Opening and closing – BMW 330Ci Coupe 2006 User Manual

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Opening and closing

Locking

Touch the surface, arrow

2, with your finger for

approx. 1 second. This corresponds to pressing
the button.

To preserve the battery, please make
sure that the ignition and all electrical

consumers are switched off before locking the
vehicle.

Convenient closure

For convenient closure, keep your finger on the
surface, arrow

Unlocking the luggage compartment

lid separately

Press the button on the outside of the luggage
compartment lid. This corresponds to pressing
the button.

If the vehicle detects that a remote con-
trol has been accidentally left inside the

locked vehicle's cargo bay after the luggage
compartment lid is closed, the lid will reopen.
The hazard warning flashers flash and an
acoustic signal

sounds.

Switching on radio readiness

Radio readiness is switched on by pressing the
start/stop button, refer to page

Do not depress the brake or the clutch,
otherwise the engine will start.

Starting the engine

You can start the engine or switch on the igni-
tion when a remote control is inside the vehicle.
It is not necessary to insert a remote control into
the ignition switch, refer to page

Switching off the engine in vehicles

with automatic transmission

The engine can only be switched off when the
selector lever is in position P, refer to page

To switch the engine off when the selector lever
is in position N, the remote control must be in
the ignition switch.

Before driving a vehicle with automatic
transmission into a car wash

Insert remote control into ignition switch.

Depress the brake.

Move the selector lever to position N.

Switch off the engine.

The vehicle can roll.

Malfunction

Convenient access may malfunction due to
local radio waves. If this happens, open or close
the vehicle via the buttons on the remote con-
trol or using the integrated key. To start the
engine afterward, insert the remote control into
the ignition switch.

Warning lamps

The warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when you attempt to
start the engine: the engine cannot

be started. The remote control is not inside the
vehicle or is malfunctioning. Take the remote
control with you inside the vehicle or have it
checked. If necessary, insert another remote
control into the ignition switch.

The warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up while the engine is
running: the remote control is no

longer inside the vehicle. After the engine is
switched off, the engine can only be restarted
within approx. 10 seconds.

The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster comes on and a message
appears on the Control Display:

replace the battery in the remote control.

Replacing the battery

The remote control for convenient access con-
tains a battery that will need to be replaced from
time to time.

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