Switching Off The Alarm; Alarm System - BMW 2011 7 Series Owner's Manual

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When doing so, do not depress the brake pedal;
otherwise, the engine will start.
Malfunction
Comfort Access may not function properly if it
experiences interference from local radio waves,
e.g., mobile phones.
If this occurs, open or close the vehicle using the
buttons on the remote control or use a key in the
door lock.
To subsequently start the engine, hold the re‐
mote control against the marked
steering column, refer to page

Alarm system*

The concept
The vehicle alarm system responds to:
Opening of a door, the hood or the trunk lid.
Movements in the vehicle:
sensor, refer to page
Changes in the vehicle tilt, e.g., during at‐
tempts to steal a wheel or tow the car.
Interruptions in battery voltage.
The alarm system briefly indicates tampering:
By sounding an acoustic alarm.
By switching on the hazard warning system.
By flashing the high beams.
Arming and disarming the alarm
system
When you lock or unlock the vehicle, either with
the remote control or at the door lock, the alarm
system is armed or disarmed at the same time.
Door lock and armed alarm system
Unlocking via the door lock will trigger the alarm
on some country-specific versions.
This alarm can only be ended by pressing the
button on the remote control.
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interior motion
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Trunk lid and armed alarm system
The trunk lid can be opened using the remote
control, even if the alarm system is armed.
Press the button on the remote
control for approx. 1 second.
After the trunk lid is closed, it is locked and
monitored again by the alarm system. The haz‐
ard warning system flashes once.
Panic mode*
Press the button on the remote control
for at least 3 seconds.

Switching off the alarm

Unlock the vehicle using the remote control.
Unlock the vehicle via the driver's door lock
using the key*.
With Comfort Access: If you are carrying the
remote control with you, pull on the door
handle.
Indicator lamp on the interior rearview
mirror
The indicator lamp flashes briefly every
2 seconds:
The system is armed.
The indicator lamp flashes after locking:
The doors, hood or trunk lid is not closed
properly, but the rest of the vehicle is se‐
cured.
After 10 seconds, the indicator lamp flashes
continuously. The interior motion sensor is
not active.
The indicator lamp goes out after unlocking:
The vehicle has not been tampered with.

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