Recent vehicles have a growing number of functionnalities and nevertheless they provide us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not always user friendly. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a BMW X1, depending on its functionnalities, it can be complicated to figure out how to start a BMW X1? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem very clear to many of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. In this article we will explain the different methods to start a BMW X1 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a BMW X1 with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a BMW X1 with key?

So we commence our article content which aims to learn you how to start a BMW X1, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find under the various steps to be executed to turn on the engine of your BMW X1:

  • Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is in most instances on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to read our article content on the steering wheel blocked on BMW X1 that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Examine 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 till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they signify don’t hesitate to read our article content on orange lights on BMW X1 to discover the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your BMW X1 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your BMW X1,

How to start a BMW X1 with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a BMW X1 with key or will describe you how to do it for a BMW X1 equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique is still roughly alike, so don’t hesitate to return back to the previous part to have details on each of the steps to do. Discover below the guidelines to follow to start your BMW X1 with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your BMW X1 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.
  • Find the “start” button, which is commonly based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly situated on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your BMW X1

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your BMW X1

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How do I start a BMW X1 without a key?

And to conclude, we will see, how to start a BMW X1 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. Nevertheless, you should know that if your BMW X1 is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be hard to turn on it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to follow:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate 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 isolate 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 promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your BMW X1).

There, you’ve learned all the techniques to start a BMW X1.

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