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Originally Posted by Installsplus
Hey guys my x5 and it came with one key. Dealer was not a authorized bmw dealer and was willing to buy a new key from Germany via vin#. Does it require programming at the dealer or is it something I can do on my own?
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I was in the same situation, purchased my X5 with one key FOB. My salesman ordered/bought the key FOB for me as well. I was told or I read on here (can't remember) that you have to have it programmed at a authorized BMW dealership and It cost a couple hundred dollars and it take 2 hours. Now, idk if you can do it on your own or not, but I had my vehicle in for scheduled maintenance on Saturday and asked if they could program my key FOB. When I went back to pick it up yesterday, they didn't program the FOB. I asked my SA about it. He took my vehicle and both FOBs and 5 minutes later it was programmed, no charge!