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29th March 2019, 17:11 | #1 |
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Keyfob failure,
Advise please.message centre IPK,saying engine immobilsed,i have renewed the battery in the fob, but still won't unlock, lock, or start the engine, could it be the Transponder inside the fob, and if so, how do I go about getting it reprogrammed,it is an original key, and not a cheap fleabay one, and its the only key I have ever had with the car, its lucky it happened on my driveway,as usual its two steps forward, and one back,Grrrrrr regards Ian.
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Apologies if this is a stupid question but the immobiliser chip is still there, didn't fall out when you did the battery?
The immobiliser chip and the remote locking/unlocking are completely separate. No connection between them what so ever. |
29th March 2019, 17:46 | #3 |
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hi Steve,yes I made sure it was still in the fob,
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29th March 2019, 18:48 | #4 |
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29th March 2019, 18:56 | #6 |
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One thing that can render it impossible to start the car is trying to start a car with a failing battery,
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29th March 2019, 19:02 | #7 |
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when swopping keys over make sure you swap the original transponder over also according to the manual you have to press the unlock/or unlock button 5 times in rapid succession to host the key back to the car also make sure you dont flatten the battery down too much as the transponders may get scrambled rgds mark
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30th March 2019, 08:11 | #8 |
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Yes the transponder will be corrupt I'm afraid
It is a case of removing the EWS3 immobiliser from the car and posting it to whoever you choose who make keys..............HERE It may be worth having two transponders made, and treating yourself to one of THESE at the same time......one key only is a disaster in the waiting for these cars. Current retail price for a key from BMW is £220 for reference Brian |
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hi swifty save yourself some pain and go with the recommendations of brian as he and bigruss are the tech gurus. send him a pm and he will sort it for you if you dont know were or how to remove the ews is hopefully brian will post some pictures because hes not the messiah but hes very good at what he does rgds mark
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