BMW 525xi Sedan 2006 - Manual (Page 41)

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> Sports Wagon: opening rear window sepa-
rately
> Starting engine
Functional requirement
> The vehicle or the luggage compartment
lid/tailgate can only be locked if the vehicle
detects that the remote control you are car-
rying is outside the vehicle.
> The next unlocking and locking cycle is not
possible until after approx. 2 seconds.
> The engine can only be started if the vehicle
detects that the remote control is located in
the vehicle.
Comparison with ordinary remote
control
You can control the functions mentioned previ-
ously with the comfort access or by pressing
the buttons on the remote control. Therefore,
please familiarize yourself with the information
on opening and closing beginning on page
28
beforehand.
The special features when using comfort
access are described in the following.
Should a short delay occur when opening
or closing the windows or the glass sun-
roof, the system is checking whether a remote
control is located in the vehicle. Please repeat
opening or closing if necessary.
<
Releasing
Completely grasp a door handle, arrow 1. This
corresponds to pressing the button.
If a remote control is detected in the interior
after unlocking, the electric steering-wheel lock
unlocks, refer to page
58 .
Locking
> For the driver's door, touch the area high-
lighted in the picture, arrow
2, with your fin-
ger for approx. 1 second.
> For the remaining doors, touch the area
highlighted in the picture, arrow
3, with your
finger for approx. 1 second.
This corresponds to pressing the but-
ton.
Please make sure that the ignition and all
current consumers are switched off
before locking to save the battery. <
Comfort locking
Hold a finger or the back of the hand on the sur-
face, arrow
2 or 3.
The windows and the glass sunroof * are
closed.
Watch during the closing process to be
sure that no one is injured. Removing the
hand from the door handle stops the closing
process immediately.
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Opening luggage compartment lid/
tailgate separately
Press the button on the luggage compartment
lid/tailgate. This corresponds to pressing the
button.
If a remote control accidentally left in the
luggage compartment/cargo area is
detected in the locked vehicle after closing the
luggage compartment lid/tailgate or the rear
window, the lid or rear window opens again. The
hazard warning flashers flash and a signal
*
sounds. <
Sports Wagon: opening rear window
separately
Press the button on the rear window, refer to
page
34 .
Switching on radio readiness
By briefly pressing the Start/Stop button, you
switch on the radio readiness, refer to page
58 .
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