01-27-2021, 05:48 AM | #1 |
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Anybody's car start by itself for no reason?
My 2020 330i just started up by itself for no reason that I can figure out. I checked my BMW Connected app and I can't find any timer for automatic starting or climatizing that is active. Both my keys hang by the door within range to operate the car, but nobody was touching them. Has this ever happened to anyone here?
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01-27-2021, 07:51 AM | #3 |
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01-27-2021, 12:00 PM | #4 |
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I remember reading another thread where OP had a similar issue.
https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1672092
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It's OK. It's just a ghost.
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I am finding, like a lot of others I guess, that the car drives great but the electronics are glitchy. My presets have reset themselves to null twice in the last two weeks. Bluetooth is touchy. Auto-lock/windows don't always respond to FOB signals... |
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I found this out on my F30 as I thought something was wrong with it until I used the other key fob
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01-27-2021, 09:17 PM | #9 |
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It is also happening to at least one X5 - https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1793859
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02-17-2021, 06:04 AM | #10 |
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I found the issue with my car. It seems that, even though a full reset was done twice deleting all previous profiles, the car still had a pre-ventilation/condition schedule of 6:50am stored. I never set that up so it was left over from the previous owner I guess. I just had to go into the settings and de-select the pre-ventilation schedule.
From what my wife read online, if the starts via programmed schedule, it is possible for someone to drive off in it without having a key FOB or phone key with them. I'll have to test that out. Beware. |
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So imagine this were caused by having your smartphone in your pocket. You know how every once in a while you call someone inadvertently because of the way you were sitting and the phone got squeezed or whatever but somehow you dialed someone? How much would that suck if that were the root cause of your car's engine starting up? Lol.
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2020 330i starting by itself
Over the last few weeks my 2020 330i has started on its on. it happens about the same time each day. 6:15 am CST.
I have looked at the Android "myBMW" app. to see if i can clear out the "auto climate control turn on" option. this option needs to start the car to control AC/Heat on the car. Are there some other options I should look at. |
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