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So to update: There is a 3amp parasitic drain when the ignition’s turned off. It drops down to around 2.5amps after ten minutes of shutdown. Eventually left with a 2.6amp paristic drain at 12.2volts Regulated output from alternator at 14.1volts is 60-70amps. Rising to 88amps under load. With...

This seems like sound advice, thank you!

It’s a device you switch on when you’ve turned off the engine which is supposed to intervene if your battery drops below a certain charge and isolate it. So in theory you should never get a flat battery...

Ah, “Access Mode”. I didn’t know that was its proper name (dealer forgot to put the handbook in the glovebox so I’m learning as I go until the postman brings that). Thanks for your good wishes. I’ll update once the AA patrol have been out (no-one round here’s got any jump leads?!) and the...

Thank you for the very helpful replies. It’s going into the garage for a new thermostat and water pump (fair dos from the dealer for sorting that) on Monday so I’ll ask them to have a look with the multimeter. A BMW specialist garage should have one of those, right? Once I know what it is that’s...

2002 L322 Vogue (4.4 V8 petrol) Today she wouldn’t start. Dealer was upfront with me and told me the battery drains if you leave her parked up for a few days. Even thought it’s a big new battery. So I went into it with my eyes open and bought a Battery Brain (£150 plus £90 for a garage to fit...

Hello. I’ve had a 2002 L322 Vogue (4.4 V8 petrol) for about ten days now. I think it’s such a handsome car (Epsom Green with Ivory interior). And I love driving it - like sitting in a plush leather armchair strapped to a jumbo jet engine! It started p!ssing coolant the second day I got it. But...