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November 1, 2013 Service bulletin

""Increased battery discharge!"" CC Message upon Startup

BMW technical service bulletin 612213 for 2011-2014 BMW X3, 2011-2014 BMW 528I and 2011-2014 BMW 535I and others.

Bulletin number
612213
Component
Power train
Summary
"""Increased battery discharge!"" CC Message upon Startup. CAUSE A software error in the Intelligent Battery Sensor causes an incorrect State of Charge (SoC) to be stored in the DME. The power management system then interprets this as a heavily discharged battery and informs the customer via a CC message. In reality, the battery does not have a problem."

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