Comfort Access and Trunk Unlock

frankzlin79 · 04-30-2009, 09:44 AM

I have comfort access on my car. It works fine for unlocking doors, but unlocking the trunk is a different story.

It often takes multiple attempts and up to 30 secs sometimes for me to unlock the trunk by squeezing the sensor on the underside of the trunk lid. Sometimes I get frustrated and get my key out and just hold down the trunk button (which always works).

Anybody experience this problem?

knifegun · 04-30-2009, 10:10 AM

Yes. Mine seems to be hit or miss. Sometimes it opens; sometimes I just open the front door and hit the trunk unlock button.

sard · 04-30-2009, 10:20 AM

Is there a M Truck now?!

DP8 · 04-30-2009, 10:21 AM

The unlock/lock range isn't so great either on my remote.

Sedan_Clan · 04-30-2009, 10:24 AM

If my doors aren't unlocked, it takes about 3 seconds for my trunk to recognize the CA remote. If my doors are unlocked, it's immediate. My unlock range is good!

zacbol · 04-30-2009, 10:43 AM

Yep, happens to me too. CA works about 80-90% of the time for the doors, less than 50% of the time for the trunk I'd guess.

That, a constant (erroneous) warning of 'Wiper Fluid low' that I've been to lazy to have addressed and the long, vague throws of the 6MT are my only minor complaints about the car.

tmntmn · 04-30-2009, 10:45 AM

Yeah it's a hit or miss also on my trunk, it's happens to me all the time when I get out of class and try to open my trunk first to put my books away. sometimes it opens and sometimes it doesn't

, my SA can't find any faults and said it's in normal

TommyBwell · 04-30-2009, 11:11 AM

I have no problems with mine.

Sedan_Clan · 04-30-2009, 12:34 PM

Do any of you who experience issues have tint?

MrAdams · 04-30-2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by sard

Is there a M Truck now?!

Ummm yea.. have you been living under a rock?

Thats not the ///M model though...

chompino · 04-30-2009, 12:46 PM

I've noticed this as well with my trunk. I always just figured it was because of the tint.

JC919 · 04-30-2009, 12:49 PM

Mine does the same and since I keep my key in my back pocket at all times, people are often giving me weird looks as I point my ass at the trunk to get it to open. It takes a minute, but it works.

Blake · 04-30-2009, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1989baby

Ummm yea.. have you been living under a rock?

Thats not the ///M model though...

wow.

tunawi7cheese · 04-30-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sard

Is there a M Truck now?!

yes, it's call X5 M and X6 M.

Doru in Romania · 04-30-2009, 01:50 PM

no problem here, only when car is wet.

sard · 04-30-2009, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1989baby

Ummm yea.. have you been living under a rock?

Thats not the ///M model though...

Dannys M3 · 04-30-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by chompino

I've noticed this as well with my trunk. I always just figured it was because of the tint.

Happened to me too, now I'm a little apprehensive about getting tint again. It was so frustrating when comfort access doesn't respond. But the lack of tint in south florida makes for a toasty interior.

jm1234 · 04-30-2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by frankzlin79

I have comfort access on my car. It works fine for unlocking doors, but unlocking the trunk is a different story.

It often takes multiple attempts and up to 30 secs sometimes for me to unlock the trunk by squeezing the sensor on the underside of the trunk lid. Sometimes I get frustrated and get my key out and just hold down the trunk button (which always works).

Anybody experience this problem?

Trunk is a little touchy. I keep my key in my right front pocket. If I open the trunk with my right hand (which usually means my right hip and pocket are closer to the trunk) it opens pretty much every time first try. If I open the trunk with my left hand though (which usually means my right hip and pocket are further from the trunk and somewhat screened from the car by my body) then it's a little iffy (50/50) and I usually have to shift my right pocket (with the key) closer to the trunk.

I know the description is a little gay, but that's what I've observed.

jk6672 · 04-30-2009, 04:17 PM

Yeah me too, sometime I feel like I have to hold the handle and do the tango in order to hit the sweat spot

frankzlin79 · 04-30-2009, 05:54 PM

Sometimes I'll bring my keys out and hold it 1" away from the trunk sensor, and try to open the trunk...and that still fails to work. I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem. I guess BMW would say that this is normal," yeah just how the DCT lag issue is "normal."

aajami · 04-30-2009, 06:11 PM

I have the same issue with my trunk.

mach330 · 04-30-2009, 11:43 PM

same issues here. i do have tint tho (non-metallic). not sure if it got worse with it or not. i'm glad i'm not the only one here.

