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Another incorrect statement and lack of knowledge from a factory trained personnel. -Once you open the car, or wake it up, only some of the modules will wake-up and the load on the battery will not be that high. In fact, the current drawn from the control modules should be under 1A. If the car...

The car itself will not report the battery is getting weak until an undervoltage condition has been recorded. It may not happen in a normal daily use, but if you leave the doors opened and the music on with the ignition off, it will happen.

ISID is the BMW diagnostic system. From what you say the condition of your battery appears to be marginal. And because these batteries fail suddenly, i would replace it if I were you.

I dropped the left side of the motor/eme assembly by removing the bolt of the motor mount. Then disconnect the HV battery from the front service disconnector and carefully remove the HV connector(s) on the top of the EME. The rest is T20 botls to remove the cover.

Go to newtis dot info, choose the i3 and then after some research you will find all documents and diagrams that are available to a BMW dealer.

All my BMWs are/have been salvaged. I buy clean cars with low miles and not too much damage directly from insurance companies. That means that the damage can be assessed properly before it has been masked by someone. But I dont even get close to flooded cars and I recommend to anyone to stay...

Here are the direct links to the instructions. I will remove them in a day or two. In the preliminary task there is a link to removing the outer door skin. https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/i01-i3-hat/repair-manuals/51-body-equipment/51-32-power-windows-manual-operation-front/1VnXiuGAoq

There are 2 caps on the door sill, next to the handle. Follow the instructions. A few clips may break, but they are a few cents at the dealer. Lever out caps (1).Note: (2) Adjusting screw (3) Mounting bolt for outer door handle https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/obj/1VnXWmGSr4 Twist adjusting...

The window itself is $155, part # 51337290860. Looks like the window has to be changed from outside, not inside. Here is a picture of the outer skin removed. It is held by clips, just like the inside door panel. You have to remove the door handle and pry out the panel. You can do it yourself and...

Good to know. BTW it has absolutely nothing to do with the lowering springs, because the right height in this car is not related to the stability control in any way. But at least the dealer was fair enough to not charge you for a simple reset of the steering angle sensor. It is usually done bu...

Front grill is functional-BEV and REX have the low temp coolant system radiator there and the condenser for the AC. It is really small and the exiting air is ducted to exit under the car, so not much of a drag there. There are actually models with shutters on the lower grill.

I am in for 1 module too.

Look on Ebay, you'll find a lot of sets.

It may feel so, but you will need a heavily modified van to out-corner the i3. Given the i3 is not a top performer, the g-loads feel very different in small and a large car.

Ha-ha, just look at the comments :mrgreen:

Well, running out of gas with any car is a bad experience ;)

Many people dont realize that the battery is cooled by the AC, and in hot weather it will work for a substantial amounts of time. Sometimes I hear the AC compressor kick-in when I turn on the ignition and the temp has been over 90F thru the day. At these temperatures it kicks in every night when...

Interior lights are all LED. Another mod I plan to do is to install LED bulbs for the front corner lights. I did a full LED conversion of my X5 and it looks so much better.

Well said. Unfortunately so many not humans are found behind the steering wheel that the low-tech autopilot looks like a masterpiece compared to them :D

The 12v battery is good enough when everything is working Ok. It is not enough when for some reason there is no power coming from the HV battery, and this is also when the 12v battery dies. Not under normal circumstances, but when it is exposed to a deep discharge.