![Took the car for a spin this morning. Battery light shows but it's new. Is it time for a new alternator? : r/e46 Took the car for a spin this morning. Battery light shows but it's new. Is it time for a new alternator? : r/e46](https://preview.redd.it/took-the-car-for-a-spin-this-morning-battery-light-shows-v0-694v3ljbo9ea1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c2af722abb0981e79e3207afd14c71d1acbd85df)
Took the car for a spin this morning. Battery light shows but it's new. Is it time for a new alternator? : r/e46
![Warning light - only at cold start up. Goes away after some throttle. Bad alternator or battery? : r/e39 Warning light - only at cold start up. Goes away after some throttle. Bad alternator or battery? : r/e39](https://preview.redd.it/fpfmkow84ko31.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d7fa0d384ab50d6883852fd05dd5140f0f73c960)
Warning light - only at cold start up. Goes away after some throttle. Bad alternator or battery? : r/e39
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