If your key fob ever dies...

Fast400 · 08-03-2020, 02:45 PM

This weekend I was pondering how to get into the car if the key fob or battery were to ever die...Owners manual lying in the car telling me how!
So I made a quick 3min video on how to...

John26830 · 08-03-2020, 05:55 PM

Thanks, very well made video, I'm sure it will help many owners.. 👍

sbt007 · 08-03-2020, 06:51 PM

Good video. I know where the manual key is, but there were a couple of items I did not know.

JDsX3 · 08-03-2020, 07:18 PM

Well done and very informative! Did not realize the proper way to pop out the cover in the driver door handle (only the driver door handle has the pop out for the mechanical key).

DiamondLights · 08-04-2020, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Fast400

This weekend I was pondering how to get into the car if the key fob or battery were to ever die...Owners manual lying in the car telling me how!
So I made a quick 3min video on how to...

this was super helpful thanks for sharing!

The issue i have, is we have one regular key, one display key - not sure i can do anything in the event of being stuck somewhere with just the Display Key.

Any details/ideas in that scenario?

spangle1980 · 08-04-2020, 07:55 AM

THat was SUPER helpful!

thx

MADBMWX5MC · 08-04-2020, 08:02 AM

Learned many new things here.

383vett · 08-04-2020, 08:49 AM

Very helpful. Thanks.

willjames · 08-04-2020, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by DiamondLights

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Originally Posted by Fast400

This weekend I was pondering how to get into the car if the key fob or battery were to ever die...Owners manual lying in the car telling me how!
So I made a quick 3min video on how to...

this was super helpful thanks for sharing!

The issue i have, is we have one regular key, one display key - not sure i can do anything in the event of being stuck somewhere with just the Display Key.

Any details/ideas in that scenario?

I'm the same, one normal key (hidden indoors) and I use the display key as my daily. I suggest we either make sure the display key is always charged and if then we get stuck with key problems away from home, we phone BMW assistance.

DiamondLights · 08-04-2020, 02:20 PM

Does the display key stop working if the battery dies?? I thought the battery you charge is purely for the screen but the actual 'car opening/locking' functions are seperate?

Admiral · 08-04-2020, 02:34 PM

Thank You Fast 400, brilliant thread, very useful

spangle1980 · 08-05-2020, 05:24 AM

BTW that dude has minimal likes on YouTube, click through to YT to like it for him - he did a good job so deserves a thumbs up!

JDsX3 · 08-05-2020, 04:34 PM

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BTW that dude has minimal likes on YouTube, click through to YT to like it for him - he did a good job so deserves a thumbs up!

Good suggestion. I just went over and 'liked' it as well as added a comment.

Alias1431 · 08-05-2020, 06:15 PM

Major credit for not making this a 10+ minute video. So many YouTubers will take a small concept and stretch it out to like a 17 minute video. I always appreciate short and sweet videos, or even longer videos that aren't full of fluff.

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