[Working] Trying to revive old 2015 MINI Countryman - no key code available

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Trying to program a new key - where's the key code on my 2015 MINI Countryman?

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Great info! Needed this for my old 2015 MINI Countryman.

Thanks for sharing! Been looking for a key code fix for my 2015 MINI Countryman.

Appreciate any advice—my 2015 MINI Countryman won’t recognize the key.

I tried this trick and it actually worked on my 2015 MINI Countryman!

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