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Im not saying, when in a life or death situation, someone couldn't muster up the strength to break the window and get out of the car, but it would take a serious amount of force.
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I read every post and will subscribe to hear any explanation for this. Very scary that the double pull didn't work.
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12-05-2016, 12:08 PM | #71 |
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Wondering the same here.
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12-05-2016, 12:25 PM | #74 |
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Glad you are good!!
FYI, Don't need power to unlock car. Pull handle twice. All BMWs like this, and have been for decades. Only way to turn off this feature is in rear pax doors "child" lock is engaged. Cheers, e46e92
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Just disconnected my battery in my 235 and it worked.
Of course with all the electronics in the car going haywire and with a fire i could see the possibility of the electronic locks engaging. So scary. Wow! makes me Leary to keep my 2er in the garage now I know completely different cars but still.
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Maybe in this situation, the electrical system was damaged by the fire and got out of wack, thinking it is armed.
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This is crazy but always remember if you ever get stuck inside a car and need to break the glass, just pull one of the head restraints all of the way out of the seats, you will notice the metal legs have a slight point (chamfer) to them this is designed in this way both for them to locate easy but also for them to be used to break the glass in an emergency situation.
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This can happen to any car. To not buy another BMW because of it is stupid. Might as well not buy any car then.
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I hope you're ok. BMW should give you an entirely new X5M if you so choose
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it left a bad taste in his mouth, that's more the reason he's moving on than anything else. He probably just doesn't want a reminder of this pretty scary incident. To not see that and judge his choice from the comfort of your office chair and not on oxygen in a hospital bed seems a bit stupid to me.
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GUNS are not the answer here.. see the tip above... should this happen to you.. try not to shoot anyone coming to your assistance... or a passerby in another car.. |
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Scary! Glad you and your family are safe.
So has BMW NA reached out to you yet? While true that it can happen to any car, I think because it happened in a BMW OP will forever associate BMW with this near-death experience. I don't blame him either. |
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I read a news article yesterday about a car thief steeling a 7 series and the owner reported it to BMW and BMW remotely locked the door and the guy was trapped inside the car.
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I thought car doors are required by law to have mechanical unlock and open. This is a big deal if it went down exactly like the OP describes it.
Glad OP is doing better. .
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Btw... I doubt it was your tail light. More probable was your audio amp in that corner or the ASD. I really wonder IF any (electrical) work was done to your car recently. But then again... I don't think you would want to say so in a public forum like this - for "insurance" purposes.
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