Unlocking trunk

[x3man]

Is there a way to unlock the trunk with the key in the ignition? Perhaps I am missing something but the inside lock button doesn't seem to unlock the trunk. I have to shut off the vehicle and click the remote.

[Steveo8998]

Is there a way to unlock the trunk with the key in the ignition? Perhaps I am missing something but the inside lock button doesn't seem to unlock the trunk. I have to shut off the vehicle and click the remote.

I havnt gotten my X3 yet... but im pretty sure you hold down the unlock button for 3 seconds... that is totaly my assumption but try it out!

Just my two cents.

[simoncpw]

Just press the UN/LOCK button on the center console!?

[Liverman]

Is there a way to unlock the trunk with the key in the ignition? Perhaps I am missing something but the inside lock button doesn't seem to unlock the trunk. I have to shut off the vehicle and click the remote.
The 2005 Owners Manual says to hit the Unlock button on the center console twice. The first press unlocks the driver's door only, the second pressunlocks the passenger doors, the fuel filler door and the tailgate.

I don't have an X3 to try it on...yet :)

Greg

[suzer]

The double unlock described above is how it works on my X5. I also have an unlock and open back hatch button, located near my DSC button, right near my ashtray.

[Caesar]

The 2005 Owners Manual says to hit the Unlock button on the center console twice. The first press unlocks the driver's door only, the second pressunlocks the passenger doors, the fuel filler door and the tailgate.

I don't have an X3 to try it on...yet :)

Greg

Single press works to unlock ALL locks at once, IF you have your car programmed that way. I do.

Its one of the things your dealer should ask you when setting up your purchase. I had it set so one push does it all. Who wants to worry about other doors -- unlock means the entire vehicle is UNLOCKED. Don't understand why anyone would want it any other way.

[tnunnery]

Single press works to unlock ALL locks at once, IF you have your car programmed that way. I do.

Its one of the things your dealer should ask you when setting up your purchase. I had it set so one push does it all. Who wants to worry about other doors -- unlock means the entire vehicle is UNLOCKED. Don't understand why anyone would want it any other way.
Because it's much safer. In a bad area or a bad situation, I certainly wouldn't want my wife/girlfriend to be trying to leave and then have all of the doors unlock when she hits the unlock button. That is a much bigger worry than hitting unlock twice.

[Caesar]

Because it's much safer. In a bad area or a bad situation, I certainly wouldn't want my wife/girlfriend to be trying to leave and then have all of the doors unlock when she hits the unlock button. That is a much bigger worry than hitting unlock twice.


I fail to see the safety issue. If she needs to get out, the unlocking the driver door gets her out -- so what if the other doors are open? If there are bad people nearby, she would want all doors locked and stay in the car (not her one door open).

So it seems safer and faster to have one button lock ALL (and unlock all).

Regardless, the convenience factor of just pushing one button to lock/unlock all, far outweighs the highly remote possibility of getting any safety benefit from needing to push the button twice.

Who buys a BMW and routinely goes to the 'hood?

[ChiefCrazyTalk]

Who buys a BMW and routinely goes to the 'hood?

I don't live in the "hood" (however that may be defined...) but I have had strangers try to get into my car twice while I was in it. Once someone hopped in at a bus stop in the city, the other time some drunks tried to get in (Fortunately I had my doors locked) near a suburban motel. That said, the fact that all doors remained locked while I was driving was the only determining factor of my safety. I suppose thoretically if i had to make a run for it i might want to unlock my door only and keep the others locked, perhaps buying a few seconds.

[Caesar]

I don't live in the "hood" (however that may be defined...) but I have had strangers try to get into my car twice while I was in it. Once someone hopped in at a bus stop in the city, the other time some drunks tried to get in (Fortunately I had my doors locked) near a suburban motel. That said, the fact that all doors remained locked while I was driving was the only determining factor of my safety. I suppose thoretically if i had to make a run for it i might want to unlock my door only and keep the others locked, perhaps buying a few seconds.

