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Adding a spare key to BMW BDC2 and BDC3 vehicles from a working key

This solution allows reading the Secret Key directly from a working key, including:

With our software you can add a spare key to the latest generation BDC2 and BDC3 vehicles. There is no need to read any info from the Immobilizer (BDC module).


Required equipment


Step-by-step procedure

1
Open the working key and solder the CB503 cable to the PCB
As shown in the NCF menu of the ZN085 software.
2
Read the NCF MCU
This extracts the immobilizer data (Secret Key).
3
Open the new key and connect the CB503 cable to its PCB
4
Click "Make Key with ZN085"
This writes the extracted immobilizer data to the new key.
BDC2/3 Spare Key Programming on Bench NFC

The new key is now fully operational. No further OBD programming is required. New OEM and used keys are supported.

The same procedure in the BMW chapter: BMW Online - BDC2/3 Spare Key Programming on Bench with ZN085.