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'xPlayingmusicfiles.'xPlayingvideos.
Followthefollowingwhenconnecting:
'xDonotuseforcewhenpluggingtheconnec#j
torintotheUSBport.'xUseaflexibleadaptercable.'xProtecttheUSBdeviceagainstmechanical damage.'xDuetothelargenumberofUSBdevices
availableonthemarket,itcannotbeguaran#j teedthateverydeviceisoperableontheve#j
hicle.'xDonotexposeUSBdevicestoextremeenvi#j ronmentalconditions,suchasveryhightem#jperatures;refertotheowner'smanualofthe
device.'xDuetothemanydifferentcompressiontech#j niques,properplaybackofthemediastoredontheUSBdevicecannotbeguaranteedinallcases.'xToensurepropertransmissionofthestoreddata,donotchargeaUSBdeviceviatheon#j
boardsocket,whenitisconnectedtothe
USBport.'xDependingonhowtheUSBdeviceisbeing
used,settingsmayberequiredontheUSB storagedevice,refertotheowner'smanualof
thedevice.
NotcompatibleUSBdevices:
'xUSBharddrives.'xUSBhubs.'xUSBmemorycardreaderswithmultipleslots.'xHFS-formattedUSBdevices.'xDevicessuchasfansorlamps.
Functionalrequirement
CompatibledevicewithUSBport.
Additionalinformation:
Compatibledevices,refertopage 74.
Connectingthedevice
ConnecttheUSBdeviceusingasuitableadaptercabletoaUSBport.
TheUSBdeviceisdisplayedinthedevicelist.
Additionalinformation:
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OpeningandclosingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Vehiclekey
Generalinformation Thevehicleissuppliedwithtwovehiclekeys
withintegratedkey.
Eachvehiclekeycontainsareplaceablebattery.
Dependingontheequipmentandcountryver#j
sion,varioussettingscanbeconfiguredforthe
buttonfunctions.
Adriverprofilewithpersonalsettingscanbeas#j
signedtoavehiclekey.
Toprovideinformationonmaintenancerecom#j
mendations,theservicedataisstoredintheve#j
hiclekey.
Topreventpossiblelockinginofthevehiclekey, takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexitingthe vehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Peopleoranimalsinthevehiclecanlockthe
doorsfromtheinsideandlockthemselvesin.In
thiscase,thevehiclecannotbeopenedfrom
theoutside.Thereisariskofinjury.Takethe
vehiclekeywithyousothatthevehiclecanbe
openedfromtheoutside.
Warning
Forsomecountryversions,unlockingfromthe
insideisonlypossiblewithspecialknowledge.
Personswhospendalengthytimeinthevehi#j
clewhilebeingexposedtoextremetempera#j turesareatriskofinjuryordeath.Donotlockthevehiclefromtheoutsidewhenthereare
peopleinit.
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothefollowingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwin#j
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot
leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedintheve#j hicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#j
ingandlockthevehicle.
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Overview1Unlocking2Locking
StationaryclimatecontrolthroughRemote
EngineStart#\#_ 2763Openingthetrunklid4Panicmode,pathwaylighting
Unlocking
Generalinformation
Thebehaviorofthevehicleduringunlockingus#j
ingthevehiclekeydependsonthefollowingset#j
tings:
'xIfonlythedriver'sdoorandthefuelfillerflap orallaccesstothevehiclewillbeunlocked.'xIftheunlockingofthevehicleisconfirmed
withalightsignalorasoundsignal.'xIfthewelcomelightisswitchedonwhenthe
vehicleisbeingunlocked.
Unlockingthevehicle
Pressthebuttononthevehiclekey.
If,duetothesettings,onlythedriver'sdoorand
fuelfillerflapwereunlocked,pressthebuttonon thevehiclekeyagaintounlocktheothervehicleaccesspoints.
Inaddition,thefollowingfunctionsareexecuted:
'xIfadriverprofilewasassignedtothevehicle
key,thisdriverprofilewillbeactivatedandthe
settingsthatarestoredinitwillbeapplied.'xTheinteriorlightsareswitchedon,unless theyweremanuallyswitchedoff.'xFoldedinexteriormirrorsarefoldedout.
