Stop Auto Door Locking and Steering Retraction
 

Have an '03 4.4 and wondering if there is a way to stop the doors from automatically locking upon reaching X mph, or a way to stop the steering wheel from going into the "parked" position when the ignition is turned off? Perhaps a fuse or service software function that disables either function? To me, these are both unnecessary actions that only increase the likelihood of failure of the door locks and/or the steering wheel parking motor. Would love to suppress either, and give thanks in advance for any advice!

Needs to be programmed. Usually the dealer will do this I think it's called something like comfort settings and is tied to a particular key. Eg wife's key lock the doors at 15mph, husband's key don't lock the door from speed.

Many people buy the windows software and interface cable I think called INPA to program their own car. BMW local club would likely have somebody that can help. There are dozens of settings that can be tweaked. I'm looking into iCarley device to program my and wife's cars.


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INPA is for servicing - NCSExpert is for coding options.

BMW Scanner 1.4.0 is the easiest way to change the door locking functions. I don't recall ever seeing a way to stop the steering column altering. The scan tool is available for download, well was when I was searching, or will come on a cd if you purchase the OBD - USB cable on eBay or similar. Takes some initial fiddling around with USB - com port config, but then its relatively idiot proof. It is useful for identifying fault codes as well as monitoring live data with lights and other coding options.

Stop Auto Door Locking and Steering Retraction
 

I have a way to stop the annoying steering column motion: move the steering wheel to the highest position and leave it there. I only move it down for long drives

I totally forgot that the car does that. It annoyed me early on and I discovered it won't move when already at the high limit.

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As short as I am the all the way up position is a no go.

Pa soft doesn't have anything for stopping it so its going to be via ncs expert. I just have to find out for sure which option it is... in german.

I spent several years in Germany when I was a child so I know some of the words but that only helps with 10% at the most of whats in there.

I WILL fix this one and it will be the next thing I do. It drives me up the wall.

I completely forgot about it when I was in there recently coding my highbeams to work with the bi-xenons or I would of tried then.

A thought: my wife's steering wheel doesn't move at all. I believe it has to do with the controller attached to the seat. You can look into the fuses related you could possibly find a way to disable. We can operate the seat manually but the memory doesn't work and the steering wheel is connected to the memory. Possible to disconnect the right wire and freeze the steering wheel.


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Responses make me hopeful
 

Thanks for so many responses, and your consideration.
Sounds like at least one, and maybe both, of these "features" can be messaged out of the vehicle with some software finesse.
I will watch for updates, while pursuing 1 or more of the software tools mentioned. Really appreciate it!

Ha, nice solution. Elegant. Unfortunately, I drive with the wheel totally down, I like it as vertical as possible, for who knows what reason. Always have. Can never see all my gauges....:-)

Look under
Module : IHKA


ELSV_EH_LAENGE -> aktiv -> nicht_aktiv

ELSV_EH_NEIGUNG -> aktiv -> nicht_aktiv

Click on the nicht_aktiv to deactivate the up and down and in and out of the steering wheel controls.

It was in the SM module on my e53.

IHKA is the heating and airconditioning module best I remember.

I lower the wheel for long drives and it does block a fair amount of gauge real estate

When my E38 did that, it was a fault in the GM... but my E38 is a 95.
Replaced the module and seat memory worked again.
Now to get the interior lights on it to stop being an a-hole. They went stupid when the GM went nuts. :dunno:

Carly best and easiest! For me...

Lock vehicle at x kph
• active
• not active
Automatically lock the vehicle at the set threshold speed.(codable in GM5)https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...56055279d5.jpg

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When picking the speed to lock the doors at with coding not all speeds work for some reason. So if you code it and it doesn't work try a different speed setting.

I was looking at some old screen prints from when I coded some options in my ZKE module, and I noticed Steering Column Memory is an option. I never tried it at the time and have since traded my X5. The doors closing and steering column are both in ZKE and presumably can be changed with BMW Scanner I mentioned previously.

I had coded mine with pa soft to lock the doors at a certain speed and it was working fine. Now for some reason it isn't doing it. I haven't had time to hook pa soft back up to find out if something changed in the coding.

I did us ncs expert to code the high beam lights to come on with my bi xenons but that shouldn't of effected the door locking as that is a different module.

The auto door locking is one touchy setting it seems. I had try a few different speed settings to find one that worked last time around.

It's tied to which key unlocked the car. Did you switch keys and possibly not set all keys to lock at speed?


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I only have one key.

I also programmed the steering column to not move on its own anymore but again that was a different module but who knows. When its not 46 degrees outside and I get some time I will fire up pa soft and check it.

Come again, high beams with bi-xenon. As in the inner flash to pass headlamps as high beams WITH the bixenons?
Did you use PA soft to do this or NCS?


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Yes, the code is for inner halogens to be on with BiXenon high beams. Flash to pass will still be halogens but when you turn on high beams, you get bixenon high beams and halogen high beams. Add fogs to be on with high beams and you have 6 lights lighting up the world. :thumbup:

You will need NCS Expert to code these changes:

• fogs simultaneous with high beams FL_UND_NSW_NICHT_GLEICHZ - nicht_activ
• High beams on with bi-xenon PWM_FL_BIX - wert_01

Oooooo. I want that. That would be dope. Already codes for fogs with highs.
Thats a lot of light. Me likes.


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Its mega bright for sure. I love mine set like this.

Here is a list of what you can change easily with ncs.

BMW X5 E53 Coding Options | Crowz Nest

These topics can be coded in your X5 (E53). For more information about coding, see*here.

*Alarm System

*Cleaning

*Comfort Functions

*Coming Home

*Headlight Cleaning

*High Beam

Front fog lights with high beams
• on
• off
Front fog lights are automatically turned off when activating high beams.*(codable in LSZ)

*Interior Lights

*Locking

*Mirrors

*Opening

*Power Windows

*Sidemarker

*Turn signals

*Voltage Monitoring



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