Digital Key for Secondary user

anandhan_subbiah · 11-30-2023, 12:43 PM

Does anyone know if it is possible for a secondary user to open the car and not default to the primary user's profile ? In my case my wife is the primary owner. I generated a pass key and shared it to my phone using the Iphone wallet. I am able to use the key on my phone to open the car but it always defaults to my wife's profile. I have resigned myself to the fact that even the cell connection does not work across profiles but this behaviour is another level of insanity. Please let me know if there is a mitigation path.

Ritu_o0o · 11-30-2023, 01:05 PM

May be generating keys for 2nd key fob and default this key fob with your profile?

anandhan_subbiah · 11-30-2023, 06:55 PM

I am yet to figure that out. will try to call the bmw folks to see if I can assign the keyfob to a profile. I could not find any proper documentation for any of this.

h2ogreggy · 11-30-2023, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by anandhan_subbiah

I am yet to figure that out. will try to call the bmw folks to see if I can assign the keyfob to a profile. I could not find any proper documentation for any of this.

Following. I have the exact same frustrations!

anandhan_subbiah · 11-30-2023, 07:56 PM

So i managed to find this one.. turned to be reasonably easy tbh

This video explains how to assign a keyfob to a profile. There is still no solution for how to accomplish this on the phone but this is a good start.

I will also keep digging to find out how to establish cell connectivity across profiles.

xlover · 11-30-2023, 11:56 PM

You can assign digital keys to specific profiles. The car will even use the one that opens the drivers door when they are competing.

Sit in the car with the devices you want to assign to a profile, load the profile, assign those devices to it

emps · 12-01-2023, 10:53 AM

Just came back into the BMW family with a new 2024 X7 M60i few weeks back and had this exact problem. Frustrated me to no end, also couldn't find any info on this.

But I did finally figure this out.

Go into your wife's bmw.id settings in the car and go to the key management. Under her profile your digital key is checked off there. Uncheck it and proceed to your bmw.id and assign that digital key to your id (and physical key if you are keeping separate keys).

The genius during the post sale walk through had assigned (or it defaults) the newly created digital key under the primary user account.

Now both my physical and digital keys are assigned to my id now with all settings.

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anandhan_subbiah New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: X7 40 xdrive40i Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	I am yet to figure that out. will try to call the bmw folks to see if I can assign the keyfob to a profile. I could not find any proper documentation for any of this.
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anandhan_subbiah New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: X7 40 xdrive40i Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	How to assign a keyfob to a profile So i managed to find this one.. turned to be reasonably easy tbh This video explains how to assign a keyfob to a profile. There is still no solution for how to accomplish this on the phone but this is a good start. I will also keep digging to find out how to establish cell connectivity across profiles.
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xlover Colonel 2199 Rep 2,559 Posts Drives: 2023 X7 40i Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	You can assign digital keys to specific profiles. The car will even use the one that opens the drivers door when they are competing. Sit in the car with the devices you want to assign to a profile, load the profile, assign those devices to it
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emps Registered 2 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2024 X7 M60i / Macan S Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Just came back into the BMW family with a new 2024 X7 M60i few weeks back and had this exact problem. Frustrated me to no end, also couldn't find any info on this. But I did finally figure this out. Go into your wife's bmw.id settings in the car and go to the key management. Under her profile your digital key is checked off there. Uncheck it and proceed to your bmw.id and assign that digital key to your id (and physical key if you are keeping separate keys). The genius during the post sale walk through had assigned (or it defaults) the newly created digital key under the primary user account. Now both my physical and digital keys are assigned to my id now with all settings.
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