Your Mini Mini 3 doesn’t want to start? Have you tested everything? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the issue emanates from your immobiliser ? It is quite plausible, actually that it is in question if your car no longer wants to start or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Mini Mini 3 ? You are in the right place, we have created this post to help you see more clearly and fix your problems connected to this part. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Mini Mini 3, then the different methods to disable it.

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How your immobiliser system works on Mini Mini 3

Before describing the different choices available to you, here is a short intro to show you the goal and operation of the immobilizer in your Mini Mini 3. This electronic part came out 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Mini Mini 3. 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 Mini Mini 3 will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is actually the one asked by your immobilization box. It is only at this instant, that it will let you start. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this system will work.

The different alternatives to bypass the immobiliser on your Mini Mini 3

Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser

First technique, your key no longer enables your Mini Mini 3 to start, you want to deactivate the immobiliser of your Mini Mini 3, but first of all you should try this approach to start it and take it to a mechanic verify that you can not do a less important process to reestablish 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 Mini Mini 3), but if you don’t have it you should at least have the “code card”, it includes 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, duplicate the process until you have entered the full code. This should let you start your Mini Mini 3 without having to remove the immobiliser.

Repair your key at a key specialist or your dealer

If despite a battery swap, several attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Mini Mini 3 still doesn’t want to start, it’s likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Mini Mini 3. In fact, your transponder must have been injured or must have fallen off your key. To correct this issue, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your dealer who can restore your Mini Mini 3 key. Determined by 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 Mini Mini 3.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be thinking to bypass the immobilizer from your Mini Mini 3, this is not recommended at all for many reasons. First your Mini Mini 3 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. In fact, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to start it. In addition to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it knows that the immobiliser on your Mini Mini 3 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some sites still give the methodology, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.

Whenever you have any additional questions about the Mini Mini 3, do not hesitate to consult our Mini Mini 3 category.