2017 MINI Hardtop 4 Door
Key Replacement - Save vs Dealer in Ventura County

2017 MINI Hardtop 4 Door Smart Key Replacement - Fast, Affordable & Professional

A River Park resident called me on a Tuesday afternoon. Her 2017 MINI Hardtop 4 Door was sitting in the driveway showing a key-not-detected warning on the dash, and the car would not start. She had already tried the obvious stuff. New CR2032, bought from a pharmacy. Still nothing.

When I got there, I asked her to show me how she swapped the battery. She popped the fob open and the issue was right there - the replacement battery was seated slightly off-center, and one of the contact clips had a small outward bend from being pried instead of pressed. The fob looked fine from the outside. The battery looked new. But the connection was unreliable enough that the car's security system could not read the fob at all.

I straightened the contact, seated the CR2032 flat, and tested the fob at the car. It came right back. Walk the doors, check the start, run every button. All of it worked.

She did not need a new key. That was the honest answer, so that is what I told her. But she asked about a spare while I was there, because she had never had one for this car. We talked through the cost, she said yes, and I programmed a second fob on site while everything was already connected.

That second key was the real reason the trip was worth her time. One call, one visit, both problems handled in the driveway. She did not have to arrange anything with a dealer or wait for a parts order.

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