BMW X3 xDrive20i 2013 Owner's Handbook Manual page 29

New remote controls
New remote controls can be obtained from your
Service Centre.
Loss of remote controls
A lost remote control can be blocked by the
Service Centre.
Emergency detection of the remote
control
The ignition can be switched on or the engine
started even in one of the following situations:
▷ Interference in the radio transmission to the
remote control from external sources.
▷ Flat battery in the remote control.
▷ Fault in radio transmission due to mobile
radio device in the immediate vicinity of the
remote control.
▷ Fault in radio transmission due to the
charger when charging in the vehicle, for ex‐
ample, for mobile radio devices.
If an attempt is made to switch on the ignition or
start the engine, a Check Control message is
displayed.
Starting the engine in the event of
emergency detection of the remote
control
Automatic gearbox: Hold the corresponding
check control message of the remote control, as
illustrated, to marking of the steering column
and press the start/stop button within 10 sec‐
onds with the brake depressed.
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Opening and closing
Gearbox Hold the corresponding check control
message of the remote control, as illustrated, to
marking of the steering column and press the
start/stop button within 10 seconds with the
clutch depressed.
Personal Profile
Principle
Personal profile principle
Some functions of the vehicle can be adjusted
to individual needs.
▷ Settings are saved automatically in the cur‐
rently activated profile.
▷ When you unlock the vehicle, the last profile
used with the remote control is recognised
and called up.
▷ Personal settings are also found and called
up if the vehicle has been driven in the mean‐
time by other persons with their own remote
controls.
Individual settings for three personal profiles
and a guest profile are stored.
Transferring settings
The personal settings can be taken to another
vehicle with the Personal Profile function. More
detailed information is available from your Serv‐
ice centre.
The transfer takes place:
▷ Via the USB interface in the glove box or the
centre console on a USB medium.
▷ Via BMW Online.
Profile management
Calling up profiles
Independently of the remote control that is
used, another profile can be called up.
1. "Settings"
Controls
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