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frankzlin79 Lieutenant Colonel 265 Rep 1,696 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, Texas iTrader: (5)	Comfort Access and Trunk Unlock I have comfort access on my car. It works fine for unlocking doors, but unlocking the trunk is a different story. It often takes multiple attempts and up to 30 secs sometimes for me to unlock the trunk by squeezing the sensor on the underside of the trunk lid. Sometimes I get frustrated and get my key out and just hold down the trunk button (which always works). Anybody experience this problem? Last edited by frankzlin79; 04-30-2009 at 01:55 PM..
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knifegun Major 83 Rep 1,108 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: May 2008 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	Yes. Mine seems to be hit or miss. Sometimes it opens; sometimes I just open the front door and hit the trunk unlock button.
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sard Major 235 Rep 1,334 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern California iTrader: (1)	Is there a M Truck now?!
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DP8 Private First Class 6 Rep 175 Posts Drives: 08 E90 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	The unlock/lock range isn't so great either on my remote.
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Sedan_Clan Law Enforcer 25114 Rep 22,288 Posts Drives: '22 Chalk Gray Porsche C2S Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ..in your rearview!!! iTrader: (26)	If my doors aren't unlocked, it takes about 3 seconds for my trunk to recognize the CA remote. If my doors are unlocked, it's immediate. My unlock range is good!
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zacbol Private 12 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bellevue, Wa iTrader: (0)	Yep, happens to me too. CA works about 80-90% of the time for the doors, less than 50% of the time for the trunk I'd guess. That, a constant (erroneous) warning of 'Wiper Fluid low' that I've been to lazy to have addressed and the long, vague throws of the 6MT are my only minor complaints about the car.
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tmntmn ///M 160 Rep 1,867 Posts Drives: e92 M3/M-DCT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (6)	Yeah it's a hit or miss also on my trunk, it's happens to me all the time when I get out of class and try to open my trunk first to put my books away. sometimes it opens and sometimes it doesn't , my SA can't find any faults and said it's in normal __________________ THANKS TO:~<RPM>~ ~<SONICMS>~ ~<MODECARBON>~ ~<McKennaPerformance>~ MODS: MODECARBON V2 GTS FRONT LIP & REAR DIFFUSER, AA GREEN FILTER, RPI SCOOPS, PSW, Verstraβe Extended DCT Shifter, ZCP WHEELS (SEMI-GLOSS), OHLINS R&T, Megan Exhaust, AKRA XPIPE, BMW LED INTERIOR, BLACKOUT W/ORION V4 LED AE, OSRAM CBI
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TommyBwell Private 0 Rep 61 Posts Drives: '08 E92 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	I have no problems with mine.
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Sedan_Clan Law Enforcer 25114 Rep 22,288 Posts Drives: '22 Chalk Gray Porsche C2S Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ..in your rearview!!! iTrader: (26)	Do any of you who experience issues have tint?
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chompino First Lieutenant 50 Rep 372 Posts Drives: 08 AW M3 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Santa Monica, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 M3 [0.00]	I've noticed this as well with my trunk. I always just figured it was because of the tint. __________________
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JC919 Lieutenant Colonel 72 Rep 1,803 Posts Drives: CSL Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland iTrader: (0)	Mine does the same and since I keep my key in my back pocket at all times, people are often giving me weird looks as I point my ass at the trunk to get it to open. It takes a minute, but it works.
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Doru in Romania Private First Class 12 Rep 147 Posts Drives: 2012 525d xDrive Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bucharest / ROMANIA iTrader: (0)	no problem here, only when car is wet. __________________ 2012 525d xDrive
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jk6672 First Lieutenant 48 Rep 332 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 m3 6MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Centro, Ca iTrader: (2)	Yeah me too, sometime I feel like I have to hold the handle and do the tango in order to hit the sweat spot
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frankzlin79 Lieutenant Colonel 265 Rep 1,696 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, Texas iTrader: (5)	Sometimes I'll bring my keys out and hold it 1" away from the trunk sensor, and try to open the trunk...and that still fails to work. I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem. I guess BMW would say that this is normal," yeah just how the DCT lag issue is "normal."
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04-30-2009, 06:11 PM	#21
aajami Brigadier General 432 Rep 4,567 Posts Drives: Space Gray '09 E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA iTrader: (4)	I have the same issue with my trunk. __________________ '09 E92 M3: Space Gray, Black, Carbon Leather \| ZTP 2MK ZPP 2MT 6FL \| link 1 / link 2 Mods: M Performance exhaust \| ZCP retrofit \| Euro airbox \| GTS DCT flash \| JPN 240 ECU flash \| Euro LCI taillights \| CRT lip \| OEM alarm retrofit \| Space Gray bumper plugs \| BMW Performance: Mk. II spoiler / Mk. II non-electronic steering wheel / mirror caps / front grilles / side gills / intake louvers / emblem
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04-30-2009, 11:43 PM	#22
mach330 You don't know JACK!!! 43 Rep 796 Posts Drives: 2011 X5 35i Join Date: May 2005 Location: The OC iTrader: (3)	same issues here. i do have tint tho (non-metallic). not sure if it got worse with it or not. i'm glad i'm not the only one here. __________________ Rated /// M
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