And the way it is set up in my car -- all doors remain locked while driving. So the unlock all (or Lock all) is just as safe (if not safer). I could still, if needed, unlock just my door, by pulling up the handle twice. So to have the central unlock button unlock or lock all seems to be a good thing.

In fact, in my set-up it automatically locks ALL doors, when you drive away. Heck, if my wife is running to the car while being chased by Osama Bin Laden, I can just push the central unlock and know that she can hop in.

[tnunnery]

I fail to see the safety issue. If she needs to get out, the unlocking the driver door gets her out -- so what if the other doors are open? If there are bad people nearby, she would want all doors locked and stay in the car (not her one door open).

So it seems safer and faster to have one button lock ALL (and unlock all).

Regardless, the convenience factor of just pushing one button to lock/unlock all, far outweighs the highly remote possibility of getting any safety benefit from needing to push the button twice.

Who buys a BMW and routinely goes to the 'hood?
Wow. :confused:

Uh, I don't live in the "hood" either - whatever that means. The "hood" may very well come to you so it really does not matter where you live.

The issue is not in getting out, it when trying to get into the car quickly. In a bad situation, trying to get into a secure location (the car) and have all of the doors automatically open while doing so is a terrible option.

I hope it never happens to you but, if it does, I'm sure you would gladly hit the button twice to prevent it in the future.

If you like yours to unlock all, you certainly have that option.

Heck, if my wife is running to the car while being chased by Osama Bin Laden... then he gladly jumps into the passenger seat beside her, thanking her for opening the door for him.

[Caesar]

Wow. :confused:

Uh, I don't live in the "hood" either - whatever that means. The "hood" may very well come to you so it really does not matter where you live.

The issue is not in getting out, it when trying to get into the car quickly. In a bad situation, trying to get into a secure location (the car) and have all of the doors automatically open while doing so is a terrible option.

I hope it never happens to you but, if it does, I'm sure you would gladly hit the button twice to prevent it in the future.

If you like yours to unlock all, you certainly have that option.

It just seems more logical that a one button push to do all (either locking or unlocking all) is safer (due to speed: i.e, quicker), than two pushes to do the same thing.

If you need to lock or unlock quickly, it seems extremely remote that you would only want to unlock or lock one door quickly. Essentially, you generally want the car as a whole locked or unlocked (individual doors rarely come into play).

But if you feel safer with the 2 push thing, so be it. Seems like an annoyance to me.

[Caesar]

Wow. :confused:



then he gladly jumps into the passenger seat beside her, thanking her for opening the door for him.

Nah, he's way behind. Its too hard to run fast in those robe thingies.

[tnunnery]

Nah, he's way behind. Its too hard to run fast in those robe thingies.
:rofl:

I'm still not quite sure you get my point. Maybe I'm not explaining it too well. Basically, with a one-push-opens-all-doors setting, when you unlock the car with the remote from outside, you also open the the other doors which would allow (however remote you may think the chances are) any evil-doers access to the car as well. I have found that it is much safer to open only the driver's door. This allows for a much quicker get away and prevents anyone from coming along and hopping in.

Don't you watch COPS? They film enough episodes in Philly... :D

But, to answer the original question:
Is there a way to unlock the trunk with the key in the ignition? Perhaps I am missing something but the inside lock button doesn't seem to unlock the trunk. I have to shut off the vehicle and click the remote.
There is a glovebox hatch-release button available from BMW. It's about $50 and the PN is 61 310 394 831 - otherwise, the remote or dash lock button locks the hatch.

[Caesar]

:rofl:

I'm still not quite sure you get my point. Maybe I'm not explaining it too well. Basically, with a one-push-opens-all-doors setting, when you unlock the car with the remote from outside, you also open the the other doors which would allow (however remote you may think the chances are) any evil-doers access to the car as well. I have found that it is much safer to open only the driver's door. This allows for a much quicker get away and prevents anyone from coming along and hopping in.

