Driving, Ignition lock, Start/stop button – BMW M3 Sedan 2009 User Manual

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Driving

Ignition lock

Insert the remote control into the
ignition lock

Insert the remote control all the way into the
ignition lock.

Radio readiness is switched on.
Individual electrical consumers can operate.

Convenient access*

If the car is equipped with convenient access,
only insert the remote control into the ignition
lock under special circumstances, refer to
page

Removing the remote control from the

ignition lock

Do not forcibly pull the remote control out
of the ignition lock as this may cause

damage.

Before removing the remote control, push it all
the way in to release the locking mechanism.

The ignition is switched off if it was on.

Start/stop button

Pressing the start/stop button switches radio
readiness or the ignition on or off.

Manual transmission: when you press the
start/stop button while the clutch is

depressed, the engine starts.
M dual clutch transmission: when you press the
start/stop button while the brake is depressed,
the engine starts.

Radio readiness

Individual electrical consumers can operate.
The time and the outside temperature are dis-
played in the instrument cluster.
Radio readiness is switched off automatically:

When the remote control is removed from
the ignition lock

In cars with convenient access

, by touch-

ing the surface above the door lock, refer to
Locking on page

Ignition on

All electrical consumers can operate. The
odometer and trip odometer are displayed in
the instrument cluster.

When the engine is off, please switch off
the ignition and any unnecessary electri-

cal consumers in order to preserve the bat-
tery.

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