BMW Saloon 3 Series Owner's Handbook Manual page 100

CONTROLS
▷ 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 vehicle
key, it cannot be unlocked contactlessly. In
this case, unlock the vehicle using the out‐
side door handle.
▷ If the vehicle has been unlocked with the ve‐
hicle key, it cannot be locked contactlessly
until the vehicle has been driven. In this case,
lock the vehicle using the outside door han‐
dle.
▷ There must not be a second vehicle key
within the locking zone in order to use con‐
tactless vehicle locking.
▷ If the vehicle has been in rest state for several
days, contactless unlocking and locking are
not possible until the vehicle has been driven.
Steptronic gearbox: BMW Digital
Key
Principle
BMW Digital Key allows you to use a compatible
smartphone, see page 79, to lock, unlock and
start the vehicle.
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.
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Opening and closing
A driver profile with individual settings can be as‐
signed to a digital key.
When using a smartphone with a digital key, al‐
ways have a vehicle key about your person too,
so the vehicle can still be accessed even if the
smartphone is not working. It is also useful to
have the vehicle key about your person if the ve‐
hicle has to be handed over to another person or
a service department. The vehicle key can then
be handed over, instead of the smartphone.
Key card
The vehicle is delivered with a key card. The key
card can be used in the same way as a compati‐
ble 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.
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.
Operating requirements
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Active ConnectedDrive contract.
The BMW Connected app is installed on a
compatible smartphone.
The smartphone battery is sufficiently
charged. The minimum battery charge re‐
quired depends on the smartphone in ques‐
tion.
A digital key for the vehicle is installed on the
smartphone.
BMW Digital Key is activated for the vehicle.