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OpeningandclosingVehiclefeaturesand
options
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#j
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due
totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.This
alsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Vehiclekey
Generalinformation
Thevehicleissuppliedwithtwovehiclekeys
withintegratedkey.
Eachvehiclekeycontainsareplaceablebattery.
Dependingontheequipmentandcountryver#j
sion,varioussettingscanbeconfiguredforthe
buttonfunctions.
Adriverprofilewithpersonalsettingscanbeas#j
signedtoavehiclekey.
Toprovideinformationonmaintenancerequire#j
ments,theservicedataisstoredinthevehicle
key.
Topreventpossiblelockinginofthevehiclekey,
takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexitingthe
vehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Peopleoranimalsinthevehiclecanlockthe
doorsfromtheinsideandlockthemselvesin.In
thiscase,thevehiclecannotbeopenedfrom
theoutside.Thereisariskofinjury.Takethe
vehiclekeywithyousothatthevehiclecanbe
openedfromtheoutside.
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#j
hicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#j
ingandlockthevehicle.
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Overview1Unlocking2Locking3Openingthetrunklid4Pressandholdorpressthreetimesinquick
succession:panicmode
Pressbriefly:pathwaylighting
Unlocking
Generalinformation
Thebehaviorofthevehicleduringunlockingus#j
ingthevehiclekeydependsonthefollowingset#j
tings:
'xIfonlythedriver'sdoorandthefuelfillerflap
orallaccesstothevehiclewillbeunlocked.
'xIftheunlockingofthevehicleisconfirmed
withalightsignalorasoundsignal.
'xIfthewelcomelightisswitchedonwhenthe
vehicleisbeingunlocked.
Unlockingthevehicle
Pressthebuttononthevehiclekey.
If,duetothesettings,onlythedriver'sdoorwas
unlocked,pressthebuttononthevehiclekey
againtounlocktheothervehicleaccesspoints.
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:
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'xWithalarmsystem:Thealarmsystemwillbe
switchedon.
Ifthedrive-readystateisstillswitchedonwhen
youlockthevehicle,thevehiclehornhonks
twice.Inthiscase,thedrive-readystatemustbe
switchedoffbymeansoftheStart/Stopbutton.
WithComfortAccess:
convenientclosing
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withconvenientclosing,bodypartscanbe
jammed.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesure
thattheareaofmovementofthedoorsisclear
duringconvenientclosing.
Closing
Pressandholdthebuttononthevehicle
keyintheareaclosetothevehicleafter
locking.
Thewindowsandtheglasssunroofwithsun
protectionareclosed,aslongasthebuttonon
thevehiclekeyispressed.
Switchingontheinteriorand
exteriorlights
Pressthebuttononthevehiclekeywith
thevehiclelocked.
Thefunctionisnotavailableforthefirst10sec#j
ondsafterlocking.
'xTheinteriorlightsareswitchedon,unless
theyweremanuallyswitchedoff.
Interiorlights,refertopage177.
'xDependingonthesettings,theexteriorlight#j
ingwillbeswitchedon.
Welcomelights,refertopage173.
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
andholdforatleast3seconds.
'xBrieflypressthebuttononthevehiclekey
threetimesinsuccession.
Toswitchoffthealarm:pressanybutton.
Switchingpathwaylightingon
Pressandholdthebuttononthevehi#j
clekeyforapprox.1second.
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Itispossibletoadjustthedurationofthepath#j
waylightingfeature.
Additionalinformation:
Pathwaylighting,refertopage173.
Replacingthebattery
1.Removetheintegratedkeyfromthevehicle
key.
Integratedkey,refertopage85.
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,theconnectiontothisvehiclekeymustbe
deleted.Anewvehiclekeycanthenbeassigned
tothedriverprofile.
Malfunction
Generalinformation
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Vehiclekeyrecognitionbythevehiclemaymal#j
functionunderthefollowingcircumstances:
'xThebatteryofthevehiclekeyisdischarged.'xInterferenceoftheradioconnectionfrom
transmissiontowersorotherequipmentwith
hightransmittingpower.
'xShieldingofthevehiclekeyduetometalob#j
jects.
Donottransportthevehiclekeytogetherwith
metalobjects.
