

You can't let theses cars sit too long or the electronics in them will flatten the battery.Ī week is fine, more than that and you need to take precautions. Like I said, I think the OEM battery in these is superior to any battery I have ever used.Ĭhange it when it shows signs of wearing out. My son's 1999 323 needed its battery replaced this year and I believe it was the original factory battery. I had to replace one in my wife's 2001 330i because it froze and cracked while the car was stored for the winter, ever since I make sure it is fully charged and take the negative terminal off when I put it under cover for the winter. That battery was probably 12 years old and at least 9.5 years old. Thus, by referring to the purchase date, you can get an idea about how old is your car battery now. In other words, if you purchased a brand-new car, your battery's age will be the same as the age of the vehicle itself. I believe I had the original battery in my 96 740i and when I sold it 3 years ago after owning it for almost 10 yrs it was still working with no issues. One of the simplest methods to determine the car's battery age is through the age of your vehicle. Once the date and time have been corrected then it won't appear the next time the laptop is started.If you use it regularly and don't allow it to discharge then my experience with these batteries is that they will last a long time. This date format does not apply to automotive batteries such as car, motorcycle or leisure. You may sometimes get an error message when first starting after doing this reset regarding the date and time being incorrect as it has been set back to the original date/time of manufacture. All Yuasa EN & ENL, NP, NPC, NPH, NPL, NPW, RE, REC, REW, SWL, TEV, UXH, UXL and Yucel Series of Industrial VRLA Batteries have a date code for when the batteries were made which is usually stamped on the top of each battery.

heavier 3,600-mAh batteries, a factor in their BatteryMark test scores of 3:23 and. This drains any residual charge from the motherboard as it tries to start but obviously can't and resets the BIOS back to its factory default condition. Compaq Armada M300 20.0 18.5 22.8 20.0 2:27 1157 1:21 16 17 17 Dell. The battery is non- rechargeable and usually lasts for 4-5 years before problems start to occur.Ī quicker way to reset the BIOS back to its factory default condition is to remove the main battery and the RTC battery and then press and hold the laptop's power On button for a full 30 seconds and then release then reassemble etc

It maintains the BIOS settings when the laptop is powered off and once it starts to get low these settings may become corrupted preventing a normal start.

If the RTC - Real Time Clock (aka CMOS) battery is OK.
