[chris_ss]

2019 m550

if I walk past it in the garage (no keys in my pocket) it primes the fuel pump and turns on the infotainment screen

periodically I'll come home in my other vehicle after the bmw has been parked for hours, and find that it's cycling headlights and tail lights by itself in the garage, infotainment and dashboard on

locking the doors seems to settle it down, but I generally don't lock vehicles in the garage.

Is this typical behavior? I'd hate to be away for a week and come home to find the thing was blinking it's headlights until the battery ran out.

[AP]

Can’t say I’ve ever left the car unlocked for any significant length of time but I would suggest you do lock it .
That as you say should tell the car you’re not about to drive it and it should remain quite. Obviously alarm will be on though.

From a security point of view I would also do it aswell

You say your keys are not with you but I would also put those in a faraday pouch as an extra precaution (even though they switch off after a few minutes on inactivity)

[Sxs1687]

I also don't lock the cars in the garage and have noticed some funniness with it not truly being "off", with this car in particular, every now and again. Last service, I was recommended to start thinking about a new battery...I'm thinking maybe I should just lock it now.

[eliphil]

I don’t like that when you get out of the car the stereo stays unless you lock it. It’s the only car I know of that does it.

[chris_ss]

Originally Posted by Sxs1687

I was recommended to start thinking about a new battery...

just pop over to costco and grab one, then install it in your driveway. oh wait... bmw. lol.

[Sxs1687]

Originally Posted by chris_ss

just pop over to costco and grab one, then install it in your driveway. oh wait... bmw. lol.

Lol, I know right?! My wife's car is a Lexus and I was easily able to change that one out. This one, not so much 🫠

[Sxs1687]

Originally Posted by eliphil

I don’t like that when you get out of the car the stereo stays unless you lock it. It’s the only car I know of that does it.

If you hold down the stereo power button, it turns everything off. I do that usually.

[Neusser]

Originally Posted by eliphil

I don’t like that when you get out of the car the stereo stays unless you lock it. It’s the only car I know of that does it.

You can turn this off. It will then turn off when you get out of the driver's seat.

[DaWhole9]

Originally Posted by Neusser

You can turn this off. It will then turn off when you get out of the driver's seat.

Yes, thats how I have my car set up.

[dickmidnight]

Originally Posted by DaWhole9

Yes, thats how I have my car set up.

how did you do that?

the radio staying on is a nice reminder to lock my doors sometimes, but it’s still annoying.

[eliphil]

Originally Posted by Neusser

You can turn this off. It will then turn off when you get out of the driver's seat.

Pls explain how to do that. I know u can hold the radio button but I’d rather it and all else shut down when I turn off car and open the door

[ezaircon4jc]

Coding will fix the radio on issue. Mine turns off as soon as I open the door; unless I remove my seatbelt too soon.

[AP]

I just press the volume knob briefly and that turns off the audio
Idrive remains on until the car is locked unless as previously stated, you hold down the volume knob which will power down idrive 7

[H_T]

I read on a different post a few years ago it drains the battery leaving the car unlocked. I always lock the vehicle in the garage since purchase.

I think it was somewhere around 3-5x more drain unlocked vs locked.

[Neusser]

Originally Posted by eliphil

Pls explain how to do that. I know u can hold the radio button but I’d rather it and all else shut down when I turn off car and open the door

I forgot, TBH, and am too lazy to go look.

It's in the menus somewhere. Radio will stay on until the driver leaves.

[Joe-BMW33]

It's a pain in the ass. I have learned to just lock both the M550 and the X5 in the garage. The M550 is much better at "turning off" than the iDrive 7 X5. If you cough near it, it wakes up if unlocked.

[Joe-BMW33]

Originally Posted by eliphil

I don’t like that when you get out of the car the stereo stays unless you lock it. It’s the only car I know of that does it.

I am pretty sure I have gone over this with you and for some reason it doesn't work for you, but for me, it is a matter of hitting the stop button BEFORE I unbuckle. If I unbuckle while the car is running and then hit stop, the car is more likely to stay awake with the radio running when I get out and close it if I don't lock it.

Stop then Unbuckle is 100% for me on the radio, etc. shutting down when I open the door.

[DaWhole9]

This happened to me last night. And it might be connected to which driving mode that you are in. I was an Eco pro and when I stopped the car and open the door it didn't turn off like it normally did until I locked the car. Maybe different modes behaved differently? Normally, I am in comfort or sport and in those modes it will turn off as soon as I turn the car off and open the driver side door. Last night, Eco pro I did the same thing and it did not turn off.

[Joe-BMW33]

Originally Posted by DaWhole9

This happened to me last night. And it might be connected to which driving mode that you are in. I was an Eco pro and when I stopped the car and open the door it didn't turn off like it normally did until I locked the car. Maybe different modes behaved differently? Normally, I am in comfort or sport and in those modes it will turn off as soon as I turn the car off and open the driver side door. Last night, Eco pro I did the same thing and it did not turn off.

Honestly, since we have the same car and year, try what I posted above in terms of shut down sequence and seatbelts.

[eliphil]

Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33

I am pretty sure I have gone over this with you and for some reason it doesn't work for you, but for me, it is a matter of hitting the stop button BEFORE I unbuckle. If I unbuckle while the car is running and then hit stop, the car is more likely to stay awake with the radio running when I get out and close it if I don't lock it.

Stop then Unbuckle is 100% for me on the radio, etc. shutting down when I open the door.

Yes u did. I just tried on my new one and am now 0 for 2. BMW was to cute with this feature. I try to remember to lock my car at all times but once in a while i forget….

[eliphil]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Coding will fix the radio on issue. Mine turns off as soon as I open the door; unless I remove my seatbelt too soon.

Thanks for your tip and service. I will try and find someone that can help me code

[DaWhole9]

Do you have the auto stop enabled? The car response differently if the engine is running when you turn the engine off or not. So if your engine is running stopping the car and opening the driver side door will turn the entire car off, including the radio. if the engine is not running in the auto stop feature has turned the engine off because you’ve come to a complete stop, then you need to use the alarm to lock the car to turn the radio off. So try driving it either in sport mode or turning off the auto start auto stop, and see if that changes things.