'xInterferenceoftheradioconnectionfrommo#j
bilephonesorotherelectronicdevicesindi#j
rectproximitytothevehiclekey.
Donottransportthevehiclekeytogetherwith
electronicdevices.
'xInterferenceofradiotransmissionbyacharg#j
ingprocessofmobiledevices,forinstance
chargingofamobilephone.
'xThevehiclekeyisindirectproximityofthe
wirelesschargingtray.
Placethevehiclekeyinadifferentlocation.
Inthecaseofinterference,thevehiclecanalso
beunlockedandlockedfromtheoutsidewith
theintegratedkey.
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Additionalinformation:
Integratedkey,refertopage85.
Switchingthedrive-readystateon
viaemergencydetectionofthe
vehiclekey
Itisnotpossibletoswitchonthedrive-ready
stateifthevehiclekeyhasnotbeendetected.
Proceedasfollowsinthiscase:
1.Holdthebackofthevehiclekeyagainstthe
markedareaonthesteeringcolumn.Payat#j
tentiontothedisplayintheinstrumentclus#j
ter.
2.Ifthevehiclekeyisdetected:
Switchondrive-readystatewithin10sec#j
onds.
Ifthevehiclekeyisnotrecognized,slightly
changethepositionofthevehiclekeyandrepeat
theprocedure.
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Whatprecautionscanbetakentobeableto
openavehiclewithanaccidentallylockedinve#j
hiclekey
'xTheoptionsprovidedbytheRemoteServ#j
icesoftheBMWConnectedappincludethe
abilitytolockandunlockavehicle.
ThisrequiresanactiveBMWConnected#j
DrivecontractandtheBMWConnectedapp
mustbeinstalledonasmartphone.
'xUnlockingthevehiclecanberequestedvia
theBMWConnectedDriveCallCenter.
AnactiveBMWConnectedDrivecontractis
required.
Integratedkey
Generalinformation
Thedriver'sdoorcanbelockedandunlocked
withoutthevehiclekeyusingtheintegratedkey.
Theintegratedkeyalsofitstheglovecompart#j
ment.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Forsomecountryversions,unlockingfromthe
insideisonlypossiblewithspecialknowledge.
Personswhospendalengthytimeinthevehi#j
clewhilebeingexposedtoextremetempera#j
turesareatriskofinjuryordeath.Donotlock
thevehiclefromtheoutsidewhenthereare
peopleinit.
NOTICE
Thedoorlockispermanentlyjoinedwiththe
door.Thedoorhandlecanbemoved.When
pullingthedoorhandlewiththeintegratedkey
inserted,paintortheintegratedkeycanbe
damaged.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j
erty.Removetheintegratedkeybeforepulling
theoutsidedoorhandle.
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Removing
Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpulloutthe
integratedkey,arrow2.
Locking/unlockingviathedoor
lock
1.Pullandholdthedoorhandleoutwardwith
onehand.
2.Guideonefingerofyourotherhandfromthe
backunderthecoverandpushthecoverout.
Usethethumbforcountersupporttoprevent
thecoverfromfallingoutofthedoorhandle.
3.Removethecover.4.Unlockorlockthedoorlockusingthe
integratedkey.
Theotherdoorsmustbeunlockedorlocked
fromtheinside.
Alarmsystem
Theactivatedalarmsystemistriggeredwhen
thedoorisopened,ifthevehiclehasbeenun#j
lockedviathedoorlock.
Thealarmsystemisnotswitchedonifthevehi#j
cleislockedwiththeintegratedkey.
Buttonsforthecentral
lockingsystem
Generalinformation
Intheeventofasevereaccident,thevehicleis
automaticallyunlocked.Thehazardwarningsys#j
temandinteriorlightscomeon.
Overview
Buttonsforthecentrallockingsystem.
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Locking
Pressthebuttonwiththefrontdoors
closed.
Thevehicleisnotsecuredagainsttheftwhen
locking.
Unlocking
Pressthebutton.
Opening
'xPressthebuttontounlockallthe
doors.
Pullthedooropenerabovethearmrest.
'xFrontdoors:pullthedoorhandleonthedoor
toopenthedoor.Theotherdoorsremain
locked.
