Your BMW X4 doesn’t want to start? Have you analyzed all kinds of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the issue comes from your immobiliser ? It is certainly plausible, actually that it is in question if your automotive no longer wants to start or stalls when starting for no reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your BMW X4 ? You are on the good website, we have made this content to support you see more clearly and resolve your trouble related to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your BMW X4, then the different ways to disable it.

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How your immobiliser system functions on BMW X4

Before explaining the different choices available to you, here is a short introduction to explain the goal and functions of the immobilizer in your BMW X4. This electronic element was invented 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your BMW X4. Indeed, 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 X4 will go each time you place the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is actually the one required by your immobilization box. It is only at this instant, that it will allow 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 X4

Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser

First methodology, your key no longer permits your BMW X4 to start, you want to disable the immobiliser of your BMW X4, but first of all you should try this technique to start it and take it to a mechanic verify that you can not do a less important procedure to reestablish the normal start of your vehicle. Indeed, with your vehicle you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your BMW X4), 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 vehicle 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, duplicate the procedure until you have entered the full code. This should allow your BMW X4 to start without having to remove the immobiliser.

Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealership

If even though a battery swap, several attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your BMW X4 still doesn’t work, it’s probably your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your BMW X4. Indeed, your transponder must have been injured or must have fallen off your key. To correct this issue, only solution, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealer who can repair your BMW X4 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 car 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 X4.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be thinking to bypass the immobilizer from your BMW X4, this is not advised at all for some reasons. First your BMW X4 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Indeed, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to turn your car on. In addition to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it realizes that the immobiliser on your BMW X4 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some sites still give the method, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could help people with bad intentions.

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the BMW X4, do not hesitate to consult our BMW X4 category.