Unlimited

I have a remote starter in a Lexus that I own and I have to unlock the car then start the car with the remote starter and if the doors aren't opened within a certain time frame the doors relock themselves, If I am not mistaken the E60 has a door locking mechanism similar to the Lexus that relock's the doors if they weren't opened or just lock the doors with the remote after you start the car , that no one can makes the prized possession. I actually miss it because it would warm the car in the winter and cool the car down in the summer. Contrary to all that believe that it is for showing off. It also warms the engine up and lubricates same, that you aren't just jumping in and driving without the oil circulated throughout the engine properly therefore prolonging engine life.

Mr.PC

I have a remote starter in a Lexus that I own and I have to unlock the car then start the car with the remote starter and if the doors aren't opened within a certain time frame the doors relock themselves, If I am not mistaken the E60 has a door locking mechanism similar to the Lexus that relock's the doors if they weren't opened or just lock the doors with the remote after you start the car , that no one can makes the prized possession. I actually miss it because it would warm the car in the winter and cool the car down in the summer. Contrary to all that believe that it is for showing off. It also warms the engine up and lubricates same, that you aren't just jumping in and driving without the oil circulated throughout the engine properly therefore prolonging engine life.
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BMW recommends NOT warming the car up before driving; rather, start off immediately but gently. 2 reasons I think: 1) excessive idling has been thought to contribute to carbon deposits (I still have my 1982 320i - the motto back then was "keep the revs up"); 2) warming up by idling is unnecessary, wastes fuel, and contributes unnecessary pollution.

subterFUSE

That's about the most ridiculous excuse for remote start I've ever heard.


Just stick with the "cools car" "warms car" argument.


By the way.... you can set whether the E60 relocks doors automatically after 30 seconds if no door is opened. It's in the iDrive menu, if I remember correctly.

MaxBuck

I'll just flat tell you, on any day in February at 4:59 pm with my car parked outside my office, I will really wish I had this feature!

ben_loper

I tend to stray from installing things of that nature, if you can't make it to the car without extreme discomfort, you probably should be riding a bus or something

ben_loper

I tend to stray from installing things of that nature, if you can't make it to the car without extreme discomfort, you probably should be riding a bus or something

ben_loper

I tend to stray from installing things of that nature, if you can't make it to the car without extreme discomfort, you probably should be riding a bus or something

Mr 5er

When I first bought my 05 e60 back in Sept. 2004 I inquired with the dealer about installing a remote starter. He was totally against it, stating in order to install one into the e60, the dashboard had to be removed to properly fit the installed componets. Well, that said was enough to make me forget that I wanted one.

I never followed up if the dealer was right or not, but I fiqured, why would he lie to me, after all, the dealership would be making the money for the remote as well as the labor cost.

There's that old saying, if it ain't broke don't fix it.

mikej

Sounds like it's more trouble than it's worth but don't let it stop you. I don't know if I'd have anyone mess with the electronics especially since we all know about idrive. But I still wouldn't mind having it but I see it as more of a convenience.

AC_S5

Why only February?