SDRick
Active Member
Is there presently any way to monitor battery health and degradation either through the car's digital display or manually?
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Tripple_T
Cincinnati Member
Have a look at the YouTube Channel in my sig. I haven't had the time to finish Part 3, but you will get the ideal. Really part 3 isn't that needed.
GoBlue88
Member
Nearly 3 years and 34,000 miles, and the 12v warning just popped up for the first time. Ranger is replacing it on Friday.
May 2014 delivery.
May 2014 delivery.
I just got the 12v needs servicing message. April 2013 S85 with 46,000 miles, all on the original 12v battery.
Have an appointment tomorrow at the local Service Center for replacement.
(and off topic: I just replaced my original Goodyear Eagle tires, too. 45,000 miles --- the tread wear bars were not exposed yet but I was starting to see some unusual wear on the inner side of the rear tires. If not for the unusual wear, I suspect I could have got another 3,000 - 4,000 miles !!)
Have an appointment tomorrow at the local Service Center for replacement.
(and off topic: I just replaced my original Goodyear Eagle tires, too. 45,000 miles --- the tread wear bars were not exposed yet but I was starting to see some unusual wear on the inner side of the rear tires. If not for the unusual wear, I suspect I could have got another 3,000 - 4,000 miles !!)
Knightowl
Whovian
2 weeks on now with the 12v battery needs replaced soon warning, still no ETA for when my SC will have a battery available for me. I've asked about it at the end of each week and got the same answer - no ETA on the new 12v battery so still hoping I get one before the car decides one day soon its not going to work anymore.
A bit nervous.
A bit nervous.
My 2015 85D is coming up on 23 months, and it's consuming about 9 rated miles/day in vampire drain.
Last September I noticed the vampire drain was getting pretty high - about 5 rated miles/day, so I called service to ask about it. The attendant said the car would show me a warning when the battery needs to be replaced, but he didn't seem to want to discuss details.
I have never heard anything about the vampire drain increasing as the 12-V battery peters out.
1. What have any of you experienced?
2. And what level of loss am I looking at when I get the 12V battery warning?
Last September I noticed the vampire drain was getting pretty high - about 5 rated miles/day, so I called service to ask about it. The attendant said the car would show me a warning when the battery needs to be replaced, but he didn't seem to want to discuss details.
I have never heard anything about the vampire drain increasing as the 12-V battery peters out.
1. What have any of you experienced?
2. And what level of loss am I looking at when I get the 12V battery warning?
I personally believe that if the 12V is weakening, then the HV battery must make it up by causing more charge cycling of the 12V.... resulting in larger vampire losses.
My 2013 S started experiencing larger than normal vampire losses a year or so ago..... as much as 10 to 11 miles per day. I asked the service center about it and asked them to look at the 12V. At that time, they told me they could find no problems .... and that the 12V checked out "OK."
Fast forward to Jan 2017 .... and I get the "12V battery needs service" alert. The SC replaced the 12V and now my vampire losses have decreased to about 3 - 4 miles per day. Big difference!
My 2013 S started experiencing larger than normal vampire losses a year or so ago..... as much as 10 to 11 miles per day. I asked the service center about it and asked them to look at the 12V. At that time, they told me they could find no problems .... and that the 12V checked out "OK."
Fast forward to Jan 2017 .... and I get the "12V battery needs service" alert. The SC replaced the 12V and now my vampire losses have decreased to about 3 - 4 miles per day. Big difference!
Brass Guy
Active Member
Approaching 93k miles. Delivered early Sept. 2013, over 41 months ago. Original battery.
@Only Trons, I need to go another 5 months to surpass your age record!
@Only Trons, I need to go another 5 months to surpass your age record!
Same here. My S85 has 53,000+ and is 2 yrs, 5 months old. Same battery. Now we're all jinxed.....
SomeJoe7777
Marginally-Known Member
April 2015 delivery 85D, 41,000 miles, just had 12V replaced on Monday.
Vampire drain had increased to around 6 mi/day for about 2 months before I got the warning.
Vampire drain had increased to around 6 mi/day for about 2 months before I got the warning.
@Brass Guy ;
Sounds like a challenge! Loser buys the winner a beer.
Just have to figure out where to meet for that beer ...
Sounds like a challenge! Loser buys the winner a beer.
Just have to figure out where to meet for that beer ...
Brass Guy
Active Member
2014 P85+, just over 30k miles, bought as CPO in December. Just got the 12V warning last week. I have an appointment on 2/22.
Too bad proactive replacement is not part of the CPO process. I should have asked before I picked it up.
They told me not to worry, that the battery could last another 2-3 months (which surprised me).
Too bad proactive replacement is not part of the CPO process. I should have asked before I picked it up.
They told me not to worry, that the battery could last another 2-3 months (which surprised me).
f-stop
Active Member
2015 70D, around 15,000km / 14months, just got the 12V battery warning.
I just returned from vacation for 2 weeks, car was plugged in all the time in the garage, though it was cold weather most of the time I was gone, and I noticed vampire loss was a bit higher than on previous times away from the car for >1 wk, so not sure if the warning has been there whole time I was away. I noticed the car did top up on charge for a couple hours almost every night while away.
When it says "replace 12V battery soon" I assume it's ok to continue driving for a couple days until I can get a service appointment, or is there risk of the car suddenly dying?
I just returned from vacation for 2 weeks, car was plugged in all the time in the garage, though it was cold weather most of the time I was gone, and I noticed vampire loss was a bit higher than on previous times away from the car for >1 wk, so not sure if the warning has been there whole time I was away. I noticed the car did top up on charge for a couple hours almost every night while away.
When it says "replace 12V battery soon" I assume it's ok to continue driving for a couple days until I can get a service appointment, or is there risk of the car suddenly dying?
paulkva
part of the supercharge.info dev team
When I called the service center, the soonest appointment was a little more than 2 weeks away. I specifically asked if it was OK to keep using the car normally, and they assured me I'd be fine. And it was indeed fine. (My car is nearly 3.5 years old with ~41,000 miles, and I just had the battery replaced for the first time a week ago.)
SomeJoe7777
Marginally-Known Member
I just had mine replaced about 2 weeks ago.
They told me that when the 12V warning comes up that the car is still good to drive for another 4-6 weeks. I drove mine with the warning displayed for about 10 days until I could get the service appointment to replace it.
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