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Oncetheremainingopenaccesspointshave
beenclosed,theinteriormovementdetector andtiltalarmsensorareswitchedon.'xTheindicatorlampextinguishesafterthevej
hiclehasbeenunlocked:
Thismeansthatthevehicleisnotbeingtamj
peredwith.'xTheindicatorlampflashesafterunlockingunj tildrive-readystateisswitchedon,butforno
longerthanapproximately5minutes:
Thealarmhasbeentriggered.
Tiltalarmsensor
Theinclineofthevehicleismonitored.
Thealarmsystemresponds,forexamplewhen
thereisanattempttostealawheelortowthe
vehicleaway.
Interiormovementdetector
Thepassengercompartmentismonitoredtothe
heightoftheseatcushions.Thereforethealarm system,includingtheinteriormovementdetecjtor,isswitchedonevenwhentheconvertibletopisopen.Fallingobjectssuchasleavescanaccij
dentallytriggerthealarm.
Avoidingfalsealarms GeneralThetiltalarmsensorandtheinteriormovement
detectormaytriggeranalarmwithoutanyunauj
thorisedactivitytakingplace.
Situationswherefalsewarningsmayoccur:
'xInwashingbaysorcarwashes.'xIntwo-levelgarages.'xWhentransportingthevehicleviamotorail,
carferryortrailer.'xWhentherearepetsinthevehicle.'xWhenthevehicleislockedafterstartingto refuel.Thetiltalarmsensorandinteriormovementdej
tectorcanbeswitchedoffforsuchsituations.
Switchingoffthetiltalarmsensor
andinteriormovementdetector
Within10secondsoflockingthevehicle,pressthebuttononthevehiclekey.
Theindicatorlampilluminatesforapproximately 2secondsandthenflashesagain.
Thetiltalarmsensorandtheinteriormovement
detectorareswitchedoffuntilthenexttimethe vehicleislocked.
Stoppingthealarm'xUnlockthevehiclewiththevehiclekey.'xUnlockthevehiclewiththeintegratedkey
andswitchondrive-readystateusingthe
emergencydetectionfeatureofthevehicle
key.
Malfunction,seepage 89.'xWithComfortAccess:fullygripthehandleof
thedriver'sorfrontpassengerdoorwhilecarj
ryingthevehiclekey.
Powerwindowswitches
General
Thewindowscanbeopenedandclosedfrom
outsidewiththevehiclekey.
Ifawindowisoftenopenedtothesamepoint,
thistaskcanbecarriedoutbytheBMWIntellij
gentPersonalAssistant.Forexample,ifyouofj
tenusethesamecarpark.
Forfurtherinformation:
'xVehiclekey,seepage 85.'xBMWIntelligentPersonalAssistant,see
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Safetynote
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen
thewindowsareoperated.Thereisariskofinj
juryormaterialdamage.Whenopeningand
closing,makesurethattheareaofmovement
ofthewindowsiskeptclear.
Overview
Powerwindowswitchesforindividual windows
Powerwindowswitchesforallwindows
Operatingrequirements Thewindowscanbeoperatedunderthe
followingconditions.
'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xDrive-readystateisswitchedon.'xForashortwhileafterreststatehasbeenesj tablished.
Thevehiclekeymustbeinthevehicleinterior.
Openingindividually
'xPushtheswitchasfarastheresistj
ancepoint.
Thewindowopensforaslongastheswitch
isheld.'xPushtheswitchpasttheresistance
point.Thewindowisopenedautomatically.Pressj
ingtheswitchagainstopsthemovement.
Openingtogether
'xPushtheswitchasfarastheresistj
ancepoint.
Allwindowsareopenedaslongasyouhold
downtheswitch.'xPushtheswitchpasttheresistance
point.
Allwindowsareopenedautomatically. Pressingtheswitchagainstopsthemovejment.
Closingindividually
'xPulltheswitchasfarastheresistj
ancepoint.
Thewindowclosesforaslongastheswitch
isheld.'xPulltheswitchpasttheresistance point.
