The battery
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German · Performance & HybridBMW Battery Replacement in Dubai, Under the Boot Floor or Bonnet
Your BMW's battery gets a free test wherever the car is parked, and one that has failed is swapped there and then, at any hour. Many BMWs keep it away from the engine: BMW's rescue sheets put it beneath the boot floor of the X5 and X7 built from 2018, while the 2024 X3 carries its 12V under the bonnet beside a 48-volt battery at the back. Model and year settle which before we set out.
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The Batteries Your BMW Carries, and Where They Sit
No single layout covers every BMW. Depending on the model, the 12V battery lives under the bonnet, under the luggage floor or in both places, and many recent cars add a 48-volt battery for the mild-hybrid system. Send the model and year, and the technician turns up already sure where to look and which battery to load.
Each battery the car carries gets a free test of its own. A battery that passes stays put; a failed one is exchanged for the size, type and rating its label shows, at the price you agreed when you called.
The offer
What you get when you call
- From AED 175, fitted free
- Technician with you in about 25 minutes
- 1 year warranty
- Free battery test
- No call-out fee
- Price agreed on the phone first
From your call to a new battery in four steps
Get in touch
Call or WhatsApp with your location and car.
Hear the price
Get the price before anyone sets off.
We come to you
A technician arrives in about 25 minutes.
Tested and fitted
Free test, new battery fitted, old one recycled.
One team for every roadside emergency
BMW models we supply batteries for
- BMW i Series
- BMW 1 Series
- BMW 2 Series
- BMW 3 Series
- BMW 4 Series
- BMW 5 Series
- BMW 6 Series
- BMW 7 Series
- BMW 8 Series
- BMW iX
- BMW iX3
- BMW M2
Booking details
Four Details That Put the Right BMW Battery on the Van
Model and year, from the registration card or the car's own display
A picture of the old battery's label, if it is easy to reach
What happened: no crank, a slow crank, or a warning on the display
Where it is parked, with the basement level and any barrier or height limit
Where to look
Boot, Bonnet or Both: The BMW Range Car by Car
Read from BMW's own rescue sheets, which show every battery a fully equipped car can carry.
| Model | Built from | Where the sheet marks the battery |
|---|---|---|
| X5 (G05) | 08/2018 | Under the luggage floor, plus one at the back of the engine bay |
| X7 (G07) | 11/2018 | Luggage compartment, with another just ahead of the windscreen |
| 3 Series (G20) | 07/2018 | In the boot, with a further one under the bonnet |
| 530e plug-in (G30) | 04/2017 | Two 12V batteries in the boot, under covers |
| 5 Series (G60) | 07/2023 | Under the bonnet, with a 48-volt battery in the boot |
| 7 Series (G70) | 07/2023 | Bonnet and boot, plus a lithium-ion 48-volt battery |
| X1 (U11) | 07/2022 | Under the bonnet, 48-volt lithium-ion battery at the rear |
| X3 (G45) | 07/2024 | Engine bay, with a lithium-ion 48-volt battery at the back |
| XM (G09) | 06/2022 | Engine bay, plus a 48-volt battery in the rear |
| iX (I20) | 07/2021 | At the front of the car |
| i7 (G70) | 06/2022 | Front passenger side, and left and right of the luggage compartment |
Any other BMW is matched from the battery already fitted, and the technician confirms how many batteries your car has before work starts.
Matched, not guessed
Two Batteries on Board Means Two Separate Tests
Where a BMW has a battery in the boot and another under the bonnet, BMW battery replacement starts with a separate test of each, so a good battery is not thrown out with a bad one.
The new battery copies the old label's size, type and rating. BMW's 2014 service bulletin for the V8 X5 and 7 Series shows why capacity matters: registering a battery of a different capacity takes its own entry and extra programming. Whatever your BMW needs after fitting is explained when you book.
Stuck with a flat battery right now
Open 24/7 across Dubai. The price is agreed on the phone first.
48-volt, plug-in and electric
Mild-Hybrid, Plug-In and Electric BMWs Still Run a 12V Battery
- 48-volt mild hybridsFrom July and August 2020 BMW gave 51 models a 48-volt starter generator and an additional battery. The 12V battery stays in the car, and that is the battery our technician tests and, if it fails, replaces.
- 530e plug-inBMW's sheet for the 530e built from April 2017 shows two 12V batteries in the boot, reached once the covers are off. Both are tested before either is changed.
- iXThe iX from July 2021 keeps its 12V battery at the front, and its bonnet opens only after the release inside the cabin is pulled on both the left and the right.
- i7On the i7 from June 2022, low-voltage batteries sit at the front on the passenger side and in the luggage compartment, left and right.
At the car
Battery, Terminals and Charging Checked on Every BMW
The terminals
Loose or corroded clamps are cleaned and tightened before the battery takes the blame.
The charging system
The charging-system check is free and shows whether the car is recharging the battery while it runs.
The safety terminal
BMW fits a safety battery terminal to the positive post, which its rescue manual says the airbag system fires to disconnect the starter cable in a crash. It goes back on exactly as it came off.
Book a BMW Battery Test Today
Send the model and year to Battery Change Dubai, and the technician arrives with a battery to suit, testing the old one before anything is fitted.
Service Areas
We Cover All Of Dubai
More than 20 mobile vans work across Dubai. For a battery call, a technician reaches you in about 25 minutes. The vans cover Al Karama, Dubai South, Business Bay, Downtown Dubai, office car parks, villa communities and highways.
- Al Barsha
- Jumeirah
- JBR
- Marina
- Downtown
- Business Bay
- Dubai Silicon Oasis
- DIP
- Sports City
- Studio City
- Motor City
- Arabian Ranches
- JLT
- Discovery Gardens
- Springs 7
- Mirdif
- Al Furjan
- Palm Jumeirah
- Al Sufouh
- Global Village
- JAV
- Arjan
- Barsha Heights
- Emirates Hills
- The Lakes
- Silicon Oasis
- Bur Dubai
- Meydan
- Majan
- Al Wasl
- Sobha
- Al Karama
- Dubai South
- Abu Hail
Booking a BMW Battery: Your Questions
From AED 175 fitted, on the drive, at the office or in a basement. Your model decides the battery and so the price, which you hear on the phone and agree before the technician leaves. Delivery, fitting and the battery test cost nothing extra, and the replacement carries our 1-year warranty.
The back, not the bonnet. BMW's rescue sheet for the X5 built from August 2018 marks it under the boot floor, and a fully equipped car shows one more low-voltage battery at the back of the engine bay. The technician clears the boot floor first and tests every battery the car has.
BMW asks its own dealers to: its 2014 service bulletin for the V8 X5 and 7 Series has every new battery registered with the car, noting whether the capacity changed. Tell us model and year at booking, and you hear how that step is dealt with on your BMW before anyone drives out.
Because BMW treats a change of capacity as a separate job. In the same bulletin, fitting a 105 Ah battery where a 90 Ah AGM had been calls for a different entry and extra programming, unlike a like-for-like swap. Copying the size, type and rating on the old label avoids that.
Yes. The rescue sheet for the iX built from July 2021 places a 12V battery at the front, apart from the high-voltage pack. If an iX will not wake, that 12V battery is tested in place and replaced only if it fails, while the high-voltage system is never touched.
Test first. Jump-starts are from AED 99; a battery that then fails the test can be replaced on the spot, while one that passes stays put, with the reading explained to you. Either way, you only pay for a new battery when the old one has actually failed.