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Old 07-30-2011, 06:12 AM
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So I bring my car in for service the other day and when I get it back I press the lock button on the remote and hear no sound and dont see the lights flash as they normally do. I bring it back and they say the service has nothing to do with this and that it is a separate issue. Has anyone had this issue arise before?


PS: it beeps and the lights flash when I unlock the car.


Any assitance would be greatly appreciated!!!!



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You may be able to just reset this feature in the idrive menu. I'd try that first.
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How can I go about doing that?
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Use the setings menu in i-drive. If that doesn't work, you may have a battery issue. Mine did that when it was at the end of its useful life. GL
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Ok thanks for the tip! The battery was just replaced so I dont think that may be the issue. I'll play around with the I Drive in a few..
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Originally Posted by dmateo
Ok thanks for the tip! The battery was just replaced so I dont think that may be the issue. I'll play around with the I Drive in a few..
make sure all doors including trunk are properly closed and try again. If one of the doors is not closed, thats exactly how car reacts.
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There are settings under 'Vehicle Settings" that should allow you to customize door locking, lights flashing, alarm beep sounding, etc.
Go through the menus systematically - all will become clear ;-)
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ps.. be careful with the climate control through iDrive... controls aren't exactly intuitive... it'd be a pain to have it blow hot air during the summer!
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