my baby was very wet
09-13-2004, 01:43 PM
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I think I'll ask for the window opening function of the key to be disabled when my car is next in the dealers - just in-case.
Have any of you folks noticed just how good the range is on the E60 key remote?
I was at my daughters school a while back and she needed something from the boot of the car, I was able to open the boot from ~30 metres away from the inside of the school building!
Have any of you folks noticed just how good the range is on the E60 key remote?
I was at my daughters school a while back and she needed something from the boot of the car, I was able to open the boot from ~30 metres away from the inside of the school building!
09-13-2004, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 530E60NL' date='Sep 13 2004, 03:21 PM
I have a nice leather holder (got it for free with my car, amazing!!!!) where I can fold my key in.. Works like a charm.. I cannot push the buttons when it is in the leather key holder..
09-13-2004, 02:10 PM
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First of all congratulations on completing the meeting - do you remember the key decisions/actions!!!!! I don't think that I could have done that.
I'm convinced that there is a glitch with the car. I returned to my car last week to find the drivers window dropped about 2 inches - thank god it wasn't raining, and I remember a previous post where the same thing happened that you described.
It sounds like some kind of memory function gone wrong.
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First of all congratulations on completing the meeting - do you remember the key decisions/actions!!!!! I don't think that I could have done that.
I'm convinced that there is a glitch with the car. I returned to my car last week to find the drivers window dropped about 2 inches - thank god it wasn't raining, and I remember a previous post where the same thing happened that you described.
It sounds like some kind of memory function gone wrong.
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09-13-2004, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 530E60NL' date='Sep 13 2004, 03:25 PM
and the land of suebmw hehehe..
I really do have a legitimate claim--believe me, I am not a sue-happy individual. And if the car worked right, I would love it. I even love it in spite of its horrible problems. I really, really wish it worked well. I would be SO happy with it if it did. I know very well that just because one car is bad doesn't mean all of the same cars are bad. My particular car just happens to be a lemon. And if BMW would step up to the plate, I wouldn't be suing. We have met the burden for lemon law (30 days in service or 3 repair attempts for the same problem, within the first 12 months/12,000 miles of ownership) several times over. The fact of the matter is that I pay a lot of money every month for a car I can't drive (or when I can drive, it is with great difficulty---the newest problem is that it will not drive up a hill in any gear--the clutch/transmission is SO BAD in this car!), and I have been paying for months and months with the same problems, problems that occured since day one & then new ones that seem to come daily. I don't think its is worth hundreds of dollars a month for a yard sculpture. (Or, when it is in service, no yard sculpture... just a headache and a drained wallet). This is the first, and hopefully, last, thing I ever have to sue for. Sorry, just had to vent.And on topic, I have absolutely no idea why we can't drop our windows in the US. How is that supposed to cause harm to someone?
And as a thought, why hasn't anyone every put an "all close" button in a car? You know, for when the car is running, or using accessory power, you press one button and windows and roof close. We have a button that does that for door locks. Why not for everything else? THAT would be a really useful feature.
09-13-2004, 02:36 PM
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Iceman, i think that we are able to open and close the windows from the remote only if we have the alarm installed. It was like that in my previous BMW's....
09-13-2004, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SueBMW' date='Sep 14 2004, 12:33 AM
I really do have a legitimate claim--believe me, I am not a sue-happy individual.
(...)
My particular car just happens to be a lemon. And if BMW would step up to the plate, I wouldn't be suing. We have met the burden for lemon law (30 days in service or 3 repair attempts for the same problem, within the first 12 months/12,000 miles of ownership) several times over.
(...)
why hasn't anyone every put an "all close" button in a car? You know, for when the car is running, or using accessory power, you press one button and windows and roof close. We have a button that does that for door locks. Why not for everything else? THAT would be a really useful feature.
(...)
My particular car just happens to be a lemon. And if BMW would step up to the plate, I wouldn't be suing. We have met the burden for lemon law (30 days in service or 3 repair attempts for the same problem, within the first 12 months/12,000 miles of ownership) several times over.
(...)
why hasn't anyone every put an "all close" button in a car? You know, for when the car is running, or using accessory power, you press one button and windows and roof close. We have a button that does that for door locks. Why not for everything else? THAT would be a really useful feature.
Anyways, I think 530E60NL was just kidding, because we all do know that you have a lemon...
And to be honest it isn't a surprise, since it's one of the early E60's...
09-13-2004, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Flowerfred' date='Sep 13 2004, 10:32 AM
It was raining really hard last week and I was at somebody's office. We went to the kitchen for coffees and looked out the window, to see the downpour.
Then I noticed ALL MY WINDOWS AND MY SUNROOF WERE OPEN!!
Of course I had to act cool, and close the windows with the remote without going outside. The meeting continued for another hour before I could inspect the damage.
I can tell you, it was pretty hard to focus..
I guess the button got stuck in my pocket..
There wasn't any damage sofar though, just a lot of water everywhere..
Then I noticed ALL MY WINDOWS AND MY SUNROOF WERE OPEN!!
Of course I had to act cool, and close the windows with the remote without going outside. The meeting continued for another hour before I could inspect the damage.
I can tell you, it was pretty hard to focus..
I guess the button got stuck in my pocket..
There wasn't any damage sofar though, just a lot of water everywhere..
! that reminds me of this :'(. sorry to hear your babe was wet.
09-13-2004, 02:44 PM
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And as a thought, why hasn't anyone every put an "all close" button in a car? You know, for when the car is running, or using accessory power, you press one button and windows and roof close. We have a button that does that for door locks. Why not for everything else? THAT would be a really useful feature.
09-13-2004, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by SueBMW' date='Sep 13 2004, 03:33 PM
And on topic, I have absolutely no idea why we can't drop our windows in the US. How is that supposed to cause harm to someone?
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Originally Posted by CRRobert' date='Sep 14 2004, 12:58 AM
[quote name='SueBMW' date='Sep 13 2004, 03:33 PM'] And on topic, I have absolutely no idea why we can't drop our windows in the US.? How is that supposed to cause harm to someone?
Yep, that's right.