avoided a possible disaster

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Originally Posted by wpoll

Holding down the unlock button will roll all the windows down... I'm guessing you did this while trying to shut off the alarm.

Yeah, lucky!!

Nope, the alarm, lights, and opened (unkown to me at the time) windows mustve happened when my chair rolled out from under me. They had already been triggered before I grabbed my main key off of its' charger to reset the system.

I duplicated the errant operation by holding the lock button for twice the time I'd normally press it, just for confirmation.

Originally Posted by X5chemist

Yup, happened to me a few times. Once, when there was light rain. A few times the trunk lid opened up. Now, I keep my keys out of my pocket. I use a D ring so I don't accidently open the lid, roll down the windows/open the pano roof, or set off the alarm.

After I confirmed that the fob in my pocket set off the alarm, lights, and window operation (and may have opened the sunroof if I hadn't already disabled it), I put my pocket keys into a hardshell optics case,
it's practically crush-proof, at least on my belt

which I normally use for camping, to wear safely on my belt, not in my pocket. I carry the spare X5 fob with me all the time (in case the main fob fails...it has a shaky wire re-soldering job done inside it), as well as the keys to house, garage, sheds, gates, etc., because I'm always in/out/about the house daily. And I keep a substantial amount of my tools in the X5's trunk, so I'm always in there for most projects.

I should've expected a problem carrying a different remote fob in my pocket, since I'd already experienced unplanned door openings on my HHR Panel (formerly my daily commuter).
the rear side doors will pop-open automatically, when buttons are pressed
I had inadvertently opened the rear side doors twice:

• 1) once at work, as reported to me by a co-worker as "opened" in the underground parking garage, and
• 2) a second time, in my driveway, where both doors were slightly opened and a little rain got in (with no ill effects).

That's when I stopped carrying the fob in my pocket, snd started hanging it from my belt (where it got repeatedly cruched/damaged by forgetting about it while working under cars...I've replaced the plastic case three times, over 13 years).