06 530i I-Drive High Battery Drain

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Took my 06 530i to the dealer for a problem with an I-Drive warning that says " High battery drain".

It usually happens the first start of the day, but not every day. With the key in the ignition in position 2 but the engine not yet started. Becasue I start the car in my garage the head lights come on and if I have used the A/C is also comes on. I get an icon on the dash board that looks like a car on a lift (the dealers says this means maintenance is due) concurrently with an warning message on my I-Drive that says " High battery drain". The fault does not archive itself in the car memory/computer.

The dealer could not duplicate this fault. They said they had to email BMW for tech assistance.

Any one else having this problem?

It has now been 7 days since I have had the car in to the dealer and have heard nothing. Any one know how long it takes BMW to answer tech help.
 

epj3

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I don't know what the warning means in particular, but I imagine having a lot of electrical components coming on at once, IE Air conditioner/blower, headlights, idrive, all the abs and other systems, etc. Could just be a bad battery too.
 


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