This is what drives me nuts about technology. I love it, but arghhhh.
Brand new 2023 car (EV, however, I don't think that makes a difference) I've had for 3 weeks now. The other day the car managed to lock itself with my key in my backpack in the back seat. The doors are currently programmed to stay locked when the car is parked unless I also hit the unlock button upon exiting the car. Closed the front door and went to the back door to retrieve my backpack. I hear click, click, click and the lights on both doors turn red. No way to open any door.
Up until now, I have never had this problem. I forget many times to hit the unlock all doors button after I close the driver's door and have to go back and do so to retrieve my purse in the back.
I plan on reprogramming the doors to unlock all doors when the driver's door is opened.
Factoids that may help in diagnosing this issue: Both my and DH's key's are programmed/linked to each of us respectively. When the driver nears the door, the driver's door opens and some of the programmed settings recognize the particular driver at that time...seat position, heat/AC on and maybe some others. The other settings kick in once the driver starts the car...steering wheel position, music on, and the like.
This particular day, like many, many others, both DH and I were in the car with our respective keys. I was driving. All was normal until we got home. I let DH out in the driveway so he could pick up the mail and I pulled into the garage. DH was in the garage when I exited the car. I exited the car and the back door was still locked so I went to open the driver door and that's when I hear the clicks and see the red lights. Clearly, the car picked up on DH's key and locked the doors. IIRC he wasn't quite out of key range yet, but am not sure of that. He gave me his backpack and as I got near the driver door, it opened .
Clearly, the car at some point, picked up on his key and stopped recognizing mine. Has anyone else had this happen or something similar? I thought I'd get some thoughts from the experts here before I call BMW. This incident has me a bit concerned about what else could happen. I thought I'd try the driver assist today when I ran errands but freaked and hit the brake when it started forward as I was exiting a parking lot...pretty dumb of me to turn it on before I was on the street . I think I'll try it one Sunday with little traffic on the road.
Brand new 2023 car (EV, however, I don't think that makes a difference) I've had for 3 weeks now. The other day the car managed to lock itself with my key in my backpack in the back seat. The doors are currently programmed to stay locked when the car is parked unless I also hit the unlock button upon exiting the car. Closed the front door and went to the back door to retrieve my backpack. I hear click, click, click and the lights on both doors turn red. No way to open any door.
Up until now, I have never had this problem. I forget many times to hit the unlock all doors button after I close the driver's door and have to go back and do so to retrieve my purse in the back.
I plan on reprogramming the doors to unlock all doors when the driver's door is opened.
Factoids that may help in diagnosing this issue: Both my and DH's key's are programmed/linked to each of us respectively. When the driver nears the door, the driver's door opens and some of the programmed settings recognize the particular driver at that time...seat position, heat/AC on and maybe some others. The other settings kick in once the driver starts the car...steering wheel position, music on, and the like.
This particular day, like many, many others, both DH and I were in the car with our respective keys. I was driving. All was normal until we got home. I let DH out in the driveway so he could pick up the mail and I pulled into the garage. DH was in the garage when I exited the car. I exited the car and the back door was still locked so I went to open the driver door and that's when I hear the clicks and see the red lights. Clearly, the car picked up on DH's key and locked the doors. IIRC he wasn't quite out of key range yet, but am not sure of that. He gave me his backpack and as I got near the driver door, it opened .
Clearly, the car at some point, picked up on his key and stopped recognizing mine. Has anyone else had this happen or something similar? I thought I'd get some thoughts from the experts here before I call BMW. This incident has me a bit concerned about what else could happen. I thought I'd try the driver assist today when I ran errands but freaked and hit the brake when it started forward as I was exiting a parking lot...pretty dumb of me to turn it on before I was on the street . I think I'll try it one Sunday with little traffic on the road.