R55 Vin Decoding / what model and options etc.

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12-13-2018, 08:05 AM

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Vin Decoding / what model and options etc.

Any free sites for this ? Also how hard is battery adaption process ? Newbie here to mini.

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12-13-2018, 08:58 AM

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Hey there.... welcome to the forum.
Second question first, the battery registration is really quick and easy if you have the right equipment. I use a Schwaben scan tool and it did mine no issues. Some folks use Carly and a few other ways, but I’m not entirely sure which ones.
There is a site that will give you all of that info for free. Unfortunately I don’t recall what it is at the moment. But somebody will chime in with it soon, I’m sure

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12-13-2018, 09:14 AM

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Do you have to do this process if battery goes dead ?

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12-13-2018, 09:45 AM

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schwaben will read it but has to have a good battery. If you battery is dead then last 7 digits into realoem.com (online ETK only) or mdecoder.com will tell you have your car is.

Here also:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...vindecoder.php

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12-13-2018, 10:25 AM

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There’s the VIN decoder ^
if the battery is dead, you can remove it or disconnect it to charge it without any issues. But if you replace it with a different one, it will need to be registered to the ECU.

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