BMW 550i xDrive Sedan 2014 - Manual (Page 31)

3. Remove the cover of the battery compart‐
ment, arrow 2.
4. Insert a battery of the same type with the
positive side facing upwards.
5. Press the cover closed.
Take the used battery to a recycling
center or to your service center.
New remote controls
New remote controls are available from the
service center.
Loss of the remote controls
Lost remote controls can be blocked by your
service center.
Emergency detection of remote
control
It is possible to switch on the ignition or start
the engine in situations such as the following:
▷ Interference of radio transmission to re‐
mote control by external sources, e.g. by
radio masts.
▷ Discharged battery in the remote control.
▷ Interference of radio transmission by mo‐
bile devices in close proximity to the re‐
mote control.
▷ Interference of radio transmission by
charger while charging items such as mo‐
bile devices in the vehicle.
A Check Control message is displayed if an at‐
tempt is made to switch on the ignition or start
the engine.
Starting the engine with emergency
detection of the remote control
Automatic transmission: if a corresponding
Check Control message appears, hold the re‐
mote control, as shown, against the marked
area on the steering column and press the
Start/Stop button within 10 seconds while
pressing the brake.
Manual transmission: if a corresponding Check
Control message appears, hold the remote
control, as shown, against the marked area on
the steering column and press the Start/Stop
button within 10 seconds while pressing the
clutch pedal.
Personal Profile
The concept
Individual settings in the vehicle are saved in
personal profiles. Every remote control is as‐
signed a profile.
Three personal profiles and a guest profile can
be created.
▷ Changes to the settings are automatically
saved in the profile currently activated.
▷ During unlocking, the profile stored for the
remote control is activated.
▷ Your personal settings will be recognized
and called up again even if the vehicle has
been operated in the meantime with an‐
other remote control.
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