Originally Posted by rodybmw

Hello everyone, this is my first post here .....hopefully I will be around more because we are looking at getting either the new X5 or V5 as a replacement for my wife's 2001 X5.

"Comfort Access" DOES allow you to start the car while the key is in your pocket. The confusion is that not all cars that have the rectangular key and a "push start" button on the dash have the Comfort Access option. On the newer E60's the rectangular key and Push Start button is standard, however, unless you pay $1000 for the Comfort Access option you still have to insert the key in the dash before you push the start button.

So the bottom line is the Push Start button DOES NOT MEAN that the car has Comfort Access......it just means it has a Push start button. However, if the car does have Comfort Access then there is no need to insert the key in the dash, it can stay in your pocket or purse.