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Originally Posted by dmcc
I just bought a 2013 X5 XDrive 35i. It came with two key fobs. They appear identical. Both have working buttons for the doors and tailgate. However, one will start the car while in my pocket and the other needs to be inserted into the slot on the dashboard. Is this standard? Does something need to be done to make the second key fully functional?
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It's likely that the 2nd key is a replacement key to one from the factory, which needs to be "programmed" by the dealer for comfort access option. Only 2 keys can be registered with the car for comfort access at any given time. The programming needed is to deregister the key that is being replaced (e.g lost key) and register the replacement. Dealers usually charge 1 hr of labor for about 10 mins of work.
Try replacing the keyfob battery to rule out simple issues first.