Hi all, I have a 2001 BMW E39 5 series. My remote control on the key has stopped working a few days ago. At first it just took a few presses to get it to work, as though it was losing power, and now the buttons create no reaction in the car at all. The key still works in the door lock to open and shut the vehicle via the central locking and it still starts the ignition fine.
I did a bit of googling for instructions on replacing the battery, but it seems that from 2001 onwards, this key does not have a battery, and is charged by the ignition everytime it is driven.
I have given it a few days and a couple of journeys about an hour long each to try and charge the key, but no luck, it still does not operate. I only have one key with the remote buttons, my spare doesn't, so I cannot test whether the issue is with the key or the receiver.
Having read about it a bit more, I can't find a decent answer on how to actually fix the problem. I'm hoping some of the BMW experts here will have some knowledge on this problem and some great advice to get me back into my vehicle remotely!
Many thanks
I did a bit of googling for instructions on replacing the battery, but it seems that from 2001 onwards, this key does not have a battery, and is charged by the ignition everytime it is driven.
I have given it a few days and a couple of journeys about an hour long each to try and charge the key, but no luck, it still does not operate. I only have one key with the remote buttons, my spare doesn't, so I cannot test whether the issue is with the key or the receiver.
Having read about it a bit more, I can't find a decent answer on how to actually fix the problem. I'm hoping some of the BMW experts here will have some knowledge on this problem and some great advice to get me back into my vehicle remotely!
Many thanks