Auto locking at 5mph....

[Zulu95]

All cars come with a very important security option: The nut that holds the steering wheel!

[jbimmer24]

Originally Posted by KENT4.8IS

Exactly. The last thing I wanna do is live in a place where you have to lock your car, house, close your windows to feel safe. Doesn't matter how close or convenient it might be to your workplace. I live within an hour of NYC. We don't even have police department just a resident trooper taking naps from now and then in hidden spots. Cars homes not locked. Why? We have no mass transport here which in a way attributes to presense of "dirtbags" in your hood.

Don't forget some dirtbags even know how to drive,even if the car is "stolen"; looking for there next victim...even in nice areas.

[Estroil 4.8is]

Originally Posted by KENT4.8IS

Dude,

A locked door is not gonna save you from a bullet. It will only make it harder to get out of the cat since you have to pull twice on the latch to open it.

Be real. A locked door, window, storm door, even alarm is not going to stop a determined criminal or criminal-to-be.

It saved my fiance from getting pulled out of her car and beaten up or more... Not all carjackers/rapist carry guns, so you BE REAL!!!!

[cosmo15555]

i had my x5 set to auto lock at the dealer
i only had 1 key with me but when i use the other key this auto locks aswell

cosmo15555

[jwilburn]

Originally Posted by kishg

i think thats exaggerating.. i've driven through newark (even at night) in the 540, numerous times and while it can seem scary, i've never had an issue. newark is a high crime neighborhood alright but its probably not worse wash dc or some parts of la.

Hey DC isnt thaaaaat bad. I only had a guy try to open my door once before, and thankfully my car had automatic locks. So I just kept on driving, nothing bad.

Do y'all know if the dealer can program the doors to unlock when you put it in park though? That would be a nice feature to have.

[kevnmurphy]

I had that option in my 97 M3. It might have been part of the aftermarket alarm, but whenever I turned off the ignition, the doors unlocked. It was such a nice feature. I hope it is part of the factory programmin options.

[X5 in AK]

According to info I found somewhere on X5world, they can set the doors to unlock upon putting the car into park. It was called the 'auto-unlock' function. Have to get that programmed by the dealer.
Mine does not auto unlock either, which is a major PITA.

[dkl]

Originally Posted by X5 in AK

According to info I found somewhere on X5world, they can set the doors to unlock upon putting the car into park. It was called the 'auto-unlock' function. Have to get that programmed by the dealer.
Mine does not auto unlock either, which is a major PITA.

Don't think the auto unlock is possible on the X5, but if you can get yours programmed to do so, do please let us all know!

[[UNDFTD]]

What bulbs do the running lights use? Mine doesn't have DRLs...I'd like it to, but in yellow.

[AzNMpower32]

Originally Posted by [UNDFTD]

What bulbs do the running lights use? Mine doesn't have DRLs...I'd like it to, but in yellow.

All BMWs have DRLs.........basically it uses the high-beam (inner) bulbs at reduced output.

I hated auto-lock and got rid of it within a month, but some people like it I guess. My theory is that if someone really wanted to hijack your car, they'd probably bust the window and/or point a gun at your head anyway.