Looks like I need to change the battery in my S. Do I seriously need to get a factory battery and have it programmed by the dealer?

 

Can you take a picture of the battery terminals. Then we can answer that question better. If t has the intelligent battery device on it you can still replace with an aftermarket u may need to look deeper on here to explain the reprogramming.

 

If this is your car, http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=12_1398. Yes it has IBS

 

Mini, isn't there a way to get ibs reset without going to the stealership? I thought I read somewhere on here about that.


Erik

 

http://www.mycarly.com/product/bmw-app/

 

Again with the battery replacement.
1. Take it a big box auto parts store.
2. Tell 'em you need a new battery, here's the old one, would you please look it up to get the right one.
3. Tell 'em they need to hook it up to a stand by power source so it's little brain doesn't die.
4. Drive away - after paying the tab.

 

That was me with my 2009S pre LCI. All he did was put doohicky in my cigarette lighter...swapped and gone. $125 NAPA

 

Here's my battery

 

Show it to the guy down at NAPA or Auto Zone or another of that ilk. You'll be back on the road in short order with much more cash in your pocket than from the dealer's shop.

 

That battery does not need programming.

 

No IBS module on the negative cable, so no programming needed.

BTW, although it's not entirely clear from your picture, the numbers stamped on your negative terminal seem to say '08??!! - which would make sense for a 2009 model year car with its ORIGINAL BATTERY.

If so, you sure seem to have gotten your money's worth out of that one! Dispose of it with reverence.

And consider splurging for an Autocraft H6 (Group 48) AGM (760CCA / 950A) available at Advance Auto - taking advantage of all available discounts, and ASSUMING IT FITS YOUR 2009 MCS (it DID fit my 2011 MCS).
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/a...agm/10210829-P

 

Answered your question in the other thread. Your unit does not have the IBS module. Lots of info and pictures of batteries that do and do not have the unit HERE. Also, that thread gives info about our article that shows you how to register it yourself if you have the right tools.

 

I have a 2010 Mini Cooper S and it has the odd group 140 battery, It appears that the group 47 battery will fit in its place, will the group 47 work as long as it will fit?

 

You will need to have the battery coded, but yes it will work.

We install the group 47s on every car that needs a battery.

 

I replaced my battery with a larger AGM from advance auto, but even though I put 9 v battery thing in the cigarette lighter and turned ignition switch on without starting I lost clock time ( which I reset ) and now my windows don't auto up with a single long up on the switch. My drivers side seems to have relearned after a day, hoping the passenger side will soon also. Wonder what else I may have lost.

Edit: I read a thread. Just turn engine on and run window down all he way hold switch down for five seconds then run window all the way up and then hold switch up for five seconds. Now it has relearned auto up.

 

I recently had my battery replaced at Batteries Plus. Initially, they told me they couldn't replace the battery because their reference computer was telling them that my MINI had an IBS (intelligent battery sensor) that when replacing the battery, needed to be registered by the dealer (MINI) and if it wasn't the car would not go over 25mph. I immediately saw dollar signs!!! So, I returned home and looked here for any threads addressing the situation. I found this one and was able to determine that my car DOESN'T have the IBS on the negative battery cable. Information in this thread is correct and was a huge help in saving me $$$. I returned to Batteries Plus, showed them what I had found, along with pictures comparing IBS and non-IBS negative cables. They confirmed it on my MINI and then installed a new battery. I have had zero issues with the new battery.