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Originally Posted by JX5M
What about with an X5M and the battery drain issue? Which I have had majority of the winter. It's my daily driver and literally has been coming on every other day. It's a known issue but I'm sure when I go to the dealer the "increased battery discharge" error will be gone and they will say the battery has tested fine. So do all you guys just remove the cover in back and just ride with it off bc of charging every other evening? Seems odd to have to go that route...
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From what I've heard it's mainly caused by routinely taking short trips. I've been bitten by this as my office is literally 5 minutes from my house, and my X5 rarely gets driven on weekends.
The only way to avoid it is to go for a long(er) drive at least once a week, or get a battery tender.