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August 1, 2014 Service bulletin

Vehicle Only Starts when Remote Key Held Against Column

BMW technical service bulletin 612014 for 2012-2015 BMW 328I, 2012-2015 BMW 335I and 2014-2015 BMW 328D and others.

Bulletin number
612014
Component
Equipment
Summary
Vehicle Only Starts when Remote Key Held Against Column. The vehicle does not start using the Comfort Start feature. The vehicle does start once the remote key is held next to the steering column emergency start area (key symbol at the right side of the column between the white marks). The antenna (aerial) in the passenger compartment near the front of the center console has shorted wiring.

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