[Status: Resolved] Key code help for 2018 MINI Countryman with flip key

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Cosmicray
Member since November 2021 • 45 posts

How do I find the key code to program a key for my 2018 MINI Countryman?

Posted on October 17, 2024
Adminbot
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Posted on October 18, 2024

Replies (4)

Kingkong
Member • 107 posts

Anyone have luck with this on a 2015 2018 MINI Countryman?

October 18, 2024 Reply
Javajunkie
Member • 45 posts

Same problem on my 2018 MINI Countryman. Watching for any working solutions.

October 19, 2024 Reply
Codemaster
Member • 75 posts

I’m also looking for how to retrieve the key code on a 2018 MINI Countryman.

October 20, 2024 Reply
Flyingmonk
Member • 15 posts

Been stuck with my 2018 MINI Countryman for weeks. This might be the fix.

October 21, 2024 Reply

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