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Originally Posted by eshtebah |
Good news for today! This is good news for most of the NZ peeps out there who have a keyless entry remote system BUT no security or alarm system.
I got my handbook today from BMW (Team McMillan) in Auckland for $71 (NZDollars). The handbook is really for a COMPACT or 318ti vehicle and not just a generic E36 handbook.
Anyway, after paying for the handbook, I asked the service people to have a look at my remote for the keyless entry. I said that it used to work and after replacing the remote's batteries... they don't work anymore. So one of the guys just got my keys and went to my car. I didn't try to show the guy that I was looking over his shoulders but I did
. I can confirm that the steps on the link above was the method or procedure he used or did to initialize my remote again. BUT i don't know if it is applicable to the 3-button remote. My remote is a 2-button one (round and squarish buttons). It is also the same procedure stated on my handbook that I bought. BUT i have to add something that the handbook did not mention and what the guy actually did...
after putting ignition in position 1 and back to position 0, the guys pulled out the key from the ignition and directly pointed it to the receiver. The receiver is located just below the rear view mirror... the round thingy you turn to adjust the glare from the car's lights behind you. And that's where he did the push of the buttons...holding button 1 while pressing button 2 3 times, then release button 1. the remote happens to have something like an IR transmitter. he directly pointed the IR transmitter (from the remote) to that round thingy at the bottom of the rear view mirror (receiver is located there). i think that THAT is the secret there!
in the past, i have been doing the pushing of the buttons while the key was in the ignition (after doing position 1 and 0). somehow, the IR transmitter is blocked from the view of the receiver.
just wanted to share this with everyone. no need to wait after 15 minutes if you unlocked the car with the key because the service guy just did it without waiting....
...best of all, i wasn't raped!!! it was FREE!!!
cheers!