Contemporary automobiles have a growing number of functionnalities and even though they bring us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time simple to operate. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Bmw 1 series, depending on its functionnalities, it can be tricky to figure out how to start a Bmw 1 series? Even if this required act of running a car may seem evident to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. In this article we will teach you the distinct techniques to start a Bmw 1 series with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Bmw 1 series with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Bmw 1 series with key?

So we start our content which is designed to show you how to start a Bmw 1 series, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find under the various steps to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Bmw 1 series:

  • Determine the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is almost always on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to have a look at our content on the steering wheel blocked on Bmw 1 series that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they signify don’t hesitate to have a look at our content on orange lights on Bmw 1 series to discover the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Bmw 1 series starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Bmw 1 series,

How to start a Bmw 1 series with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Bmw 1 series with key or will show you you how to do it for a Bmw 1 series equipped with a key card and not a key. The process remains pretty much alike, so don’t hesitate to return to the previous section to get information on each of the steps to do. Discover listed below the steps to follow to start your Bmw 1 series with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Bmw 1 series is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Uncover the “start” button, which is commonly located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly situated on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Bmw 1 series

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Bmw 1 series

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How do I start a Bmw 1 series without a key?

And to finish, we will see, how to start a Bmw 1 series without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. Even so, you should know that if your Bmw 1 series is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to turn on it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to follow:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them mutually and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Bmw 1 series).

There, you’ve learned all the solutions to start a Bmw 1 series.

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