crimewave

So I've seen a lot of people complain about having to wait on the door handles to open for them when they approach the car. In my current car I personally don't mind taking my keys out and pressing unlock on my key even though I have comfort access. Would it be smarter to option my 992 without comfort access? If I take the key out of my pocket and press unlock will the door handle automatically come out so I can open the car?

G650

Yes.

JHesketh

^ Agree.

Golfster

My comfort access works fine. I would spec it again.

detansinn

I am happy with Comfort Access on my 992

herblove

I think the main reason I would opt for comfort access is not having to physically put a key in the ignition.

osdo1990

I'm pretty sure that even without comfort access you don't have to physically put the key into the ignition - isn't there a "turn ****" on the left hand side of the steering wheel that you just turn?

markchristenson

Thanks for (I think) confirming what I thought I saw in a picture (it didn’t look like there is a key slot for a physical key blade to be inserted). For some reason, as much as I love technology and the ease of comfort/no-key access to vehicles, I’ve always loved the iconoclastic, left-hand placement of the ignition key slot.

992carreraS

I would not spec it. my Like above was a mistake. It's not the entry that bothers me, but the locking....50% of the time i have to use the fob to lock it.

moomin

This option has been a must have on my BMWs. The ease of use and convenience is great. Comparable to getting face id on my phone - don't want to go back to punching in a code.

The 992 seems from reports that it's not as smooth as the BMWs, where a quick swipe of your finger locks the car. If that continues to be the case I won't spec it, but when it works I think comfort access is great.

JHesketh

I have comfort access on my 992. It is not a great implementation.

The best CA I have owned is a Mercedes S550. You simply gripped the handle and opened the door - no delays in unlocking. To lock you simply touched the back of your hand to the handle. Again no delays. It just worked.

We have a Volvo XC90 that tries to do the same but there is a fractional delay, so you pull the handle but the door is still locked until you pull it again. But it’s OK - you learn it’s speed.

The 992 implementation is good in that it is secure (the key goes to sleep so it cannot be repeated by car thieves) but the handles do not come out to greet you, you have to touch the underside of a rather uncomfortable handle. And the locking process is finicky. It’s the worst implementation of keyless entry I have yet owned.

Even without CA the car has keyless start. You twist a **** where the key used to be inserted. CA only relates to unlocking and locking the car without having to press a button on the key fob.

I definitely would not pay for this facility again. Nor would I pay for HomeLink again. Both are bad implementations that make a simple task more complicated.

Pegg

JHesketh,

I had the same issue with my CA (door handle not popping up when walking towards the car with the key). I had my dealer look at it and it now functions as supposed to about 95% of the time (I don’t know if this was a software fix?). I agree that locking the car can sometimes be cumbersome as the sensor in the handle does not always recognize that I am trying to lock the car.

sansan

Are you saying your door handles now pop out by themselves when you are approaching your car?

Pegg

Yes.

QUOTE=sansan;16250976]Are you saying your door handles now pop out by themselves when you are approaching your car?[/QUOTE]

JHesketh

Afraid not. You have to reach with your fingers underneath to get the handle to extend, then grip it and pull it.

Would have been useful if proximity sensor extended handle and unlocked car on approach. You know... just like when you push the remote unlock button as you approach your car.

Sorry... don’t mean to sound sarcastic. The car is great, I love it but the ergonomics of CA are clunky - it’s a poor implementation that make complication rather than adding seamless flow.