have 1999 bmw 540IT battery died. put in charged battery, machine asking for code, won't start.

Asked by lipirate12x May 31, 2010 at 01:39 PM about the 1999 BMW 5 Series 540i Sedan RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

how do i get code,bypass or disable.

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You can't. You will need to take it to a BMW repair shop to have it reset. There is a procedure for changing the battery, when that procedure is ignored, then this is the result.

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