Keyless entry malfunction - 94 BMW 318i

External Since: Apr 17, 2006 Posts: 3

Couple of days back, my BMW alarm went off and seems like it was
beeping for 25 minutes, today I am unable to use the keyless entry.
The remote key lights but the doors are not getting locked. I have to
do it manually. please help what could be the problem.

External Since: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14

On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:03:52 -0700, manick wrote:

> Couple of days back, my BMW alarm went off and seems like it was
> beeping for 25 minutes, today I am unable to use the keyless entry.
> The remote key lights but the doors are not getting locked. I have to
> do it manually. please help what could be the problem.

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=19154&highlight=keyless+entry

It may also be:

http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/maintenance/electrical/fusible_link.htm

Or your battery on the key itself may be going dead. And when you say
that your alarm went off- does that mean that somebody broke into your
car? Jimmy'd the locks? If so, then you might have to do a reset and
disconnect the battery for 30 minutes and re-enter the security code on
the radio(if its a stock radio). From the information given, that is what
I can surmise. Check out this site if you need to reprogram your key
after your battery dies:

http://www.bmwe34.net/e34main/maintenance/electrical/prog_remote.htm

Good luck.

ER