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View Poll Results: Did BMW dealer changed/upgrade your F15 free of charge every other oil change?
V6 gas battery changed 1 6.67%
V6 gas battery NOT changed 0 0%
V6 diesel battery changed 2 13.33%
V6 diesel battery NOT changed 4 26.67%
V8 gas battery changed 4 26.67%
V8 gas battery NOT changed 4 26.67%
V8 diesel battery changed 0 0%
V8 diesel batter NOT changed 0 0%
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      12-16-2016, 02:11 PM   #1
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Battery change under maintainance program

There is a SIB

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/att...3&d=1422670196

to change battery free of charge for almost all F15 6 or 8 cylinders, gas or diesel at least every other oil change under BMW Maintenance Program. From this and other BMW forums, owners have different experiences. Some dealers do, others don't with various excuses. It helps all of F15 owners to know the numbers/percentages of battery changed or no for each of 3 categories
1. 6-cylinder gas, e.g. 35i
2. 6-cylinder diesel, e.g. 35d
3. 8-cylinder gas, e.g. 50i

Notes: Thank Kzang and Aphaod pointing out BMW and F15s don't have V engine, nor 8-cylinder diesel, but I can't change them in the poll. So ignore V and last 2 options in the poll.

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Just FYI BMW's don't build V6 engines... they have inline 6's.
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And just to add that my particular car which is the six cylinder variant according to my SA does not require the battery changes.
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Mine's already been changed once. I don't think this is news, is it?
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There is SIB to change battery free of charge for almost all F15 6 or 8 cylinders, gas or diesel at least every other oil change under BMW Maintenance Program. From this and other BMW forums, owners have different experiences. Some dealers do, others don't with various excuses. It helps all of F15 owners to know the numbers/percentages of battery changed or no for each of 4 categories
1. 6-cylinder gas
2. 6-cylinder diesel
3. 8-cylinder gas
4. 8-cylincer diesel
Thank Kzang, I updated V to cylinder. Poll still uses V* because it won't let me or I don't find the way to change it.
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Mine's already been changed once. I don't think this is news, is it?
Good for you. What sub-model of your F15 if you don't mind?

SIB about battery replacement can be as early as 2014, but it seems owners had and still have different experience on this. Here is the SIB

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/att...3&d=1422670196

Anybody has even newer SIB than the above one?

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Yes mine was changed without me having to mention it. It was automatically printed on the work order when the CBS data from my key was read.

For wipers I've been told you need to mention it or they won't change it (a simple, "the front and rear wipers don't clean well anymore," will do).


Here's my work order:



Also BMW does not make V6 gas or 8 cylinder diesel.
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Good for you. What sub-model of your F15 if you don't mind?

SIB about battery replacement can be as early as 2014, but it seems owners had and still have different experience on this. Here is the SIB

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/att...3&d=1422670196

Anybody has even newer SIB than the above one?
I have a 35i...
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It seems 8-cylinder 50i doesn't have much issue to get battery replaced. We already have inconsistent experiences with 6-cylinder 35i, from Kzang and P1et.
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Was in for my second oil change/service last week. I have a 50i and my batteries ,micro cabin air filter, wipers , and oil were changed. Car has 13,000 miles.
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