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      02-27-2016, 07:19 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Afirst1 View Post
Somewhere I read that battery is charging while key's in the car (I have no idea how). Will battery charge itself if I have it in car for a longer time?
No: AFAIK, what you refer to is the previous generation cars where the key had to be inserted into a slot to start/charge. No wireless charging.

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Originally Posted by Afirst1 View Post
Just a warning: I could get it the car by phisically unlocking it but I couldn't start the car (I think it's written in the manual that in case of empty battery you can start the car by putting key to the market spot at steering wheel --> didn't work for me).
That's really strange as they do claim you can start the engine with a "flat battery in the remote control". Please see it here: F20 1 Series Owner's Manual PDF (for download), page 29.
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