Bmw car key info
Discussion
Hi guys my insurance company has sent my car key off for examination as part of a stolen car claim
They say it is to check that the key is actually for my vehicle and to see if it holds any information
Anyone out there clued up on what information
Will be stored on there?my car is a 2011 bmw 3 series
Thanks
They say it is to check that the key is actually for my vehicle and to see if it holds any information
Anyone out there clued up on what information
Will be stored on there?my car is a 2011 bmw 3 series
Thanks
Ambient temp
Fuel level in tank
Kilometers on car
average kms per week
key number(s)
model type (ie N54/N55/N52)
services due
vehicle color code
interior color code
in service date
build date
coolant temp when last used
brake fluid date/when its due to be change
and ecu serial numbers
Fuel level in tank
Kilometers on car
average kms per week
key number(s)
model type (ie N54/N55/N52)
services due
vehicle color code
interior color code
in service date
build date
coolant temp when last used
brake fluid date/when its due to be change
and ecu serial numbers
t load of info is stored on the key, or naff all.
They really couldn't of confused the OP more...Seems like there is a confusion across the board on this
I asked someone who has worked for land rover all their life and they say the key will have all the cars data eg.make model age vin miles etc but then someone who shall I say lives life close to the law is of the opinion all these new car keys will store what time and date the car was lost used with the particular key..interesting stuff
I asked someone who has worked for land rover all their life and they say the key will have all the cars data eg.make model age vin miles etc but then someone who shall I say lives life close to the law is of the opinion all these new car keys will store what time and date the car was lost used with the particular key..interesting stuff
Monty Python said:
Ambient temp
Fuel level in tank
Kilometers on car
average kms per week
key number(s)
model type (ie N54/N55/N52)
services due
vehicle color code
interior color code
in service date
build date
coolant temp when last used
brake fluid date/when its due to be change
and ecu serial numbers
Pretty much this ^^^^^^^Fuel level in tank
Kilometers on car
average kms per week
key number(s)
model type (ie N54/N55/N52)
services due
vehicle color code
interior color code
in service date
build date
coolant temp when last used
brake fluid date/when its due to be change
and ecu serial numbers
Second Monty Python's post above.. I had an E90 and when I went to the BMW dealer they were able to download all the info about the car's condition and set vehicle preferences etc.
OP - Worth looking into the infamous BMW ECU thefts whereby cars were stolen using blank BMW keys. Assuming you don't know already how the car was taken.
OP - Worth looking into the infamous BMW ECU thefts whereby cars were stolen using blank BMW keys. Assuming you don't know already how the car was taken.
Well I see this key report being pretty flawed if I'm honest..what's to say that if a report came back saying the key was last used before a reported theft that the time and date in the car that the key relates to is absolutely correct.
Good for identifying a vehicle etc but not totally watertight in terms of insurance purposes
Good for identifying a vehicle etc but not totally watertight in terms of insurance purposes
Also on my mini (still BMW ish) the key also stores preferential user settings, and after the first six months in my ownership I swapped keys in order to keep the batteries inside charged up, settings on my car changed and I couldn't figure out why until someone mentioned this was the case.
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