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2009 MINI Hardtop 2 Door Remote Head Key IYZKEYR5602
FCC IDIYZKEYR5602Part #3452819-01Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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2009 MINI Hardtop 2 Door Remote Head Key IYZKEYR5602
FCC IDIYZKEYR5602Part #3452819-01Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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2009 MINI Hardtop 2 Door Key KR55WK49333
FCC IDKR55WK49333Part #Buttons3BatteryCR2032Frequency315 MHzRemote StartNo
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The 2009 MINI Hardtop runs a remote head key with a transponder chip baked right into the head of the key. The remote functions and the immobilizer are two separate systems sharing one housing. So if your doors respond to the buttons but the engine cranks and dies, that is an immobilizer sync issue, not a dead fob. If the buttons do nothing but the car starts fine, that is the opposite problem: dead battery or a failed remote circuit, while the transponder is still talking. Knowing which half failed saves you from replacing the whole thing unnecessarily. Battery in this fob is a CR2032, which is easy to find, but a lot of owners force the case open and crack the circuit board. Pop it with a coin from the seam, not a screwdriver tip. Also worth knowing: on this generation MINI, the key has to be programmed to the car, not just cut. A freshly cut blank with no programming will turn the cylinder and do nothing else.
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I was in Downtown Lemon Grove on a Tuesday afternoon, parked outside one of the shops on Broadway. The call came from a guy a few blocks over who had been dealing with his 2009 MINI Hardtop for about a week already.

He had ordered a replacement key online after his original started acting inconsistent. The blade was fine, the fob body looked right, but the car would not start with it. He had already been to a shop that told him they could not program MINI keys and sent him away. Then he called the dealer, who gave him a number that made him pause, plus the news that his car would need to be towed in and held for a few days.

By the time I got there, he was pretty tired of the whole thing. He handed me the blank he had ordered and I checked it against the vehicle. The blade profile was correct. The fob housing matched the three-button layout his car needed.

What was missing was everything under the hood, so to speak. The transponder had never been enrolled to the car, and the remote had never been paired. It was just plastic and metal sitting in his hand.

I pulled up to the car, connected through the OBD port, and got into the security system. Enrolled the transponder, synced the remote functions, tested all three buttons, then verified the engine started and held without stalling. The whole process took under forty minutes, most of which was letting the system complete its cycle.

He had already spent time and money chasing this before I arrived. The job itself was the easy part.

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How many buttons does the 2009 MINI Hardtop 2 Door key have?
Three buttons. On this generation MINI remote head key, the button layout handles your main remote functions, and all three get tested before I leave your location. One thing worth knowing: the remote side and the transponder side are programmed separately during the job. Both have to be working for you to call the key fully functional. I do not hand it back until I have confirmed all three buttons respond and the car starts and stays running.
What is a remote head key and how does it work?
Do I need to be present during the key replacement?
My 2009 MINI starts fine but the remote buttons stopped working. Do I need a whole new key?
Can I buy a replacement fob online and have it programmed to my 2009 MINI?
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