No Automatic Re-Lock?

red-max · 04-25-2007, 03:17 AM

My previous BMW (E60 530d) had an auto re-lock feature, where if you accidentally unlocked the car, but didn't open the doors, it would re-lock itself.

Yesterday I was cleaning my E92, and unlocked it unintentionally when I crouched down to pick something off the ground. I wondered if it would re-lock, but it didn't - at least not for 20 minutes that it took me to give it a quick wash. So now I'm wondering if the E92 has this feature, or not? I think it's quite useful to avoid leaving the car unlocked if you accidentally push the key fob button as you walk away from the car, putting keys away in a bag for example at the airport...

Z4 Beemer · 04-25-2007, 03:38 AM

i think its an option for non-idrive cars as well???

NFS · 04-25-2007, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by RR

allo
Seeing as you don't have i-Drive, If I'm not mistaken, it should be an option somewhere in the menus of the OBC - refer to your manual

Ahhh. is that what the 'lock if no door opened' option on idrive does???

E92-Mark · 04-25-2007, 03:51 AM

I dont have iDrive, and mine auto-relocks if you dont open a door. Relocks after about a minute I think, I'll check.

NathanJT · 04-25-2007, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by needforspeed

Ahhh. is that what the 'lock if no door opened' option on idrive does???

Sure is!

Rochester BMW · 04-25-2007, 04:33 AM

guarenteed to lock your keys in the car....

leaving you stranded!

NathanJT · 04-25-2007, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Rochester BMW

guarenteed to lock your keys in the car....

leaving you stranded!

And how do you get the keys in the car without opening the door? Once the door is open the feature is disabled.

Rochester BMW · 04-25-2007, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by NathanJT

And how do you get the keys in the car without opening the door? Once the door is open the feature is disabled.

but thats the whole point of the system isn't it???

it for... if you walk away without locking the car it locks itself...
so what to stop you walking up to the car putting your coat on the back seat (forgetting your keys are still in the pocket) closing the door, and hey presto... the car locks itself... leaving you locked outside...

I tried it on mine and didn't want to risk being locked outside so disabled it...

Good idea if you NEVER leave your keys in the car by accident. If you do, your buggered!

sheps · 04-25-2007, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Rochester BMW

but thats the whole point of the system isn't it???

it for... if you walk away without locking the car it locks itself...
so what to stop you walking up to the car putting your coat on the back seat (forgetting your keys are still in the pocket) closing the door, and hey presto... the car locks itself... leaving you locked outside...

I tried it on mine and didn't want to risk being locked outside so disabled it...

Good idea if you NEVER leave your keys in the car by accident. If you do, your buggered!

In this example the car wouldn't re-lock itself though....

The feature re-locks the doors after a set time as long as none of the doors have been opened.

Therefore, what you're suggesting wouldn't happen - opening the door to lay your jacket on the seat would prevent the doors from re-locking themselves. The car will not lock the doors once a door (any of them) has been opened.

Rochester BMW · 04-25-2007, 10:04 AM

Ill give it a try later on... (with my spare keys on me, just incase

)

the only reason Im not sure about this is because I remember my dad locking himself out of his C70... that had a feature that locked itself aswell...

As far as I remember, he unlocked the car, opened the boot, put suitcase in boot, opened suitcase to look at some papers and laid keys in suitcase, forgetting about the keys, closed the boot, didn't get in the car straight away, car then locked him out with the keys in the boot....

sounds like the BMW system has that situation solved though... just thought Id share the story though

Rochester BMW · 04-25-2007, 10:07 AM

ok so how about this situation....

you park up, stop the engine, take the keys out and lay them on the seat (could happen) then get out of the car and walk away forgetting you left the keys on the seat....

the car will still lock itself... yes?

stranded?

Cafe.Racer · 04-25-2007, 10:23 AM

No. Only it you unlock the car then don't open a door or the boot, will it automatically relock.

But, you should try it to be sure.

NFS · 04-25-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Rochester BMW

ok so how about this situation....

you park up, stop the engine, take the keys out and lay them on the seat (could happen) then get out of the car and walk away forgetting you left the keys on the seat....

the car will still lock itself... yes?

stranded?

No ... the system will ONLY lock the car if you unlock using the keyfob, but do not open the doors.

BMW had a lot of problems with people accidently unlocking cars - e.g by sitting down on the keyfob when it's in their pocket.

