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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 04:06 PM
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Is it dead?

Fully charged battery and all fuses I can find are good. Car will not crank. Dash lights won’t even turn on. Key fob operates locks and some interior lights work but that’s it. I’m stumped, please help
 
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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 06:31 PM
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I would check the connections first, maybe a battery terminal connector is loose or not making a good connection.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 06:48 PM
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I would check the connections first, maybe a battery terminal connector is loose or not making a good connection.
Do these things have some sort of anti theft on them?
 
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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 07:02 PM
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I’ve gone through the battery connections and all the fuses I can find
 
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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 07:06 PM
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is it possible the key fob docking is some how damaged?

try to inset it slowly and maybe even with some stress on the sides so it can click.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 07:35 PM
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The trim piece around the docking slightly damaged but the mechanism still feel solid. I just tried slowly and side pressure in all directions
 
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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 07:40 PM
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The trim piece around the docking slightly damaged but the mechanism still feel solid. I just tried slowly and side pressure in all directions
 
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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 07:52 PM
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Do these things have some sort of anti theft on them?
I don’t believe so, at least I never seen one on a car. I am still new to Mini myself and have yet to spend any real time under the hood... But on older cars, I have seen plenty of connections coming loose where it connects to the cable that always causes strange electrical issues. Usually where some electronics work, while some don’t all while not having a good enough connection to crank or if does, not start.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2019 | 08:06 PM
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I get no response from the car at all. None of the gauges turn on or anything. Just auxiliary stuff.
 
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