[MP423]

I had a problem when on holidays at the beach at Christmas. I had left my car parked in the lock up garage at the apartment and not really driven it for a couple of weeks whilst we trucked the kids around in the family car. The day before we were leaving I went to drive it and the key wouldn't recognise and I got the message to hold it up to the symbol on the steering column. Even that wouldn't recognise it. So after much persistence and vile language I got it going. Then it did it again at the next destination a couple of hours later. Same processes...persistence and foul language. Next day it worked fine and we made it home. I thought that it may have been a battery issue, car or key, and it just ended a highway drive which it got going home from holidays. Then once home and back in the daily commute, not a problem. I knew it was no point taking it to the stealers because unless it's happening when you take it in you just get some dipshit saying, "yeah looks ok to me".

So last week I go to a Eddie Vedder concert where I work and it happens again in my private underground car park. So I was thinking maybe it's a underground car park issue. My wife said "do you want me to get out and you can lock it and start the process again?" I thought it was worth a try so she got out and sure enough it started.

So what I think I've discovered is that both times it's happened I've had her car key inside the car and the car is getting confused trying to read both keys. When she got out she took her keys with her. When we were on holidays I had her keys with me in the car and the next day I didn't.

Just wondering if anyone has experienced the same or similar?

[MarkyMarkOz]

Having another key fob in the car should not make any difference I would have thought? The only time the fob number or id is interpreted is when one of the transmitt keys is pushed on the fob, or in the case of a low fob battery, when it is placed near the proximity sensor on the steering column.

[AMJAM]

This happens to me at least once a week with only one key in the car so two keys is no issue for me. To be honest I am pretty sick of BMW Australia. Anything that service people can't replicate or show up in a computer scan didn't happen don't you know? Lol

[MP423]

Sorry should've explained clearer, the wifes key I'm referring to is the Land Rover key, not the spare BMW key.

That's why I don't think it's a coincidence that the only two times I've had that key in the car is the only two times I've had the issue.

If it happens again without the key I'll report back.

[Uri]

Originally Posted by MP423

Sorry should've explained clearer, the wifes key I'm referring to is the Land Rover key, not the spare BMW key.

That's why I don't think it's a coincidence that the only two times I've had that key in the car is the only two times I've had the issue.

If it happens again without the key I'll report back.

FYI, I have both a Land Rover key fob (2013 Disco) and the BMW one on my set and I've never encountered any problems

[MP423]

Originally Posted by Uri

FYI, I have both a Land Rover key fob (2013 Disco) and the BMW one on my set and I've never encountered any problems

Thanks for feedback. Ours is LR Defender with separate remote to actual key. Not sure of that's different to Disco setup?