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Why does the Mini key unlock the car but won't start the engine?
Years 2007-2014

Answer

In these cases, it could be a failure of the key itself, but most of the time the fault lies with the ignition lock. The latter, breaking, is no longer able to read the key code, therefore it does not allow the engine to be started.
Posted on: 10 August 2022 by ScegliAuto

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