2017 MINI Convertible
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2017 MINI Convertible Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional
Got a call from someone near the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, standing next to a 2017 MINI Convertible with the top down and no way to start it.
She had one smart key. It worked that morning. By lunch, the start button just pulsed yellow and the instrument cluster showed "Key not detected." She tried holding the fob right against the steering column. Nothing. Tried the door lock button on the fob. Dead feeling, no click from the doors.
I pulled the NBGIDGNG1 apart on her passenger seat. The CR2032 had voltage, barely, like 2.7 volts instead of the 3-plus it should read. These MINI smart keys are known for draining batteries faster than you would think because the passive polling from the FEM module wakes the fob constantly. Forum posts on NorthAmericanMotoring are full of owners saying they go through CR2032s every six to eight months.
Fresh battery in, contacts clean, shell snapped back together. Start button went green on the first press. Then I walked every function: lock, unlock, trunk release, panic. Checked the comfort access sensors on both front door handles and the trunk button. All responding.
She said she almost called the dealer. Their standard line is to bring the car in and leave it for diagnostics. For a battery that costs almost nothing at the drugstore. I just happened to also confirm her key registration was solid while I was there, through the OBD port, so she would not be second-guessing it later.
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