Frank Wiesmann

Is there any way to activate/program this feature? I have tried it and it does not seem to work.

bmms8

on the front two door handles, there is a small black box, thats the sensor, hold your key pointing at the sensor, no more than 2 feet, and hold the unlock button until the windows are all the way down, then release, to bring them up, do the same thing, but by pressing the lock button, GL

mrandery

Since the sensor is at an angle along the curve of the door handle, it works better when you point the key perpendicular to the sensor, and not perpendicular to the door.

When I point it perpendicular to the door, the windows/roof stop on the way up or down and I have to move the key a bit and angle it right and press the button again.

bmw2mb

this feature is a bad design.

jim256

Mine is not nearly so arbitrary--it works from about 6-10 feet away, as long as I'm reasonably pointing toward the door handle from the side of the car.

bmw2mb

if that's the case, i will bring this up next service visit. more than 3-4 feet away..it fails.

sf49ers79

Sometimes it work on my car and sometimes it doesn't work... closing the windows with the remote. anybody knows y? or did anybody experience the same problem as i did?

alewifebp

I agree with bmw2mb. What is the point of this feature if you have to be within a couple of feet of the front door? I would have thought that you can use it for up the maximum length that you can unlock the car.

rdtjr

Same as jim256, BUT:

It worked for me from 6 -10 feet away as well. It stopped working when I programmed my key to unlock driver's side door only on first press and rest on second press.

bmms8

rd, can you please tell me how you turned central locking off? thanks

akmal31

what distance does mb say on KG? i swear ive read it somehwere that you can roll the windows up and down from 30ft away! as well as unlocking and locking it!

if u can only do it from 2-3 feet away...then whts the point?

bmms8

its the same distance with KG. i think you might be thinking about lexus. my friend has a new RX330 and he can do it from 30 ft away, probably even more.

MB should have atleast made this feature so when you hold the button, and everything is open, you are next to your car. not you are next to uour car, then wait for everything.

bmw2mb

exactly.

also, if something's between you and the car..it won't work. however, you can unlock you car from across
the street...but if you're not there in so many seconds (i think 45)..the car locks again.
so i don't understand why you can unlock from so many feet away but can only open the windows if you're
basically on top of the car. i can open the doors and open the sunroof and windows faster than finding the
perfect spot to stand and aim..then wait for the windows roll down while not moving.

maybe theres something that can be adjusted to so it works better.

rdtjr

bmms8 -

IIRC, you simultaneously press the lock and unlock buttons at the same time. I am sure I read this in the manual and not here so you should be able to find it if I am not correct. Now I just have to find out how to re-enable to window/sunroof option.

Also, last night I unlocked the car from the rear at about 60 feet or so. No cars on either side (naturally) and the interior light stayed on until I got there - maybe 30 seconds or so.

pocholin

You can also insert the metallic key into the slot turn and hold at the unlock position until windows and sunroof opens.

bmms8

i see, thanks a lot.

bmms8

well, i tested the range for the summer feature. i just tested it perpindicular to the side of the car, so facing the handle. i was really erally suprised. i first tried from 3 feet, but i found myself over 15 feet away, and it was still working, i had to stop because there was no room left in my garage.

also, i noticed that the new car has a better range from where i can unlock/lock the car. on the prenav, i could unlock it from at max 50 ft, with the new one i can unlock from 250 ft. maybe the newer cars have better range in thier keys, anyone else notice that?

akmal31

summer feature? im guessing thats opening all the windows and the sunroof at one time? 15 ft then? sounds better than 3 :p

bmms8

lol, a lot better than 3 i dont have a tape measure so i used paper. after calculating it, it was 16.5 feet away

akmal31

yay.......u got me worried for a bit.....we paid 860 pounds for it.....n u ppl were goin on tht it only works from 3 feet away......

Cant wait to roll the windows from "16.5" feet away :p lolz

lets hope delivery of our car wil be in sepember, not october

AkMaL

bmms8

you have to pay for this feature? its standard on ever MB car i believe sent to the U.S.A. i dont think it will work from 16 feet every time just because i tried to get the perfect angle and height.

akmal31

uh oh......You are talking about keyless-go arent you???

if yes.......then yes we do have to pay for it. its not standard on any of the cars and as far as i know its not standard on any e class

but i thought u said that the unlocking and locking can be done from abt 250 feet and the summer feature from 16.5 feet..... so that means u r talking abt keyless-go....

im :p

bmms8

your right KG is not standard on any car. but, the summer feature is standard on every car, and you dont need KG to use it. the KG key, and regular key is the same. the 350 feet thing is apart from KG, that just has to do with the lock and unlock button on the key. same thing with the summer feature, it has nothing do do with KG

clarkspark

Wow cool! I didn't know my car could do that til I read this thread. Thanks! btw I have a 99 CLK320 coupe.

bmms8

yea, its a cool option, im sre your car has it, just look on the handles to see if there is a small black box