Thewindowclosesautomaticallyifthedoor
isclosed.Pullingtheswitchagainstopsthe movement.
Closingtogether
'xPulltheswitchasfarastheresistj
ancepoint.
Allwindowsareclosedaslongasyoupullthe switch.'xPulltheswitchpasttheresistancepoint.
Allwindowsareclosedautomatically.
Themovementisstoppedbypullingthe
switchagain.
Anti-trapmechanism
Principle
Theanti-trapmechanismpreventsobjectsor
partsofthebodyfrombecomingtrappedbej
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tweenthedoorframeandwindowwhileawinjdowisbeingclosed.
General
Ifresistanceorablockageisdetectedwhilea windowisbeingclosed,theclosingoperationisinterrupted.
Safetynote
WARNING
Accessoriesonthewindows,forexampleaerj
ials,canimpairtheanti-trapmechanism.There
isariskofinjury.Donotattachanyaccessories
withintheareaofmovementofthewindows.
Closingwithouttheanti-trap
mechanism
Ifanexternalhazardoricepreventsyoufromclosingthewindowsnormally,proceedasfolj lows:
1.Pulltheswitchpasttheresistance
pointandholditinthisposition.
Thewindowisclosedbutwithlimitedanti- trapfunction.Iftheclosingforceexceedsacertainlevel,theclosingoperationisinterrupj
ted.2.Pulltheswitchpasttheresistance
pointagainwithinapproximately4seconds andholditinthisposition.
Thewindowisclosedwithnoanti-trapfuncj tion.
Convertibletop
General
Complywiththefollowingnotes:
'xClosetheconvertibletopwhenthevehicleis
parked.Aclosedconvertibletopprotectsthevehicleagainstweatherdamageand,toa
limitedextent,againsttheft.'xEveniftheconvertibletopisclosed,always stowvaluableitemsinthelockedluggagecompartment.'xAthigherspeeds,thenegativepressuregenj
eratedintheinteriorofthevehiclecancause
theconvertibletoptostartwobbling.Usethe ventilationsystemtoincreasetheairflowso
thatnopartialvacuumiscreatedinthevehij cle.'xTheenginecannotbestartedatthesametimetheconvertibletopisoperated.Whenstartingthemotorusingthestart/stopbuttonorthroughtheAutoStartStopfunction,the
roofmovementisbrieflyinterrupted.'xClosingoftheconvertibletopisinterrupted whenadoorisopened.'xTosavebatterypower,movetheconvertible
toponlywhentheengineisrunning.'xBeforeclosingtheconvertibletop,remove anyforeignobjectsfromthewindscreen
frame,otherwisetheymaypreventthetop fromclosing.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen openingandclosingtheconvertibletop.There
isariskofinjury.Whenopeningandclosingthe
convertibletop,observeitsmovementand
keeptheareaofmovementclear.
WARNING
Whenoperatingtheconvertibletopduringthe
journey,therearviewmaybeobstructed.The
convertibletopstopsinitscurrentposition
whenthevehiclespeedexceeds50km/h,
30mph.Thereisariskofaccidentandmaterial
damage.Whenoperatingtheconvertibletop
duringthejourney,paycloseattentiontotraffic
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conditionsandreducespeedifnecessary.Donotoperatewhiledrivinginreverseorinwindy
conditions.
WARNING
Theconvertibletopisnotsuitableforinstalling
roofracksystems.Theroofracksystemcould becomeloose.Thereisariskofaccident.Do
notinstallanyroofracksystemsonthe
convertibletop.
WARNING
Iftheconvertibletopisnotfullyopenorclosed,
itwillnotbelockedandconsequentlyitmay
comeopenofitsownaccordasaresultofthe
airstream.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial
damage.Makesurethattheconvertibletopis
fullyopenedorclosed.
WARNING
Ifthemovementoftheconvertibletophas
beeninterruptedforanextendedperiodoftime
withdrive-readystateswitchedon,the
convertibletopandconvertibletopcompartj
mentlidremaininthecurrentpositionforsevj
eralminutesbeforebeingloweredslowly.Lowj eringmayneedtobecarriedoutinseveral
stages.Theseintermediatepositionsarenot
maintainedpermanently.Ifdrive-readystateis
switchedoff,theconvertibletopand
convertibletopcompartmentlidareloweredafj
terashorttime.
