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Zulu95

03-18-2007 09:20 AM

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

jbimmer24

03-18-2007 09:55 AM

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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

03-18-2007 10:45 AM

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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!!!!:angryfire :swear:

cosmo15555

03-21-2007 09:15 AM

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

03-21-2007 10:11 AM

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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

03-21-2007 11:31 AM

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

03-21-2007 02:21 PM

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	03-21-2007 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by X5 in AK

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]

03-21-2007 04:19 PM

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

AzNMpower32

03-21-2007 04:24 PM

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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.

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