Battery light icon on (sleepy car)

scoofee · 11-15-2018, 11:59 AM

Hi everyone and thank you for having me here.

It is my first post and hopefully I'm doing this right.

I have a 2008 e92 328i sport package.

The issue that I'm having is that when I have my key in the ignition and listen to radio, after few minutes I get the battery icon on, and then after few minutes it shuts it down.

The other systems that I have is when I unlock the car, the welcome lights do not turn on and the time always falls behind.

If I drive the car a lot these issues disappear but because it's not my daily driver or I drive daily less than 10-15min the issue keeps persisting.

The battery has been replaced and registered last year.

Is this issue related to alternator or IBS cable? (how can I test to verify if any of those 2 are crapping out?

Thank you in advance.

hassmaschine · 11-15-2018, 12:32 PM

I don't think the battery is charging fully because your drive is very short. Mine does a similar thing, especially in the winter when it's cold.

Also I have noticed that my car doesn't start right away sometimes, and I presume the battery needs replaced soon.

11-15-2018, 11:59 AM	#1
scoofee Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2008 e92 328i sport package Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	Battery light icon on (sleepy car) Hi everyone and thank you for having me here. It is my first post and hopefully I'm doing this right. I have a 2008 e92 328i sport package. The issue that I'm having is that when I have my key in the ignition and listen to radio, after few minutes I get the battery icon on, and then after few minutes it shuts it down. The other systems that I have is when I unlock the car, the welcome lights do not turn on and the time always falls behind. If I drive the car a lot these issues disappear but because it's not my daily driver or I drive daily less than 10-15min the issue keeps persisting. The battery has been replaced and registered last year. Is this issue related to alternator or IBS cable? (how can I test to verify if any of those 2 are crapping out? Thank you in advance.
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hassmaschine Major General 3973 Rep 7,215 Posts Drives: "NBO" 330i Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: earth iTrader: (0)	I don't think the battery is charging fully because your drive is very short. Mine does a similar thing, especially in the winter when it's cold. Also I have noticed that my car doesn't start right away sometimes, and I presume the battery needs replaced soon.
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