New Battery

[Gasmark7]

Hello all. It's getting near that time of year again so I thought I'd get a new battery to see me over winter. Old one not holding its charge too well. Thought it would be simple but somebody said I need to get the battery " coded " to the car. ???????? And that it's got to go through a dealer. Surely not. Not for something as simple as this. Car is a March 2007 MCS R56. No stop start that I'm aware of. Any advice or recommendations would be good.

Thanks

[Mon the fish]

No. Plug and play

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[stoney]

As above

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[Gasmark7]

What on earth is this " coding " thing??

[badwolf340]

Under certain circumstances the car (ECU) has to know when the battery has been changed, same with an alternator all to do with charging rates.

[MINI William]

Under certain circumstances the car (ECU) has to know when the battery has been changed, same with an alternator all to do with charging rates.

I remember Dan telling us this that on certain cars for certain circumstances the battery will need to be coded

[Mon the fish]

If modern cars need batteries to be coded, that's another reason to steer clear IMO and look at older models.

Whatever next!

[chillax]

If modern cars need batteries to be coded, that's another reason to steer clear IMO and look at older models.

Whatever next!

My thoughts exactly!