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whokilledkaji · Mar 21st, 2005, 09:03 AM

I've had my Mini for two days now and one of the keys seems to have died! It won't lock/un-lock the car. Totally unresponsive... Anybody hear of this before? Will Mini replace the key?

AprilWhine · Mar 21st, 2005, 09:58 AM

I haven't heard of it happening on the MINI, it may be just a dead battery. If the key is really bad I'm sure MINI will replace it.

One thing, does the good key work when the bad key won't? The reason I ask is that in some areas with a lot of EMI, my remote key doesn't work. When I drive away the key works again in a lower EMI area.

whokilledkaji · Mar 21st, 2005, 12:32 PM

Actually, the second key worked fine in the same location.

Now that the car is in my driveway, I'll check it one more time.

Malin Dixon · Mar 21st, 2005, 04:45 PM

Can you start the car with the "dead" key? If so, it is just the transmitter.

The old keys had a battery for the transmitter. I heard that the new ones are rechargeable and are charged up by driving with that key in the ignition. If so, you'll have to use the "dead" key for a bit to get it charged.

The handbook will say what type of battery the car has.

whokilledkaji · Apr 7th, 2005, 01:08 AM

Yeah... The dead key could start the car, but that's all... Anyways, I took the car in and they replaced the key and reprogrammed the lock codes for free...

They said it was a pretty strange occurence...

Mar 21st, 2005, 09:03 AM	#1
whokilledkaji MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Shiga, Japan Local Time: 07:16 PM Posts: 480 Offline	Dead key? I've had my Mini for two days now and one of the keys seems to have died! It won't lock/un-lock the car. Totally unresponsive... Anybody hear of this before? Will Mini replace the key?

Mar 21st, 2005, 09:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
AprilWhine Loves the Fuzzy One Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gypsy Local Time: 03:16 AM Posts: 16,996 Offline	I haven't heard of it happening on the MINI, it may be just a dead battery. If the key is really bad I'm sure MINI will replace it. One thing, does the good key work when the bad key won't? The reason I ask is that in some areas with a lot of EMI, my remote key doesn't work. When I drive away the key works again in a lower EMI area. Global Moderator

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Mar 21st, 2005, 12:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
whokilledkaji MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Shiga, Japan Local Time: 07:16 PM Posts: 480 Offline	Actually, the second key worked fine in the same location. Now that the car is in my driveway, I'll check it one more time.

Mar 21st, 2005, 04:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Malin Dixon MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2004 Local Time: 10:16 AM Posts: 363 Offline	Can you start the car with the "dead" key? If so, it is just the transmitter. The old keys had a battery for the transmitter. I heard that the new ones are rechargeable and are charged up by driving with that key in the ignition. If so, you'll have to use the "dead" key for a bit to get it charged. The handbook will say what type of battery the car has.

Apr 7th, 2005, 01:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
whokilledkaji MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Shiga, Japan Local Time: 07:16 PM Posts: 480 Offline	Yeah... The dead key could start the car, but that's all... Anyways, I took the car in and they replaced the key and reprogrammed the lock codes for free... They said it was a pretty strange occurence...

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