Maybe I'm missing something...

I have 09 with comfort access. I keep the fob in my purse and I can unlock my door (the driver's door) just fine by pushing the little black button. But how do I also unlock the passenger's door?

I have it set so that if I were to unlock with the buttons on the fob that press #1 would unlock just the driver's door and press #2 would unlock the entire car, which is how I want it. Most of the time it's just me.

I thought the comfort access would work the same. If I pressed the driver's side button twice it would unlock the passenger's door as well. But it doesn't seem to be working out that way. Am I just not trying hard enough? Or should I be doing something else?

 

My old car (Mazda) would work this way but for some reason the MINI doesn't....I just changed it to always open both doors.

My friend with a 335 says his works the same way so I don't think it's possible.

 

Go into the car's computer and change the setting to unlock both doors all the time.

 

I don't think that is what she wants. As I understand it, most of the time she wants it to just unlock the driver's door, but on occasion she would like it to open both. The black button on the door wont do this with two pushes.

As far as I can tell, you have to take the fob out and press the unlock button twice.

 

or unlock it using the dash toggle once U get in.

 

If she doesn't want to change that setting, she could ask the passenger to press the unlock button on the passenger side. That should unlock both sides. After a while, she'll have her passenger trained .

 

I haven't tested it on my MINI, but on my Mazda that wouldn't be possible. The key transponder needs to be near the sensor by the door in order for it to allow the unlock.

Otherwise it'd be useless as a security measure to only open the driver's side door..

 

Good point, I never thought about where my key is when I press that button. I'm going to try that later.

 

That doesn't work.

 

i have comfort access. i would suggest setting the computer to automatically unlock both doors. then set the computer to lock the doors when the car starts to drive. unless it is for security reasons, i dont see what is wrong with this solution.

oh, and if security is the reason, it doesn't matter. my wife is driving my car today. i needed to get in to remove my radar detector (wife hates the beeps). i was on the passenger side, she was on the driver side. she had the key and i pushed the button to open the doors and got in before she did. so an intruder could just wait till you get close to your door to open the opposite one. not much security there.

 

unlock the doors from the passenger side and everything unlocks, both doors and the boot

 

I went down and tried it (had to go down to water the tomatoes). If the car is set to only unlock the driver's side from the black door button, or one push on the fob's unlock button, and the fob is at the driver's door then the black button on the passenger side doesn't unlock it.

It probably works differently if it is set to unlock both doors.

 

i would like to see the size of the owner's manual if Mini/BMW actually documented every feature of the car

 

yeah i've had this problem too, the passenger cant just press their button on their side.
But if you're taking out a date it gives you a perfectly good excuse to be the gentleman and open the door for them
beats saying "it should be open" after pressing the fob twice anyways

 

My male friends have a tendency to get offended when I open doors for them But I could give it a go!

Anyway, thanks a lot everyone. It's good to know I wasn't crazy. Guess I'll have to find a more accessible pocket in my purse for my fob. Why is life so hard?

 

If they don't like having their door opened, you could make them wait while you get in and hit the unlock toggle switch in the car. If their moodiness is going to make your life harder, make them do the suffering.

 

The way mine works is that I can set the remote to either open all doors, or set it so the first press of the unlock button will only open the driver's door. A second press of the unlock button within a second or two will unlock everything else. If this isn't working for you, then a drive to the dealer may be in order.

 

On my '08 w/comfort, I just hit the open button twice on the remote, and it unlocks the passenger door. Simple. And I could be 20' away, works just fine. One time for driver side, two times for passenger.

 

COKen/Eric...we aren't talking about the remote, but the button on the handle.

 

If my fob is in range of the comfort access system, my passenger could use the button on his side to unlock the passenger side of the door. I didn't notice this until my brother got in without me having to use the toggle switch to unlock (I usually press the button on the driver's door and use the toggle switch).

Robin Casady, I don't understand why you said "that doesn't work," maybe the 2007 comfort access systems differ from the rest (I have a 2008 MCS)?

 

K....I just press the button on whichever door I need to open...not really sure there's any other way. The button is designed to open that door only, unless programmed otherwise.

 

Is your fob set to unlock both doors on one push of the unlock button?

 

Side note... don't shut your door THEN hit the switch. The MINI will lock your door again. If your door is open when you hit the switch, it'll unlock the passenger door as well. If your door is shut, it'll lock, then you hit the switch again and it unlocks both doors. Crazy stuff. :D

 

Mine unlocks both doors no matter which rubber button I push.

 

There is a setting that lets you choose whether the passenger door is unlocked when you unlock the driver door. If this is set, as it is on the OP's MINI, then the passenger cannot open his/her door with the black button on the handle.

I set my car this way and hung the fob on the driver side door handle. Then went around and tried opening the passenger door. It wouldn't open.

I set it to open both doors, and tried it again. This time the passenger could open the door with the black button.

So, if you have it set in Terrified Loner Mode, to let a passenger open the door, you have to pull out the fob and hit the unlock button twice or get in and hit the unlock toggle switch.

If you have it set in Gregarious Fool Mode, the passenger can open the door if the fob is within range of the car.