Your Bmw Serie 1 F20 doesn’t want to start? Have you tried everything? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the trouble comes from your immobiliser ? It is reasonably plausible, actually that it is in question if your automotive doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Bmw Serie 1 F20 ? You are on the good website, we have created this post to help you see more clearly and resolve your trouble relating to this part. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Bmw Serie 1 F20, then the different techniques to disable it.
How your immobiliser system functions on Bmw Serie 1 F20
Before describing the different solutions available to you, here is a short introduction to demonstrate the intent and functions of the immobilizer in your Bmw Serie 1 F20. This electronic element appeared 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Bmw Serie 1 F20. In fact, thanks to a transponder and an antenna (coil) included in the key, and, a immobilisation control box included in the ECU and a reception antenna on the neiman, your Bmw Serie 1 F20 will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is actually the one expected by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will enable you to turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this device will work.
The different possibilities to bypass the immobiliser on your Bmw Serie 1 F20
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First methodology, your key no longer permits your Bmw Serie 1 F20 to start, you want to disable the immobiliser of your Bmw Serie 1 F20, but first of all you should try this process to start it and take it to a garage verify that you can not execute a less important procedure to restore the normal start of your car. In fact, with your car you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Bmw Serie 1 F20), but if you don’t have it you should at least have the “code card”, it contains the start code. Thanks to this code, you will still be able to start your car by entering it manually. To do this, turn on the ignition, use your centralized button to enter the digits, several quick presses (example: 2 for digit 2) then a stop of one and a half seconds to validate the digit and resume, repeat the procedure until you have entered the entire code. This should allow your Bmw Serie 1 F20 to start without having to remove the immobiliser.
Repair your key at a key specialist or your dealer
If despite a battery change, different tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Bmw Serie 1 F20 still doesn’t want to start, it’s probably your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Bmw Serie 1 F20. In fact, your transponder must have been damaged or must have fallen off your key. To correct this trouble, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your dealer who can repair your Bmw Serie 1 F20 key. Depending on who you go to the repair should cost you about 100 euros if you still have a copy or your “code card” and about 350 euros at your dealer if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Bmw Serie 1 F20.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be attracted to bypass the immobilizer from your Bmw Serie 1 F20, this is not advised at all for some reasons. First your Bmw Serie 1 F20 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. In fact, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to turn your car on. Moreover to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it acknowledges that the immobiliser on your Bmw Serie 1 F20 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some websites online still give the process, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Bmw Serie 1 F20, do not hesitate to consult our Bmw Serie 1 F20 category.
