Keyless unlock and start
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Long time lurker, first post. Moved up from an '03 E46 that I inherited from my wife a few months back to a 2007 530 on Wednesday. As you can imagine, I am very excited, and still figuring out all the features of the car. The tips and tricks topic was great for finding out some interesting little tidbits.
However, when I tried one of the tricks, the one about taking key out and still being to press start button for 10 seconds, it seems like I am somehow always able to start the car by pressing the start button without first inserting the key. It also seems that anytime I am close to the car and have the key in my pocket, I can touch the door handles and the car will unlock. Is this a standard feature, or is it some kind of add-on similar to the Keyless Go that you can get on an M-B?
I love the car, and this is a great feature. I just want to understand it, how to use it, limitations, etc. Thanks for any insight!
-Josh
However, when I tried one of the tricks, the one about taking key out and still being to press start button for 10 seconds, it seems like I am somehow always able to start the car by pressing the start button without first inserting the key. It also seems that anytime I am close to the car and have the key in my pocket, I can touch the door handles and the car will unlock. Is this a standard feature, or is it some kind of add-on similar to the Keyless Go that you can get on an M-B?
I love the car, and this is a great feature. I just want to understand it, how to use it, limitations, etc. Thanks for any insight!
-Josh
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Originally Posted by KnottyMonkey' post='673298' date='Sep 20 2008, 02:19 AM
Long time lurker, first post. Moved up from an '03 E46 that I inherited from my wife a few months back to a 2007 530 on Wednesday. As you can imagine, I am very excited, and still figuring out all the features of the car. The tips and tricks topic was great for finding out some interesting little tidbits.
However, when I tried one of the tricks, the one about taking key out and still being to press start button for 10 seconds, it seems like I am somehow always able to start the car by pressing the start button without first inserting the key. It also seems that anytime I am close to the car and have the key in my pocket, I can touch the door handles and the car will unlock. Is this a standard feature, or is it some kind of add-on similar to the Keyless Go that you can get on an M-B?
I love the car, and this is a great feature. I just want to understand it, how to use it, limitations, etc. Thanks for any insight!
-Josh
However, when I tried one of the tricks, the one about taking key out and still being to press start button for 10 seconds, it seems like I am somehow always able to start the car by pressing the start button without first inserting the key. It also seems that anytime I am close to the car and have the key in my pocket, I can touch the door handles and the car will unlock. Is this a standard feature, or is it some kind of add-on similar to the Keyless Go that you can get on an M-B?
I love the car, and this is a great feature. I just want to understand it, how to use it, limitations, etc. Thanks for any insight!
-Josh
http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/technol...ess_system.html
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Originally Posted by seoulman' post='673300' date='Sep 19 2008, 01:21 PM
You probably have the comfort access feature.
**Edit** Never mind, just read the link you posted and now understand the feature. Thanks for quick reply!
-Josh
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Originally Posted by KnottyMonkey' post='673304' date='Sep 20 2008, 02:23 AM
Cool! The car wasn't advertised as having that feature when I bought it, so that would be a pleasant surprise. Is there a way to start the car from the key? My buddy was able to do that on his Jeep Cherokee. Seemed like a gimmick maybe, but kind of cool on a hot or cold day I guess.
Most car manufacturers won't add remote starting because of safety/theft issues. This is what I've been told.
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Originally Posted by KnottyMonkey' post='673304' date='Sep 19 2008, 10:23 AM
Cool! The car wasn't advertised as having that feature when I bought it, so that would be a pleasant surprise. Is there a way to start the car from the key? My buddy was able to do that on his Jeep Cherokee. Seemed like a gimmick maybe, but kind of cool on a hot or cold day I guess.
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