WOW THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I was stranded at a gas station and found your video. You saved me from sleeping in my car this evening after long work week. My freakin hero!!!
AHA- Thank you so much, I was stranded at the gas station and couldn't start up my car, and asked people on how to do it, saw your video and it worked :)!
Definitely worked for me. 550i. Left keys at market, return home and turn off vehicle notice keys wasn’t in the car. Ran inside to get extra key fob and it was dead. Ugh. Thought I was gonna have to catch a Uber, but this video saved me time and money. Thanks
Thank you! Of the 2 handful of videos that came up on the search, your's the only one that explained the cover piece, especially how to put it back on, EXTRA ESPECIALLY about that little thing stick/piece that you say may break easily. I had to remove the cover outside at night without bright street lights. I had a hard time putting the cover back on. (The 1st video I watched on how to open didn't mention anything about the cover details, what the cover inside looked like, what's there, etc.). Good thing I didn't press too hard and gave up in fear of damaging something in the dark. Upon seeing your video, I inspected my cover, and indeed, that little stick piece... wasn't upright. It was bent, 90 degrees. No wonder it wouldn't cover back up, bc it being bent "sideways" couldn't fit into the corresponding hole on the door key pad. Anyways, although pleasantly surprised the mini stick was only bent, bc I had assumed I might have broken it off already last night in the dark. As I was getting ready to shop online for a replacement cover, I tried to bend the stick back to it's original position (which I know how it's supposed to be like bc of your video!), actually getting ready for worst case scenario that it wil snap and break, but attempted bc... what else could I do at this point? 1 last ditch effort. Amazingly, that stick isn't of brittle material, it actially let me bend it back 90 degrees to its original place. Finally, now I was able to snap the cover back onto the keypad, very easily, compared to the night before in the dark. Next time if I need to open again (although hope never have to, I will no longer ignore the on-board computer warning of the key fob battery level), I'll surely know what to do AND what NOT to do! Thank you for the fully comprehensive explanation!
I was stranded at a gas station as well. I tried holding the key where it said to place it but when I stepped on the brake and hit the start button nothing happened. Luckily I was near a hardware store and bought a new battery!
Amazing! After shopping, key fob dead. Got in using actual key, car won't start. Until i noticed the key marking on the right side of the steering wheel.
The video did help but when I placed the key on the steering column where the mark was and I stepped on the brake and hit the start button nothing happened.
Amazing - thank you! BTW 3:44 in a 2021 x3 is raised black on black (not white print) so it's even harder to see, but is on the outer side of the steering column.
Wtf thanks so much. I had my car battery replaced a couple months ago so I was hoping it wasn’t that. I called AAA they confirmed my battery was good and thought I possibly had a short in a fuse thankfully I watched this video before I got this car towed to a mechanic. I held my fob to the key symbol on the steering wheel and right away it started. Only thing is I can’t open my trunk but that’s not priority I was thinking it would be something much worse thanks so much for this video. I turned the car off twice and did it again to see if it would work again and it did right away
Hi, my battery was drained and ever since then my key fob is not functioning. I replaced the battery and it’s still not working. Any suggestions on how to fix this issue?
IF YOU LOCKED THE CAR WITH THE FOB, THE ALARM WILL 100% GO OFF, JUST A WARNING. REASON BELOW!! The alarm goes off since the car locks via an encrypted network... when you unlock the door, the car only registered that a door was opened, and it doesn't know how it was opened! (What if it was pick locked?), therefor, it sets off the alarm. To prevent this from happening, you will need to lock the car manually next time.
Hi, my battery died and even my manual key does not open. Not sure if its because I had locked it with the remote. I have f32 with comfort access. Do I need to call in a locksmith?
My bmw battery is dead and when I tried to unlock the door this way, it set off the alarm and I can’t start the engine since the battery is dead. Are there any ways to turn off the alarm except for start the engine?
@@ogblockbusta9950 For me, the alarm eventually stopped after a while, maybe because the battery was dead dead by then. I don't think there is a way to resolve this, and you just need to wait for the battery to be really dead and the alarm will stop.
My x5 works same way, but when I use the physical key to lock and carry it with me for water activities and leave the remainder part of the key in the car, my tailgate door won't lock while I can manually lock the front four doors. Do you know what I am doing wrong?
You need to have the main key fob on your person NEAR the tailgate so it detects it to allow you to use the LOCK button, but you should still be able to press the tailgate CLOSE button to close the tailgate door.
Misleading video. You didn't open the car with a dead key fob, you opened it with a key blade. And if the key worked via emergency start then the key isn't exactly dead is it, maybe the battery is dead but doesn't mean the key is dead.
It's midnight, I'm in a dark, freezing, eerie and unfamiliar place and this video just saved my life!
Glad it could help!
Did your alarm go off?
@@zacharygrossman8316 No, thankfully! I was terrified that it would but it didn't.
WOW THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I was stranded at a gas station and found your video. You saved me from sleeping in my car this evening after long work week. My freakin hero!!!
