How to put BMW into neutral with a dead battery or no key (Electronic Shifter)

2013, 2014, 2015 BMW 3 series F30 325i 328i 330i 335i

If your car has a dead battery or can not start it may be hard to get the car onto a tow truck or push it without putting it into neutral. Depending on what year and model your BMW is, there may be a few different ways to do this. This method is specific to BMW models with a Electronic Shifter that we must override.

The first option: you simply pull up the console/boot around the shifter and there is a little lever that has some red paint on it. Push that lever down to bypass the shifter lock and the car can be shifted into neutral to move the car. This is most commonly found on BMW E90 series VIEW THIS METHOD HERE:    • How to put a BMW 3 series into neutral wit...  

The second option (BMW F30 series, 2013-2015): Your BMW has a manual override lever on the side of the transmission that needs to be activated in order to put your BMW in neutral. In order to do this, we must first follow a few key steps.
1. Make sure you have tried the first method of checking the shifter area for a release lever - if you are sure that there is nothing there, please proceed with option #2.
2. The next step is to safely jack the car into the air so that you have enough room to slide under the car (please use a second jack as a safety precaution, this is dangerous).
3. Once the car is in the air, please remove the plastic under body panel.
4. Locate the shifter lever and shift lever bolt (located on the driver side of the transmission on this 2013 BMW 328i).
5. Tighten the shift lever bolt all the way as it presses against the metal shifter lever
6. Your car will now be in neutral, congrats, you did it!
7. Tow your car to a trustworthy mechanic nearby.

Option #3
Check your trunk for a bright colored plastic ' key'.
Pick up your cupholder cover.
Use the key with a square slot in it on the provided square hole.
Turn it!

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