05-12-2016, 07:32 PM | #1 |
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F36: Water unlocks doors - Comfort Access
I noticed a strange issue this morning when rinsing my car which has never happened in the past 4 months of owning the car.
I was rinsing my car this morning with relatively low pressure from a hose and when i got to the front door handles, the doors unlocked. So i went over the door handles again with the hose and they locked. It kept unlocking and locking the doors - both driver and passenger front doors. Has anyone experienced such an issue? What can I do to stop this from happening as it never happened before. I usually wash my car every 2-3 weeks and this is the first time its happened. Any ideas? |
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05-12-2016, 07:46 PM | #4 |
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Happens to me all the time. Even more annoying is I have BT speakers in my garage for when I'm washing the cars. When it unlocks the phone then reconnects to the car and plays music inside the car instead of my garage speakers.
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05-12-2016, 09:07 PM | #6 |
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You think that's bad? My F31's power tailgate opens up by itself if I so much as spray water at it the wrong way *insert inappropriate sexual joke here*.
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05-12-2016, 09:25 PM | #7 |
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Where is your fob when this happens? If it's in your pocket, then this is pretty much normal. The sensor on the door handle I believe is a pressure sensor so as long as the fob on you, then water getting on it from a hose will do that. Again, once I put the fob elsewhere, there were no more issues.
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05-12-2016, 11:17 PM | #8 |
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As others have said, normal - put the key fob elsewhere.
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05-12-2016, 11:28 PM | #9 |
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Wash my car 2 times a week...doors are always locking and unlocking..mirrors fold in and out..trunk opens..shut it and opens again. Hear clicking sounds in the car and engine bay....at least when I wash I know I'm not alone.
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I think they're capacitive sensors. They react to things which are conductive. So with non-sterile water, same result as a finger.
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05-13-2016, 07:48 AM | #17 |
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This! I always forget to put the fob elsewhere until this happens...
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Went to pick up my 2013 with Comfort Access the other day. It was in the shop for the THIRD time in an effort to fix the damn thing. Touching the handle WORKS 99% of the time while it's in the garage and FAILS almost every time when I drive somewhere.
The FEM unit has been changed twice now (it's on it's third one). When I talked with the tech, he demonstrated the "water" lock or unlock "feature" and said it's a design flaw for sure. BMW doesn't know how to fix the stuff they build - what a crock! I guess the solution (for people that paid for CA and want to use it) is to carry a bottle of water with you at all times. My faith in this company is fading fast...... |
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05-13-2016, 09:51 AM | #19 |
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Does the fob button work the 1% of the time when the handle touch does not?
I have found this system to be pretty good, but not perfect. The most annoying about it really isn't a defect, it's just that passengers have to wait for you to touch the handle before they can get in. When using the fob, just out of habit you unlock as you approach, so no waiting for the other passengers.
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