Mini Cooper battery replacement near MBZ - any good shop recommendations?

Cedric Foskett cedricfoskett 6 ré

So my 2017 Mini Cooper S has been acting up lately, sluggish starts in the morning and the stop-start system hasn't worked in weeks, so I'm pretty sure the battery is on its way out. I've read that Minis from around 2002 onwards have this whole battery registration thing where you have to code the new battery to the car's computer, otherwise the charging system doesn't work properly and you can end up with all sorts of electrical gremlins . I'm based near the Mohammed Bin Zayed City area and I've seen a few workshops around here but I'm not sure which ones actually know about the registration process. I don't want to just go to any general garage that'll throw in a battery and call it a day because I've heard horror stories about overcharging and shortened battery life when they skip the registration step . I've also heard the heat here in Abu Dhabi can really shorten battery life, sometimes to just two or three years, so I want to make sure I get a quality AGM battery that's built for the climate and have it installed by people who know what they're doing . I'm looking for a Premium Mini Cooper battery replacement near Mohammed Bin Zayed City from a shop that actually has the right diagnostic tools to do the coding properly. Has anyone here had their Mini battery replaced at a workshop around MBZ and had a good experience? I'd really appreciate some honest recommendations because I don't want to mess this up.