So my mom has had her 2015 hardtop for 2 months now. One of the key fob stopped working. She has no comfort access. The car is base model with nothing in it.
Anyhow, I told her instructions how to get in which was to pop the cover on the door handle, insert key, then later put the fob next to the ignition and start the car. That worked. But in terms of pushing unlock, lock, buttons, nothing works. Even remote start won't work unless you place the key next to the ignition steering column.
The nuisance and question now is, how would she lock the car when she exits the vehicle?? (Assuming she is not home to replace the battery or key fob). It seems to me this is a very, very poor design on BMW. In order to lock her car, she needs to get out, pop the cover on the door handle, insert and lock the car. Then put the cover back in.
This whole process needs to repeat until she finds the nearest walgreen to replace the key fob battery. And she does not know how to replace it herself.
Anyhow, I told her instructions how to get in which was to pop the cover on the door handle, insert key, then later put the fob next to the ignition and start the car. That worked. But in terms of pushing unlock, lock, buttons, nothing works. Even remote start won't work unless you place the key next to the ignition steering column.
The nuisance and question now is, how would she lock the car when she exits the vehicle?? (Assuming she is not home to replace the battery or key fob). It seems to me this is a very, very poor design on BMW. In order to lock her car, she needs to get out, pop the cover on the door handle, insert and lock the car. Then put the cover back in.
This whole process needs to repeat until she finds the nearest walgreen to replace the key fob battery. And she does not know how to replace it herself.
