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2018 MINI Hardtop 4 Door
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Most popular MINI key typeMost Popular
2018 MINI Hardtop 4 Door Smart Key NBGIDGNG1
FCC IDNBGIDGNG1Part #Buttons4BatteryCR2032Frequency433 MHzRemote StartNo
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Emergency Key
2018 MINI Hardtop 4 Door Emergency Key
FCC IDPart #9345898-01ButtonsBatteryFrequencyRemote StartNo
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The 2018 MINI Hardtop 4 Door is on the F-series platform, so the smart key takes a CR2032 -- standard, easy to find. But here is the thing owners miss: the battery contacts inside the fob housing are thin and they bend. A fresh CR2032 sitting slightly off-axis reads like a dead key. If your fob range got short before it quit entirely, open it up, check that the battery is seated flat and the contacts are making real pressure. Also worth knowing: the 2018 uses a fold-away blade integrated into the fob body. That blade is the emergency key if the fob stops communicating, so if the blade itself is worn or damaged, that is a separate problem from the electronics. Adding a key or doing an all-keys-lost on this generation requires diagnostic equipment through the OBD port -- there is no ignition-turn or button sequence that works on these.
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I was out in Poinsettia on a Tuesday afternoon, parked on a side street near one of the residential courts off Lemonwood. The owner of a 2018 MINI Hardtop 4 Door had gotten the key-not-detected warning on the dash and figured it was a dead fob battery. She had already swapped in a fresh CR2032 herself, which was the right call. Still nothing.

She met me at the car looking a little skeptical, which is fair. She had done what the internet told her to do and it did not help.

I popped the fob open on the hood and the battery she put in was the right type, but one of the contact tabs had a slight outward bow on it -- enough that the battery was rocking instead of sitting flat. A quick press to reseat the tab, close it up, and the fob came back immediately. Door lock, unlock, all four buttons working.

But I did not stop there. I walked every door handle, checked the push-button start response at distance, and made sure the fob was reading consistently before I called it done. With these MINI smart keys, you want to be sure it is stable and not just waking up for a minute.

She mentioned the dealer had quoted her a replacement fob and a programming appointment a week out. She did not need any of that. The whole visit was under 20 minutes and cost her a fraction of what they had quoted.

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May 2024
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MINI Hardtop 4 Door Mobile Service FAQ

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What if I need a replacement key after hours or on a weekend?
Call us. MINI dealers keep standard service department hours -- usually closed by early evening and limited on Saturdays, and if your situation comes up on a Friday night you are looking at Monday at the earliest before they can even get you on the schedule. We work evenings and weekends specifically because that is when people actually lose or break keys. One call and we come to you in Poinsettia or wherever you are in Ventura.
How long does the programming actually take once you are at my car?
Can you get me a key faster than the dealer?
I bought a replacement fob online. Can you just program it to my 2018 MINI?
My MINI starts fine but the fob only locks and unlocks from about a foot away. What is going on?
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MINI Hardtop 4 Door Key Service Areas

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Santa Barbara
Santa BarbaraETA 30-35 min
Goleta
GoletaETA 30-35 min
Isla Vista
Isla VistaETA 30-35 min
Montecito
MontecitoETA 25-30 min
Carpinteria
CarpinteriaETA 20-25 min
Ojai
OjaiETA 20-25 min
Ventura
VenturaETA 10-15 min
Santa Paula
Santa PaulaETA 20-25 min
Fillmore
FillmoreETA 25-30 min
Oxnard
OxnardETA 10-15 min
Port Hueneme
Port HuenemeETA 10-15 min
Camarillo
CamarilloETA 15-20 min
Moorpark
MoorparkETA 25-30 min
Simi Valley
Simi ValleyETA 30-35 min
Thousand Oaks
Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
Santa BarbaraGoletaMontecitoCarpinteriaOjaiVenturaSanta PaulaFillmoreOxnardPort HuenemeCamarilloMoorparkSimi ValleyThousand Oaks
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