Opening and closing -> Integrated key for your BMW i5 2023-2025

Opening and closing  
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3. Remove the battery from the battery hous-  
ing.  
Loss of vehicle keys  
A lost vehicle key can be disabled and re-  
placed by an authorized service center or an-  
other qualified service center or repair shop.  
If the lost vehicle key has an assigned BMW ID  
or driver profile, the connection to this vehicle  
key must be deleted. A new vehicle key can  
then be assigned to the BMW ID or driver pro-  
file.  
Replacing the battery  
4. Insert a CR2032 3V battery with the posi-  
tive side facing down.  
NOTICE  
5. Insert the battery housing into the vehicle  
key.  
Improper batteries in a battery-operated de-  
vice can damage the device. There is a risk  
of damage to property. Always replace the  
discharged battery with a battery with the  
same voltage, the same size and the same  
specification.  
1. Press and hold the button, arrow 1, and  
push the cover, arrow 2, forward and re-  
move it from the side.  
6. Insert the cover into the vehicle key.  
Have old batteries disposed of by an  
authorized service center or another  
qualified service center or repair shop,  
or take them to a collection point.  
Integrated key  
2. Remove the battery housing from the vehi-  
cle key to the side.  
General information  
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked man-  
ually using the integrated key.  
Depending on the national-market version, the  
integrated key will fit in the glove compart-  
ment.  
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Safety information  
Unlocking the vehicle manually  
1. Pull and hold the driver's door handle out-  
ward with one hand.  
Warning  
For some national-market versions, unlock-  
ing from the inside is only possible with par-  
ticular knowledge.  
If persons or animals spend a lengthy time  
in the vehicle and are thereby exposed to ex-  
treme temperatures, there is a risk of injury  
or danger to life. Do not lock the vehicle from  
the outside when there are people or animals  
in it. Do not leave babies, toddlers or animals  
alone in the vehicle.  
2. Unlock the door lock with the integrated key  
by turning it counterclockwise.  
Removing the integrated key  
1. Press and hold the button, arrow 1, and  
push the cover, arrow 2, forward and re-  
move it from the side.  
3. Pull out the vehicle key and release the  
door handle.  
4. Open the driver's door.  
5. Press the central locking button to unlock  
the other doors.  
2. Slide out the integrated key at the open  
side of the vehicle key.  
With the vehicle de-energized: pull the door  
opener of the other doors from the inside.  
Locking the vehicle manually  
General information  
To avoid locking the vehicle key in the vehicle,  
do not place the vehicle key in the vehicle.  
Locking the vehicle  
1. Close all doors.  
3. Remove the integrated key from the vehicle  
key.  
2. Enter the vehicle on the front passenger's  
side and close the front passenger door.  
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3. Press the central locking button to unlock  
all doors.  
3. Lock the door lock using the integrated key,  
turning it clockwise. Turn the key approx.  
50°, beyond the resistance point, to the  
stop.  
4. Exit the vehicle through the front passenger  
door.  
5. With the integrated key, close and lock the  
front passenger door using the side door  
lock.  
4. Pull out the vehicle key and release the  
door handle.  
5. Close the driver's door.  
6. Pull the door handles to make sure they are  
locked. If necessary, repeat the process.  
6. Pull the door handles to make sure they are  
locked. If necessary, repeat the process.  
If vehicle is de-energized:  
Alarm system  
If the vehicle is unlocked with the integrated  
key via the door lock, the activated alarm sys-  
tem will be triggered when the door is opened.  
1. With the integrated key, close and lock all  
doors, except the driver's door, using the  
side door lock.  
In this case, use the vehicle key emergency  
detection to switch off the alarm.  
If the doors are manually locked from the in-  
side, the alarm system is not activated.  
Emergency detection of the vehicle  
key  
2. Pull and hold the driver's door handle out-  
ward with one hand.  
It is not possible to switch on the drive-ready  
state if the vehicle key has not been detected.  
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Proceed as follows in this case:  
tion of the vehicle key to turn on drive-ready  
state.  
1. Hold the rear of the vehicle key against the  
mark on the steering column. Pay attention  
to the display in the instrument cluster.  
Access to vehicle interior  
Safety information  
Warning  
2.  
If the vehicle key is detected:  
Turn on drive-ready state within 10 sec-  
onds.  
If the vehicle key is not detected:  
Slightly change the position of the vehi-  
cle key and repeat the procedure.  
People or animals in the vehicle can lock the  
doors from the inside and lock themselves in.  
In this case, the vehicle cannot be opened  
from the outside. There is a risk of injury.  
Take the vehicle key with you so that the ve-  
hicle can be opened from the outside.  
Malfunction  
A Check Control message is displayed where  
applicable.  
Vehicle key detection by the vehicle may mal-  
function under the following circumstances:  
The battery of the vehicle key is discharged.  
Warning  
Fault of the radio link from transmission  
towers or other equipment with high trans-  
mitting power.  
For some national-market versions, unlock-  
ing from the inside is only possible with par-  
ticular knowledge.  
Shielding of the vehicle key due to metal  
objects.  
If persons or animals spend a lengthy time  
in the vehicle and are thereby exposed to ex-  
treme temperatures, there is a risk of injury  
or danger to life. Do not lock the vehicle from  
the outside when there are people or animals  
in it. Do not leave babies, toddlers or animals  
alone in the vehicle.  
Do not transport the vehicle key together  
with metal objects.  
Fault of the radio link from mobile phones  
or other electronic devices in direct proxim-  
ity to the vehicle key.  
Do not carry the vehicle key in close prox-  
imity to other electronic devices.  
Warning  
Fault of radio transmission by a charging  
process of mobile devices, for instance  
charging of a mobile phone.  
Unattended children or animals in the vehicle  
can cause the vehicle to move and endanger  
themselves and traffic, for example, due to  
the following actions:  
The vehicle key is located in direct proximity  
of the wireless charging tray.  
Establishing standby.  
Place the vehicle key in a different location.  
Releasing the parking brake.  
Fault of the radio link while charging the  
vehicle.  
Opening and closing the doors or win-  
dows.  
In the case of interference, the vehicle can also  
be unlocked and locked from the outside with  
the integrated key. Use the Emergency detec-  
Engaging selector lever position N.  
Using vehicle equipment.  
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