Don't you watch COPS? They film enough episodes in Philly... :D

But, to answer the original question:

There is a glovebox hatch-release button available from BMW. It's about $50 and the PN is 61 310 394 831 - otherwise, the remote or dash lock button locks the hatch.

Never had any such problems (probably why I dont' see a need to own a gun either -- I think crime is way too over-hyped by local television news -- it happens less than you think percentage-wise, and the chances of it happening to you are less than getting struck by lightning).

[ChiefCrazyTalk]

Never had any such problems (probably why I dont' see a need to own a gun either -- I think crime is way too over-hyped by local television news -- it happens less than you think percentage-wise, and the chances of it happening to you are less than getting struck by lightning).
Wow, I don't want to start a flame war here, but I don't know anyone who doesn't know someone who was a victim of a crime, or possibly even a victim themselves at some point in their lives. Maybe you don't live in the U.S.? ;-) My car has been vandalized twice, I know someone who was robbed at an ATM at gunpoint, and many people who have had their apartments broken into or car stolen, etc.

[Caesar]

Wow, I don't want to start a flame war here, but I don't know anyone who doesn't know someone who was a victim of a crime, or possibly even a victim themselves at some point in their lives. Maybe you don't live in the U.S.? ;-) My car has been vandalized twice, I know someone who was robbed at an ATM at gunpoint, and many people who have had their apartments broken into or car stolen, etc.

I know plenty of crime victims too, but even living in and around the 4th largest metro area in the nation (Philadelphia) for almost 45 years -- its not as bad as people think. And not bad enough where I think I need to only open my door from the remote key, as if someone might pop in another door.

Americans are made to be scaredy cats by the news and by politicians using that fear for political gain (see, e.g., George Bush and how to win an election after a terrorist attack for example). Americans may be the most fearful people on the planet (one reason why so many "feel" a need to own a gun for protection).

Now we need to make our homes rubber rooms to "baby proof" them for infants, and kids have to ride bikes dressed like ninjas (as they might fall and break a wrist).

BMW owners feel a need for Lojack despite "coded driveway protection" -- it never ends.

[canadianbattery]

Is there a way to unlock the trunk with the key in the ignition? Perhaps I am missing something but the inside lock button doesn't seem to unlock the trunk. I have to shut off the vehicle and click the remote.

It really shouldnt be like that.
I just press the unlock button in the central panel and then anyone can open the truck.
Note: once you unlock your doors, put the finger on the truck button that should be just above the licence plate. the truck will open up.

[simoncpw]

It really shouldnt be like that.
I just press the unlock button in the central panel and then anyone can open the truck.
Note: once you unlock your doors, put the finger on the truck button that should be just above the licence plate. the truck will open up.

Mine works in the same way as described by Canadianbattery above, with the buttone in the central panel.

With the Remote Key:
a. Press Unlock Button once to unlock the driver's door only
b. Press Unlock Button again to unlock all doors, including the truck (pressing the button twice from "a" will NOT work, you have to do "a" first, then "b".

or
c. Press the Unlock Trunk Button on the key to unlock the truck only.

[ChiefCrazyTalk]

Mine works in the same way as described by Canadianbattery above, with the buttone in the central panel.

With the Remote Key:
a. Press Unlock Button once to unlock the driver's door only
b. Press Unlock Button again to unlock all doors, including the truck (pressing the button twice from "a" will NOT work, you have to do "a" first, then "b".

or
c. Press the Unlock Trunk Button on the key to unlock the truck only.

Note that option c. not only unlocks the hatch, but causes it to open slightly - so if you unlock it that way, be sure to close it before you drive off!

[canadianbattery]

Note that option c. not only unlocks the hatch, but causes it to open slightly - so if you unlock it that way, be sure to close it before you drive off!

Key has one more function other than a, b and c.
Press unlock button once, it will open drive side door, and press unlock button again and HOLD it for few seconds (like 10sec), all windows included roof will open as well.

[mguhler]

Read the manual...it will tell you the key functions. Go to the dealer to reprogram if you don't like the way your X3 is setup. :mad: