X5 stalled/set codes while being inspected!

[workingonit]

At last, I have a spare ignition/doorlock key. And it works!

Despite both my wife and I feeling very ill, we had to get our food and pet food (50% ratio), and other stuff, so we ventured out for 3 hours yesterday, and retrieved the Valet key I had ordered before Thanksgiving.

I just tested the key, and it worked fine, but it doesn't want to slide easily into or out of the door or ignition lock cylinders. I'll probably need to get some emery cloth to make the cut channel smoother, and round-off sharp edges.

Now, I can attempt to fix my OEM key, or at least install a new battery, and move the board and chip into the new shell I've had waiting for quite awhile.