2nd Gen R56 Cooper Most liked posts in thread: R56, N12: IBS

  1. Metalman

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    #2 Metalman, Sep 26, 2016
    Look at the battery terminal connection...

    If it has this sensor as part of the cable clamp you have it...

    If it looks like a normal batter cable clamp, you don't...

    Here's a pic with the sensor as part of the battery cable clamp...

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    #3 ZippyNH, Sep 26, 2016
    Did someone ask if their car had IBS, AKA irritable bowel syndrome? Jk!
    Looks like you got a good answer!
    The purpose (primarily) of the ibs was to allow start -stop programming....but on cars that it is not used, it can cause issues, like more difficulty in swapping batteries.
     
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    #4 mark1, Sep 26, 2016
    Thanks for the info. What I have on my car does not look like the picture with the sensor (although the cable does not exactly look "normal" to me either---but my normal is stuck in the late '60s) . And also my car does not have start-stop. That's interesting information on the use. So I think that answers the question.

    Sure, I asked whether my car had IBS, and I did it with a straight face; it's not my acronym.