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dietcokeplease · May 10th, 2004, 11:08 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by pubert

Hi Andy,
daft question, but how do you get in to change the battery, does the back just pop off with a bit of gentle leaverage? (dont want to kill it by pulling it to peaces).

The beemer garage told me that it should'nt be a flat battery because apparently it gets recharged when the key is in the ignition and the car is being driven, do'nt know how true this is.

Anything is worth a try

cheers
pubert

Oh dear. Dumb dealer alert. BMW keys DO recharge in the ignition (hexagon shaped fob). MINI keys (oval shaped fob) do not. However that said the BMW fobs will probably replace the MINI fobs in the near future.

May 10th, 2004, 11:08 PM	#13
dietcokeplease Official MINI2 Fluffer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Spearmint Rhino Local Time: 09:30 PM Posts: 5,261 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by pubert Hi Andy, daft question, but how do you get in to change the battery, does the back just pop off with a bit of gentle leaverage? (dont want to kill it by pulling it to peaces). The beemer garage told me that it should'nt be a flat battery because apparently it gets recharged when the key is in the ignition and the car is being driven, do'nt know how true this is. Anything is worth a try cheers pubert Oh dear. Dumb dealer alert. BMW keys DO recharge in the ignition (hexagon shaped fob). MINI keys (oval shaped fob) do not. However that said the BMW fobs will probably replace the MINI fobs in the near future. There is just one moon and one golden sun; And a smile mean friendship to ev'ryone; Through the mountains divide, and the oceans are wide; It's a small world after all.