M140i locking itself

[Danwise]

Hi all, long time reader first time poster etc. I hope somebody can assist!

I am the owner of an M140i, coming up to 3 months old. This morning I had an issue with the car locking itself with the keys inside, and am wondering if anybody here had experienced any similar issues?

Basically the car was turned off, I unlocked the car internally, stepped out the vehicle to go round to the passenger side leaving my keys on the passenger seat as I did so. The second I closed my drivers door, a loud 'thud' and the whole thing locked (boot also). Luckily I had my phone in my pocket, with the connected app which meant I could unlock it...or I would have been f*cked.

I am worried the missus will be driving next, who doesn't have the app or I will leave my phone in the vehicle perhaps and we will be stuck. I have spoken to BMW, who seem very indifferent and suggest this may be because of a low battery in my key fob, unlikely after three months in my opinion.

Searching the net, I cannot see anything from the UK but a few instances in the USA (mainly X5's by the looks of it) which leads me to think this may not be a one-off.

It's going into the dealer tomorrow for a closer examination, but anything additional would be greatly received.

Cheers!

[aquarianone]

You could always rename it Christine and then get it blessed....



(sorry, not very helpful, hope you get it sorted)

[sunbeam alpine]

I'm not sure about BMW's but this could be a "feature" rather than a fault.

My Audi A5 does this as well - auto-locks after a few seconds - and I've been in the same position as you!

(It is sometimes handy - it means that the garage can leave the spare key in the glove box after a service so I can collect the car out of hours).

[aquarianone]

Fwiw it's probably something that can be "coded out" or switched on / off from the Idrive or via the stalk settings

http://www.bavarianmw.com/guide-4391.html

[Danwise]

aquarianone said:

You could always rename it Christine and then get it blessed....



(sorry, not very helpful, hope you get it sorted)

Haha you may be onto something there! I might ask my Plymouth driving neighbour for his opinion first though...

[Danwise]

aquarianone said:

Fwiw it's probably something that can be "coded out" or switched on / off from the Idrive or via the stalk settings

http://www.bavarianmw.com/guide-4391.html

Thanks for the advice! I might have this looked it, depending on what the dealership tell me.

[Thermobaric]

You should be able to change it in iDrive if it is indeed a feature. I've not known them to lock so quickly through. If it's active, it's something like 20 mins of being left alone results in auto lock.