BMW Saloon 3 Series Owner's Handbook Manual page 101

Proving authorisation
The vehicle owner must provide the Service
Partner with evidence of his/her authorisation for
the vehicle in order to use BMW Digital Key. It is
possible to use the key card without proving au‐
thorisation.
The vehicle owner sets a Digital Key Code with
the Service Partner so that digital keys can be
transferred at a later date.
Acquiring digital keys
An initial digital key is provided in the BMW Con‐
nected app when the vehicle is purchased.
Additional digital keys can be acquired via the
BMW ConnectedDrive Store. Acquiring digital
keys may incur costs.
Digital keys have limited validity periods. The ex‐
piry date can be checked in the BMW Connec‐
ted app and in the vehicle.
If a digital key has expired, the vehicle can only
continue to be locked and unlocked for a limited
time and the number of engine starts is limited.
Corresponding messages are shown on the
Control Display.
Passing on digital keys
The vehicle owner can pass a digital key for
his/her vehicle on to another person with a com‐
patible smartphone via the BMW Connected
app.
When a digital key is passed on, a TAN transac‐
tion number is generated. Using this TAN and
the Digital Key Code, another person can regis‐
ter the digital key in the vehicle. This means the
driver can let someone else use the vehicle with‐
out having to be in the vicinity of the vehicle
themselves.
The TAN and the Digital Key Code should only
be passed on in person or via telephone.
The Safe Share function may be available, de‐
pending on the software version of the BMW
Connected app. If this function is activated prior
to handover, the digital key is subject to certain
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limitations. For example, it is no longer possible
to deactivate certain driving stability systems.
The ConnectedDrive portal contains more de‐
tailed information.
The digital key that has been passed on can be
removed at any time in the vehicle or via the
BMW Connected app.
If a digital key has been removed via the BMW
Connected app, it can only still be used to unlock
and lock the vehicle for a limited time and the
number of engine starts is limited. If the vehicle is
then used with a different digital key or with a ve‐
hicle key, the removed digital key can no longer
be used.
Corresponding messages are shown on the
Control Display.
Registering digital keys in the
vehicle
In order to pair a digital key, there must be a vehi‐
cle key in the vehicle or an active digital key be‐
longing to the vehicle owner in the smartphone
dock.
If the digital key has been passed on by the vehi‐
cle owner, it may not be possible to meet this re‐
quirement. In this case, the Digital Key Code and
the TAN must be entered. The digital key that
has been passed on can be used to unlock the
vehicle even before it has been registered.
Place the smartphone with the digital key to be
registered in the smartphone dock.
Via iDrive:
1. "CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Doors/Vehicle access"
4. "BMW Digital Key"
5. "Activate Digital Key"
6. Enter the Digital Key Code and the TAN if ap‐
plicable.
Once the digital key has been registered, its
name appears in the list of digital keys.
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