Thereisariskofinjuryormaterialdamage.
Makesurethattheconvertibletopisfully
openedorclosed.Keepthemovementrange
oftheconvertibletopclear.
NOTE
Theconvertibletopandotherpartsofthevehij
clecanbecomedamagedifoperatedincorj
rectly.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Observethe followingpointsduringoperation:
'xTheconvertibletopswingsoutandupj
wards.Makesurethatthisareaofmovej mentiskeptclear.Maximumrangeofmovement:2.5m/98.5in.'xTheconvertibletopcompartmentlid
swingsoutandback.Makesurethatthis
areaofmovementiskeptclear.Maximum rangeofmovement:0.5metres/19.7injches.'xClosethebootlidfully.'xDonotleavetheconvertibletopopenfor
morethanonedayifwet.'xDonotopentheconvertibletopifitiswet,
coveredwithsnow,icedoverordirty.'xDonotplaceanyobjectsonthe
convertibletop.'xTheroll-overprotectionsystemmustnot
betriggered.'xDonotoperatetheconvertibletoponunj
evenroads.'xAlwaysopenorclosetheconvertibletop
alltheway.Theconvertibletopisonly
lockedwhenitisinitsendpositions.
Overview
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Convertibletopswitch
Operatingrequirements Thefollowingconditionsmustbemetsothatthe
convertibletopcanmove.'xSpeedbelow50km/h,30mph.'xDrive-readystateisswitchedonorstandby
stateisswitchedonandthebrakepedalis
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Closingtheconvertibletop
manually
GeneralIntheeventofafault,theconvertibletopcanbeclosedmanually.Thisrequirestwopersons.
Ifpossible,haveanopenedconvertibletop closedmanuallybyaServicePartnerofthemanjufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Intheeventofanelectricalfault,theconvertible
topcannotbelockedinthefullyopenposition.
Theconvertibletopwillriseupwhilethevehij
cleismoving.Thereisariskofaccident.Donot opentheconvertibletopmanually.
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen
closingtheconvertibletopmanually.Operating
theconvertibletopononesideonlymaydamj
agetheconvertibletop.Thereisariskofinjury ormaterialdamage.Makesurethattheareaof
movementoftheconvertibletopand
convertibletopcompartmentlidiskeptclear.
Onlyclosetheconvertibletopmanuallywith
twopersons.
Beforeclosing
1.Lowerthesidewindowsfully.2.Switchoffstandbystate.
Start/Stopbutton,seepage 147.3.Openthebootlid.4.Taketheconvertibletoptooloutofthelugj
gagecompartment.5.Takethescrewdriverfromtheon-boardtool
kitwhereapplicable.6.Unlocktheconvertibletopcompartmentlid.
Todothis,pulloutbothemergencyrelease Bowdencablesoneaftertheotherasfarastheywillgo.7.Whentheconvertibletopcompartmentlidisunlocked,itwillnolongerbepossibletoopen
thebootlid.Takeessentialitemsoutofthe
luggagecompartmentbeforeclosingthe bootlid.8.
NOTE
Onclosingthebootlid,itcollideswiththe
unlockedconvertibletopcompartmentlid. Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.When
closingthebootlid,makesurethatitdoes
notcollidewiththeconvertibletopcompartj
mentlid.
Closethebootlid.Pushtheleftandrightrear
edgesoftheconvertibletopcompartmentlid
downfarenoughtoensuretheydonotcome intocontactwiththebootlid.
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Liftingouttheconvertibletop1.Holdthebackoftheconvertibletopcompartjmentlidonbothsidesandswivelitupandouttowardsthebackasfarasthelimitposij
tion.2.Onbothsidesofthevehicle,gripthefront edgeoftheconvertibletopframewithone
hand.Withtheotherhand,gripthelower
edgeofthefin.3.Simultaneouslyliftouttheconvertibletopand
thefinsonbothsidesandswingthemforj wards.Whiledoingso,ensurethatthefinsdo
nothitotherparts.4.Placetheconvertibletopdownonthewindj
screenframeandclosetheconvertibletopcompartmentlid.Thefinmustbefoldedup
forthistowork.5.Folddownthefinontotheconvertibletop
compartmentlid.
