The principle
The central locking becomes active when the driver's door is closed. The following are locked and unlocked together:
>Doors
>Luggage compartment lid
>Tank flap.
The central locking system can be operated
>from outside the car with the remote
control or at the lock of the driver's door
>from inside, using the button pro-
vided.
Operating the central locking system from inside the car does not lock the fuel filler flap, see page 35. If it is oper- ated from outside the car, the anti-theft system is activated at the same time. It prevents the doors from being unlocked either at the safety lock buttons or door handles. The alarm system is also acti- vated or deactivated.
In the event of an accident, the central locking system is released automati- cally. In addition, the hazard warning flashers and the interior light are switched on.
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Opening and closing with the remote control
The principle
The remote control is an extremely con- venient way to lock and unlock your car. There are also two additional func- tions:
>Switch on interior light, see page 32
This function can help you locate your car if you have parked in a large underground garage, for example
>Open luggage compartment lid, see
page 32
Opens slightly regardless of whether the lid was previously locked or unlocked.
When the car is locked/unlocked, the anti-theft system is activated/deacti- vated at the same time, the alarm sys- tem switched on/off, and the interior light switched on or off, accordingly.
You can arrange for a signal to be provided as confirmation that the
car has been locked correctly.<
Master key with remote control
The doors can be locked from the inside by persons or animals in the passenger compartment. Always take the car keys with you so that the car
can be opened from the outside.<
If the remote control is unable to lock the car, this means that the battery in the key is discharged. You should use the master key in question to drive the car on a lengthy trip in order to recharge its battery.
Prevent unauthorised use of the remote control, for example by handing over only the door and ignition key or the spare key to hotel staff, for example. In the event of faults, contact BMW Service, which can also supply replace-
ment keys.<
1 Unlocking, convenient opening and deactivating the alarm system 2 Locking and deadlocking, activating
the alarm system, convenient locking, switching on interior lights, deactivat- ing tilt sensor and movement detec- tor
3 Opening luggage compartment lid
Ov ervi ew Contr ol s M ai nt enan ce M in or repai rs Da ta or ds
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On certain national market ver- sions, the alarm system can only be operated from the remote control. On these cars, unlocking at the door lock triggers the alarm.
To switch off the alarm:
Press the button unlock or turn the ignition key to position 1.
For further details on the alarm system,
see page 38ff.<
Unlocking
Press button.
On certain national-market ver- sions, press the button twice, the first time to unlock the driver's door, the second time to release the remaining
locks.<
If you wish, you can have this spe- cial arrangement programmed for
each specific remote control.<
Convenient opening
Hold down the button. The power win- dows and electric sliding/tilt sunroof will open.
Locking and deadlocking
Press button.
Do not lock the vehicle with the remote control if there is someone inside, because the doors cannot sub-
sequently be unlocked from inside.<
Convenient closure
Hold down the button. The power win- dows and electric sliding/tilt sunroof close.
Watch the closing movement to ensure that no-one is trapped. The closing procedure is interrupted as
soon as the button is released.<
You can arrange for a signal to be provided as confirmation that the
car has been locked correctly.<
Cars with alarm system, see page 38: if convenient closure is interrupted, unlock the car and then repeat the convenient closure proce- dure. The tilt alarm sensor and the inte- rior movement detector are not armed
unless you do this.<
Switching on interior light
Press the button with the car locked.
To switch off the tilt alarm sensor* and interior movement detector*
Press the button again immediately after locking the car.
For more information, see page 39.
Opening luggage compartment lid
Press button.
Opening and closing with the remote control
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slightly, regardless of whether it was previously locked or unlocked.
Before and after every journey, make sure that the luggage com- partment lid has not been opened acci-
dentally.<
Interference
Systems or devices in the vicinity of the car can interfere with remote control. If this happens, you can open and close the car by inserting a master key in the door lock or the lock of the luggage compartment lid.