Roof opening with BMW key
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Yes. Opening with unlock button was standard on all E89s, not closing though (no idea why).
IIRC if the car has 'smart access', ie keyless entry and start, you can close the roof with the key aswell, or if it has an aftermarket 'smart top' fitted.
IIRC if the car has 'smart access', ie keyless entry and start, you can close the roof with the key aswell, or if it has an aftermarket 'smart top' fitted.
Pondrew said:Yes. Opening with unlock button was standard on all E89s, not closing though (no idea why).
IIRC if the car has 'smart access', ie keyless entry and start, you can close the roof with the key aswell, or if it has an aftermarket 'smart top' fitted.
100% correct, smart top is not cheap though and I think some of the features can be coded with Carly as well
Scottish Borders
Pondrew said:Yes. Opening with unlock button was standard on all E89s, not closing though (no idea why).
IIRC if the car has 'smart access', ie keyless entry and start, you can close the roof with the key aswell, or if it has an aftermarket 'smart top' fitted.
Access to the car by simply walking up to it and opening the door without pressing a fob button and the ability to start the car with out the fob being in the key holder plus remotely closing the roof (on the key fob) is called 'comfort access'
A generic write up is here.. https://www.bimmer-tech.net/blog/item/38-how-to-check-if-your-car-has-comfort-access
You can buy a third party module called 'smart top' which you retrofit that gives you some of the 'comfort access' capablities
Later cars had fancier capablities as Pondrew stated..
Pondrew said:
Seems great tech - at least the birds can crap in the car sat tat the airport while your in Barbados
Pondrew said:Yes. Opening with unlock button was standard on all E89s, not closing though (no idea why).
IIRC if the car has 'smart access', ie keyless entry and start, you can close the roof with the key aswell, or if it has an aftermarket 'smart top' fitted.
It’s something to do with the Americans getting their heads stuck in it, and then sueing the arse off bmw
Rob
Smartbear said:I’ve corrected that for you, no need to thank meOle gits rule said:Pondrew said:
Seems great tech - at least the birds can crap in the car sat tat the airport while you’re stuck in the departure lounge
Rob
Bloody predictive text, then again tat maybe right
Ole gits rule said:Smartbear said:I’ve corrected that for you, no need to thank meOle gits rule said:Seems great tech - at least the birds can crap in the car sat tat the airport while you’re stuck in the departure lounge
Rob
Bloody predictive text, then again tat maybe right
I’ve left the predictive txt but corrected the scenario
Rob
I thought it was all ridiculous until my missus locked the 1 series with the boot open, then shut it with the keys inside.Pondrew said:
She was 30 miles away and asked me to come over with the spare keys.
Two minutes later, sat in my living room with my phone, I unlocked it for her.
Smartbear said:Ole gits rule said:Smartbear said:I’ve corrected that for you, no need to thank me
Rob
Bloody predictive text, then again tat maybe right
I’ve left the predictive txt but corrected the scenario
Rob
Oh yeah, just seen that one, not good news as I got a few sleazy jet flights booked for work
enuff_zed said:I thought it was all ridiculous until my missus locked the 1 series with the boot open, then shut it with the keys inside.Pondrew said:
She was 30 miles away and asked me to come over with the spare keys.
Two minutes later, sat in my living room with my phone, I unlocked it for her.
Good use of the tech - still wouldn't trust it
OK, now that was useful.enuff_zed said:
The app can also program a TV channel into my car for when I get back to it, presumably so I don't miss any of 'Homes under the hammer'. Don't think it will record the program to the hard drive, though (although it wouldn't surprise me).
