Central Locking System; Unlocking And Opening - BMW 730i Owner's Handbook Manual

Via the door lock
Do not lock the car from the outside when
there is someone inside it, as it can then
not be unlocked from the inside on certain
national-market versions.<
The car is unlocked according to the setting
memorised.
In some national versions, the alarm sys-
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tem is triggered when the door lock is
unlocked.
To switch off the alarm:
Unlock the car with the remote control, see
page 30, or insert the remote control fully into
the ignition lock.<
For further details of the alarm system, see
page 35.
Convenient operation
The windows and the glass roof can also be
operated via the door lock.
> Opening:
When the door is closed, turn the key in the
door lock to the unlocking position and hold
it there.
> Closing:
When the door is closed, turn the key to the
locking position and hold it there.
Watch the closing movement to
ensure that no-one is trapped. The
movement is stopped when the key is
released.<
Manual operation
In the event of an electrical fault, you can lock
and unlock the driver's door by turning the key
to the limit positions in the door lock.
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Opening and closing: from
inside
Doors and the luggage compartment lid are
unlocked or locked, but not deadlocked, with
this button when the front doors are closed.
The fuel filler flap remains unlocked
If only the driver's door has been
unlocked with the remote control, see
page 30, or with convenient access, see
page 36, and you press the
other doors, the luggage compartment lid and
the fuel filler flap are unlocked.
A closed driver's door will be locked when the
button is pressed.<

Unlocking and opening

> Either use the central locking button to
unlock all doors at once, then pull the door
handle above the armrest,
> Or at each individual door, pull the door han-
dle twice: the first time to unlock the door,
and the second time to open it.
When the car's low-beam headlights are
switched on, the inside door handles are
illuminated. The lighting intensity is controlled
together with the instrument lighting, see
page 96.<
Locking
> Either lock all doors at the central locking
button,
> Or press the door safety lock buttons down.
To avoid being locked out of the car inadvert-
ently, the driver's door cannot be locked using
the safety lock button when it is open, or the
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button, all the