BMW Z4 Roadster Owner's Handbook Manual page 84

CONTROLS
All vehicle access points: the vehicle is un‐
locked regardless of which side the driver ap‐
proaches the vehicle from.
▷ Whether the locking and unlocking of the ve‐
hicle is acknowledged with a light signal or an
acoustic signal.
▷ Whether the welcome light, see page 159, is
switched on when the vehicle is unlocked.
▷ Whether the headlight courtesy delay feature,
see page 159, is activated when the vehicle
is locked.
▷ Whether the exterior mirrors are automatically
folded out and in when the vehicle is un‐
locked and locked.
Operating requirements
▷ Drive-ready state must be switched off.
▷ Unlock: on entering the unlocking zone, the
doors and boot lid must be closed.
▷ Lock: on leaving the locking zone, the doors
and boot lid must be closed.
▷ If the vehicle has been locked with the re‐
mote control, it cannot be unlocked contact‐
lessly.
▷ If the vehicle has been unlocked with the re‐
mote control, it cannot be locked contact‐
lessly until the vehicle has been driven.
▷ There must not be a second remote control
within the locking zone in order to use con‐
tactless vehicle locking.
▷ If the vehicle has been in idle state for several
days, contactless unlocking and locking are
not possible until the vehicle has been driven.
BMW Digital Key
Principle
BMW Digital Key allows you to use a compatible
smartphone, see page 67, to lock, unlock and
start the vehicle.
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Opening and closing
General
BMW Digital Key is country-specific and may be
unavailable.
To unlock and start a vehicle with a compatible
smartphone, a digital key must be installed on
the smartphone. Digital keys are installed, man‐
aged and passed on via the BMW Connected
app.
A driver profile, see page 88, with individual
settings can be assigned to a digital key.
When using a digital key, always have a remote
control about your person too, so the vehicle can
still be accessed even if your smartphone is not
working. It is also useful to have the remote con‐
trol about your person if the vehicle has to be
handed over to another person or a service de‐
partment. You can then hand over the remote
control, instead of your smartphone.
Key card
Depending on the equipment version, the vehicle
may be delivered with a key card. The key card
can be used in the same way as a compatible
smartphone with a digital key.
A digital key that has already been paired with
the vehicle is installed on the key card. The digi‐
tal key must be activated via iDrive, see
page 86.
When you exit the vehicle, take the key card with
you, as it can be used to start the vehicle.
Connection to the vehicle
Communication between the vehicle and the
smartphone takes place via near field communi‐
cation, NFC.
The vehicle is unlocked via the outer door handle
on the driver's side. To register a digital key and
to start the engine, the smartphone must be
placed in the smartphone dock.
A digital key is detected by the vehicle even if
the smartphone is switched off.
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