Whilst thumbing through my owners manual i noticed the obc has a code
Imobiliser function.
How reliable is this?
I,m reluctant to enter a code and end up with a car that never works again.
obc imobiliser
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magpie
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if you disconnect the battery you have to reset the whole thing so i'd imagine the immob part works the same 
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Brianmoooore
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The OBC immobiliser is 100% reliable - just pick any four number code to set it, and use the same numbers to unset it. Doesn't have to be the same numbers the next time.
As Magpie suggests though, simply disconnecting the OBC from the battery will also unset it.
As Magpie suggests though, simply disconnecting the OBC from the battery will also unset it.
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quick question, i tried it on mine it dont work? i retrofitted it to a 316i, ive got the control box etc in place as well above the ecu..
or is there more to it?
or is there more to it?
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Brianmoooore
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Did you connect it up to the immobiliser socket? (Plug with green and green/red wires into socket with two green wires.)bmw9818 wrote:quick question, i tried it on mine it dont work? i retrofitted it to a 316i, ive got the control box etc in place as well above the ecu..
or is there more to it?
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pretty sure i did, is it a white plug hanging around the glovebox area?Brianmoooore wrote:Did you connect it up to the immobiliser socket? (Plug with green and green/red wires into socket with two green wires.)bmw9818 wrote:quick question, i tried it on mine it dont work? i retrofitted it to a 316i, ive got the control box etc in place as well above the ecu..
or is there more to it?
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I had no idea the 13 button obc had that function! 
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Beware when using it! My misses used it and thought she tapped (same as always) a particular number in, she made a mistake and had to call the AA out to disconnect the battery for 10 mins to clear it. She never made that mistake again!
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that's why the full kit comes with a separate horn and an anti-tamper cage .bab-91 wrote:I had no idea the 13 button obc had that function!
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bab-91
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magpie wrote:that's why the full kit comes with a separate horn and an anti-tamper cage .bab-91 wrote:I had no idea the 13 button obc had that function!
I'm yet to find the obc horn
Anti-tamper cage? I don't think I have one of them. Anyone any pictures?
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Sounds good to me
i,ll give it a try sometime.
thanks geoff.
i,ll give it a try sometime.
thanks geoff.
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also check the obc relay box thing ? the burnt out pin in the green socket, which they do have problems with, people do leave out the imobiliser function due to it, from what i gather it puts too much power through the socket and can burn out that pin , if ive got that right ?Brianmoooore wrote:Did you connect it up to the immobiliser socket? (Plug with green and green/red wires into socket with two green wires.)bmw9818 wrote:quick question, i tried it on mine it dont work? i retrofitted it to a 316i, ive got the control box etc in place as well above the ecu..
or is there more to it?