Lost my key??

Jarninius · Yesterday, 05:24 PM

2011 335xi, comfort access key. I drove home from work today and as soon as i put my car into park it said “key not detected” on my dash and so i turned my car off and tried to turn it back on to see if any signal would be picked up and it won’t start. i’ve torn through my car and have found nothing. Does the car immediately warn you as soon as the key is missing or does it only search for it when in park? i’m really hoping that it alerts me immediately because if not then i have no clue where my key would be. The only explanation i can think of is starting my car with my keys on the roof or something but i’m not even sure if that is possible. if there is any way i would be able to test whether or not my key is inside my car, please let me know. My luck has run out and i keep having problems

lookalikehuuh · Today, 12:23 AM

Not sure if this helps you, but I went outside, set my keys on the roof and tried to start the car. NO dice, the car just gave me a "no key" icon. It appear that for my car in particular the key has to be physically inside the perimeter of the car door or the engine won't start.

My car is a 07 pre-lci so assuming no changes since then I would assume your car would behave similarly.

Yesterday, 05:24 PM	#1
Jarninius New Member 12 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 2011 335xi Join Date: Jul 2024 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Lost my key?? 2011 335xi, comfort access key. I drove home from work today and as soon as i put my car into park it said “key not detected” on my dash and so i turned my car off and tried to turn it back on to see if any signal would be picked up and it won’t start. i’ve torn through my car and have found nothing. Does the car immediately warn you as soon as the key is missing or does it only search for it when in park? i’m really hoping that it alerts me immediately because if not then i have no clue where my key would be. The only explanation i can think of is starting my car with my keys on the roof or something but i’m not even sure if that is possible. if there is any way i would be able to test whether or not my key is inside my car, please let me know. My luck has run out and i keep having problems
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lookalikehuuh Major 962 Rep 1,483 Posts Drives: 2006 330i, 2007 335i Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0)	Not sure if this helps you, but I went outside, set my keys on the roof and tried to start the car. NO dice, the car just gave me a "no key" icon. It appear that for my car in particular the key has to be physically inside the perimeter of the car door or the engine won't start. My car is a 07 pre-lci so assuming no changes since then I would assume your car would behave similarly.
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