BMW 2 Series Owner's Handbook Manual page 77

Overview
Door pin for manual locking of the driver's
door.
Locking the vehicle
1. Close the driver's door.
2. Press the door pin in the driver's door down
from the inside.
3. Lock rear doors from the inside.
4. Open the front passenger door and lock it
manually.
5. Close the front passenger door from the
outside.
Alarm system
If the vehicle is unlocked with the integrated
key via the door lock, the activated alarm sys-
tem is triggered when the door is opened.
In this case, use the emergency detection of
the vehicle key to switch off the alarm.
If the doors are manually locked from the in-
side, the alarm system is not activated.
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Opening and closing
Emergency detection of the vehicle
key
Drive-ready state cannot be switched on if the
vehicle key is not detected.
If this happens, proceed as follows:
1. Hold the rear side of the vehicle key against
the mark on the steering column. Pay at-
tention to the display in the instrument
cluster.
2. ▷
If the vehicle key is detected:
Switch on drive-ready state within
10 seconds.
▷ If the vehicle key is not detected:
Slightly change the position of the vehi-
cle key and repeat the procedure.
Malfunction
A Check Control message is shown where ap-
plicable.
It may be difficult for the vehicle to detect the
vehicle key in some circumstances, including
the following:
▷ The battery of the vehicle key is discharged.
▷ Disruption of the radio link by transmis-
sion masts or other equipment transmitting
powerful signals.
▷ Shielding of the vehicle key by metallic ob-
jects.
Do not transport the vehicle key together
with metallic objects.
CONTROLS
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