Iftheexteriormirrorswerefoldedinviathe
buttoninthecar'sinterior,theywillnotbe
foldedoutwhenunlocking.'xWithalarmsystem:Thealarmsystemwillbe switchedoff.
Afteropeningoneofthefrontdoors,thevehicle
isreadyforoperation.
Thelightfunctionsmaydependontheambient
brightness.
Convenientopening Pressandholdthebuttononthevehi#j
clekeyafterunlocking.
Thewindowsandtheglasssunroofwithsun
protectionareopened,aslongasthebuttonon
thevehiclekeyispressed.
Locking Generalinformation Thebehaviorofthevehicleduringlockingusing
thevehiclekeydependsonthefollowingset#j
tings:
'xIfthelockingofthevehicleisconfirmedwith
alightsignalorasoundsignal.'xIftheexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyfolded
inwhenthevehicleislocked.Theexterior
mirrorsarenotfoldedinwhenthehazard
warningflashersareswitchedon.'xIfpathwaylightingisactivatedduringlocking.
Lockingthevehicle
1.Closethedriver'sdoor.2.Pressthebuttononthevehiclekey.
Thefollowingfunctionsareexecuted:
'xAlldoors,thetrunklid,andthefuelfillerflap
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'xWithalarmsystem:Thealarmsystemwillbeswitchedon.
Ifthedrive-readystateisstillswitchedonwhen
youlockthevehicle,thevehiclehornhonks twice.Inthiscase,thedrive-readystatemustbeswitchedoffbymeansoftheStart/Stopbutton.
WithComfortAccess:
convenientclosing
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withconvenientclosing,bodypartscanbe jammed.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesure thattheareaofmovementofthedoorsisclear
duringconvenientclosing.
Closing
Pressandholdthebuttononthevehicle
keyintheareaclosetothevehicleafter
locking.
Thewindowsandtheglasssunroofwithsun
protectionareclosed,aslongasthebuttonon
thevehiclekeyispressed.
Theexteriormirrorsarefoldedinunlessthey
werefoldedinduringlocking.Theexteriormir#j
rorsarenotfoldedinwhenthehazardwarning flashersareswitchedon.
Switchingontheinteriorand
exteriorlights
Pressthebuttononthevehiclekeywith
thevehiclelocked.
Thefunctionisnotavailableforthefirst10sec#j
ondsafterlocking.
'xTheinteriorlightsareswitchedon,unless theyweremanuallyswitchedoff.
Interiorlights,refertopage 176.'xDependingonthesettings,theexteriorlight#j
ingwillbeswitchedon.
Welcomelights,refertopage 172.
Thelightfunctionsmaydependontheambient
brightness.
Trunklid
Generalinformation Toavoidlockingthevehiclekeyinthevehicle,
donotplacethevehiclekeyinthecargoarea.
Youcansetupifthedoorswillbeunlocked
whenthetrunklidisopenedwiththevehiclekey.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenoperatingthe trunklid.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethat
theareaofmovementofthetrunklidisclear
duringopeningandclosing.
NOTICE
Duringopening,thetrunklidpivotsbackand up.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethattheareaofmovementofthetrunklid isclearduringopeningandclosing.
Opening
Pressandholdthebuttononthevehi#j
clekeyforapprox.1second.
Panicmode Youcantriggerthealarmsystemifyoufindyour#j
selfinadangeroussituation.
'xPressthebuttononthevehiclekey
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Toswitchoffthealarm:pressanybutton.
Switchingpathwaylightingon Pressandholdthebuttononthevehi#jclekeyforapprox.1second.
Itispossibletoadjustthedurationofthepath#j
waylightingfeature.
Additionalinformation:
Pathwaylighting,refertopage 172.
Replacingthebattery1.Removetheintegratedkeyfromthevehicle key.
Integratedkey,refertopage 91.2.Placetheintegratedkeyunderneaththebat#j
terycompartmentcover,arrow1,andliftthe
coverwithalevermovementofthe
integratedkey,arrow2.3.Pushbatteryinthedirectionofthearrowus#j
ingapointedobjectandliftitout.4.InsertatypeCR2032batterywiththeposi#j tivesidefacingup.5.Pressthecoverclosed.6.Pushtheintegratedkeyintothevehiclekey
untiltheintegratedkeyengages.
