Unlocking light?!!!??!?

frogman2 · 01-26-2009, 07:46 PM

I just traded in my 328xi and got a 335 coupe.
This morening when I unlocked the car I heard the unlocking sound but the front angel eyes and the trunk light didn't come on.

After some driving when I locked and unlocked the car everything was coming on again. Was the light not coming on because it was like -14 degrees here in illinois ( it was really really cold today)? or was this some kind of malfunction?

Derick1 · 01-26-2009, 07:49 PM

sometimes if it is not dark enough.... the angel eyes will not turn on if you unlock the car... usually when you unlock it at night or when its sunrise the angel eyes will turn on...

akack79 · 01-26-2009, 07:52 PM

Must leave your headlight switch on Auto.

freshwhite335 · 01-26-2009, 07:56 PM

if its an early MY07 [like mine, built in 06] it wont do that even when the switch is in auto

frogman2 · 01-26-2009, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freshwhite335

if its an early MY07 [like mine, built in 06] it wont do that even when the switch is in auto

IT was built in feb of 07.
and after some driving and warm up, it was working again.
locked and unlocked the car and all the lights came on unlike the first time.
hm.....

How come the lights didn't come on during the first attemp but came on later when I tried after some driving?

The light switch was on auto too.

frogman2 · 01-26-2009, 08:32 PM

hm anyone?

Rice&Pumkin · 01-26-2009, 08:38 PM

Sometimes this even happens to me.

bmw-hoya · 01-26-2009, 09:56 PM

I've wondered this myself. I always keep the lights in "auto" mode, but sometimes the angel eyes lights come on and sometimes they don't. I don't think it has to do with time of day, because they usually come on mid day, but it might have to do with how frequently I unlock the car. If I have gone an hour or so between unlocking the car, the angel eyes will come on. If I unlock the car in rapid succession, the angel eyes will only come on the first time.

frogman2 · 01-26-2009, 10:02 PM

hm........ interesting...

MAybe I should ask the dealer about it

HermesRider · 01-26-2009, 10:10 PM

It has nothing to do with the time of day, the welcome lights should always come on when set. However, I have also had about 2 occasions where they did not, and it was also cold as hell (like -10) in the morning (garage is gated but open air). The engine cranked slowly. I believe this might be a conservation feature of the car if the juice from the battery is running low (why waste the last bit on lights?). If so, that is one smart car.

p.s. I bet if you ask the dealer, you might get even more of a bullshit story

Nr!qUe · 01-26-2009, 10:22 PM

I know that for the LCI E90s they made the welcome lights standard. I don't know the case for the E92s

01-26-2009, 07:46 PM	#1
frogman2 Enlisted Member 6 Rep 42 Posts Drives: 07 335i coupe Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	Unlocking light?!!!??!? I just traded in my 328xi and got a 335 coupe. This morening when I unlocked the car I heard the unlocking sound but the front angel eyes and the trunk light didn't come on. After some driving when I locked and unlocked the car everything was coming on again. Was the light not coming on because it was like -14 degrees here in illinois ( it was really really cold today)? or was this some kind of malfunction?
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Derick1 Private First Class 14 Rep 120 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: L.A iTrader: (0)	sometimes if it is not dark enough.... the angel eyes will not turn on if you unlock the car... usually when you unlock it at night or when its sunrise the angel eyes will turn on...
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akack79 Brigadier General 142 Rep 3,161 Posts Drives: '18 F80 M3 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: T E X A S iTrader: (18)	Must leave your headlight switch on Auto. __________________ 2018 F80 M3 6MT ZCP
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freshwhite335 Colonel 148 Rep 2,882 Posts Drives: 991/RR Sport AB Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 904 FL iTrader: (6) Garage List 2011 BMW 135i [0.00]	if its an early MY07 [like mine, built in 06] it wont do that even when the switch is in auto __________________ 2014 Range Rover Sport Autobiography 2012.5 991 C2S 1978 Corvette
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frogman2 Enlisted Member 6 Rep 42 Posts Drives: 07 335i coupe Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	hm anyone?
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bmw-hoya Captain 25 Rep 634 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	I've wondered this myself. I always keep the lights in "auto" mode, but sometimes the angel eyes lights come on and sometimes they don't. I don't think it has to do with time of day, because they usually come on mid day, but it might have to do with how frequently I unlock the car. If I have gone an hour or so between unlocking the car, the angel eyes will come on. If I unlock the car in rapid succession, the angel eyes will only come on the first time.
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frogman2 Enlisted Member 6 Rep 42 Posts Drives: 07 335i coupe Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	hm........ interesting... MAybe I should ask the dealer about it
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HermesRider Captain 56 Rep 974 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 335i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	It has nothing to do with the time of day, the welcome lights should always come on when set. However, I have also had about 2 occasions where they did not, and it was also cold as hell (like -10) in the morning (garage is gated but open air). The engine cranked slowly. I believe this might be a conservation feature of the car if the juice from the battery is running low (why waste the last bit on lights?). If so, that is one smart car. p.s. I bet if you ask the dealer, you might get even more of a bullshit story
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