Warning Lamps; Replacing The Battery; Starting The Engine; Automatic Transmission - BMW 2009 328 Owner's Manual

Convenient closure
For convenient closure, keep your finger on the
surface, arrow 2.
Unlocking the luggage compartment
lid/tailgate separately
Press the button on the outside of the luggage
compartment lid/tailgate. This corresponds to
pressing the button.
If the vehicle detects that a remote con-
trol has been accidentally left inside the
locked vehicle's cargo bay after the luggage
compartment lid/tailgate or rear window is
closed, the lid will reopen. The hazard warning
flashers flash and an acoustic signal
Switching on radio readiness
Radio readiness is switched on by pressing the
start/stop button, refer to page 53.
Do not depress the brake or the clutch,
otherwise the engine will

Starting the engine

You can start the engine or switch on the igni-
tion when a remote control is inside the vehicle.
It is not necessary to insert a remote control into
the ignition switch, refer to page 53.
Switching off the engine in cars with

automatic transmission

The engine can only be switched off when the
selector lever is in position P, refer to page 54.
To switch the engine off when the selector lever
is in position N, the remote control must be in
the ignition switch.
Malfunction
Convenient access may malfunction due to
local radio waves. If this happens, open or close
the vehicle via the buttons on the remote con-
trol or using the integrated key. To start the
engine afterward, insert the remote control into
the ignition switch.
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Warning lamps

be started. The remote control is not inside the
vehicle or is malfunctioning. Take the remote
control with you inside the vehicle or have it
checked. If necessary, insert another remote
control into the ignition switch.
longer inside the vehicle. After the engine is
switched off, the engine can only be restarted
within approx. 10 seconds.
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replace the battery in the remote control.

Replacing the battery

start.<
The remote control for convenient access con-
tains a battery that will need to be replaced from
time to time.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when you attempt to
start the engine: the engine cannot
The warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up while the engine is
running: the remote control is no
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster comes on and a message
appears on the Control Display:
Take the integrated key out of the remote
control, refer to page 26.
Remove the cover.
Insert the new battery with the plus side fac-
ing up.
Press the cover on to close.
Take the old battery to a battery collec-
tion point or to your BMW center.<
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