Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='979825' date='Aug 17 2009, 05:57 PM

I have the same issue with my CA. Been like this for a while though I have not changed the battery in the key fob yet. The only reason I have not changed is the car unlocks almost 100% of the time upon grabbing a handle. Touching to lock works less than 50% of the time, so I have simply quit trying and now press the button to lock. I assume if the battery were getting weak that I would be having problems with the button as well or the unlock would be equally sporatic. The car is stock, no tint blocking the signal... I'm due for a service in September so I'll mention it to my SA then.

Originally Posted by Rudy' post='979849' date='Aug 17 2009, 05:23 PM

At the risk of insulting you -- not my intention at all -- since you're a "veteran E60-er" I assume you're doing things properly but I have to ask anyway...are you touching the correct area of the door handle to lock it?

(I saw a guy the other day in a brand new M6 convertible -- still had temporary tags on it -- struggle with locking the car via CA because he clearly wasn't shown the proper technique at the dealership and obviously didn't RTFM...)

Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='979895' date='Aug 17 2009, 07:09 PM

Rudy, I appreciate the benefit of the doubt!! Yes, I'm pressing the proper spot on the door handle to lock the doors... When I do try it, it usually have to press the spot three or four times. That's why I have pretty much given up on the locking side of things. Sometimes I wonder if the car simply has not detected that the key is now outside the car. As I said, unlocking works as advertised.

Originally Posted by Rudy' post='979969' date='Aug 17 2009, 07:19 PM

Do all doors behave the same way when you try to lock the car?

Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='979972' date='Aug 17 2009, 08:23 PM

A bit confused by the question. I assume you mean when I lock with the button on the key fob, and yes they all (either the driver's door only or all four) lock at once as soon as I press the button. When I try the CA, doesn't matter if just the driver's door or if all four doors are unlocked, simply no response most of the time.

Originally Posted by Rudy' post='980040' date='Aug 17 2009, 08:20 PM

No, I mean when you touch the "lock area" of a door handle, do they all exhibit the same symptoms? In other words, does one (or more) handle work better than another?

Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='980047' date='Aug 17 2009, 09:23 PM

...Could be the sensor on the driver's door is not working properly.

Originally Posted by e6t' post='980210' date='Aug 17 2009, 09:10 PM

The locking feature of my ca system is crap.

I got tired of looking like an idiot poking at the door handles so I just use the fob. Unlocking when pulling the handles works like a champ.