If this system is active, it will lock the car again if no doors are opened within a certian time.

Rochester BMW · 04-25-2007, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by needforspeed

No ... the system will ONLY lock the car if you unlock using the keyfob, but do not open the doors.

BMW had a lot of problems with people accidently unlocking cars - e.g by sitting down on the keyfob when it's in their pocket.

If this system is active, it will lock the car again if no doors are opened within a certian time.

oh I get it now!

but... (sorry about this

)

also I remember reading somewhere that the car knows when the keys are inside and so wont lock.... anyone know if this is true???

ChrisMWard · 04-25-2007, 10:43 AM

When re locking does it reset the alarm as well?

Regards

Chris

SoYank · 04-25-2007, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Rochester BMW

also I remember reading somewhere that the car knows when the keys are inside and so wont lock.... anyone know if this is true???

This is if you have Comfort Access.

red-max · 04-25-2007, 12:35 PM

Yes, apologies I should have RTFM ... it's called Automatic Locking, and on non-iDrive cars is set using the indicator stalk button/menu thingy. I'll give it a try later, since I think it's well worth having it enabled.

ShereKhan · 04-25-2007, 01:40 PM

I have this option switched on my car as I have sometime walked away without locking it (after a 16hr day the last thing on my mind is to check the car - company car!)

I always have my wallet on my person never leave it in a jacket - So I always carry the flat spare key (for use with the adapter in the glovebox) in my wallet.

It comes down to personal discipline - I never leave my keys lying about but sometimes forget to lock the car so its great for me to know that the car has been locked (if the insurance company asks I can confirm it was locked!)

330cdsport · 04-26-2007, 05:43 AM

I am looking forward to having this autolock feature enabled on my new car!!
I have come out many mornings to my E46 to find the car unlocked and all the windows down - which is especially bad on rainy days!!!!

I always keep the keys in my pocket and the open button must get pushed and held down sometimes ( must stop wearing tight trousers

)

Has this happened to anyone else?

ShereKhan · 04-26-2007, 05:52 AM

Yep thats happened to me before.

It happened before I knew about the functionality. my colleague wondered why my windows opened when I was walking to the boot to pack my gear away.

mjh93sa · 04-26-2007, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 330cdsport

I am looking forward to having this autolock feature enabled on my new car!!
I have come out many mornings to my E46 to find the car unlocked and all the windows down - which is especially bad on rainy days!!!!

I always keep the keys in my pocket and the open button must get pushed and held down sometimes ( must stop wearing tight trousers

)

Has this happened to anyone else?

Only when it rains

booforty · 04-26-2007, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by 330cdsport

I am looking forward to having this autolock feature enabled on my new car!!
I have come out many mornings to my E46 to find the car unlocked and all the windows down - which is especially bad on rainy days!!!!

I always keep the keys in my pocket and the open button must get pushed and held down sometimes ( must stop wearing tight trousers

)

Has this happened to anyone else?

Yes! When I'm wearing my leather trousers or leggings when leaving the gym... very annoying

