P38 Bonnet Removal causes immobiliser problems, or any other problems?

Hi all,
The lacquer and much of the paint underneath has gone on my bonnet, and I'm looking into respraying it. The rest of the paintwork is very good so its a shame to look out over this sad looking landscape when driving.
I have a question regarding removing the bonnet and whether this creates any electrical issues regarding mainly the immobiliser. I've read that as a security measure the P38 can disable the engine entirely if the wrong kind of access is attempted/wiring harness which is attached is unplugged when entering the engine bay. The car came with no codes (EKA or BCEM) so Im treading carefully around this body module stuff.

• will removal upset the BCEM system/any other systems?
• should the battery get disconnected first
• any other gremlins I should be aware of before removing it

Thanks in advance folks.

Should not be a problem all you will get is a bonnet open message, others may know how to fool the latch, best to ask over in the range rover section of the forum
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/range-rover.10/

You can get the eka code from the dealer if you prove ownership
If you're worried, disconnect the battery following the correct procedure and it won't know or care about anything

brianp38dse said:

Should not be a problem all you will get is a bonnet open message, others may know how to fool the latch, best to ask over in the range rover section of the forum
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/range-rover.10/

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Thank you - I'll revert over to the RR zone, bit new on here!

kermit_rr said:

You can get the eka code from the dealer if you prove ownership
If you're worried, disconnect the battery following the correct procedure and it won't know or care about anything

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Thank you - this is good to know. It seemed that disconnecting the battery would be the way forward so I'll give that a try when the time comes. Cheers.