Picked up my wifes cherished mini cooper from mini dealer on saturday and was dissapointed to find no spare key with the car.
2008 mini cooper key fob programming.
If your key remote wont unlock lock your doors try this.
I see 2008 mini fobs on ebay that look exactly like my fob.
Since then the mini cooper has had many upgrades one being keyless entry.
How to program new blank key to mini cooper r56 2008 i have just one key but remote door lock not working because someone damage board in remote and no battery inside car starts fine but keyless door lock not working.
On most of my cars i ve been able to program the fob so long as i have a working key or fob or something.
The sales bloke has provided me with a quote for a spare 60 for the key and a massive 50 to programme.
Since then the mini cooper has had many upgrades one being keyless entry.
I m still able to start and stop the car using that key fob but the 3 buttons on it still won t work.
If you need to reprogram a key whether the key deprogrammed itself after a battery replacement or if you lost your keys and need to program a new one programming a mini cooper key is simple and takes only a few minutes.
Your mini comes standard with two programmed keyless entry remotes.
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Try the lock and unlock with the keys they should work if they dont try again the sequence is critical.
2002 2006 r50 mini cooper and r53 cooper s hatchback 2005 2008 r52 mini cooper and cooper s convertibles.
If you need to reprogram a key whether the key deprogrammed itself after a battery replacement or if you lost your keys and need to program a new one programming a mini cooper key is simple and takes only a few minutes.
Have all the keys on you when you get into the car.
Once youve finished doing this to all the keys you can open the door or put a key in the ign to finish the programming.
Proceed at your own risk.
The mini cooper was introduced in 1959.
If you find yourself in a situation where you need additional keys you will need to program them to work with your mini.
But on these mini s the fob is actually the key so i assume they re more complicated.
The keyless entry system allows mini cooper owners to use the key fob to lock unlock and release the trunk on your vehicle from a distance.