'xBackdoors:pulltwiceonthedoorhandleon
thedoortobeopened;thefirsttimeunlocks
thedoor,thesecondtimeopensit.Theother
doorsremainlocked.
ComfortAccess
Concept
Thevehiclecanbeaccessedwithoutoperating
thevehiclekey.
Carryingthevehiclekeywithyou,e.g.,inyour
pantspocket,issufficient.
Thevehicleautomaticallydetectsthevehiclekey
whenitisincloseproximityorinthecar'sinte#j
rior.
Generalinformation
ComfortAccesssupportsthefollowingfunc#j
tions:
'xUnlockingandlockingthevehiclefromthe
doorhandle.
'xConvenientclosing.'xTouchlessunlockingandlockingofthevehi#j
cle.
'xSteptronictransmission:unlockingandlock#j
ingthevehicleusingtheBMWDigitalKey.
'xOpeningtrunklid.'xOpeningandclosingthetrunklidwithno-
touchactivation.
Functionalrequirements
'xTolockthevehicle,thevehiclekeymustbe
outsideofthevehiclenearthedoors.
'xThenextunlockingandlockingcycleisnot
possibleuntilafterapprox.2seconds.
Unlocking
Generalinformation
Thebehaviorofthevehicleduringunlockingvia
theComfortAccessdependsonthefollowing
settings:
'xIftheunlockingofthevehicleisconfirmed
withalightsignalorasoundsignal.
'xIfthewelcomelightisswitchedonwhenthe
vehicleisbeingunlocked.
Unlockingthevehicle
Graspthehandleofavehicledoorcompletely.
Inaddition,thefollowingfunctionsareexecuted:
'xIfadriverprofilewasassignedtothevehicle
key,thisdriverprofilewillbeactivatedandthe
settingsthatarestoredinitwillbeapplied.
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'xTheinteriorlightsareswitchedon,unless
theyweremanuallyswitchedoff.
'xFoldedinexteriormirrorsarefoldedout.
Iftheexteriormirrorswerefoldedinviathe
buttoninthecar'sinterior,theywillnotbe
foldedoutwhenunlocking.
'xWithalarmsystem:Thealarmsystemwillbe
switchedoff.
Locking
Generalinformation
Thebehaviorofthevehicleduringlockingviathe
ComfortAccessdependsonthefollowingset#j
tings:
'xIfthelockingofthevehicleisconfirmedwith
alightsignalorasoundsignal.
'xIftheexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyfolded
inwhenthevehicleislocked.Theexterior
mirrorsarenotfoldedinwhenthehazard
warningflashersareswitchedon.
'xIfpathwaylightingisactivatedduringlocking.
Lockingthevehicle
Closethedriver'sdoor.
Touchthegroovedsurfaceonthehandleofa
closedvehicledoorwithyourfingerforapprox.
1secondwithoutgraspingthedoorhandle.
Thefollowingfunctionsareexecuted:
'xAlldoorsandthetrunklidarelocked.'xWithalarmsystem:Thealarmsystemwillbe
switchedon.Convenientclosing
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withconvenientclosing,bodypartscanbe
jammed.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesure
thattheareaofmovementofthedoorsisclear
duringconvenientclosing.
Closing
Touchthegroovedsurfaceonthehandleofa
closedvehicledoorwithyourfingerandholdit
therewithoutgraspingthedoorhandle.
Inadditiontolocking,thewindowsandglass
sunroofwithsunprotectionwillbeclosed.
Openingthetrunklid
Generalinformation
IfyouopenthetrunklidviaComfortAccess,
lockeddoorswillnotbeunlocked.
Toavoidlockingthevehiclekeyinthevehicle,
donotplacethevehiclekeyinthecargoarea.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenoperatingthe
trunklid.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethat
theareaofmovementofthetrunklidisclear
duringopeningandclosing.
NOTICE
Duringopening,thetrunklidpivotsbackand
up.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethattheareaofmovementofthetrunklid
isclearduringopeningandclosing.
Opening
Pressthebuttonontheexteriorofthetrunklid.
Openingandclosingthetrunklid
withno-touchactivation
Concept
Thetrunklidcanbeopenedwithno-touchacti#j
vationusingthevehiclekeyyouarecarrying.
