Morning folks- I’ll apologise for the long post!
Been away for a while but just recently bought another R56 Cooper D (57 plate 1.6 with the PSA engine) :biggrin:
This Cooper D has the stop/ start system which my other cooper D didn’t. I am completely familiar how the system works and all the conditions/ parameter required for the system to work properly as my other car a BMW my 1 series has the same system.
Despite the cold weather recently the temperature has been above 3c during the day on some occasions, engine fully warmed up, low electrical load etc. etc. but no stop start?? Thinking the AGM battery is on its way out???
When my 1 series stopped stop/starting- while the engine would still start perfectly well in the mornings, the battery wasn’t deemed in good enough for the stop start system to work.
Battery was replaced under warranty but I was told that the new battery needed to be coded to the car so the stop/ start system “learned” the new battery. Apparently if it isn’t then the new battery can be over charged???
After searching the forum over the last few days there doesn’t seem to be that many people on here changing out battery’s as there are in other BMW forums- either the battery’s in the MINI’s are ok or people just don’t bother if the system stops working!
Anyway- Finally the question!
Have people changed out their battery’s and if I change the battery out for another AGM battery in the MINI does it need coded like the BMW’s?
Cheers
Been away for a while but just recently bought another R56 Cooper D (57 plate 1.6 with the PSA engine) :biggrin:
This Cooper D has the stop/ start system which my other cooper D didn’t. I am completely familiar how the system works and all the conditions/ parameter required for the system to work properly as my other car a BMW my 1 series has the same system.
Despite the cold weather recently the temperature has been above 3c during the day on some occasions, engine fully warmed up, low electrical load etc. etc. but no stop start?? Thinking the AGM battery is on its way out???
When my 1 series stopped stop/starting- while the engine would still start perfectly well in the mornings, the battery wasn’t deemed in good enough for the stop start system to work.
Battery was replaced under warranty but I was told that the new battery needed to be coded to the car so the stop/ start system “learned” the new battery. Apparently if it isn’t then the new battery can be over charged???
After searching the forum over the last few days there doesn’t seem to be that many people on here changing out battery’s as there are in other BMW forums- either the battery’s in the MINI’s are ok or people just don’t bother if the system stops working!
Anyway- Finally the question!
Have people changed out their battery’s and if I change the battery out for another AGM battery in the MINI does it need coded like the BMW’s?
Cheers