Will a battery recharge help temporarily?

defurr1
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 03:48:44 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I am fairly certain my wife’s BMW X1 needs a new battery, but cannot get into NTB for another couple of days. If I give the battery a bit of a boost with my external charger for the next two nights, will that help prevent her from getting stuck during routine errands? Just to “top off” the voltage? Or is that pretty much a waste of time?

The resting voltage is showing up as 12.3v. The car is never in the shade and we live in record-hot Texas. It’s a 2018, so it’s about time for a new battery. The primary symptom is a sporadically sluggish start.

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