GiveMeABreak wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 16:49 Follow the revised procedure here on the Diagnostics page:
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What you can do is trick the car into thinking the door is shut by moving the driver's door locking catch inside the door manually with a screwdriver. The BSI will think the door is closed. That way you can leave the door open instead of opening the window.
It sounds like the immobiliser is not authorising the starting - typical where the starter will spin without starting the engine. Don't keep trying in this situation or it will lock you out for some time if you keep attempting to start it. Follow the procedure exactly with the timings as specified to allow plenty of shut down and reinitialisation time.
You'll see in my post it is essential not to allow the battery cable to accidentally reconnect to the battery terminal during the process!
Ok great thanks for this. Will give it a crack tomorrow.