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Is Comfort Access worth $500?
Do you think Comfort Access is worth $500? In my case, it would also mean waiting 3 more months as I will have ED pick-up in July vs. waiting until October when Comfort Access is available.
I have never used it so it's hard to imagine if it actually solves a lot of hassle or it's only a gadget. Does it have any disadvantage (e.g. likelihood of car theft)?
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My 0.02, it is not worth the money.
On cars fitted with optional Comfort Access the new key concept puts an end to the tedious process of looking for the key: In this case the driver does not even have to hold the key now referred to as the ID sensor in order to open, start, drive and switch off the car. Rather, all you have to do is carry the ID sensor somewhere on your body, for example in your jacket, in your briefcase, or in a bag.
Keeping the “key” in your pocket while entering the car.
Walking up to his BMW properly locked and secured, all the driver has to do with Comfort Access is pull the door handle in order to open the door. Then, as he is taking his seat at the wheel, the Personal Profile functions serve to adjust, say, the driver’s seating position, the automatic air conditioning and the radio station according to the driver’s personal requirements.
Over and above these three functions, Car & Key Memory (CKM) also sets the interior and exterior mirrors, the central locking and interior lights, the audio system sound effects and, in a car appropriately equipped, the presentation on the Control Display as well as the voice entry setting.
Once the driver is ready to go, he simply presses the start/stop button. Once he has reached his destination, in turn, he presses the same button to switch off the engine. Then, placing his finger on the marked surface on the door handle after getting out and closing the door, he automatically locks and secures the car without requiring any further action. If he has forgotton the ID sensor in the car the doors will not lock and the driver will receive an appropriate warning. And should the electronic key control system ever fail to operate, the driver can insert the ID sensor into a slot in the instrument panel in order to drive the car just as conveniently the “conventional” way.
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Quote: My 0.02, it is not worth the money.
On cars fitted with optional Comfort Access the new key concept puts an end to the tedious process of looking for the key: In this case the driver does not even have to hold the key now referred to as the ID sensor in order to open, start, drive and switch off the car. Rather, all you have to do is carry the ID sensor somewhere on your body, for example in your jacket, in your briefcase, or in a bag.
Keeping the “key” in your pocket while entering the car.
Walking up to his BMW properly locked and secured, all the driver has to do with Comfort Access is pull the door handle in order to open the door. Then, as he is taking his seat at the wheel, the Personal Profile functions serve to adjust, say, the driver’s seating position, the automatic air conditioning and the radio station according to the driver’s personal requirements.
Over and above these three functions, Car & Key Memory (CKM) also sets the interior and exterior mirrors, the central locking and interior lights, the audio system sound effects and, in a car appropriately equipped, the presentation on the Control Display as well as the voice entry setting.
Once the driver is ready to go, he simply presses the start/stop button. Once he has reached his destination, in turn, he presses the same button to switch off the engine. Then, placing his finger on the marked surface on the door handle after getting out and closing the door, he automatically locks and secures the car without requiring any further action. If he has forgotton the ID sensor in the car the doors will not lock and the driver will receive an appropriate warning. And should the electronic key control system ever fail to operate, the driver can insert the ID sensor into a slot in the instrument panel in order to drive the car just as conveniently the “conventional” way. |
I've got a better question: Was it really necessary for BMW to take away Standard Sport Suspension from the 330i and then raise the price of the Sport Package by $400?
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That comfort access option sounds cool. If it is $500 or less I might get it.
Also i dont plan on getting the 3er till late 06 so, im hopeing that it will be standered on the 07 models, cuz lexus has it standard on the new IS.
Also in my home there are going to be atlest 3 different people driving the car, each with different settings. So the automatic adujustment is usefull.
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No, it's not worth it.
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We had the Conv. Package on our 745Li and it was cool but thats it. It proved to be a fairly unnecessary package once we had it. I believe, since ours was a 2002, it had the auto-soft-shut doors and the self-opening trunk. I figure the E90 will have similar features so I'm comparing the usefulness of the two.
The soft-shut doors were the only useful feature, and only when you don't close the door completely.
The automatic trunklid was only useful when you had your hands completely full and couldn't set the stuff down to open the trunk manually. However, the hydraulic fluid in the trunk door ran out fairly quickly so ususally the trunk would just hang there, half open, whirring and sounding broken.
The push-button key is also cool, but again, thats all it is, cool.
The comfort access package provides seemingly more gadgets for non-BMW owners to Ohh and Ahh at when they're in your car and provide less functionality and helpfulness than they boast.
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