Controls and features -> Opening and closing ? via the remote control for your BMW 3 Series 1997-2006
Opening and closing – via the remote control
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The concept
Master keys with remote control
The remote control gives you an excep-
tionally convenient method for unlock-
ing and locking your vehicle. Further-
more, it provides two additional
functions:
Since passengers or animals
remaining in the vehicle might be
able to lock the doors from the inside,
always take the vehicle's keys with you
so that the vehicle can be opened again
from the outside at any time.<
>Switch on the interior lamps, refer to
page 32.
If it is no longer possible to lock
the vehicle via the remote control,
the battery is discharged. Use this key
while driving for an extended period in
order to recharge the battery. Guard
the remote control against unauthorized
use by only surrendering the spare key
or the door and ignition key, e.g. for
valet parking.
With this function you can also
search for your vehicle – when
parked in an underground garage, for
instance
>Open the luggage compartment lid,
refer to page 32.
The luggage compartment lid will
open slightly, regardless of whether it
was locked or unlocked.
1 Unlock, disarm the alarm system
2 Lock and secure, arm alarm system,
activate interior lamps, disarm tilt
alarm sensor and interior motion sen-
sor
In the event of a system malfunction,
please contact your BMW center. You
can also obtain replacement keys
there.<
The anti-theft system is also deacti-
vated/activated simultaneously with the
unlocking or locking of the vehicle, and
the alarm system is disarmed/armed,
and the interior lamps are switched
on/off.
3 Open luggage compartment, Panic
mode – trigger alarm
To release
Press button to unlock the driver's door
only.
You can have a signal set to con-
firm that the vehicle's locks have
engaged securely.<
Press the button twice in order to
unlock the entire vehicle.<
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To lock and secure
Panic mode – trigger alarm
Compliance statement:
This device complies with part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
Press button.
By pressing button for more than
two seconds, the alarm can be
sounded in the event of danger, if it is
armed.
To switch on the interior lamps
>This device may not cause harmful
interference, and
>this device must accept any interfer-
ence received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
To switch off the alarm:
After locking the vehicle, press button
again.
Press button.
To deactivate the tilt alarm* and
interior motion sensors*
Any unauthorized modifications to
these devices could void the
user's authority to operate the equip-
ment.<
External systems
Local systems or devices in the area
may interference with remote control
function.
Press button a second time immedi-
ately after locking.
If this should occur, you can still open
and close the vehicle using the master
key in both the door and luggage com-
partment locks.
For additional information: page 39.
To open the luggage
compartment
For US owners only
The transmitter and receiver units com-
ply with part 15 of the FCC Federal
Communications Commission regula-
tions. Operation is governed by the fol-
lowing:
Press button.
The lid will open slightly, no matter
whether it was locked or unlocked.
FCC ID:
Before and after a trip, be sure
that the luggage compartment lid
has not been opened unintentionally.<
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