Glad it helped!
AHA- Thank you so much, I was stranded at the gas station and couldn't start up my car, and asked people on how to do it, saw your video and it worked :)!
Glad I could help! That's exactly why we did it, to help people in a bind
Thought I was stranded at work. Thank you for this video! Positioned my fob exactly like you did in video
Glad it helped!
Definitely worked for me. 550i. Left keys at market, return home and turn off vehicle notice keys wasn’t in the car. Ran inside to get extra key fob and it was dead. Ugh. Thought I was gonna have to catch a Uber, but this video saved me time and money. Thanks
Glad it helped
How did u turn ur car on in the first place if u left the keys at the market?..
Thank you!! You saved me and the entire Seattle airport parking garage from my car’s emergency alarm!!
Lol I was stranded at work ,and you got me home thanks 😊
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you! Of the 2 handful of videos that came up on the search, your's the only one that explained the cover piece, especially how to put it back on, EXTRA ESPECIALLY about that little thing stick/piece that you say may break easily. I had to remove the cover outside at night without bright street lights. I had a hard time putting the cover back on. (The 1st video I watched on how to open didn't mention anything about the cover details, what the cover inside looked like, what's there, etc.). Good thing I didn't press too hard and gave up in fear of damaging something in the dark. Upon seeing your video, I inspected my cover, and indeed, that little stick piece... wasn't upright. It was bent, 90 degrees. No wonder it wouldn't cover back up, bc it being bent "sideways" couldn't fit into the corresponding hole on the door key pad. Anyways, although pleasantly surprised the mini stick was only bent, bc I had assumed I might have broken it off already last night in the dark. As I was getting ready to shop online for a replacement cover, I tried to bend the stick back to it's original position (which I know how it's supposed to be like bc of your video!), actually getting ready for worst case scenario that it wil snap and break, but attempted bc... what else could I do at this point? 1 last ditch effort. Amazingly, that stick isn't of brittle material, it actially let me bend it back 90 degrees to its original place. Finally, now I was able to snap the cover back onto the keypad, very easily, compared to the night before in the dark. Next time if I need to open again (although hope never have to, I will no longer ignore the on-board computer warning of the key fob battery level), I'll surely know what to do AND what NOT to do! Thank you for the fully comprehensive explanation!
Glad to hear. Happy it worked out for you
I do roadside and tech support for these vehicles.. so thanks for this.. made it more clear as to what to instruct customer to do…
Glad it helped
very useful information - in case of emergency need where Key Fob battery dies on you.
Glad it helped
You saved my lifee!! Sheeesh thanks to your instructions my car started with my dead key fob
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching
Bless you! Thank you so much! My car battery fob died and car wouldn’t start😭😭😭😭. I’m over a hour away from home 😭😭😭. God bless you . Thank you
Thank you so much for making this video. Just saved me from having my 11 year old stranded at school.
You saved me so much trouble. Thank you!
Glad it worked
I work for valet and this helped me out a lot , people drop their cars off with no additional car information 🤣
You saved me!! I was freaking out! Which I don’t understand bc I just changed the battery of the keys
Glad it was useful
Thank you. That really helped me and saved through all hassle of going home and getting the spare key.
Glad it helped!
Omg you have saved my life thank you!!! .......im miles away from home i had do idea what i was going to do 😢
Glad it worked out
I was stranded at a gas station as well. I tried holding the key where it said to place it but when I stepped on the brake and hit the start button nothing happened. Luckily I was near a hardware store and bought a new battery!
Thanks heaps for this, ice and snow covered car. Was super stressed until I saw this. Thanks
Glad it helped!
Thanks so much. Applies to BMW M235i as well!
Glad it helped!
Amazing! After shopping, key fob dead. Got in using actual key, car won't start. Until i noticed the key marking on the right side of the steering wheel.
Glad it worked out
Thank you so muchhhhhh
Mate you’ve just saved my life. Thanks bro
Happy to help
Thank You sooooo much!!!
You're welcome!
Saved us😎
Just freaking saved me today - thanks!!!
Glad it helped!
This video just helped me now. Thank you so much! 🙏🏿
Glad it helped!
Thank you! I was just in a situation where my battery died
Thank you so much! Worked like a charm
You're welcome!
You just saved me at the market, thank you SOOO much!
Glad I could help!
Let us know if this how-to video helps and if you'd like to see more videos like this
Good stuff, keep it up! 👍🏼
p.s. this is also better than those showing hideous G80, iX and latest Bimmers 🐽
The video did help but when I placed the key on the steering column where the mark was and I stepped on the brake and hit the start button nothing happened.
Definitely works thanks a lot
You're welcome!
Thank you very much.
Saved me from huge problem, Thanks much!!
Amazing - thank you! BTW 3:44 in a 2021 x3 is raised black on black (not white print) so it's even harder to see, but is on the outer side of the steering column.
Thanks for the feedback
Great video. Thank you!
You are welcome!
This works!!
