Re: 2001 BMW 330CI Won't Start! HELP!!

Thanks for the advice. I assumed the worst. I took the advice and
tried to jump start it. I put the cables on and immediately tried to
jump it and it did the same thing so I let the battery charge for
about 3 minutes before I tried again and it fired right up. I took it
to the local garage and they checked the indicator in the original BMW
battery. It was black meaning it was not charged. Green indicates
normal charge. Yellow indicates that the battery needs replacement. So
I stuck a battery charger on it and am hoping that will do the trick
for now. The BMW 330 takes about 735 cold cranking amps to start which
is a large amount due to all of the electronics and performance
engine. I was also warned that when jumping a BMW be careful not to
overload it by jump starting it with a big vehicle (such as an F-350)
as it may fry the internal computer. Also make sure when replacing the
battery it is hooked up to a power source as to not put the car in
theft mode thus requiring it to be towed to a BMW garage to reset it
so it will start. Just thought I would pass on my experience to the
next guy.
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