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How to Start a BMW or Mini with a Dead Key Fob This page holds all of the emergency start or back-up start procedures needed for BMW vehicles if the battery in the key fob dies or if there are electrical signals interfering with the fob. Starting a BMW or Mini Even if your vehicle …
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Who Opened the Windows? Here, we discuss a feature found in cars from a number of manufacturers that catches people with their pants down. Or rather with their windows down. So, this is not about a fault or a system failure or a warning light, but about something working exactly as it is supposed to, …
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An Actual Death Trap Yet another cringe worthy headline showed up on Twitter recently (September 2018). A man trapped in his car because the battery was dead. And for 14 hours. He was very, very lucky that the car wasn’t outside in the sun, or the outcome would have been very, very different. This one …
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How to Open, Start and Replace Fob Batteries in BMW and Mini Vehicles We have thirteen Videos with Help for Your BMW or Mini. BMW Models 2021-2025 models Here we have new 4-, 5-, and 7-Series sedans and large SUVs, gas and electric powered! ————————————————————– BMW compilation video This video collects all we have on …
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A Rechargeable Key Fob In an absolute first, as well as a “why didn’t anyone do this before” moment, BMW is making a new key fob that holds a rechargeable battery. With key fobs constantly dying in push button start cars, this is an idea that is long overdue. Followed by a step back … …
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Does Your Owner’s Manual Have a Troubleshooting Guide?
How Deep Is Your Owner’s Manual? We’ve done a couple of owner’s manual rants and got to thinking about where the average driver might look in their respective manual if they ran into trouble, specifically with dead or dying key fobs. So, we examined a sampling of owner’s manuals from BMW and Mini, Fiat Chrysler, …
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