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadeal#j
er#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified servicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Additionalvehiclekeys
Additionalvehiclekeysareavailablefromaserv#j icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Lossofvehiclekeys
Alostvehiclekeycanbeblockedandreplaced byadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Ifthelostvehiclekeyhasanassigneddriverpro#j file,theconnectiontothisvehiclekeymustbedeleted.Anewvehiclekeycanthenbeassignedtothedriverprofile.
Malfunction Generalinformation
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Vehiclekeyrecognitionbythevehiclemaymal#j
functionunderthefollowingcircumstances:
'xThebatteryofthevehiclekeyisdischarged.'xInterferenceoftheradioconnectionfrom transmissiontowersorotherequipmentwith
hightransmittingpower.'xShieldingofthevehiclekeyduetometalob#j jects.
Donottransportthevehiclekeytogetherwith metalobjects.'xInterferenceoftheradioconnectionfrommo#j
bilephonesorotherelectronicdevicesindi#j
rectproximitytothevehiclekey.
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'xInterferenceofradiotransmissionbyacharg#j
ingprocessofmobiledevices,forinstance chargingofamobilephone.'xThevehiclekeyislocatedindirectproximity
ofthetrayforwirelesschargingtray.
Placethevehiclekeyinadifferentlocation.
Inthecaseofinterference,thevehiclecanalso
beunlockedandlockedfromtheoutsidewith
theintegratedkey.
Additionalinformation: Integratedkey,refertopage 91.
Switchingthedrive-readystateon
viaemergencydetectionofthe
vehiclekey
Itisnotpossibletoswitchonthedrive-ready
stateifthevehiclekeyhasnotbeendetected.
Proceedasfollowsinthiscase:
1.Holdthebackofthevehiclekeyagainstthemarkedareaonthesteeringcolumn.Payat#jtentiontothedisplayintheinstrumentclus#jter.2.Ifthevehiclekeyisdetected:
Switchondrive-readystatewithin10sec#j
onds.
Ifthevehiclekeyisnotrecognized,slightly changethepositionofthevehiclekeyandrepeat
theprocedure.
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Whatprecautionscanbetakentobeableto openavehiclewithanaccidentallylockedinve#jhiclekey
'xTheoptionsprovidedbytheRemoteServ#j
icesoftheBMWConnectedappincludethe
abilitytolockandunlockavehicle.
ThisrequiresanactiveBMWConnected#j
DrivecontractandtheBMWConnectedapp
mustbeinstalledonasmartphone.'xUnlockingthevehiclecanberequestedvia theBMWConnectedDriveCallCenter.
AnactiveBMWConnectedDrivecontractisrequired.
Keycard
Concept
Thekeycardallowsthevehicletobeunlocked
andlocked,aswellasstarted.
Generalinformation TheKeyCardisavailablewithComfortAccess
andSteptronictransmission.Dependingonthe national-marketversion,theKeyCardmaynot
beavailable.
Adigitalkeythathasalreadybeenpairedwith thevehicleisinstalledontheKeyCard.Thedigi#jtalkeymustbeactivatedviaiDrive.
Beforeleavingthevehicle,deactivatetheKey
CardortaketheKeyCardwithyoubecausethe
activeKeyCardcanbeusedtostartthevehicle. Alwaystakethevehiclekeywithyoutoaserviceappointment.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Peopleoranimalsinthevehiclecanlockthe
doorsfromtheinsideandlockthemselvesin.In thiscase,thevehiclecannotbeopenedfromtheoutside.Thereisariskofinjury.Takethevehiclekeywithyousothatthevehiclecanbeopenedfromtheoutside.
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Warning
Forsomecountryversions,unlockingfromthe insideisonlypossiblewithspecialknowledge.
Personswhospendalengthytimeinthevehi#j
clewhilebeingexposedtoextremetempera#j turesareatriskofinjuryordeath.Donotlock
thevehiclefromtheoutsidewhenthereare
peopleinit.
