Yeah mine does not register all of the time with the fob n my pocket. It’s my wife’s car and I use it once in a while but it does not work 100%. If I have fob on hand it seems to work all of the time

 

I've found my fob will often not link with the car when I have my earbuds in the same pocket (when going to the gym). I'm assuming it is due to the magnets inside the earbuds and their charging case.

Related, I also have a fob for my Indian motorcycle and know that other metallic objects (other keys, pocketknife, phone) can attenuate the RF signal and cause problems with communication. You might see if you have other things in your pocket that might interfere with the fob's transmission.

 

Thanks to you both. I actually take the key out of my pocket and hold it next to the door just so I can show the video to the dealer , but when it is not working nothing happens. Occasionally it will activate the side mirrors, but the doors remain locked. Weird.

 

Yeah I have same model in Aus. Car won’t unlock sometimes, though not often. Haven’t been able to come up with explanation. My working hypothesis is that I might have done something to the fob when I changed the fob battery (?)

I also have the issue of the outside mirrors unfolding but the car doors refusing to unlock. Agree it is strange, and not sure if that behaviour supports or challenges my fob hypothesis.

 

Be aware that if you operate the trunk, then the auto-unlock won't work at least for a while.

Example: Approach the car and use remote to open trunk and put something in. Close trunk and then when you walk around to driver's door it won't unlock automatically.

 

Be aware that if you operate the trunk, then the auto-unlock won't work at least for a while.

Example: Approach the car and use remote to open trunk and put something in. Close trunk and then when you walk around to driver's door it won't unlock automatically.

Typically I enter garage and walk up to car first thing in morning and it unlocks. But some mornings it doesn’t. Similar behaviour in car parks - sometimes it unlocks and (rarely) sometimes not.

That said, thanks for the info on trunk operation. I was aware of the effect but didn’t know exactly how it worked.

 

So have been to the dealer three times on this one, because every time I want the car to unlock when I have my hands full it doesn’t. Of course, the dealer can never replicate. The most recent theory did have to do with electronic interference: to try to isolate the problem they asked me to see whether it happens when I don’t have my phone with me. That was.a bit of a pain, having to plant the phone out of range of the car, unlock it (or not) and then go get the phone. Thankfully ??? The problem occurs even when I don’t have the phone.