Touch sensor lock on door handle not always working

The sensor also does not work well if wearing gloves.

 

I find when it's not working to tap harder with your index finger on the sensor in the door handle. And sometimes that doesn't work, but that's rare for me tho.

 

I only use one finger on the top of the handle, right on the marks, for locking. Never seems to be a problem locking, and I just grasp the handle in the normal way to unlock and open the door. I admit I didn't read the manual on this part, it just seemed intuitive.

 

oh, yeah, unlocking, I had the door not unlock for me once, only happened one time. using the key fob unlocked it tho.

 

I had issues unlocking a few times...but it usually seems to happen when I quickly run up to the car and pull the handle...but a second pull always works.

Mike

 

It needs a little "foreplay"

 

or just time to sense the key fob lol

 

You can't lock and unlock using the same sensor. Lock and unlock are two different sensors. The unlock sensor is behind the door handle. Effectively, pulling the door handle unlocks the door. The lock sensors are the two locations on top and bottom of the door handle.

 

I can certify that the unlock trigger doesn't always work with winter gloves, that's the only anomaly I found about it.
I thing the big factor here is , human intervention.

 

This site is so educational. The unlock function works unerringly when I'm in proximity to the PIP. I had this feature also on my Gen II level 6. But this is much better and quicker. I had to wait a half a second sometimes for my old car. This always beats me to the handle. What I learned this morning is that I can lock the PIP by touching the sensor on the top and I do not need to dig the fob out of my pocket. Way cool. Thanks PCers.

 

Also to expand your knowledge, a not to be repetitive, there are "2" unlock sensors, the one you are referring to, on top and the other one on the underside of the door handles.
And while talking about the lock/unlock functions, the rear hatch door has a large rectangular pad to unlatch the rear door and next to it to the right, an small round one to lock all doors.

 

Did not know that either. We tend to get satisfied with good stuff not realizing that there is great stuff if one takes the time to listen and learn. There is so much cool about this car and the discoveries keep coming. Thanks again.

 

And, as has been mentioned countless times before, many questions can be answered simply by looking through the manual. Tons of good stuff in there.

 

on page 4,398? section a subsection 2a?

 

Not to mention the Navigation/Audio Bible--343 on regular plus 382 on the HDD. I know I should know it all but I'm weak O'wise one.

 

it's not on page 4398?

 

Sometimes I have found when the sensor isn't working for me, that my iPhone might be too close proximity with the fob, and then when I move my cell phone away, the sensor works for me.

Same thing, when I am in the car and if my phone is laying on top of the fob in the cup holder, sometimes I get a message saying key not found . . . and when I move the iPhone away, the message goes away.

 

trash the iPhone get S3