Withautomatictailgateoperation,itcanalsobe
closedwithno-touchactivation.Twosensors
detectaforward-directedfootmotioninthecen#j
tralrearareaandthetrunklidisopenedor
closed.
Generalinformation
Toavoidlockingthevehiclekeyinthevehicle,
donotplacethevehiclekeyinthecargoarea.
Ifthevehiclekeyisinthesensorarea,thetrunk
lidmayopenorcloseinadvertentlyifyouunin#j
tentionallymoveyourfootorifafootmovement
isdetected.
Thesensorhasanapproximaterangeof
5ft/1.50mextendingfromtherearofthevehi#j
cle.
Ifyouopenthetrunklidwithno-touchactivation,
lockeddoorswillnotbeunlocked.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duringno-touchactivation,vehiclepartsmay
betouched,suchasthehotexhaustgassys#j
tem.Thereisariskofinjury.Whenmovingyour
foot,makesureyouhaveafirmstanceanddo
nottouchthevehicle.
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenoperatingthe
trunklid.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethat
theareaofmovementofthetrunklidisclear
duringopeningandclosing.
NOTICE
Duringopening,thetrunklidpivotsbackand
up.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethattheareaofmovementofthetrunklid
isclearduringopeningandclosing.
Performingthefootmovement
1.Standinthemiddlebehindthevehicleatap#j
prox.onearm'slengthawayfromtherearof
thevehicle.
2.Waveafootunderthevehicleinthedirection
oftravelandimmediatelypullitback.With
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thismovement,thelegmustpassthrough
therangesofbothsensors.
Opening
Performthefootmovementdescribedearlier.
Beforethetrunklidopens,thehazardwarning
systemflashes.
Withautomatictailgate:Movingyourfootagain
willstoptheopeningmotion,andmovingitone
moretimeafterthatwillclosethetrunklid.
Closing
Thetrunklidcanonlybeclosedwithno-touch
activationifautomatictailgateoperationisactive.
Performthefootmovementdescribedearlier.
Thehazardwarningsystemflashesandan
acousticsignalsounds.
Movingyourfootagainwillstoptheclosingmo#j
tion,andmovingitonemoretimeafterthatwill
re-openthetrunklid.
Touchlessunlockingandlocking
ofthevehicle
Concept
Thevehiclewillbeunlockedwhenthedriverap#j
proachesthelockedvehiclewiththevehiclekey.
Whenthedriverwalksawayfromtheunlocked
vehiclewiththevehiclekey,thevehiclewillbe
locked.
Generalinformation
Thevehiclewillbeunlockedwhenanauthorized
vehiclekeyisdetectedintheunlockingzone.
Theunlockingzoneislocatedwithinaradiusof
approx.3ft/1maroundthedoorhandles.
Thevehiclewillbelockedwhenthevehiclekey
leavesthelockingzone.
Thelockingzoneislocatedwithinaradiusofap#j
prox.7ft/2maroundthedoorhandles.
Ifthevehiclekeyislocatedintheunlockingzone
foranextendedperiodoftimewithoutmove#j
ment,thevehiclewillbelockedautomatically.
Ifapassengerisdetectedinthefrontpassenger
seatduringlockingandthesafetybeltofthe
frontpassengerisengagedinthesafetybelt
buckleduringlocking:
'xThevehiclewillbelockedbutnotsecured
againsttheft.
'xThefuelfillerflapremainsunlocked.
Thebehaviorofthevehicleduringtouchlessun#j
locking/lockingdependsonthefollowingset#j
tings:
'xIftheautomaticunlockingisactive.'xIftheautomaticlockingisactive.'xIfonlythedriver'sdoorandthefuelfillerflap
orallaccesstothevehiclewillbeunlocked.
Onlydriver'sdoorandfuelfillerflap:thedriv#j
er'sdoorandfuelfillerflapwillonlybeun#j
lockedwhenthedriverapproachesthevehi#j
cleonthedriver'sside.
Allvehicleentrypoints:thevehiclewillbeun#j
lockedregardlessofthesideonwhichthe
driverapproachesthevehicle.
'xIftheunlockingandlockingofthevehicleis
confirmedwithalightsignalorasoundsig#j
nal.
'xIfthewelcomelightisswitchedonwhenthe
vehicleisbeingunlocked.
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