BMW 5 SEDAN Series Owner's Manual page 94

CONTROLS
▷ "Open with foot movement"
Contactless opening of the trunk lid is
switched on or off.
▷ "Close by foot movement"
Contactless closing of the trunk lid is
switched on or off.
Performing the foot movement
1. Stand in the middle behind the vehicle at ap‐
prox. one arm's length away from the rear
end.
2. Wave a foot under the vehicle in the direction
of travel and immediately pull it back. With
this movement, the leg must pass through
the ranges of both sensors.
Opening
Perform the foot movement described earlier.
Before the trunk lid opens, the hazard warning
system flashes.
With automatic tailgate: Moving your foot again
will stop the opening motion, and moving it one
more time after that will close the trunk lid.
Closing
The trunk lid can only be closed with no-touch
activation if automatic tailgate operation is active.
Perform the foot movement described earlier.
The hazard warning system flashes and an
acoustic signal sounds.
Moving your foot again will stop the closing mo‐
tion, and moving it one more time after that will
re-open the trunk lid.
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Touchless unlocking and locking
of the vehicle
Concept
The vehicle will be unlocked when the driver ap‐
proaches the locked vehicle with the vehicle key.
When the driver walks away from the unlocked
vehicle with the vehicle key, the vehicle will be
locked.
General information
The vehicle will be unlocked when an authorized
vehicle key is detected in the unlocking zone.
The unlocking zone is located within a radius of
approx. 3 ft/1 m around the door handles.
The vehicle will be locked when the vehicle key
leaves the locking zone.
The locking zone is located within a radius of ap‐
prox. 7 ft/2 m around the door handles.
If the vehicle key is located in the unlocking zone
for an extended period of time without move‐
ment, the vehicle will be locked automatically.
If a passenger is detected in the front passenger
seat during locking and the safety belt of the
front passenger is engaged in the safety belt
buckle during locking:
▷ The vehicle will be locked but not secured
against theft.
▷ The fuel filler flap remains unlocked.
The behavior of the vehicle during touchless un‐
locking/locking depends on the following set‐
tings:
▷ If the automatic unlocking is active.
▷ If the automatic locking is active.
▷ If only the driver's door and the fuel filler flap
or all access to the vehicle will be unlocked.
Only driver's door and fuel filler flap: the driv‐
er's door and fuel filler flap will only be un‐
locked when the driver approaches the vehi‐
cle on the driver's side.