sunroof closing-questions
12-05-2008, 03:01 PM
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On my 2001 325i my sunroof close and open and windows close and open would remain functional after you turn the car off for a few moments or until a door was opened.
My 525i the windows remain functional but the sunroof does not. Is this typical? Do I need to reinitialize my sunroof.
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My 525i the windows remain functional but the sunroof does not. Is this typical? Do I need to reinitialize my sunroof.
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Martin
12-05-2008, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by swallx46' post='738986' date='Dec 5 2008, 06:15 PM
no its not typical the windows will close without the key until the door is opened and my sunroof will also do the same
12-05-2008, 04:04 PM
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Sounds typical to me Martin. My old 545, and all older E60's did not allow the closing of the sunroof once the car was turned off. Many complained about this as, like you, they were used to the function on earlier BMW's. It has been corrected in my 2008 car though I'm not sure if it is an LCI update or if it was corrected sometime earlier...
12-05-2008, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='739026' date='Dec 5 2008, 07:04 PM
Sounds typical to me Martin. My old 545, and all older E60's did not allow the closing of the sunroof once the car was turned off. Many complained about this as, like you, they were used to the function on earlier BMW's. It has been corrected in my 2008 car though I'm not sure if it is an LCI update or if it was corrected sometime earlier...
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12-05-2008, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Martin525i' post='739041' date='Dec 5 2008, 07:22 PM
I just checked my owner's manual. It should remain functional for 15 minutes if key is in position 1 and 1 minute without a key if a door has not been opened.
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12-05-2008, 07:07 PM
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well it also might be because i have mine programmed so the windows will close if i hold down the lock button on my key. im not sure
12-05-2008, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by swallx46' post='739134' date='Dec 5 2008, 10:07 PM
well it also might be because i have mine programmed so the windows will close if i hold down the lock button on my key. im not sure
12-05-2008, 07:20 PM
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kscarrol is correct -- my 2004 car did the same thing as his (and as Martin's is doing) and we all sort of came to the conclusion that it was a bug (or unintentional mistake) in the software code. The fact that some cars (like swallx46's) function differently even though they are the same vintage means to me that it's a country-specific thing or a software version thing.
The more input we get from people here, the more we'll be able to deduce what's going on.
One thing is clear though -- no initialization will fix this problem... :thumbsdown:
The more input we get from people here, the more we'll be able to deduce what's going on.
One thing is clear though -- no initialization will fix this problem... :thumbsdown:
12-06-2008, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='739148' date='Dec 5 2008, 10:20 PM
kscarrol is correct -- my 2004 car did the same thing as his (and as Martin's is doing) and we all sort of came to the conclusion that it was a bug (or unintentional mistake) in the software code. The fact that some cars (like swallx46's) function differently even though they are the same vintage means to me that it's a country-specific thing or a software version thing.
The more input we get from people here, the more we'll be able to deduce what's going on.
One thing is clear though -- no initialization will fix this problem... :thumbsdown:
The more input we get from people here, the more we'll be able to deduce what's going on.
One thing is clear though -- no initialization will fix this problem... :thumbsdown: