Valet Key Usage

Numark318i · 11-10-2011, 11:13 PM

I was wondering how often you guys use your 'valet' key and remove it form your key fob?

I use it a few times a week, mainly when I forget something in my apartment and nee to go back up or pick up the mail. I will take out the valet key with my key ring and leave the key fob in the car (this really only applies to cars without CA)

Has anyone had an issue with the tab breaking off from the top of the key fob? By tab I mean the piece that locks the valet key into place. I am careful with it, but curious if anyone has broken it from over use?

username604 · 11-10-2011, 11:27 PM

i play with it when i'm bored in class. smells funny

Bobby Pynes · 11-11-2011, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by davidkneiber

i play with it when i'm bored in class. smells funny

username604 · 11-11-2011, 02:48 AM

oh, and no, it's pretty sturdy

i do recommend pushing in the button when putting it back in though.

doubleIN · 11-11-2011, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by davidkneiber

i play with it when i'm bored in class. smells funny

ok i've never even taken the valet key out before but you just made me get my key out and smell it. yea it does smell funny, there is some yellow grease all over it. should I clean it off?

PTinVT · 11-11-2011, 10:00 AM

It's not exactly a valet key because you couldn't drive the car with just that piece. The manual calls it the "integrated key." (For the record in case anyone is searching on "valet key" and finds this thread

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AddictedToBavarian · 11-11-2011, 10:04 AM

Oh my god I'm not the only one that noticed the yellow grease and funky smell! Haha. I just thought I had some dirty keys. I hate it because I very often leave the car running while I go in/out of my house and when I use the key to lock the door it dirties the keyhole. Lol

Coolieman1220 · 11-11-2011, 10:22 AM

it has its perks

fdriller9 · 11-11-2011, 12:12 PM

I only use the metal key when I leave my engine running when I go to get something really quick....like in front of a gas station or CVS or something.

There is no "valet" key. You take the metal key out of the fob and keep it with you. Toggle the valet switch in the glove compartment and lock it with the metal key. Give the fob to the attendant.

335iRobot · 11-11-2011, 12:17 PM

The yellow grease is BMW gremlin semen.. you found where they hide out, congrats!

username604 · 11-11-2011, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by doubleIN

ok i've never even taken the valet key out before but you just made me get my key out and smell it. yea it does smell funny, there is some yellow grease all over it. should I clean it off?

i believe it gets on the key when you insert it into any of the car's keyholes. i've gone through a couple clean/use key cycles. it's hard to get the smell completely out. i'm guessing its the lubricant bmw uses to cut the key holes out or something

sk8board511 · 11-11-2011, 01:51 PM

You just made me smell my keys...

Edward · 11-11-2011, 02:06 PM

If I need to leave my car running but wanna lock it, I take all the keys and press lock.

Almost daily I leave all my keys in the car when I am out of the house. I only like having the fob alone in my pocket. That plus 3 extra keys and gym pass is way too much for my pockets. I won't even put a wallet or phone in my pocket.

MurderedOut · 11-11-2011, 02:24 PM

hahaha i thought i was the only one with key grease lol

RupertPupkin · 11-11-2011, 02:28 PM

This thread is ridiculous. One guy is smelling his thingy in class, another dude is lubing his key hole. Haha

Guilty of smelling ym key the day I got it.

ryan970 · 11-11-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by davidkneiber

i play with it when i'm bored in class. smells funny

me too, smells like a old guys bo or some shit

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Numark318i Second Lieutenant 60 Rep 223 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 328i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cotati CA iTrader: (0)	Valet Key Usage I was wondering how often you guys use your 'valet' key and remove it form your key fob? I use it a few times a week, mainly when I forget something in my apartment and nee to go back up or pick up the mail. I will take out the valet key with my key ring and leave the key fob in the car (this really only applies to cars without CA) Has anyone had an issue with the tab breaking off from the top of the key fob? By tab I mean the piece that locks the valet key into place. I am careful with it, but curious if anyone has broken it from over use? __________________ Monaco Blue 2008 328i/Sports/6 Speed
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username604 Colonel 124 Rep 2,554 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: repair shop iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i [10.00]	i play with it when i'm bored in class. smells funny
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username604 Colonel 124 Rep 2,554 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: repair shop iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i [10.00]	oh, and no, it's pretty sturdy i do recommend pushing in the button when putting it back in though.
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PTinVT armchair enthusiast 221 Rep 1,019 Posts Drives: 18 340xi, 02 325Cic, 93 850Ci Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Burlington, VT iTrader: (3)	It's not exactly a valet key because you couldn't drive the car with just that piece. The manual calls it the "integrated key." (For the record in case anyone is searching on "valet key" and finds this thread ) __________________ '18 340i xDrive EB/Dakota, 6-speed manual, M-sport '02 325Cic vert AW/Montana leather, 5-speed manual, premium/removable hardtop '93 850Ci Oxford Green/Parchment, auto '71 Buick Riviera, 455 V8 land yacht
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Edward Colonel 377 Rep 2,982 Posts Drives: 2013.9999 E92 Jerez ZCP Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	If I need to leave my car running but wanna lock it, I take all the keys and press lock. Almost daily I leave all my keys in the car when I am out of the house. I only like having the fob alone in my pocket. That plus 3 extra keys and gym pass is way too much for my pockets. I won't even put a wallet or phone in my pocket.
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MurderedOut Second Lieutenant 93 Rep 229 Posts Drives: '08 BMW E90, '09 BMW E60 528i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (1)	hahaha i thought i was the only one with key grease lol __________________ 2008 E90 Wrapped Matte Black & Carbon Fiber Roof, 19" Staggered Miro 111(Satin Black), Black Housing Halo Projectors, Satin Black Grill, Blacked Out Emblems, MTX Thunder Sub with Alpine Amp, K&N Air Filter, BMS PBX
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RupertPupkin Major 92 Rep 1,456 Posts Drives: Freak Beast Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East iTrader: (5)	This thread is ridiculous. One guy is smelling his thingy in class, another dude is lubing his key hole. Haha Guilty of smelling ym key the day I got it.
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