Central Locking System - BMW M3 Owner's Manual

Personal Profile settings
For more information on specific settings, refer
to the specified pages.
> Response of the central locking system
when the car is unlocked, refer to page
> Automatic locking of the vehicle, refer to
page 27
> Automatic call-up of the driver's seat posi-
tion, refer to page
> Triple turn signal activation, refer to
page 63
> Settings for the display in the instrument
cluster:
> 12h/24h format of the clock, refer to
page 78
> Date format, refer to page
> Units of measure, refer to page
> Light settings:
> Pathway lighting, refer to page
>
Daytime running lights, refer to page
> High-beam Assistant, refer to page
> Automatic climate control: AUTO program,
air conditioning and automatic recirculated
air control activated/deactivated, tempera-
ture, air volume and distribution, refer to
page 105 ff
>
Entertainment:
> Speed-dependent volume control, refer
to page 132

Central locking system

The concept
The central locking system functions when the
driver's door is closed.
The system simultaneously engages and
releases the locks on the following:
> Doors
> Trunk lid
> Fuel filler flap
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Opening and closing
> Convertible: glove compartment
Operating from outside
>
Via the remote control
23 > Using the door lock
> In cars with Comfort Access, via the handles
on the driver's door and the front passenger
door
At the same time as locking and unlocking via
the remote control:
> Welcome lights, the interior light, and the
courtesy lighting are switched on and off.
> Alarm system, refer to page 29, is armed or
disarmed.
Operating from inside
By means of the button for central locking, refer
to page 27.
In the event of a sufficiently severe accident, the
central locking system unlocks automatically. In
addition, the hazard warning flashers and inte-
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rior lamps come on.
Opening and closing:
Using the remote control
Persons or animals in a parked vehicle
could lock the doors from the inside. You
should therefore take the remote control with
you when you leave the vehicle so that the latter
can be opened from
Convertible: to operate the retractable
hardtop with the remote control, the
doors and trunk lid must be closed and the
trunk partition must be folded down and
engaged on both sides. Refer also to page
Unlocking
Press the
The interior lamps, the courtesy lighting of the
doors, and the welcome lamps come on.
Controls
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button.
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