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dorsetfreelander

Member Since: 20 Jul 2013
Location: Dorset
Posts: 4354

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Loire Blue

FL2 key interferes with BMW

I had to park my FL2 next to a BMW X5 in the town car park yesterday (there was no other space available, honest) so I locked my car as usual and immediately the BMW alarm went off going beep beep etc and lights flashing. No sign of anyone else around so I unlocked my car and locked it again and this silenced the BMW but the lights kept flashing. Decided not my problem and walked away. Came back about an hour later BMW was sitting quietly so I drove away. No idea if it's still there. Has anyone else had an experience like this? 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

5th Jan 2020 4:43 pm

Largered

Member Since: 10 Jul 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 1978

the BMW X5 could have had proximity sensors armed ??

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5th Jan 2020 5:35 pm

Boxbrownie

Member Since: 17 Mar 2019
Location: Looe
Posts: 2053

2007 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

The FL2 remote sets off the wireless door bell we have....... Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

5th Jan 2020 7:23 pm

IanMetro

Member Since: 11 Sep 2017
Location: Somerset BS21
Posts: 3172

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Fuji White

Largered wrote:
the BMW X5 could have had proximity sensors armed ??

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This is the most likely, several years ago I had a car next to me alarm unexpectedly, and once I realised it was me causing it, I amused myself for a few minutes, waiting for it to stop, and then seeing how close I could get.

Then my wife came back from the shops...….

(well how do you amuse yourself whilst waiting) FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 79k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

5th Jan 2020 7:29 pm

dorsetfreelander

Member Since: 20 Jul 2013
Location: Dorset
Posts: 4354

Unlikely to be proximity if it was reacting to when I pushed the buttons on the FL2 key though. I could make the BMW lights stop and start flashing. More like reacting to my key fob. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

5th Jan 2020 8:57 pm

RealBeale

Member Since: 13 Jun 2016
Location: Birmingham Great Barr
Posts: 922

2007 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Sumatra Black

When I used to park my F1 on a local car park to collect my prescriptions, I could lock it on the fob but couldn't unlock it using the fob. I could only unlock it using the key, but then the alarm would sound and it would be a to turn it off again. Then it would never start without sounding the alarm again. Turns out there was a mobile phone tower , which would interfere with signal . It was so bloody embarrassing as it took so long to turn off the alarm, people looking at me like I was stealing the vehicle.
Not the same as the OP, but I can see how it can happen.

5th Jan 2020 9:58 pm

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