Car door locking by itself
10-12-2009, 01:12 PM
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I have another newbie question family. This weekend I was detailing the car (wash,clay,polish,wax) with info i got from this forum by the way. I had the keys out and all four door locks was in the up position. I was in the middle of polishing the car when all of a sudden, all four doors locked by itself and the windows were up. Good thing the keys were in the garage or else i would have been in big trouble. I only got 1 key when i bought the car and when I called the dealer about a new key, they told me $185. Does anybody know why this happened?
10-12-2009, 03:06 PM
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when i was washing my car, it happened to me with the key in my pocket, every time when i wash thru the door handle, it locks or unlocks, so i found out that it has sensor
now, i dont need to press the key to lock or unlock my car
probably you touch the handle when you was polish etc
now, i dont need to press the key to lock or unlock my car
probably you touch the handle when you was polish etc
10-12-2009, 03:15 PM
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If you have comfort access getting into close proximity of the door handles will cause locking and unlocking - and I think washing / water increases the range of the antennae. I place my keys nearby [not in my pocket] when I'm washing my car otherwise the locks cycle whenever I'm near the door handles.
10-12-2009, 03:26 PM
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A 2004 530 does not have Comfort Access so that is not the issue...
So the key was just sitting by itself in the garage? If it were in your pocket I would say you accidently hit the lock button. If the key was sitting by itself in the garage, I am at a loss to explain.
So the key was just sitting by itself in the garage? If it were in your pocket I would say you accidently hit the lock button. If the key was sitting by itself in the garage, I am at a loss to explain.
10-12-2009, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='1030823' date='Oct 12 2009, 07:26 PM
A 2004 530 does not have Comfort Access so that is not the issue...
So the key was just sitting by itself in the garage? If it were in your pocket I would say you accidently hit the lock button. If the key was sitting by itself in the garage, I am at a loss to explain.
So the key was just sitting by itself in the garage? If it were in your pocket I would say you accidently hit the lock button. If the key was sitting by itself in the garage, I am at a loss to explain.
10-12-2009, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by scarce35' post='1030719' date='Oct 12 2009, 05:12 PM
I have another newbie question family. This weekend I was detailing the car (wash,clay,polish,wax) with info i got from this forum by the way. I had the keys out and all four door locks was in the up position. I was in the middle of polishing the car when all of a sudden, all four doors locked by itself and the windows were up. Good thing the keys were in the garage or else i would have been in big trouble. I only got 1 key when i bought the car and when I called the dealer about a new key, they told me $185. Does anybody know why this happened?
probably you accidently locked the car and when you unlock the car, you didnt open the door for a while and relocked itself for the safety reason... check your Idrive and see if you select that function..
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Well, I had my key on the top of the car while mounting my kayak. Suddenly all the doors locked. I found it strange. Then, it did some strange stuff. In my case the battery of the key was a bit low. I drove the car for 45 min. non- stop and everything went back to normal. 2008 with no comfort access.
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Originally Posted by scarce35' post='1030719' date='Oct 12 2009, 03:12 PM
I have another newbie question family. This weekend I was detailing the car (wash,clay,polish,wax) with info i got from this forum by the way. I had the keys out and all four door locks was in the up position. I was in the middle of polishing the car when all of a sudden, all four doors locked by itself and the windows were up. Good thing the keys were in the garage or else i would have been in big trouble. I only got 1 key when i bought the car and when I called the dealer about a new key, they told me $185. Does anybody know why this happened?
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Originally Posted by monsterj34' post='1030831' date='Oct 12 2009, 07:39 PM
probably you accidently locked the car and when you unlock the car, you didnt open the door for a while and relocked itself for the safety reason... check your Idrive and see if you select that function..