2013 MINI Countryman
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2013 MINI Countryman Remote Head Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A woman in Ormond Beach called on a Tuesday morning. She'd lost both keys to her 2013 MINI Countryman over the weekend, one she thought was in a beach bag, one genuinely gone. No spare. Car sitting in her driveway, not going anywhere.

She'd already called the dealer. They told her to tow it in and plan on waiting a day or two for the part. That was the moment she started looking for another option.

I pulled up to her place with everything I needed. The Countryman was locked, so the first order of business was getting inside without touching the paint or the weatherstripping. Once in, I decoded the lock and cut a fresh key blade on the portable machine right there in her driveway.

Then I connected to the OBD port and ran the all-keys-lost sequence. The immobilizer module on the Countryman takes a little more time to access cleanly than on some other platforms, so I don't rush that step. I let it do what it needs to do. New key enrolled, old lost fobs erased from memory so they can't be used to start the car if they ever turn up.

I cut a second key while I was there, because losing one hurts. Losing both at once teaches a lesson and she didn't want to learn it twice.

Both keys started the car. Both remotes worked. She tested the lock button herself three or four times like she was making sure it was real.

The dealer quote was sitting in her inbox the whole time. She said she saved a good chunk. Mostly she was just glad she didn't have to tow it.

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