Warm Comfort Access Handles

Ihave1 · 10-25-2013, 08:30 AM

I have a 2008 135i and I've been getting the P2DED Power management, standby current control error code for the past month and thought my battery was just on it's way out. Well, this morning I opened my car from the passenger side, which I rarely do, and noticed that the handle was very warm. It appears that there is a short or something in the handle causing excess current draw.

Does anyone know which fuse I can pull to disable comfort access until I have time to diagnose the door handle? The little symbols on the fuse card are not very helpful and the few I tried didn't work.

Ihave1 · 10-28-2013, 08:14 AM

I was able to remove the handle and just clipped the wires for the comfort access. The dealer is telling me that to replace just the handle would require coding. Does anyone know if thats true?

TwinTurboed · 10-28-2013, 08:29 AM

Yes, coding is required. My passenger side CA handle stopped working, so it had to be shipped in from Germany and coded to my car.

Ihave1 · 11-20-2013, 09:25 PM

Do you know if used handles can be coded to another car? I assume they are not one time programmable and the DME just needs to learn the serial number of the handle.

rking117 · 11-22-2013, 04:52 PM

its a feature, keeps the door from freezing shut.

Adam135 · 11-22-2013, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rking117

its a feature, keeps the door from freezing shut.

lol

10-25-2013, 08:30 AM	#1
Ihave1 Private First Class 42 Rep 159 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: NC, USA iTrader: (1)	Warm Comfort Access Handles I have a 2008 135i and I've been getting the P2DED Power management, standby current control error code for the past month and thought my battery was just on it's way out. Well, this morning I opened my car from the passenger side, which I rarely do, and noticed that the handle was very warm. It appears that there is a short or something in the handle causing excess current draw. Does anyone know which fuse I can pull to disable comfort access until I have time to diagnose the door handle? The little symbols on the fuse card are not very helpful and the few I tried didn't work.
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10-28-2013, 08:14 AM	#2
Ihave1 Private First Class 42 Rep 159 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: NC, USA iTrader: (1)	I was able to remove the handle and just clipped the wires for the comfort access. The dealer is telling me that to replace just the handle would require coding. Does anyone know if thats true?
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10-28-2013, 08:29 AM	#3
TwinTurboed Turbo Power 49 Rep 364 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Somewhere iTrader: (0)	Yes, coding is required. My passenger side CA handle stopped working, so it had to be shipped in from Germany and coded to my car. __________________ BSM 135i - CDV Delete \| Bilstein \| Eibach \| M3 FSB \| Whiteline
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11-20-2013, 09:25 PM	#4
Ihave1 Private First Class 42 Rep 159 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: NC, USA iTrader: (1)	Do you know if used handles can be coded to another car? I assume they are not one time programmable and the DME just needs to learn the serial number of the handle.
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11-22-2013, 04:52 PM	#5
rking117 Lieutenant Colonel 118 Rep 1,668 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0i & 320i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	its a feature, keeps the door from freezing shut. __________________ Enjoying an E89 Z4, F30 320i and Fiat Abarth // E85 Z4 (sold), E82 128i (sold), Fiat Pop 500 (sold)
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