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Old Jun 14, 2021 | 01:40 PM
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Getting to neutral.

Hello everyone,

My borthers c220 w205 is dead atm. The key unlocks the car but it doesn't turn the car on. We need to move it but obvs can't get it into neutral. In my w204 I just pop the leather cover off and boom yellow button and I can move it. Is there a button that anyone knows of?

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Old Jun 14, 2021 | 01:49 PM
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Remove the push start button and insert the the key. Turn the key to ON position and then you can move the drive selector to neutral.
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Old Jun 14, 2021 | 01:52 PM
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Remove the push start button and insert the the key. Turn the key to ON position and then you can move the drive selector to neutral.
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The car doesn't have push start. It has a normal ignition. But the gear box well gear selector is on the driving collum
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Old Jun 14, 2021 | 01:53 PM
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The car doesn't have push start. It has a normal ignition. But the gear box well gear selector is on the driving collum
Insert key, turn to on position. Don't forget to press the brakes and move the drive selector to neutral.

Does your car have any power? It won't work if your battery is dead.
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Old Jun 14, 2021 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by stockbmw
Insert key, turn to on position. Don't forget to press the brakes and move the drive selector to neutral.

Does your car have any power? It won't work if your battery is dead.
The car has power but its like the car doesn't know the key is there?
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Old Jun 14, 2021 | 02:02 PM
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The car has power but its like the car doesn't know the key is there?
Do you have 2nd key? Maybe the immobilizer chip is defective.
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Old Jun 14, 2021 | 02:07 PM
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Do you have 2nd key? Maybe the immobilizer chip is defective.
Its a rather long story so sorry haha.
when he got the car it came with 2 keys like normal. Then randomly one day the key stopped work. Changed the battery in the key still wouldn't work. Soon has he used the 2nd key worked fine. Then he some how snapped the 2nd key inside the barrel. Manged to key the snapped part of the key out of the barrel and put the barrel back inpalce. So now we are back to the first key that unlocks the car but doesn't start it.

Sorry its so long lol.

Cheers for your help
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Originally Posted by Saddy91
Its a rather long story so sorry haha.
when he got the car it came with 2 keys like normal. Then randomly one day the key stopped work. Changed the battery in the key still wouldn't work. Soon has he used the 2nd key worked fine. Then he some how snapped the 2nd key inside the barrel. Manged to key the snapped part of the key out of the barrel and put the barrel back inpalce. So now we are back to the first key that unlocks the car but doesn't start it.

Sorry its so long lol.

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Well 2nd key works so put that close to the ignition key hole as possible and start the car using the 1st key. Try taping the 2 keys together if it works.
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Well 2nd key works so put that close to the ignition key hole as possible and start the car using the 1st key. Try taping the 2 keys together if it works.
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