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger
themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwin#j
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedintheve#jhicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#jingandlockthevehicle.
Connectiontothevehicle
Thecommunicationbetweenthevehicleandthe
keycardusesnear-fieldcommunication,NFC.
Activating/deactivatingkeycard
inthevehicle
GeneralinformationTheKeyCardmustbelocatedinthesmart#j
phonetrayandavehiclekeymustbelocatedin
thevehicletoactivatetheKeyCard.
Avehiclekeymustbelocatedinthevehicleto
deactivatetheKeyCard.
WhenBMWDigitalKeyisactivatedforthevehi#j cle,adigitalkeycanbeusedinsteadofthevehi#j
clekey.
Adeactivatedkeycardremainsinthelistof
paireddigitalkeys.
ActivateKeyCard1.Openthecoverofthesmartphonetray.2.PlaceKeyCardcenteredintothesmart#j phonetray.3.FollowtheinstructionsontheControlDisplaytoactivatetheKeyCard.
DeactivateKeyCard
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Doors/vehicleaccess"4."DigitalKey"5.Selectkeycard.6."Keyactive."
Adeactivatedkeycardremainsinthelistof
paireddigitalkeys.
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Unlockingandlockingthe
vehicle
HoldactivatedKeyCarddirectlyandcenteredon theexternaldoorhandleofthedriver'sdoor.
Startingtheengine
1.Openthecoverofthesmartphonetray.2.Placeactivatedkeycardcenteredintothe
smartphonetray.3.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostarttheen#j
gine.
Withwirelesschargingtray:Afterstartingtheen#j
gine,takethekeycardoutofthetraytomake
trayavailableforchargingcompatiblesmart#j phones.
Malfunction
Thedetectionofthekeycardbythevehiclemay
bedisruptedbyobjectsbetweenthesensors
andthekeycard,forinstanceawallet.
BMWDigitalKey
Concept
BMWDigitalKeyallowsthevehicletobeun#j
lockedandlocked,aswellasstarted,witha compatiblesmartphone.
Generalinformation TheBMWDigitalKeyisavailablewithComfort
AccessandSteptronictransmission.Depending
onthenational-marketversion,theBMWDigital
Keymaynotbeavailable.
BMWDigitalKeycanbeusedwithacompatible
smartphoneorothercompatiblemobiledevices,
suchasaSmartwatch.
Tounlockandstartavehiclewithacompatible
smartphone,thisfunctionmustbeofferedbythe
smartphonemanufacturer.TheBMWapppro#j
videsachecktodetermineifthesmartphone
andthevehiclearecompatible.
Adriverprofilewithindividualsettingscanbeas#j
signedtoadigitalkey.
Additionalinformation:
Driverprofiles,refertopage 69.
Whenusingasmartphoneasadigitalkey,al#j
wayscarryavehiclekeyortheactivatedkeycard
withyou.Thisensuresaccesstothevehicle,
evenintheeventofasmartphonemalfunction.It
isalsousefultocarrythevehiclekeyorthekey
cardwithyouifthevehiclehastobehanded
overtoanotherperson.Youcanthenhandover
thevehiclekeyorthekeycard,insteadofyour
smartphone.Alwaystakethevehiclekeywith
youtoaserviceappointment.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Peopleoranimalsinthevehiclecanlockthe
doorsfromtheinsideandlockthemselvesin.In thiscase,thevehiclecannotbeopenedfromtheoutside.Thereisariskofinjury.Takethe
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vehiclekeywithyousothatthevehiclecanbeopenedfromtheoutside.
Warning
Forsomecountryversions,unlockingfromthe insideisonlypossiblewithspecialknowledge.
Personswhospendalengthytimeinthevehi#j
clewhilebeingexposedtoextremetempera#j turesareatriskofinjuryordeath.Donotlock
thevehiclefromtheoutsidewhenthereare
peopleinit.
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger
themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwin#j
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedintheve#jhicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#jingandlockthevehicle.
Connectiontothevehicle
Thecommunicationbetweenthevehicleandthe
smartphoneusesnear-fieldcommunication, NFC.
