Breaking into an E34.....

[genphreak]

I'd try to avoid risking damage to the rubber or door, easier to go get a new key from the dealer... one could always do with a spare anyways... assuming you can wait that is

[InfernoM3]

You know I had the opposite experience on my 525i. The car battery died and the car wouldn't open w/ the key? Is this some kinda BMW anti theft mechanism? So i called a locksmith and they couldn't break in through the window. the tried all these tools and it didn't work. But however the key opened the trunk and since i had an amp they jumped the battery through the big cable connecting my amp to the battery which gave some power so my autoalarm couldn't open the doors? You know what else is . My other 535i overheated in Hollywood on a Sat nite and i ended up leaving it on the side of a busy street Hollywood and Bronson and left the passenger window wide open till the next morning when i came w/ the tow truck and nothing was taken from the car? I was so worried that someone would break in w/ the window up? I can't believe i left the window open.

[Qsilver7]

You know I had the opposite experience on my 525i. The car battery died and the car wouldn't open w/ the key? Is this some kinda BMW anti theft mechanism?

Have you ever seen the "emergency unlock procedure" outlined in the owners manual, and posted on the board?

Here it is reprinted again :

Emergency Unlock Procedure due to electrical failure:
* insert key into passenger door lock
* lift and hold handle up while turning key to emergency unlock position until lock pin rises
* it may take more grunt to lift the door pin since there is no electrical assist
(sometimes you also may have to "pump" the handle several times while turning the key)

[Booster]

Have you ever seen the "emergency unlock procedure" outlined in the owners manual, and posted on the board?

Here it is reprinted again :

Emergency Unlock Procedure due to electrical failure:
* insert key into passenger door lock
* lift and hold handle up while turning key to emergency unlock position until lock pin rises
* it may take more grunt to lift the door pin since there is no electrical assist
(sometimes you also may have to "pump" the handle several times while turning the key)

Thanks for posting that info Qsilver7 ! I'm sure at SOME point of ownership this may well come in handy.It seems I never read the manual till I have too !
Vinny

[genphreak]

Thanks for posting that info Qsilver7 ! I'm sure at SOME point of ownership this may well come in handy.It seems I never read the manual till I have too! Vinny

Coolest thing out, that system. Takes a while to get the feel right, but it always comes as a great relief to be able to get back inside...