New & need help with my Z4 2012

[DarkShadow]

Hi all

I just bought my new BMW Z4 & i a have some question to ask for now

1. Can i close the hardtop by using the remote key without getting in inside the car? & how

2. What is Comfortable Access & how does it work?


With My Best Regard

[arirochmann]

Originally Posted by Eihab

Hi all

I just bought my new BMW Z4 & i a have some question to ask for now

1. Can i close the hardtop by using the remote key without getting in inside the car? & how

2. What is Comfortable Access & how does it work?


With My Best Regard

1. Yes, but only if you have comfort access. If you do have CA, press and hold the lock button and the top will begin closing. Continue to hold until the top closes completely.

2. Comfort Access allows you to keep your key in a pocket/purse, and still unlock/lock the doors and trunk, as well as start the car. This is done by sensors detecting if the key is within close range of the car. Once you leave the car's range, the car will automatically lock unless the key has been left inside the cabin.

[jparnes1]

[jannisa]

You can still close the roof without CA by using the attached key of the keyfob in the key door slot.
I couldn't believe it myself until I saw it.

[Stafainn]

In the UK you can open the the roof using the key fob (hold the open button down) from outside the car even if you don't have CA. You have to close it from inside the car though. Not sure if this is the same in the UAE. North American spec. cars don't seem to have this feature.

[arirochmann]

Originally Posted by Stafainn

In the UK you can open the the roof using the key fob (hold the open button down) from outside the car even if you don't have CA. You have to close it from inside the car though. Not sure if this is the same in the UAE. North American spec. cars don't seem to have this feature.

This is the exact standard feature set for the US cars from my understanding.

[Wraith.]

2012's are out???

[RichardC]

Originally Posted by Wraith.

2012's are out???

+1

I was going to ask the same thing. My car isn't here yet for a couple of more weeks, and it's still a 2011 from what I understand.

[Wraith.]

..indeed.., I'd like to have at least a few more months before my baby is outdated.

[ManiacGT]

Originally Posted by jannisa

You can still close the roof without CA by using the attached key of the keyfob in the key door slot.
I couldn't believe it myself until I saw it.

Well you do learn something every day! Just tried it...

[bjarne]

Originally Posted by arirochmann

This is the exact standard feature set for the US cars from my understanding.

Are you sating you CAN or CANNOT open the roof with the non-CA remote on US E89?

[arirochmann]

Originally Posted by bjarne

Are you sating you CAN or CANNOT open the roof with the non-CA remote on US E89?

From everything I read in the manual/on this forum I was under the impression that you could open the roof with a non-CA remote by holding in the unlock button until all windows went down, then continuing to hold to lower the roof.

[bjarne]

Originally Posted by arirochmann

From everything I read in the manual/on this forum I was under the impression that you could open the roof with a non-CA remote by holding in the unlock button until all windows went down, then continuing to hold to lower the roof.

From other threads I am unfortunately getting the impression that it does not work that way in the US, there are reports from the UK that it works there. I do not have my car yet, but in the manual I downloaded I can not find it described, could you point me to where in the manual you found it.

[STOOF]

I just ordered my car a week and a half ago and im pretty sure its gonna be an '11

[juhap]

Originally Posted by arirochmann

Once you leave the car's range, the car will automatically lock unless the key has been left inside the cabin.

Is that really true? Would be great, but I couldn't find it in the manual.

[skier]

Originally Posted by Wraith.

2012's are out???

Maybe where hs is - have you noticed his location?

[Frank Costanza]

Unless there's been a significant update / evolution it's not normal to switch model years this early. Maybe the new 4cyl engines are all 2012 model year cars.

[egtownsend]

Have any of us thought to, um, try it? Report back? I'd do it now, except it's 11:20pm. I'll try tomorrow, though.

[persian54]

I have CA and a SmartTop so I can't be of much help :/

But I know with my SmartTop I can hold the button for a few seconds and then let go and it'll open for me

[DarkShadow]

Originally Posted by arirochmann

1. Yes, but only if you have comfort access. If you do have CA, press and hold the lock button and the top will begin closing. Continue to hold until the top closes completely.

2. Comfort Access allows you to keep your key in a pocket/purse, and still unlock/lock the doors and trunk, as well as start the car. This is done by sensors detecting if the key is within close range of the car. Once you leave the car's range, the car will automatically lock unless the key has been left inside the cabin.

Thank you all for your quick respond & sorry but i have another question
How to Activate the CA


& for those who asked about 2012 yes it's there & its SDrive 35I

also guys i know how to open my hardtop the question was how to close using remote key but thanks anyhow.

btw what do you mean by Keyfob ?

[Dr Stig 2]

The key fob is just the black key unit (which has a real old fashioned key hidden inside it for when the battery dies on you)

To open the roof - press and hold the arrow button on the fob until the roof opens.
To close the roof - press and hold the BMW roundial until the roof closes.

(Assuming you have the Comfort access)

Also - Comfort access gives you the boot (trunk) access feature.
If the roof is down - you can do a quick single press then second press and hold of the boot release - and the roof half closes so that you can put larger itesm in the boot (trunk) by opening the safety flap cover thing.
You then replace the flap and then press and hold the arrow key again to open the roof fully.

Hope this helps.

[al1]

lazy guy just close it before leaving the car ....