Functionalrequirements
'xThesmartphoneiscompatiblewithBMWDigitalKey'xThevehicleislinkedwiththeConnected#j
Driveaccountofthevehicleowner.'xTherechargeablebatteryofthesmartphone
hasasufficientcharge.Thenecessarymini#j mumchargeoftherechargeablebatteryde#j
pendsonthesmartphone.
Enablethedigitalremotecontrol
key
Vehicleowner'ssmartphoneisenabledasadigi#j
talremotecontrolkeyinthevehicle.Thevehicle
ownermustprovehisauthorizationforthevehi#j
cleforthispurpose.
Theproofofauthorizationcanbestartedviathe
BMWapporviatheactivationcodeinthecorre#j
spondingsmartphonefunction,forinstancethe
Walletapp.Bothvehiclekeysmustbelocatedin
thevehicletobeenabled.
FollowtheinstructionsintheDigitalKeymenuin
theBMWapporontheControlDisplay.
Thevalidserviceperiodofthedigitalkeymaybe
limited.Theexpirationdateofthevaliditycanbe checkedintheBMWapp.
Afteradigitalkeyhasexpired,itcanstillbeused tomovethevehicleuntilthevehicleisusedwithadifferentvehiclekeyordigitalkey.
Sharingdigitalkeys
Generalinformation Digitalkeyallowsthesharingofdigitalkeyswithotherpeople.Thisoptionisavailableviathe
smartphonethatisenabledasdigitalremote
controlkey.
Forwardingauthorization Tosharethedigitalkey,selectthecorrespond#j
ingfunctiononthesmartphone,forinstancein theWalletapp.
Assoonasadigitalkeyissharedwithanother
person,thepersonwillreceiveaninvitation. Whentheinvitationisaccepted,thedigitalkeyontherecipient'ssmartphonewillbeactivated.
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Authentication
Dependingontherecipient#sssmartphonemodel,
anauthenticationmayberequiredforsecurity andsafetyreasons.
Anauthorizedvehiclekey,thedigitalremote
controlkeyoranothermethodmaybeusedfor
authentication.Followthecorrespondinginstruc#j
tionsonthesmartphoneortheControlDisplay.
DeletingasharedkeyGeneralinformation
Sharedkeyscanbedeletedviathesmartphone withthedigitalremotecontrolkey,thesmart#jphonewithasharedkeyorviaiDrive.
Thedeletionviathesmartphonewiththedigital
remotecontrolkeywillnotbeperformeduntil
thevehicleisusedwithakeyotherthanthekey
tobedeleted.
Thedeletionviathesmartphonewithashared
keyorviaiDriveisexecutedimmediately.
Deleteddigitalkeyswillberemovedfromthelist ofenableddigitalkeys.
Deleteddigitalkeyscannotberestored.
DeletionviaiDrive
TobeabletodeleteadigitalkeyviaiDrive,an authorizedvehiclekeymustbelocatedintheve#j
hicleortheremotecontrolkeymustbelocated
inthesmartphonetray.1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Doors/vehicleaccess"4."DigitalKey"5.Ifnecessary,selectthedigitalkey.6."Deletekey"
Resetthefunction
ToresettheBMWDigitalKeyfunction,anau#j
thorizedvehiclekeymustbelocatedinthevehi#j
cle.
WhenresettingtheBMWDigitalKeyfunction,all
digitalkeysincludingthedigitalremotecontrol
keywillbedeleted.
Afterthereset,thevehiclecannolongerbeun#j
locked,lockedorstartedwithadigitalkey.
Thedigitalremotecontrolkeymustbeenabled
againtobeabletouseBMWDigitalKeyagain.1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Doors/vehicleaccess"4."DigitalKey"5."Resetfunction"
Unlockingandlockingthe
vehicle
Holdthenearfieldcommunicationantennaof
thesmartphonedirectlyandcenteredontheex#j
ternaldoorhandleofthedriver'sdoor.
Thepositionofthenearfieldcommunicationan#j
tennadependsonthesmartphonemodel.
Whenlockingthevehiclewiththesmartphone,
makesurethatalldoorsincludingthetrunklid areclosed.
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