What does vehicle key battery discharged mean on a bmw

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Remember Me? In just 1 year and with minimal driving between now and March!! Anyone else experienced this and as simple as just taking it to the dealer and getting it replaced or can I change it myself easily? Appreciate 0. I just replaced mine myself rather than driving to the dealer. Attached Images.

What does vehicle key battery discharged mean on a bmw

Remember Me? Welcome to the ultimate BMW X3 community. Do i need to get back to BMW to resolve this? Anything else i need to be aware of in relation to this? Thanks all. Appreciate 0. Brigadier General. Last edited by kscarrol; at AM.. Appreciate 1. DiamondLights Originally Posted by kscarrol. The message should be "remote battery low

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Remember Me? Welcome to the ultimate BMW X3 community. Has anyone else got that notification yet or has had short battery life with their key? My car is less than 2 years old and remote control battery already needs to be replaced. In reading other forums, it sounds like the Comfort Access is draining the remote control battery base on where you store you keys and how some others didn't make it pass a year without having to replace the battery. Or maybe it those rear hatch gremlins that keeps opening my trunk and draining my remote battery cos I've had a few those too haha. Appreciate 0.

Last Updated: January 9, References. This article was co-authored by Ed Beery. With more than eight years of experience, he specializes in providing maintenance and repair services for both individuals and companies. There are 8 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. This article has been viewed , times. If you own an E, 5, or 7 series BMW, your key probably has some sort of rechargeable battery. To charge your BMW key, try doing so while you drive. You'll need to drive it for 30 minutes to charge your key enough to perform 15 presses. You can also charge your key with a wireless phone charger.

What does vehicle key battery discharged mean on a bmw

Remember Me? Battery discharged. Replace key battery a couple of weeks ago but every time I get into car get above message come up. No check control message in vehicle status. Key is working fine. How do I get rid of message? Attached Images. Appreciate 0.

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Create an account. There is also a different key programming process for older BMWs. Vehicle key: battery empty In just 1 year and with minimal driving between now and March!! Appreciate 0. Well so I replaced it with a brand new battery but the car still keeps giving the same error message. AVS Forum. Some of the battery packaging shows a 'good until' date Find More Posts by Phil Please Log In to continue. The key fob is supposed to shut down if there is no movement after a short period of time. It read 2. Appreciate 1. I cheaped out and bought some "sunbeam" aka asian sub -standard batteries and the low battery warning stayed on because of not enough ouput voltage.

This is to alert you that your battery is getting low and the vehicle needs time to charge it before you shut the engine down again.

I never replaced my battery in the five years I owned my last car which also had comfort access, something is off about this.. First, to unlock your car's door, press and hold the key release button at the base of your remote fob and slide out the internal key blade. Where to find your VIN? Add image [[reviewImageErr]]. Remember Me? Guess he was wrong. Do i need to get back to BMW to resolve this? This can cause numerous fault codes flooding the vehicle computer due to low voltage. First Lieutenant. You can even add extra fobs by ordering a spare or replacement from BMW. Let us help! Originally Posted by deladude.