from it instead of 7? I don’t know. But I don’t want to find out!

[@lameka693]

Oh Wow 😯 glad I was able to watch your Video it help a lot…

[@forumtyish]

It sucks that you had to use a tripod to prop open the cargo floor. I had an E70 with a factory gas strut installed on this door - I think I can see in your video where the unused mount point is on the metal frame. I'm not sure exactly what year BMW stopped installing this strut, but I recall seeing it absent on a later model in the showroom and thought it was quite the cheap move of BMW - The salesperson concurred.

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Good catch! It looks like BMW stopped installing that on later model e70 cars. Might have to retrofit one in from an early model now!

[@mcplutt]

My 2013 has the gas strut.

[@forumtyish]

@@mcplutt That's interesting as 2013 was the last model year of the E70. The starting MY of 2007 and at least a couple of years in definitely had the strut too. I think it was around 2010 or 2011 when I saw the strut was missing from a showroom vehicle and the salesperson confirmed the unfortunate change in production. Based on your 2013, it sounds like BMW decided to bring it back at some point before the end of E70 production. NOTE: All the examples I refer to are US production out of Greer SC (BMW America). I can imagine how other BMW markets could have tracked differently.

[@mcplutt]

@@forumtyish My E70 was made in Greer on the 1st of April 2013 😄 Export Europe version. Luckily no DEF.

[@danielbedard689]

hello BIMMER ZEIT , do i need to program and register to be functionnal ?? thanks for respond me ,

[@samaid16]

Any info on whether the NT510 will successfully register a new battery that is not a BMW battery?

[@BIMMERZEITT]

You can use an aftermarket brand battery without problem so long as the specs are correct. Brand does not matter. I prefer genuine BMW though.

[@gkloner]

Tell me where did you source your new BMW battery from? The dealer?

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Yes, the parts counter at my local BMW dealer. I suggest you do the same. Be sure to check the date sticker on it so you get a “fresh” one. Most BMW dealers are high volume so likely their battery stash will be “fresh”.

[@biteshten]

So much room, I need a suv

[@denmarckmaxwell4521]

I have a 2008 e70 3.0si and I had transmission malfunction and 4x4 abs dsc light came on as well. Got it out of limp mode and drove it him and did it again. I disconnect the negative cable for a reset and all the lights and car was functioning normal. Didn't drive all day and went to start battery was dead light real dim etc. Could a low or old battery cause all the symptoms stated above?

[@thegrimreaper1882]

I got the same problem with mine what did you find out was it the battery or alternator ?

[@wifey1166]

@@thegrimreaper1882me too did u find out anything

[@wifey1166]

Same here did u find out anything

[@JRudd]

Thanks man

[@YoureTalkingToHim]

What happens if you don’t register the battery? I changed mine out and didn’t register it. Are there going to be any issues down the road?

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Yeah you pretty much have to register it to tell the car how to charge the battery. You could shorten the lifespan of the alternator and new battery by neglecting this step.

[@vividclarity333]

Or it won’t start eventually cause your car will act as if you’re not the owner

[@chrishollingsworth1980]

Would you have trouble fitting any other type of battery other than a bmw because they would be expensive

[@BIMMERZEITT]

The BMW battery was only $50 more than an aftermarket brand from a local supplier. Shouldn’t have trouble installing 3rd party make with the INPA or ISTA software. Your success may vary using one of these handheld scan tools.

[@wyattdarrow7840]

I followed this video step by step. Once the new battery was in the vehicle started and drove immediately. I then used the very same foxwell as in this video to register the battery. It said the registration was successful. Now the car won’t start at all. The battery is clearly working because the light, radio, etc. are working. The car simply won’t start now. Any idea why is this might be happening?

[@cristianrosales1750]

Hi, I did all the steps in the video but at the end every time when I turn off and on the car the clock and date resets, please help. Thanks

[@DillonDuong]

How do you get to the special functions menu?

[@oldjarhead1125]

nice DIY video, thanks. What was the approx cost of the battery?

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Thanks. $278 plus tax and $18 refundable core charge. CT dealer price March 2022

[@thongdykhamta7382]

I have abs park and trac control lights on and after I installed a new battery it didn’t go away, do I have to do what you’re doing?

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Usually you can turn the steering wheel all the way left and all the way right and/or drive the car a few feet and it will recalibrate the steering angle sensor.

[@Jelenie-0406]

Where did you connect the scan tool?

[@BIMMERZEITT]

OBD-II port on driver side below dashboard near the footwell

[@cbrettnewman]

Nice! I hope you never have to change the parking brake actuator. When they lock up, get twisted and the quick release won’t work…cars has to be put in transport mode…not a fun job.

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Yikes! Where is that located? The rear brake calipers appear to be regular brake calipers.

[@cbrettnewman]

@@BIMMERZEITT it’s in the left rear wheel well above the axel. It’s three cables if memory serves. One goes into the left rear on shoe. I helped do this job once and had a family member with the same issue and sent them to a shop. The box is $970 and you have to code it to the car.

[@BIMMERZEITT]

@@cbrettnewman oh man, that’s brutal. I hope we never experience that failure.

[@cbrettnewman]

@@BIMMERZEITT I would be selective about using the pb when you’re traveling. It crippled my sister in laws car and it had to be towed (no way around it). I hope you never have to deal with it.

[@thomasstorrs6345]

Great vid!!

[@mikesantana6331]

How do register battery if you don’t know last one bmw have.

[@asmircar1]

What is cheapest scanner for e39 fl... I want to scan my car

[@BIMMERZEITT]

I use this one, it's $55: amzn.to/37jzX32

[@keophetsireuang763]

Where did you get the QR code?

[@corridosbarron3566]

I have a SOS what that mean?

[@altacat9702]

: ) Thanks !! A1A

[@The_Oracle]

Looks like the last battery was not registered.

[@markachternaamloos4184]

Did I see a new BMW X5 on your driveway?

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Yes! It’s a 2010 X5 30i M-sport. Haven’t really introduced it yet but will soon.

[@ErrolDavid-nh9sw]

😊

[@neilrobinson5115]

Launch Creader Elite is way better than Foxwell

[@samaid16]

Any updates on whether or not the NT510 is capable of programming a new battery that is not a BMW battery?