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The proper voltmeter measured 12.50V at cigarette outlet when car was in ON state so that shows the new Remy battery is working normally. And the cig. lighter voltmeter adapter that was purchased from Amazon is faulty. Thank y’all so much for your guidance! FWIW, Dealership quoted around...

ON state voltage at Cig lighter voltmeter - 12.0V. And at terminals of the battery - 12.44V. In Gas car, Accessories OFF - 12.55V at battery terminals. Cig lighter is OFF Accessories ON - 12.42V at battery terminals. Cig lighter shows 12V Cig lighter appears to be under reporting by...

The resting voltage has climbed up to 12V now. Sometimes it shows 12.2V but then drops to 12V after Dashcam turns on. I was hoping to see 12.5V since Remy battery is new (11/2023) and fully charged. I wil measure the voltage at the battery terminals when car is in ready state and post an...

In Drive state voltage jumps to 14.0V with new battery (old battery showed 14.4V). In rest mode (after unlocking), voltage is showing 11.8V just like yours. So this seems normal. The cheap cig lighter seems to working though, in my other car it did report the voltage correctly. But I will try...

All, The OEM batter was over 56 months old. Cig. lighter adapter car volt meter [Amazon link ] showed 11.8volt. Clearly it was time to replace. So after fully charging Remy AUX 18L and verifying with volt meter that battery is producing 12.9V, battery was then installed in the car. With the...

It is not the phone, it is the Modem in the car that needs to be upgraded.

Yes absolutely.

Thank you, MKH. Sounds like a good initial step. Sometime this week I will create a profile, let's know if you would be interested in managing or other super knowledgeable members, Alohaart?

How can I help to organize it? Create Google spreadsheet and provide link or maybe create a survey form, discord or WhatsApp chat group? I have not organized anything like this before so not sure if there are professional tools to reach various forums, like this, Facebook, bmw blog, reddit...

Agreed. What BMW has done reminds me of the "emission scandal", where automakers manipulated the results by covering up the results in test mode but in real world, cars emitted deadly gases. Is it called diesel gate? Clearly, it looks like BMW legal counsel lacks ethics and principals and...

Thank you. Hate litigation but agree with you. Is there minimum number of owners that will need to engage to take it forward?

Oh yeah.. preconditioning doesn't make sense on ice cars. Now that you mentioned it, guessing most people would have the app as well. No doubt BMW will leave i3 owners stranded.

This is clearly not a problem specific to i3, is it? How many other BMW models are impacted, does anyone know?

Yes. They are forcing people to give up their rights. I did not agree for a while but 100F days were way too much to handle. Anyway... BMW is willing to take the dent in the brand loyalty, it will cost them more in long term.

God I hope so. Is there a way to confirm the manufactory date of the pack? The new packs would certainly be more resilient but not sure if BMW would just install something from back when?

Big if is that whether their diagnosis will qualify battery replacement. Some have said, software update unlocks the reserve battery increasing the overall capacity. Regardless the warranty, most of i3 owners will be willing to pay out of pocket to get an upgrade. Maybe BMW consider this...

Nice of you! Thanks! I have saved one each when i replaced them last time. Saved me so much time when I had a flat!

I was not lucky as you. I think hot and humid weather might have made a difference. Not really sure though.

Luckily battery is warranted for 10 years right or is it 8? Couple more years in later case. I read somewhere that a Leaf owner had to give his car DC fast charge treatment because of the timing.

What was in the software update? And does this update carves out the range from battery reserve? Don't think dealership would like to go in the details.