Opening and closing: using the remote control – BMW 2012 3 Series M3 Сoupe User Manual

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Opening and closing

Opening and closing:

Using the remote control

Persons or animals in a parked vehicle
could lock the doors from the inside. You

should therefore take the remote control with
you when you leave the vehicle so that the latter
can be opened from outside.

Convertible: to operate the retractable
hardtop with the remote control, the

doors and trunk lid must be closed and the
cargo area partition must be folded down and
engaged on both sides. Refer also to page

Unlocking

Press the

button.

The interior lamps, the courtesy lighting of the
doors, and the welcome lamps come on.

Setting unlocking characteristics

You can set whether only the driver's door or
the entire vehicle is to be unlocked when the
button is pressed for the first time.

"Settings"

"Door locks"

"Unlock button"

Select a menu item:

"All doors"
Press the

button once to unlock the

entire vehicle.

"Driver's door only"
Pressing the

button once unlocks

the driver's door and fuel filler flap.
Press the button twice to unlock the
entire vehicle.

Press the controller.

Coupe: convenient opening

Press and hold the

button.

The windows and the glass roof are opened.

Convertible: convenient opening

When you are close to the vehicle, the remote
control for Comfort Access can be used to open
the retractable hardtop.
Hold the

button down.

The windows and the retractable hardtop are
opened if the doors are closed.
If you continue pressing the

button, the win-

dows move up.

Watch during the opening process to
ensure that no one is injured. Releasing

the button interrupts the opening process.

Locking

Press the

button.

Do not lock the vehicle from the outside if
there is any person inside, because the

vehicle cannot be unlocked from inside without
special knowledge.

Convertible: convenient closing

When you are close to the vehicle, the remote
control for Comfort Access can be used to
close the retractable hardtop and the windows.
Press and hold the

button.

The retractable hardtop and the windows are
closed.

Watch during the closing process to
ensure that no one is injured. Releasing

the button interrupts the closing process.