Confused about Comfort Access

thefwam · 09-07-2013, 05:43 PM

I tried searching the forums, but couldn't find another thread about this...

Is comfort access synonymous with keyless start or are they separate options? I really want both, but I never seem to see keyless start mentioned, only CA.

Am I blind? is it standard? do very few cars have it?

Thanks!

kdbryce · 09-07-2013, 06:06 PM

Keyless start is only available through comfort access (though there is a pointless way to start your car without the key)

If you have comfort access and your keyless start is not working, there is a problem with your key. My first e92 had comfort access and the keyless start stopped working one day. I had to replace the key (lost my spare)

Mardio · 09-07-2013, 06:31 PM

Sometimes the battery in the fob needs to be replaced, not sure this is your solution or not.

thefwam · 09-07-2013, 07:15 PM

I should've been clearer, my mistake. I'm just starting my search for an E90/92, but I don't ever remember keyless start being listed, yet it seems like every car in the classifieds that I look at, whether it has CA or not shows the key in the slot when the car is on.

So am I understanding correctly that when you have CA you have keyless start? or is it a option that requires CA first?

ssmith96 · 09-07-2013, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by thefwam

I should've been clearer, my mistake. I'm just starting my search for an E90/92, but I don't ever remember keyless start being listed, yet it seems like every car in the classifieds that I look at, whether it has CA or not shows the key in the slot when the car is on.

So am I understanding correctly that when you have CA you have keyless start? or is it a option that requires CA first?

With CA you can start the car with the key in your pocket, however you can still insert it in the slot if you so desire, or to let you start the car incase the battery in the FOB dies. Without CA you have to put the FOB in the slot to start the car.

CA also allows you to lock/unlock the car with the key in your pocket through the use of a touch sensor on the door handle.

sankohuy · 09-07-2013, 07:44 PM

Straight answer....CA includes keyless.

thefwam · 09-07-2013, 08:15 PM

Awesome, thank you very much!

Some Asian Guy · 09-07-2013, 09:13 PM

Do cars without comfort access have those raised ridges on the outside door handles on the front? It's where I touch the door handle to lock the car. Just wondering if there's a way to tell if a car has it or not just by visual.

VTECaddict · 09-07-2013, 09:22 PM

No they do not. The ridges are only for CA.

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thefwam New Member 0 Rep 13 Posts Drives: Mk6 GTI Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Utah iTrader: (0)	Confused about Comfort Access I tried searching the forums, but couldn't find another thread about this... Is comfort access synonymous with keyless start or are they separate options? I really want both, but I never seem to see keyless start mentioned, only CA. Am I blind? is it standard? do very few cars have it? Thanks!
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kdbryce I have to return some video tapes 362 Rep 4,712 Posts Drives: e70 X5M Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Albany, NY iTrader: (0)	Keyless start is only available through comfort access (though there is a pointless way to start your car without the key) If you have comfort access and your keyless start is not working, there is a problem with your key. My first e92 had comfort access and the keyless start stopped working one day. I had to replace the key (lost my spare) __________________ 13 Carbon Black e70 X5M - 13 Black Sapphire e92 335i - 10 Le Mans Blue e92 335i - 09 Monaco Blue e92 328i xdrive - 07 Sparkling Graphite e92 328xi
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Mardio Brigadier General 197 Rep 3,211 Posts Drives: 2017 X5 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nashville iTrader: (0)	Sometimes the battery in the fob needs to be replaced, not sure this is your solution or not.
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thefwam New Member 0 Rep 13 Posts Drives: Mk6 GTI Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Utah iTrader: (0)	I should've been clearer, my mistake. I'm just starting my search for an E90/92, but I don't ever remember keyless start being listed, yet it seems like every car in the classifieds that I look at, whether it has CA or not shows the key in the slot when the car is on. So am I understanding correctly that when you have CA you have keyless start? or is it a option that requires CA first?
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sankohuy First Lieutenant 44 Rep 385 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: norcal iTrader: (0)	Straight answer....CA includes keyless.
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thefwam New Member 0 Rep 13 Posts Drives: Mk6 GTI Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Utah iTrader: (0)	Awesome, thank you very much!
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Some Asian Guy Second Lieutenant 69 Rep 244 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW X5 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: DFW, TX iTrader: (0)	Do cars without comfort access have those raised ridges on the outside door handles on the front? It's where I touch the door handle to lock the car. Just wondering if there's a way to tell if a car has it or not just by visual.
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