Panic Mode; Alarm System - BMW 323i Owner's Manual

Sports Wagon: opening and closing
the rear window
Small items can be loaded and unloaded
quickly when the rear window is opened sepa-
rately.
When the button on the roller cover is
pressed, refer to page 102, the roller
cover is raised. Before closing the rear window,
press the roller cover downward until it
engages.<
Press the button: the rear window opens
slightly. It can now be swung upwards.
Press the window shut to close it.
Make sure that the corners of any pointed
or sharp-edged cargo are padded if they
could bump against the rear window while the
vehicle is in motion; otherwise, the heating ele-
ments of the rear window could be

Alarm system*

The concept
The vehicle alarm system responds:
> When a door, the hood or the trunk lid/tail-
gate is opened
> To movements inside the vehicle: Interior
motion sensor, refer to page
> When the car's inclination changes, for
instance if an attempt is made to jack it up
and steal the wheels or to raise it prior to
towing away
> When there has been an interruption of
power supply from the battery
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The alarm system signals unauthorized entry
attempts for a short time by means of:
>
An acoustic alarm
> Switching on the hazard warning flashers
> Flashing the high beams
Arming and disarming
When you lock or unlock the vehicle, either with
the remote control or at the door lock, the alarm
system is armed or disarmed at the same time.
You can open the trunk lid/tailgate even when
the alarm system is armed, by pressing the
button on the remote control, refer to
page 20. The lid is locked and monitored again
as soon as you close it.

Panic mode*

You can trigger the alarm system if you find
yourself in a dangerous situation:
Press the
To switch off the alarm: press any button.
Switching off an alarm
> Unlock the car with the remote control, refer
to page 19.
> Insert the remote control all the way into the
damaged.<
ignition lock.
Indicator lamp displays
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> The indicator lamp under the inside rear-
view mirror flashes continuously: the sys-
tem is armed.
> The indicator lamp flashes after locking:
doors, hood, trunk lid/tailgate or rear win-
dow are not properly closed. Even if you do
not close the alerted area, the system
button for at least three seconds.