keyless Go

[Guest lkh]

Hi,

My W212 comes with keyless entry/go. When the engine still running, removing the key from car will activate a signal showing KEY NOT DETECTED.

Problem is, the car can still be driven! i tried drving it for a distance, nothing happens. Is this normal?

[Guest lightning]

lkh wrote:

Hi,

My W212 comes with keyless entry/go. When the engine still running, removing the key from car will activate a signal showing KEY NOT DETECTED.

Problem is, the car can still be driven! i tried drving it for a distance, nothing happens. Is this normal?

Same here...but if you off the engine, you will need the key to be in the car (in your pocket) before you can start again...:becky:

[Guest blackmercs]

lkh wrote:

Hi,

My W212 comes with keyless entry/go. When the engine still running, removing the key from car will activate a signal showing KEY NOT DETECTED.

Problem is, the car can still be driven! i tried drving it for a distance, nothing happens. Is this normal?

Yes is a norm. This is one of the reason in UK keyless go is not allowed for Mercs. There is instance ppl forget to switch off the car & engine running till next morn.

[Guest lkh]

This is what happened to me yesterday. Went for lunch to realised the engine and air-con still running when i came back.

So i took the car for a test wihtout the key inside.

The other thing i observed is the rear blind does not retract back when engage in R.

And until now, i have no idea what is the 'P' light switches for??? (where you can turn to either left or right side)

blackmercs wrote:

Yes is a norm. This is one of the reason in UK keyless go is not allowed for Mercs. There is instance ppl forget to switch off the car & engine running till next morn.

[Guest lightning]

lkh wrote:

This is what happened to me yesterday. Went for lunch to realised the engine and air-con still running when i came back.

So i took the car for a test wihtout the key inside.

The other thing i observed is the rear blind does not retract back when engage in R.

And until now, i have no idea what is the 'P' light switches for??? (where you can turn to either left or right side)

kerbside parking...

[Guest chiaster]

The "P" on the light switch refers to parking lights. Bro lightning is right. Allow me to elaborate further. Let's say you park your car on the left side of a dark street. You turn the light switch to "P" and use the "right side" option. When you get out of your car, you will see that the pole lights (front and rear) on the right side are on. The reverse ("P" and "left side" option) is true. The purpose is to allow visibility of your car to other drivers so that they don't accidentally smash into your vehicle.

Gurus, please correct me if I'm mistaken!

[Guest bbwannabe]

i supposed there reasons to why they want to keep the engine running. for one, i'm quite sure i don't want my engine to die suddenly because it cannot detect the key for 1-2 second. radio frequency (keyless go or others) is inherently unreliable. we can't trust it will pass the 'key-in-car' test all the time!

[Guest lightning]

bbwannabe wrote:

i supposed there reasons to why they want to keep the engine running. for one, i'm quite sure i don't want my engine to die suddenly because it cannot detect the key for 1-2 second. radio frequency (keyless go or others) is inherently unreliable. we can't trust it will pass the 'key-in-car' test all the time!

make sense...

[Guest Zjared]

lkh wrote:

This is what happened to me yesterday. Went for lunch to realised the engine and air-con still running when i came back.

So i took the car for a test wihtout the key inside.

The other thing i observed is the rear blind does not retract back when engage in R.

And until now, i have no idea what is the 'P' light switches for??? (where you can turn to either left or right side)

Can you lock your car when the engine is on? I couldn't. So when I couldn't lock, I know something is wrong.

[Guest lkh]

Zjared wrote:

Can you lock your car when the engine is on? I couldn't. So when I couldn't lock, I know something is wrong.

i guess my car wasn't lock then. I was in a hurry. Fortunately, nothing happen while i was away.

[Guest lkh]

chiaster wrote:

The "P" on the light switch refers to parking lights. Bro lightning is right. Allow me to elaborate further. Let's say you park your car on the left side of a dark street. You turn the light switch to "P" and use the "right side" option. When you get out of your car, you will see that the pole lights (front and rear) on the right side are on. The reverse ("P" and "left side" option) is true. The purpose is to allow visibility of your car to other drivers so that they don't accidentally smash into your vehicle.

Gurus, please correct me if I'm mistaken!

Thanks guys. Will check it out.

[Guest Tud Tud]

Keyless prank:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34yCk723YNM

[Guest Jarebbsg]

Once your unlock and start the engine, you can drive without the "key".

However, you cannot start the engine once you stop if the key is not with you.

You also cannot lock your doors if the key is not with you.

You can only drive till the petrol runs dry.

Same to my 523i F10 too.