04-25-2007, 03:17 AM	#1
red-max First Lieutenant 42 Rep 379 Posts Drives: 520d M Sport Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	No Automatic Re-Lock? My previous BMW (E60 530d) had an auto re-lock feature, where if you accidentally unlocked the car, but didn't open the doors, it would re-lock itself. Yesterday I was cleaning my E92, and unlocked it unintentionally when I crouched down to pick something off the ground. I wondered if it would re-lock, but it didn't - at least not for 20 minutes that it took me to give it a quick wash. So now I'm wondering if the E92 has this feature, or not? I think it's quite useful to avoid leaving the car unlocked if you accidentally push the key fob button as you walk away from the car, putting keys away in a bag for example at the airport... __________________ 2018 G30 520d M Sport with M Sport Plus - Mediterranean Blue Previously: 2015 F32 430d M Sport, 2012 F10 520d M Sport, 2009 E92 320d M Sport, 2006 E92 335d, 2004 E60 530d, 2000 E39 525d, 1997 E39 523i
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Z4 Beemer Colonel 84 Rep 2,353 Posts Drives: 2009 Z4 sDrive 23i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 E92 [0.00] 2004 Z4 2.2i [8.00]	i think its an option for non-idrive cars as well??? __________________ E89 Z4 sDrive 23i... for the more discerning driver
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E92-Mark Environmental petrol head. 6 Rep 165 Posts Drives: 330d Coupé Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, England iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 E92 - 330D [0.00] 2005 E90 320d SE [0.00]	I dont have iDrive, and mine auto-relocks if you dont open a door. Relocks after about a minute I think, I'll check. __________________ Currently : 330d SE Coupe, TiAg, Jade Leather Sports seats, HiGloss trim, 17" 188s, 6MT, CA, SunRoof, HBA, Pro Audio, 6CD, Bluetooth & Armrest Retired : 320d SE E90, SG, Blk Leather, Xenons, Bluetooth
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Rochester BMW Private First Class 14 Rep 178 Posts Drives: 335i M Sport. On order E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester, Kent, UK iTrader: (0)	guarenteed to lock your keys in the car.... leaving you stranded!
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Rochester BMW Private First Class 14 Rep 178 Posts Drives: 335i M Sport. On order E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester, Kent, UK iTrader: (0)	Ill give it a try later on... (with my spare keys on me, just incase ) the only reason Im not sure about this is because I remember my dad locking himself out of his C70... that had a feature that locked itself aswell... As far as I remember, he unlocked the car, opened the boot, put suitcase in boot, opened suitcase to look at some papers and laid keys in suitcase, forgetting about the keys, closed the boot, didn't get in the car straight away, car then locked him out with the keys in the boot.... sounds like the BMW system has that situation solved though... just thought Id share the story though
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Rochester BMW Private First Class 14 Rep 178 Posts Drives: 335i M Sport. On order E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester, Kent, UK iTrader: (0)	ok so how about this situation.... you park up, stop the engine, take the keys out and lay them on the seat (could happen) then get out of the car and walk away forgetting you left the keys on the seat.... the car will still lock itself... yes? stranded?
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04-25-2007, 10:23 AM	#12
Cafe.Racer Captain 27 Rep 896 Posts Drives: 320d Touring Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nottingham, UK iTrader: (1)	No. Only it you unlock the car then don't open a door or the boot, will it automatically relock. But, you should try it to be sure.
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ChrisMWard Captain 14 Rep 686 Posts Drives: E93 320d M Sport, E81 116d SE Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Epsom UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 120d SE [0.00] 2007 335d A M Sport [0.00] 1998 M3 Evo [0.00] 2002 330d Sport [0.00] 2004 330d Sport [0.00]	When re locking does it reset the alarm as well? Regards Chris __________________ Previously: 2007 335D MSport E90 Le Mans Blue, 2004 330D A Sport Silver Grey, 2002 330D A Sport Saphire Black, 2001 320D SE Touring Titanium Silver, 1998 M3 Evo Techno Violet, 1996 328i Sport Montreal Blue, 1994 325i Coupe Red, 1989 325i Sport 2 door Dolphin Grey,1986 325i SE 4 door Lachs
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red-max First Lieutenant 42 Rep 379 Posts Drives: 520d M Sport Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Yes, apologies I should have RTFM ... it's called Automatic Locking, and on non-iDrive cars is set using the indicator stalk button/menu thingy. I'll give it a try later, since I think it's well worth having it enabled. __________________ 2018 G30 520d M Sport with M Sport Plus - Mediterranean Blue Previously: 2015 F32 430d M Sport, 2012 F10 520d M Sport, 2009 E92 320d M Sport, 2006 E92 335d, 2004 E60 530d, 2000 E39 525d, 1997 E39 523i
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ShereKhan Major 96 Rep 1,134 Posts Drives: BMW G20 330e M Sport MY20 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bristol, UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 BMW 330e [0.00]	I have this option switched on my car as I have sometime walked away without locking it (after a 16hr day the last thing on my mind is to check the car - company car!) I always have my wallet on my person never leave it in a jacket - So I always carry the flat spare key (for use with the adapter in the glovebox) in my wallet. It comes down to personal discipline - I never leave my keys lying about but sometimes forget to lock the car so its great for me to know that the car has been locked (if the insurance company asks I can confirm it was locked!)
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ShereKhan Major 96 Rep 1,134 Posts Drives: BMW G20 330e M Sport MY20 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bristol, UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 BMW 330e [0.00]	Yep thats happened to me before. It happened before I knew about the functionality. my colleague wondered why my windows opened when I was walking to the boot to pack my gear away.
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