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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