Glad it worked
Wow 👌 thanks so much after 24hr shift thought I was stuck
Glad it helped! Stay tuned for more useful videos!
Life saver!!!
Wow thank you man my battery it's ok but don't work sometimes
Aw man your the best.
Thanks, glad it was useful!
still says key is missing from the car even when placed on the key column.
OMG you saved me! Thank you
Glad I could help!
Big help!
Worked ! Thank you
Wtf thanks so much. I had my car battery replaced a couple months ago so I was hoping it wasn’t that. I called AAA they confirmed my battery was good and thought I possibly had a short in a fuse thankfully I watched this video before I got this car towed to a mechanic. I held my fob to the key symbol on the steering wheel and right away it started. Only thing is I can’t open my trunk but that’s not priority I was thinking it would be something much worse thanks so much for this video. I turned the car off twice and did it again to see if it would work again and it did right away
Thanks
Great video and presentation!
Thank you kindly!
Hi, my battery was drained and ever since then my key fob is not functioning. I replaced the battery and it’s still not working. Any suggestions on how to fix this issue?
Thankyou somuch❤️
IF YOU LOCKED THE CAR WITH THE FOB, THE ALARM WILL 100% GO OFF, JUST A WARNING. REASON BELOW!!
The alarm goes off since the car locks via an encrypted network... when you unlock the door, the car only registered that a door was opened, and it doesn't know how it was opened! (What if it was pick locked?), therefor, it sets off the alarm. To prevent this from happening, you will need to lock the car manually next time.
I like your videos man ,,,
GOAT
Glad it was useful
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks man
You're welcome!
How do you start the car with key fobs that have to go into a slot
Hi, my battery died and even my manual key does not open. Not sure if its because I had locked it with the remote. I have f32 with comfort access. Do I need to call in a locksmith?
The manual key should open. Unless the mechanism in the door handle is broken. But it's all mechanical, so it should work.
Omg this actually helped so much, thank you!
Glad it helped!
Lifesaver it just happened to me
And
Both
My keys ran out of battery. I just can’t believe this.
Glad it helped
My bmw battery is dead and when I tried to unlock the door this way, it set off the alarm and I can’t start the engine since the battery is dead. Are there any ways to turn off the alarm except for start the engine?
Did you find a resolution? Currently having the same issue with the alarm
@@ogblockbusta9950 For me, the alarm eventually stopped after a while, maybe because the battery was dead dead by then. I don't think there is a way to resolve this, and you just need to wait for the battery to be really dead and the alarm will stop.
That's a very interesting use case. Let me try to research it a bit
This was amazing I thought I was stuck thank you so much!!
Glad it helped!
Thanks so much for the help... But Screw this car.
What's wrong with the car?
BMW could warn the driver before the battery is empty.
BMW does give you a warning about 3 weeks before keyfob totally dead
What do you do if you don’t have the fob??
Well, you need a key to open it. So the dealer can help
Thank you soo much you really a mvp no cap✅🤞🏾
Glad I could help
My key blade or fob will not open the car doors or trunk any suggestions I called a locksmith too and he can’t open it either.
So when you use the blade, what happens?
could u still start the car without the actual physical key fob? with just the spare key i mean
On some BMWs, yes.
I have 2008 1 series the key fob and the key blade doesn't work what could be the problem
It doesn't work to open the door?
I don’t have the key symbol on the side of my steering wheel, I’ve got a 2006 1 series. How do I start mine with a dead key fob?
Good question. Let us look into that procedure.
I know this is a long shot but Mine is the same a 320i 2005 I think. And I usually insert my key fob to start the car, can I still drive it?
Well damn.
My key lock thing is broken and just spins and spins
Or you just always have a backup battery in a pocket, bag etc. ...
I hat such complications...
My x5 works same way, but when I use the physical key to lock and carry it with me for water activities and leave the remainder part of the key in the car, my tailgate door won't lock while I can manually lock the front four doors. Do you know what I am doing wrong?
Interesting use case. Need to look into it
You need to have the main key fob on your person NEAR the tailgate so it detects it to allow you to use the LOCK button, but you should still be able to press the tailgate CLOSE button to close the tailgate door.
still not working
Did you check the battery is good?
I3 is not a real BMW 🤦🏻♂️
I would say is more than a real BMW. Tell me one car that costs 3
$45k and is made of carbon fiber. Fully
@@bmwblog 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Misleading video. You didn't open the car with a dead key fob, you opened it with a key blade. And if the key worked via emergency start then the key isn't exactly dead is it, maybe the battery is dead but doesn't mean the key is dead.
No offense, but it is not misleading. This is how you open the car when the remote has no battery left to open the doors. So that's what it means.
why would I want to smash the button and break the thing?
Thank you so much, worked a treat!! 😊
You're welcome!
Great video , thank you for helping
Glad it helped
Thank you 🙏
You’re welcome 😊
Does this work with only the key blade? I lost the fob but have the key blade and i need to start my car. Please help🙏🏻 2016 BMW 428i
You need the fob also for that model