05-30-2022, 06:59 AM
(05-29-2022, 07:15 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote:(05-29-2022, 02:42 PM)Terpster Wrote: Hi, I have a 2019 1250 RS and I was wondering if anyone is having this same issue. I put in a new battery in my key fob just last summer and now the bike is telling me the battery is low and has limited function and needs to be replaced. This seems to me to be a very short time span for battery replacement, car key fob batteries last for at least a couple of years if not longer, but we don't get even a full year on ours? Is this just the way it is or is there something else going on I don't know of?
This is not normal. Could it be that the battery was new to you but sitting on the shelf for some time? I replaced the battery on my 2016 RS maybe once or twice (looking at the video publish date on my YouTube channel to see when that was published ... Jun-2018) which suggested the first battery lasted almost 3 years. I believe I am on the second at the moment although I could be on the third. Either way 1 year suggests to me that the battery may not have been totally fresh from the start.
I agree the battery must have been old or not a quality battery. The fob battery should last 2 or 3 years.
Instead of trying to keep track of which 2032 batteries I have replaced I replace all of them each January.
The 2032 batteries for the bicycles only last about a year.
A fob can be stored near the bike. There is no hand shake between the bike and fob until the button is pushed on the bike.
Lee
Iowa, USA
2022 R1250RS White Sport
Past BMWs: 2016 R1200RS x 2, 2011 K1300S x 2, 2003 K1200RS x 2, 1991 K75S x 2, 1987 K75T x 2, 1984 R100RT
Iowa, USA
2022 R1250RS White Sport
Past BMWs: 2016 R1200RS x 2, 2011 K1300S x 2, 2003 K1200RS x 2, 1991 K75S x 2, 1987 K75T x 2, 1984 R100RT