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Car Forum / BMW Cars / November 2008Shutting the windows
Hello, What do I have to do to be able to shut the windows with the remote on my 2003 E46? I can happily open all the windows by holding down the unlock switch on the remote....but cannot close them. I can see an occasional need to open them; I need to shut them more often, though. TIA. >Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >TIA. You can't. The only way to close them from the outside is by using the key in the doorlock and turning the key to the lock position (holding it there will close all windows and the moonroof sequentially). >>Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >key in the doorlock and turning the key to the lock position (holding >it there will close all windows and the moonroof sequentially). Just to follow up, something I posted a while back (I now sold the e46 and have an 2008 e90 (328xi) , and on this one too the windows don't close with the remote, just like on the wife's car) On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:49:24 -0400, rhalljr <spam2005account@yahoo.com> wrote: >i know there is a way for me to roll down my windows using the remote on >my e46 2004 330i. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Rodney I am in the US and I have an E46 (2002 Model year). The windows close back when I hit the lock button and hold it for a few seconds on my remote. I only tried that option a few times when I just got the car and was in "play mode". My wife just got an E91 (328xiT) and although it will open all the windows and the moonroof when holding and pressing the open button, it refuses to close them back when pushing and holding the lock button on her remote. All I can do there is manually close all the windows again. So they may have changed something after 2002. Your dealer should be able to tell. VernMan@my.home expressed precisely : >>> Hello, >>> [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > So they may have changed something after 2002. Your dealer should be > able to tell. Thanks. It is preposterous to allow the opening but not the closing of the windows from the remote. I do use the "hold the key horizontally in the lock" trick to close the windows - it'd be much easier to hold the button on the remote. I wonder if there's a hack/modification..? > What do I have to do to be able to shut the windows with the remote on > my 2003 E46? > I can happily open all the windows by holding down the unlock switch on > the remote....but cannot close them. > I can see an occasional need to open them; I need to shut them more > often, though. Think that's US nanny state regulations. That function works in other countries.  Signature*Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. >> What do I have to do to be able to shut the windows with the remote on >> my 2003 E46? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Think that's US nanny state regulations. That function works in other >countries. I agree with you Dave. Both my recent BMW 7 s opened and closed everything with the key fob. I think this can be programmed into the system by someone with access to the software - dealer? $$$$$ or a good drink to a mechanic (Oops! technician) Mechanics don't exist any more............... if it ain't in the book it can't be done. SignatureSir Hugh of Bognor The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen hsg@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK hsg@h-gee.co.uk was thinking very hard : >>> What do I have to do to be able to shut the windows with the remote on >>> my 2003 E46? [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Mechanics don't exist any more............... if it ain't in the book it > can't be done. I am hoping it can be programmed somehow. >>> What do I have to do to be able to shut the windows with the remote on >>> my 2003 E46? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > can't > be done. Mine opens and closes the windows and roof. I think there is an option - that bimmer site used to have them all. Dave Plowman (News) used his keyboard to write : >> What do I have to do to be able to shut the windows with the remote on >> my 2003 E46? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Think that's US nanny state regulations. That function works in other > countries. Erm, I am in other countries....well, in the 51st State at any rate. It does what I would expect it to do on a colleagues 5 series but not on my 3 series. > > Think that's US nanny state regulations. That function works in other > > countries. > Erm, I am in other countries....well, in the 51st State at any rate. Might help if you said where you were from, then? It's not obvious by your address. > It does what I would expect it to do on a colleagues 5 series but not > on my 3 series. Check with your dealer to see if it's a programmable option. It does work on my brother's 2001 3 series. Signature*Never kick a cow pat on a hot day * Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. Dave Plowman (News) laid this down on his screen : >>> Think that's US nanny state regulations. That function works in other >>> countries. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Might help if you said where you were from, then? It's not obvious by your > address. Yep, sorry. UK. >> It does what I would expect it to do on a colleagues 5 series but not >> on my 3 series. > > Check with your dealer to see if it's a programmable option. It does work > on my brother's 2001 3 series. That's handy to know. Cheers. > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > TIA. My daughter says the windows close with the key. Turn the key to the LOCK position and hold it there. Jeff Strickland formulated the question : >> Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > My daughter says the windows close with the key. Turn the key to the LOCK > position and hold it there. This is, indeed, true. However, being in the UK, it would be useful to be able to shut the windows with the remote when it's pi$$ing down with rain. >Jeff Strickland formulated the question : >>> Hello, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >be able to shut the windows with the remote when it's pi$$ing down with >rain. Oh, the memories of a true summer in the UK <evil grin> Your dealer should be able to program the car to behave normally. My 2002 e46 did it here (US). But like Dave said, in this neo-socialist country the government is protecting me now from decapitating my stupid self. Unless the UK is becoming "Americanized", that is....Or is it already to late? I read about the US lawyer suing after falling off a bus in London.... > Oh, the memories of a true summer in the UK <evil grin> > Your dealer should be able to program the car to behave normally. My > 2002 e46 did it here (US). But like Dave said, in this neo-socialist > country the government is protecting me now from decapitating my > stupid self. > Unless the UK is becoming "Americanized", that is....Or is it already > to late? I read about the US lawyer suing after falling off a bus in > London.... Heh heh. Yes, the nanny state rules here too. But very many ignore laws they think stupid. The falling off the bus thing probably applied to a Routemaster - the double deckers with no doors. But they've pretty well gone now. The bus on my local route actually lowers itself when stopped to allow easier access for the elderly, etc. But then accelerates away so fast they fall over. ;-) Signature*Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. >> Oh, the memories of a true summer in the UK <evil grin> >> Your dealer should be able to program the car to behave normally. My [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >for the elderly, etc. But then accelerates away so fast they fall >over. ;-) Hehehe. Glad to see the double deckers are still there. There were rumors here in the US that after that stupid lawsuit there wouldn't be any more dd's in the UK. Wouldn't be the same London wihout them. Geez, I can't imagine London without the phone booths, the double deckers and the "bobbies"... http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/europe/doubledecker02.shtml >Hehehe. Glad to see the double deckers are still there. There were >rumors here in the US that after that stupid lawsuit there wouldn't be >any more dd's in the UK.... Must have been in a very, very remote area of the US (Alaska, perhaps?). We still have our own double-deckers here in the US, a few months after a passenger on the open upper deck was killed/naturally selected when the bus drove under an overpass. -- Larry >>Hehehe. Glad to see the double deckers are still there. There were >>rumors here in the US that after that stupid lawsuit there wouldn't be [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >-- Larry Minnesota. I guess that's almost Alaska <grin>. Now you made me think about Sarah Palin (again) <very evil grin> Double deckers here in the US? I need to get out more....But now it's snowing and the shite looks like it's going to stick around too... > >The falling off the bus thing probably applied to a Routemaster - the > >double deckers with no doors. But they've pretty well gone now. The bus > >on my local route actually lowers itself when stopped to allow easier > >access for the elderly, etc. But then accelerates away so fast they > >fall over. ;-) > Hehehe. Glad to see the double deckers are still there. Yes - although there was a move to replace them with bendy buses. Which are luckily too long for many London streets. > There were > rumors here in the US that after that stupid lawsuit there wouldn't be > any more dd's in the UK. If it had been falling downstairs, I suppose. But that's quite difficult as they've been enclosed for many a year. It's more likely falling off a bus with no doors. Which many liked because you could hop off and on in slow traffic rather than waiting for the stop. But aren't much good for driver or auto fare collection etc. > Wouldn't be the same London wihout them. > Geez, I can't imagine London without the phone booths, the double > deckers and the "bobbies"... Most phone boxes have gone - because of mobiles. And bobbies on the beat are rare - they spend most of their time in the station filling in forms... Signature*I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met * Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. >>> Oh, the memories of a true summer in the UK <evil grin> >>> Your dealer should be able to program the car to behave normally. My [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >rumors here in the US that after that stupid lawsuit there wouldn't be >any more dd's in the UK. The "LONDON" bus has gone. London transport used to design and make or oversee the coach work building on their own chassis design. Did what it was intended to do in the narrow streets. However, the bean counters found that if they bought in one man busses built by companies that knew NOTHING about London let alone busses and people they could skim us for more money. > Wouldn't be the same London wihout them. >Geez, I can't imagine London without the phone booth Sold them all to the USA for use as shower cubicles by the swimming pools in CA >the double >deckers and the "bobbies"... Not many of them about either --------------------------? >http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/europe/doubledecker02.shtml SignatureSir Hugh of Bognor The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it! Hugh Gundersen hsg@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK > Unless the UK is becoming "Americanized", that is....Or is it already > to late? I read about the US lawyer suing after falling off a bus in > London.... Oh I nearly did that. Having learnt to jump routemasters in my teens, I tried to repeat the trick when about forty and carrying loads of stuff etc. I managed to get a foot on the platform and a hand on the pole of one doing about 15-20mph (and accelerating away) on Tottenham Court Road. There then followed a terrifying second or two while I hung on like grim death and hauled myself on. Just a small bump and I would have tumbled into heavy traffic A over T. I doubt I would be writing this if I had. The conductor was most impolite about it... |
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