R56 Has anyone bought from this place?
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May sound pricey, but in my boats and Wave Runners I have Odysseys last over 8-years. I have a 2005 with the original Odyssey. When the time comes that's what I'll be buying for the Mini. http://shop.odysseybattery.com/p/pc1200mjt?pp=12
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You will need to determine if your R56 is equiped with an IBS system. Look at the negative battery terminal as it will have the intelligent battery sensor (IBS). If it doesn't you do not have to do anything, if it does you can register the battery yourself. If the battery is not registered and it has the IBS system, the charge program will be incorrect, shortening battery life. We have a tech article on our site under MINI > Tech Info (tab at top) > R56 articles > Basics & Essentials > Battery Replacing and Connection Notes. It can help you with its replacement and registration if it needs it. Let me know if you have any questions.
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You're very welcome. I'm here if you need anything.
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You will need to determine if your R56 is equiped with an IBS system. Look at the negative battery terminal as it will have the intelligent battery sensor (IBS). If it doesn't you do not have to do anything, if it does you can register the battery yourself. If the battery is not registered and it has the IBS system, the charge program will be incorrect, shortening battery life. We have a tech article on our site under MINI > Tech Info (tab at top) > R56 articles > Basics & Essentials > Battery Replacing and Connection Notes. It can help you with its replacement and registration if it needs it. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Can you take a closer up picture of the negative terminal? The one on the left in the image. I don't think I see the sensor on the back of it. If you view the image below (from our battery tech article) the green arrow pointing to the negative terminal. At the back of it you can see a black L shaped unit. That's the IBS.
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Can you take a closer up picture of the negative terminal? The one on the left in the image. I don't think I see the sensor on the back of it. If you view the image below (from our battery tech article) the green arrow pointing to the negative terminal. At the back of it you can see a black L shaped unit. That's the IBS.
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Yep! Doesn't look like yours has the IBS unit.
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Looks to be an IBS system. It could be that the plastic case around ours that you can see from the image above (post #12) is missing from yours. Definitely looks like it has the BSD interface and the IBS unit without the cover.
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Yes, thats it, just missing that case cover and updated design.
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If you have the BMW scan tool you can register it yourself easily. We go over this step in our article on our site. Or, you can have a MINI indy shop do it at way less than the dealer.
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I don't have the scan tool. I have the Carly for BMW app which supports registration on my other vehicle but not the R56.
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This is very good info! Thank you for sharing.
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The negative cable in this picture appears to be the same as a BMW negative ground cable. The MINI cable apparently is no longer available, and has been replaced by the BMW cable, which doesn't have a black cover like the MINI cable.
I checked my car by putting the BMW cable on my '09 Clubman (September 18, 2008 build date). HOWEVER, the BMW cable requires an adapter because the connector for the extra IBS wires is different. The adapter is about $50 and the BMW cable is about $150. As far as I could find out, the BMW cable will not work without the adapter.
The BMW cable didn't fix my problems...clock, calendar, and trip meter resetting every night, and some other issues that I thought my be related but were not.....
I checked my car by putting the BMW cable on my '09 Clubman (September 18, 2008 build date). HOWEVER, the BMW cable requires an adapter because the connector for the extra IBS wires is different. The adapter is about $50 and the BMW cable is about $150. As far as I could find out, the BMW cable will not work without the adapter.
The BMW cable didn't fix my problems...clock, calendar, and trip meter resetting every night, and some other issues that I thought my be related but were not.....
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