Ruf930

I am so f***ing tired of coming out from work or home, etc, and my trunk is open! This is pissing me off!!! Is there anyway to have the auto trunk option turned off so they trunk will lock with the key? On the key, etc... I need help! I am scare to put anything in my trunk. One day my freakin' snowboard was in there and it opened. Has anyone had this issue, if so, what was your resolution. Thanks. Ruf.

kscarrol

Ouch, never had that happen. Stupid question, but have you manully locked the trunk with the key by inserting and turning to the right? I would think/hope this would keep any electronic opening from happening, whether from the key or the button inside. When I drop my car off w/ at a parking lot with my golf clubs in the trunk, I manually lock with the key and leave the valet key. No way (supposedly, I don't have fold down rear seats) for anyone to get in the trunk. If this doesn't do the trick, don't know what to say. Sounds very difficult to recreate for the dealer to get fixed. Good luck!

SinisterJ

Thats weird I never happend to me I hope it doesnt either I snowboard also and would be pissed if that happened to me and they got stolen.

Not to stray away from the topic but What kind of board do you have?

derrickj

It used to happen to me, and was fixed via a software upgrade. That should do the trick.

Hormazd

Mine works perfectly except once it would not respond to the key or the button in the car. My problem=your solution. I found that the one of my kids had inserted the key in the trunk and turned horizontal, hence lockiing it. Try that.

poleposition

I don't understand how this can happen without you accidentally holding down the button on the remote. Has your alarm ever gone off too? I only ask because that's what would happen if you were to hold that button a little longer.

subterFUSE

It sounds like a software issue.... but locking the trunklid with the key SHOULD cure the problem, in theory.... since doing so supposedly disables the automatic trunk pop button.

Ruf930

Actually, I haven't used the 2% rule. That is, you must be 2% smarter than the equipment your working with (it's an Army thing). Basically, I have never thought to lock the trunk... I have 16.2 and it didn't resolve it, but I bet locking it will. Thanks guys. I feel stupid for not thinking of that, but even a genius asks questions!

Sinister: a Burton Floater 150cm. I'm in Colorado Springs, so Vail and Keystone are 90 mins away! Haven't been to Aspen yet. Seasons closed, so next year I'll hit there. What do you need a snowboard for in Tennessee? You ski boarding, dude!?!

Rudy

Please report back whether or not the locking worked -- I'm too tired to go check myself but something tells me the locking won't override the remote release...

edit: Okay, I got a second wind and went to the garage to test it. I was correct that locking the trunk with the key will not stop the remote from opening the trunk. Locking it only overrides the interior trunk switch and the exterior switch in the recess above the license plate.

Ruf930, do you keep your keys in your pocket? It would be an interesting test to see what happens if you purposely don't put the keys in your pocket. If the trunk still opens mysteriously, there may be something wrong with the car or there may be some strange radio interference nearby that is causing the unexpected operation of the remote release.

Ruf930

My wife and I both tried that. One weekend we both sat our keys on the top of the fridge. Opened twice. Called BMW NA, they told me it was software. Upgraded 15.2 to 16.2. Has opened about four times. We are very careful with the keys, but this is really ticking me. Thanks for trying on your trunk, sorry to hear that it didn't work.

<---- I have the look of Mr. Chagall (avatar) everytime I see that trunk open. I think this is the look of all frustrated E60 owners.