Dealer says 2 hours to reprogram after battery replacment?

Mr. BMW · 04-20-2015, 09:27 PM

Time to replace the original battery in my 06 330i. Dealer is telling me it takes 2 hour to reprogram the car after they put in the new battery. Sounds like a scam to me.
Anyone get the same story?

DUI Elite · 04-20-2015, 09:35 PM

Definite scam. Takes 2 minutes with a cable. I'd find someone local and pay them in beer.

Needbmwpartzz · 04-20-2015, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. BMW

Time to replace the original battery in my 06 330i. Dealer is telling me it takes 2 hour to reprogram the car after they put in the new battery. Sounds like a scam to me.
Anyone get the same story?

All I can say is they are taking you for a ride......don't get in!!

Game · 04-21-2015, 03:44 AM

Not even close.

Efthreeoh · 04-21-2015, 05:30 AM

Apparently Dealers forget there is an internet...

robthewrench · 04-21-2015, 08:06 AM

Did they say two hours of labor charged, or two hours of wait time?

I'd believe two hours of wait time, between check-in, getting the car into the shop etc.... For the actual labor charged, it should be the minimum block, which is usually 30 minutes.

Mr. BMW · 04-21-2015, 09:24 PM

Bmw must have some set rate for a battery replacement. I called another dealer and they quoted me around the same price.

bigbootysuperduty · 04-21-2015, 09:52 PM

Use bmwhat app.2 mins, or somewhere around there.

kioneo · 07-10-2015, 11:10 AM

Just a note to say that yes the registration takes 2 min, but according to the BMW procedure, the car is supposed to be allowed to sit at least 3 hours after so that it can go to sleep and properly register the level of charge in the new battery at that time.

That said, I do not know if that 3 hours has to be right after the registration. For example, would it be OK to register the car, then drive it knowing that later that night it will sleep for at least 3 hours? My uneducated guess would be that is OK or at least have extremely negligible impact.

All of this to also add that if the dealer does let the car sit for several hours, they most certainly should be be charging for it since they aren't working on it

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DUI Elite ///M at Heart 90 Rep 1,954 Posts Drives: 06 SGM E90, 15 BSM E84 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (4)	Definite scam. Takes 2 minutes with a cable. I'd find someone local and pay them in beer. __________________ \| 3-IM \| AA Headers \| Eurocharged Stage-3 \| BMW PI \|
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robthewrench Captain 266 Rep 952 Posts Drives: 11 E90 335i Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Columbus OH iTrader: (0)	Did they say two hours of labor charged, or two hours of wait time? I'd believe two hours of wait time, between check-in, getting the car into the shop etc.... For the actual labor charged, it should be the minimum block, which is usually 30 minutes.
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Mr. BMW Major 262 Rep 1,389 Posts Drives: 2012 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 M3 [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00] 2018 Jeep Grand Che ... [0.00]	Bmw must have some set rate for a battery replacement. I called another dealer and they quoted me around the same price. __________________ 12 M3 Interlagos Blue/Black 18 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Yeah, it's got a HEMI) 21 X3 Silver/Black(Wife's) 06 330i Monaco Blue/Black (retired) 02 X5 3.0 Topaz Blue/Black (retired)
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kioneo Second Lieutenant 32 Rep 209 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 2008 135i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (2)	Just a note to say that yes the registration takes 2 min, but according to the BMW procedure, the car is supposed to be allowed to sit at least 3 hours after so that it can go to sleep and properly register the level of charge in the new battery at that time. That said, I do not know if that 3 hours has to be right after the registration. For example, would it be OK to register the car, then drive it knowing that later that night it will sleep for at least 3 hours? My uneducated guess would be that is OK or at least have extremely negligible impact. All of this to also add that if the dealer does let the car sit for several hours, they most certainly should be be charging for it since they aren't working on it
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