BMW with a Dead Battery? Stop. Tow. Save Tons of Dough.
My hope is that you’ve found this posting before AAA, or other form of assistance, has come to rescue your BMW with a dead battery. Â I know you only have one hour to leave work, grab the kids from practice, and pick-up dinner, but stop and just have your BMW towed. Â DO NOT jump-start the car and DO NOT let any roadside assistance service install a new battery in your BMW. Â It can be the most expensive battery or jump start of your life.
BMW’s built from 1999 through about 2003 do not respond well to a jump start, and pretty much every BMW built after 2004 needs to follow an exact procedure in order to change the battery properly. Â While we’ve been aware of this for quite some time, a recent customer’s troubles has exemplified what can occur if someone tries to change a battery when they are ill informed.
