What info is recorded on M key thing?
What info is recorded on M key thing?
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rossb

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634 posts

247 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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Hi - have an e90 which i am really enjoying - which brings to me to a comment a mate made over the weekend - who said that in the event of being stopped by the BIB - they now are aware that speed etc is recorded on the key itself for the past 15 mins of use - and they have the capability to interrogate the data...is this true - has anyone actually been aware of this happening - or is it an old wives tale?

TIA

DT398

1,944 posts

174 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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Or was it April 1st anytime recently? Sounds highly unlikely. I know the key stores some service related data and it might store other things too, but I doubt they could be used against you.

rossb

Original Poster:

634 posts

247 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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ok i concede it was
- april 1 when i was told this
- i was in my local at the time and my recollection of exactly what he said is a little hazy...
but he was adamant that data relating to speed/rpm/which gear was available to read on the key - just curious enough to like to know categorically that sort of data is not recorded in the key - presume this is recorded in the ecu

pilchardthecat

7,483 posts

205 months

Monday 2nd April 2012
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Even if it does store the speed it won't be calibrated and i doubt it would be submissible as evidence.

Post in the legal section and some legal eagle will tell you

911wise

1,887 posts

235 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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pilchardthecat said:
Even if it does store the speed it won't be calibrated and i doubt it would be submissible as evidence.

Post in the legal section and some legal eagle will tell you
Not to mention the possibility of the BIB having a device that can read the keys on all makes and models of cars.

rossb

Original Poster:

634 posts

247 months

Tuesday 3rd April 2012
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911wise said:
pilchardthecat said:
Even if it does store the speed it won't be calibrated and i doubt it would be submissible as evidence.

Post in the legal section and some legal eagle will tell you
Not to mention the possibility of the BIB having a device that can read the keys on all makes and models of cars.
ok - it is probably a far fetched and unrealistic assumption - but i have posted here to see if anyone can shed any light on it - http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...