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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