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      10-25-2022, 08:42 AM   #133
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I was just informed to today that my M3 CS has a lithium ion battery. I've charged it over the winters with a non lithium charger and it worked fine. Am I missing something here? Could it be damaging the battery? Is it possible the charger wasn't doing anything and the battery held its charge for 4 months? Thanks.

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I was just informed to today that my M3 CS has a lithium ion battery. I've charged it over the winters with a non lithium charger and it worked fine. Am I missing something here? Could it be damaging the battery? Is it possible the charger wasn't doing anything and the battery held its charge for 4 months? Thanks.

https://a.co/d/eAEiW67
Using a non lithium charger on a lithium battery will shorten its lifespan. Get the CTEK lithium charger/tender.
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I was just informed to today that my M3 CS has a lithium ion battery. I've charged it over the winters with a non lithium charger and it worked fine. Am I missing something here? Could it be damaging the battery? Is it possible the charger wasn't doing anything and the battery held its charge for 4 months? Thanks.

https://a.co/d/eAEiW67
Using a non lithium charger on a lithium battery will shorten its lifespan. Get the CTEK lithium charger/tender.
I ended up getting the Costco one mentioned earlier. Thanks for the info.
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Guys, for the CTEK Lithium 56-926, how long is the eyelet cable that comes in the box? If it's too short, do you choose CTEK 56-382 or 56-304 and why? Thx.
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Anybody have thoughts on this charger/tender:

http://www.amazon.com/NOCO-G3500-Ult...productDetails

...appears that it will work with both lead/AGM and lithium-ion batteries. Seems that either the 3.5A or 7.2A unit will work for winter storage.
Bought the noco to charge my f80 m3 . Does not work ! I connected it both places direct to battery in trunk and on the starter points under the hood. When i return to garage the car i dont know why opens the trunk of the car . 2 times that scenario and the third time open trunk and alarm of
Car was on with horn beeping. Allways left the car charging without blockimg the doors . Anyway theres something with the noco that the car senses wrong voltage or something and doesn not like it ! I asked a
Friend that has an m4 in chile and he has the ctek and that never happened to him. Im
In uruguay by the way . Sent some emails to noco and they told me
Not to
Use ir anymore if the car did all those things .
Buy the ctek ! At least i bought the noco
That will work on any other battery . Thats why i didnt want to
Buy the ctek cause its only for lithium batterys and if i sell
The car ot will
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I bought this recently and it works great.
Thats the one i bought and it did not work for me ! Strange ! Do you connected directly to battery or to terminals
Under hood ? Do you leave the car unlocked or locked when charging ? Thanks for
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My NOCO 5 also stops working and the trunk opens automatically when the charger trips.
Ended up buying a CTEK
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Not the only one ! Goot to hear! Ctek it is then!
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Purchased this at Costco will it work it with my m3?
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Purchased this at Costco will it work it with my m3?
Yep, just set it to the Lithium LiFePo4 setting.
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Hi all, sorry for reviving an old thread. The battery on my M3 CS is dead after not using for 5 weeks and it being barely above 0 degrees celsius during that time.
I have bought a a CTEK Lithium XS (40-003) and the car doesn't seem to want to accept the charge. I hook it up, it times out and starts just flashing. I have hit the reset button and actually just set the alarm off.
Any ideas?
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There seems to be another BMW branded charger besides the BMW branded ctek one (part# 61432408594)

part # 82110087135
[url]https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-parts/bmw-advanced-battery-charging-system-agm-or-lithium-82110087135?c

I just tried the NOCO Genius 5, but it doesn't seem to work properly. It stops working with 'over voltage' warning. Scary.
Hey I had the same thing happen to me last night .it looked like it was Charging fine and I left it and came home and saw the error over charge..I tried to google and say why it gives me that error .battery doesn’t seem charged I think I gota jump start and drive around
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Bringing back the old thread back!

Comparison bringing back a 2015 battery to life
Ctek or noco genius 10 or g3500
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      07-01-2023, 01:11 PM   #145
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Is this the CTEK charger everyone is using?

https://www.amazon.com/CTEK-56-926-L...7-93deae8f9840
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      07-01-2023, 01:46 PM   #146
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Is this the CTEK charger everyone is using?

https://www.amazon.com/CTEK-56-926-L...7-93deae8f9840

Yes
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      07-01-2023, 07:05 PM   #147
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      07-01-2023, 09:01 PM   #148
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I have bought a a CTEK Lithium XS (40-003) and the car doesn't seem to want to accept the charge. I hook it up, it times out and starts just flashing. I have hit the reset button and actually just set the alarm off.
Any ideas?
Yes if you value your family, house and car, call the BMW dealership immediately. Push the car out side the garage and away from the house.

FAILURE MODES
There are several ways in which batteries can fail, often resulting in fires, explosions and/or the release of toxic gases.

Electrical Abuse – Electrical abuse takes place when a battery is overcharged, charged too rapidly, or externally short-circuited. This can also occur if the battery is discharged too rapidly or if the battery is over discharged below its specified end voltage. Electrical abuse can lead to an inoperable ESS, overheating, fire, and explosion.

https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Resear...-Failure-Modes

My company sells Lipo batteries and when they are discharged below their maintenance voltage they are very dangerous. We dispose of them immediately.
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