Being the car owner of a new Bmw Serie 1 F20 gives us certain advantages, in fact, modern cars give access to an more and more remarkable number of product features. They will allow you to gain in comfort, multimedia or safety. Today we are going to take a look at an option that is meant to make you feel safe in your automobile, the automatic closing of the doors. This option can be deactivated without a reason, so we’re going to find out how to activate auto locking on your Bmw Serie 1 F20. To do this, we will first look at the functioning of this option and how it works, then, in a second part, how to reactivate the automatic closing of the doors of your car.
What is the automatic locking or closing on a Bmw Serie 1 F20?
Before we show you how to activate the automatic lock of your Bmw Serie 1 F20, we will take a look at the usefulness of this features. Surely, the number of carjacking is continuously raising, and our Bmw Serie 1 F20 is a place where we tend to feel safe. Nevertheless, when stopping at a red light, at a stop sign or in traffic jams, one can feel vulnerable to aggression, it is with this in mind that the brands have introduced this option. In general there is a door lock button that allows you to close and open the doors from the cabin, but this option automatically locks the doors of your car when you go over a certain speed or a certain time after turning on the engine. The advantage is that you no longer have to be concerned about this gesture to assure maximum safety.
How do I activate the automatic closing of the doors on my Bmw Serie 1 F20?
Unfortunately, it can happen that due to factory defaults, electronic failures, bad handling, this option can be disabled, we will now discover the two options to enable you to activate the automatic lock on your Bmw Serie 1 F20.
- How to activate the automatic locking / closing of the doors on a car: The lock button
The most basic approach if you are in the event that your automatic door closure no longer be effective, is to turn on the ignition (on some series you will also need to have the engine running) and soon come and hold down the door lock button on your car for a short time until you listen to an audible alert and, depending on the year of your Bmw Serie 1 F20, the turn indicators that are activated. This approach should be enough in most cases to activate the automatic door lock on your Bmw Serie 1 F20.
How to activate the automatic door lock on my Bmw Serie 1 F20: Via the computer
Finally, a more technical approach but which can be connected to a factory defect or a power failure on your car. To reactivate the automatic door lock on your Bmw Serie 1 F20, you will be able to go through your diagnostic socket. You will need to have a diagnostic tool and navigate through the menus to modify the linked option in the “sash menu”. Nevertheless, this is only advised for people with some mechanics knowledges and we recommend that you visit your mechanic to get this done.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Bmw Serie 1 F20, do not hesitate to consult our Bmw Serie 1 F20 category.
