So get this....

JFB · 06-03-2015, 09:08 PM

I was washing my car today and my comfort access lock/unlock was going crazy when water or soap bubbles were on the door handles.

Smart me, to stop it, I decide to put the key fob in the car... (Yea, smart... Wait for it...)

So as I'm drying the car slowly, I hear "beep, beep" and the mirrors fold before my eyes... Huh?! What?! Car locked itself, with my key inside... (And my phone and my wallet...)

Can't unlock the car, can't break a window... So I walk home from the self-serve car wash in shame, with a wet rag in my hand, bowing my head until I can retrieve my other key and walk back...

Should the car lock itself while the key is inside? I thought that was impossible... So maybe I should've put the key in the key hole in the dash... That might have prevented the auto lock.

I just deselected the "lock if no door is open"checkbox, thinking that might be it...

Any other thoughts? Why the hell did this happen to me?

(I'm more mad at myself for looking incredibly dumb at the store next door calling my wife on the store phone and asking her to pick up the kids in my stead cause I LOCKED MYSELF OUT OF MY CAR!!!!)

Feel free to chastise...

EJT86 · 06-03-2015, 09:39 PM

Could be your rod bearings

STooK · 06-03-2015, 09:41 PM

I'm not sure why it locked, and that lock if no doors are open shouldn't have caused it to lock either since you opened the door to put the key in. At least you were able to get the second key to open it..

Maybe someone else can chime in with the answer.

fbm3cab · 06-03-2015, 09:42 PM

Why didn't the car just unlock itself when you touched or pulled on the door handle, that's part of the comfort access feature.

Flying Ace · 06-03-2015, 09:48 PM

It's happened to me before too. Dont know any better way to fix it. Solution is to buy a house and wash it at your house.

Petros · 06-03-2015, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by fbm3cab

Why didn't the car just unlock itself when you touched or pulled on the door handle, that's part of the comfort access feature.

It wouldn't unlock the car from the outside if it detects that the key is inside the car. Then again, if the car does detect the key is inside, then it should never lock from the outside in the first place.

OP you can try keeping the mechanical key with you and try locking the keyfob in. IF it does then there is something malfunctioning with your comfort access system.

bstone801 · 06-03-2015, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by EJT86

Could be your rod bearings

jdamore · 06-04-2015, 05:01 AM

Just put the key on the Wash selector (where you select wash or brush). The key only needs to be like 10ft away for the comfort access to be inactive.

M3 Pilot · 06-04-2015, 05:41 AM

That's strange.

There are times when I have forgotten that my keys were in the car as I tried to lock it via comfort access and it wouldn't.

AlpineE92M3 · 06-04-2015, 07:35 AM

The door should have opened when you touched the handle. When the key is inside, with comfort access, it might lock, but it will always open when you touch the handle.

From5ToM24 · 06-04-2015, 07:51 AM

This happened to me too. It wont unlock after you've locked yourself in for some crazy reason.

Sered · 06-04-2015, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EJT86

Could be your rod bearings

Pffffft. Morning coffee just went everywhere. Thanks.

wildwestm3 · 06-04-2015, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EJT86

Could be your rod bearings

Yea, winner...

JFB · 06-04-2015, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by From5ToM24

This happened to me too. It wont unlock after you've locked yourself in for some crazy reason.

Thank heavens!!! I'm not crazy!!

JFB · 06-04-2015, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EJT86

Could be your rod bearings

I'll change them... Just in case...

jra85 · 06-04-2015, 09:26 AM

Maybe leave your windows open next time you wash it just in case?

heart_doctor · 06-04-2015, 09:32 AM

I had a similar situation where I put the key in the trunk and shut it with car locked. The car automatically unlocked. That may just be in that situation because the car was locked the whole time and it realized I had made a mistake. With my wife's car it is definitely possible to lock your key in the car..... It's a Toyota mind you.

heart_doctor · 06-04-2015, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JFB

Quote:

Originally Posted by From5ToM24

This happened to me too. It wont unlock after you've locked yourself in for some crazy reason.

Thank heavens!!! I'm not crazy!!

It thinks you are in the car and that someone from the outside is trying to open your door.

GRUESOM3 · 06-04-2015, 09:38 AM

What I do is I unlock the car and leave the key out of range. Usually wash it in driveway so I leave key in garage and the comfort access doesn't go crazy

burtonsbs5114 · 06-04-2015, 09:48 AM

On mine, I noticed the passenger door will not unlock with the key inside and the passenger door is locked. Now I am kind of worried, as I have also left the key inside while I wash it. So far it has never happened to me, I am going to keep the key in my pocket going forward.

I would assume if the key is in range, and you pull the handle, the door should unlock. Maybe it is an option in iDrive,as you mention???

digitalpersona · 06-04-2015, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by From5ToM24

This happened to me too. It wont unlock after you've locked yourself in for some crazy reason.

I see what you did there.

I use that excuse all the time.

Alpha_M · 06-04-2015, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jra85

Maybe leave your windows open next time you wash it just in case?

wait.... What????!!!!

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M3 Pilot Lieutenant 74 Rep 478 Posts Drives: 17' F80 M3 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	That's strange. There are times when I have forgotten that my keys were in the car as I tried to lock it via comfort access and it wouldn't.
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