Lockingtheconvertibletopatthe
front
1.Carefullyremovethecoverinthemiddleof thefrontconvertibletopframe.2.Inserttheconvertibletoptoolintothe
convertibletoplock.
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frontconvertibletopframeisinterlockedwiththewindscreenframe.
NOTE
Drivingintherainoronwetroadswiththe
convertibletoponlylockedatthefrontwillalj
lowwatertogetintotheinterior.Thereisarisk
ofmaterialdamage.Ifitisrainingortheroads arewet,donotdrivewiththeconvertibletoponlylockedatthefront.
NOTE
Drivingatspeedsabove80km/h,50mphwith
theconvertibletoponlylockedatthefrontmay
damagetheconvertibletop.Thereisariskof
materialdamage.Donotexceedaspeedof
80km/h,50mphwiththeconvertibletoponly lockedatthefront.
HavetheconvertibletopcheckedbyaService
Partnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Winddeflector
Principle
Thewinddeflectorreducesairmovementinside thevehiclewhendrivingwiththeconvertibletop open.
Thewinddeflectorworksbestifthesidewinj
dowsareclosed.
General
Whenremoved,thewinddeflectorcanbestored inaprotectivesleeveintheluggagecompartj
ment.
Makesurethewinddeflectorisdrybeforestowj
ingitintheprotectivesleeve.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen thewinddeflectorisinoperation.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Wheninstalling,removingorfolding upthewinddeflector,makesurethattheareaofmovementofthewinddeflectoriskeptclear.
WARNING
Objectsplacedontheinstalledwinddeflector maybeflungintotheinteriororendangerother roadusers,forexampleintheeventofanaccij
dentorduringbrakingorevasivemanoeuvres.
Theobjectsmaydamagethewinddeflector.
Thereisariskofinjuryormaterialdamage.Do
notplaceanyobjectsontheinstalledwinddej
flector.
WARNING
Awinddeflectorthatisnotattachedtothevej
hiclecorrectlymaycomelooseandbeflung intothevehicleorendangerotherroadusers.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterialdamage.
Beforedrivingoff,checkthatthemounting
pointshaveengagedintheattachmentpoints andthatthewinddeflectorisattachedsejcurely.
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WARNING
Operatingthewinddeflectorwhiledrivingcan
distractthedriverfromtheroad.Thereisarisk ofaccident.Onlyoperatethewinddeflector
whenthevehicleisstationary.
NOTE
Thewinddeflectormaybedamagedwhen
movingbackthefrontseats.Thereisariskof
materialdamage.Beforemovingthefrontseats
backwards,makesurethattheareaofmovej
mentisclear.
Attaching
Thewinddeflectorislocatedinaprotective sleeveintheluggagecompartment.
1.Removethewinddeflectorfromtheprotecjtivesleeve.2.Foldthewinddeflectorfullyopensothatthe
handle,arrow1,foldsdownandlocksthe
winddeflector.3.Openrearsidewindowsifnecessary.4.Insertthewinddeflectorfromonesideofthe
vehiclewiththepinsintothecorrespondingattachmentpointsontheoppositesideofthe
vehicle.5.Toreleasethelock,foldthehandleupwards
andholdit.6.Pushwinddeflectorinwardandupward,arj row1,untilthewinddeflectorcanbeposij
tionedinfrontoftheattachmentpointson
theinstallationside.7.Releasethehandle.8.Pushthewinddeflectordown,insertingthe
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9.Presswinddeflectordownwardsinthemidj
dleuntilthehandleengages,arrows1.10.Griptheinnerframeofthewinddeflectorand foldup,arrow2.
Removing
1.Foldupthehandletounlockthewinddeflecjtor.2.Toremovethewinddeflector,carryoutthe
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