Code feature

[///M4life]

after reading the horrible news and story about what happend to a fellow bfc member he was saying something about a obc code that you can type into everytime you get in the car. i own a 95 bmw m3 413 cpu. i was wondering if i contain this and how i would go about using it. i park in a shady neighborhood and dont want to have something horrible happen to me and get my car stolen. any info would be appriciated thanks guys.

[hc1001]

if ur car has an OBC and a button on it called "code" u have this feature... since u seem very confused what this is... i dont think u have it... otherwise u would have already played with it or soemthing... but jus check ur OBC if u have one.

[///M4life]

yes i have the code button on my car just never knwew what it was....

[hc1001]

all u do is turn on the car without starting the engine, then press the code button, then enter ur desired code with the 1,10,100,1000 buttons, then press set button and ur good to go.
when u want to start ur car, turn it on, it will show code on teh OBC, enter ur code and it should get disabled, then u start ur car like normal.

[///M4life]

awsome thanks for you help

[Mars]

Make sure you remember the code. Or else I heard you're screwed, being that the car wont start.

[Midnight Shark]

awsome thanks for you help

Is that your car in your sig?

[markesq]

How do you disable the code?

[///M4life]

yea thats my car. its for sale and i just put 4 new fusion bridgestones on the car... and getting some fogs for an h7 conversion:)

[Daved]

Make sure you remember the code. Or else I heard you're screwed, being that the car wont start.
You wish...

Do not swear by the code feature, it's not as safe as most people think.

[Mars]

You wish...

Do not swear by the code feature, it's not as safe as most people think.


I'm not saying it will stop a determined thief, who's willing to rip apart your car or just tow it. I'm just saying if forgets the code, hows he going to start the car? :dunno

[Midnight Shark]

You wish...

Do not swear by the code feature, it's not as safe as most people think.

Some thieves are just petty criminals that might not know how to steal the car (I'm not saying how though, who knows who could be reading these threads.) Even though, it still kills some time for them even if they knew how to over ride the code feature.

[CStricker]

How do you disable the code?

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[Chongus]

Make sure you remember the code. Or else I heard you're screwed, being that the car wont start.
There is a way around the "code" feature. Disconnect the battery for 30 mins, then re-connect. The OBC will display a 15 min countdown timer. After the countdown has elapsed, the car will start like normal.

[Daved]

Some thieves are just petty criminals that might not know how to steal the car (I'm not saying how though, who knows who could be reading these threads.) Even though, it still kills some time for them even if they knew how to over ride the code feature.
Actually it doesn't take more time that it takes to start the car without having the key, does it? :)

[CStricker]

There is a way around the "code" feature. Disconnect the battery for 30 mins, then re-connect. The OBC will display a 15 min countdown timer. After the countdown has elapsed, the car will start like normal.

Short of disconnecting the battery, is there any legitimate way to disable the code feature? I'd like to be able to use it in some areas... but not have to hassle with it in most.

[Chongus]

Short of disconnecting the battery, is there any legitimate way to disable the code feature? I'd like to be able to use it in some areas... but not have to hassle with it in most.
not that I know of. why worry about it? it is a problem only if you forget your code. Everytime you use and disable the code feature, you have to enter a new code.

[Chongus]

not that I know of. why worry about it? it is a problem only if you forget your code. Everytime you use and disable the code feature, you have to enter a new code.
another way to disable the car is to remove the #18 fuse and disable the fuel pump :)

[CStricker]

not that I know of. why worry about it? it is a problem only if you forget your code. Everytime you use and disable the code feature, you have to enter a new code.

Ohhhh!!! Stupid me! I thought that one would input a code and the car would remember it until it was somehow disabled. So it's more like a one time thing. Nice.

[RagnarDanskjold]

So, I've been playing around with this feature, setting the code before exiting the car, and aside from the 'CODE ----' prompt and a different chime, nothing seems to happen.

I can start the car no problem before I've entered the code, so it doesn't seem to disable the ignition.

Any thoughts or clarifications? Anyone?

[///M4life]

yea hit code put your code in then press the set/res button on the far right side next to time and date. then after the code button light will light up. take keys out. put keys in try starting without code and see what happends

[RagnarDanskjold]

Yep. That's exactly what I did. Pull the keys out and the little light on the code button was on. Come back to the car and put the key in the ignition and it prompts me for the code, but if I ignore it and try to start the car, it fires right up. I haven't tried actually *moving* the car without entering the code. Could it use the ABS sensors to detect motion then kill the motor?




yea hit code put your code in then press the set/res button on the far right side next to time and date. then after the code button light will light up. take keys out. put keys in try starting without code and see what happends

[Chongus]

Yep. That's exactly what I did. Pull the keys out and the little light on the code button was on. Come back to the car and put the key in the ignition and it prompts me for the code, but if I ignore it and try to start the car, it fires right up. I haven't tried actually *moving* the car without entering the code. Could it use the ABS sensors to detect motion then kill the motor?
The car should not start with the code feature enabled. There is obviously a problem because the system is not working properly.

[clumpymold]

Yep. That's exactly what I did. Pull the keys out and the little light on the code button was on. Come back to the car and put the key in the ignition and it prompts me for the code, but if I ignore it and try to start the car, it fires right up. I haven't tried actually *moving* the car without entering the code. Could it use the ABS sensors to detect motion then kill the motor?
Yeah, that's a little weird. The car shouldn't start up AT ALL. I've tried this plenty of times. I use this when I park on a hill and leave the car in gear. That way, when I remote start the car by accident, it won't start rolling forward (or backwards). :stickoutt

[RagnarDanskjold]

Could it have something to do with the EWS system being disabled? When I bought the car, the PO had the EWS box removed and sitting in the glove box.

[clumpymold]

Could it have something to do with the EWS system being disabled? When I bought the car, the PO had the EWS box removed and sitting in the glove box.
Maybe. I have mine enabled all the time (remote start) but my code feature works. :dunno

[RagnarDanskjold]

I never put it in because I've heard they were problematic. Eventually I'd like to madd maxx it with an alarm, and the code feature seems like a neat feature to have in the mean time. Or in general, for that matter.

Actially I think I got rid of it in my last move, so I can't test the theory myself.

[clumpymold]

I never put it in because I've heard they were problematic. Eventually I'd like to madd maxx it with an alarm, and the code feature seems like a neat feature to have in the mean time. Or in general, for that matter.

Actially I think I got rid of it in my last move, so I can't test the theory myself.
Problematic? How so? I'm actually glad I have mine (even though it's disabled so to speak). :dunno