Persons who spend a lengthy time in the vehi‐
cle while being exposed to extreme tempera‐
tures are at risk of injury or death. Do not lock
the vehicle from the outside when there are
people in it.
Warning
Unattended children or animals in the vehicle
can cause the vehicle to move and endanger
themselves and traffic, for instance due to the
following actions:
▷ Pressing the Start/Stop button.
▷ Releasing the parking brake.
▷ Opening and closing the doors or win‐
dows.
▷ Engaging selector lever position N.
▷ Using vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accidents or injuries. Do not
leave children or animals unattended in the ve‐
hicle. Take the vehicle key with you when exit‐
ing and lock the vehicle.
Connection to the vehicle
The communication between the vehicle and the
key card uses near-field communication, NFC.
Activating/deactivating key card
in the vehicle
A vehicle key must be located in the vehicle to
activate and deactivate the key card.
When BMW Digital Key is activated for the vehi‐
cle, a digital key can be used instead of the vehi‐
cle key.
1.
"CAR"
2. "Settings"
3. "Doors/Access"
4. "BMW Digital Key"
5. Select key card.
6. "Digital Key active"
A deactivated key card remains in the list of
paired digital keys.
Unlocking and locking the
vehicle
Hold activated key card directly and centered on
the outside door handle of the driver's door.
Starting the engine
1.
Open the cover of the smartphone tray.
2. Place activated key card centered into the
smartphone tray.
3. Press the Start/Stop button to start the en‐
gine.
With wireless charging tray: After starting the en‐
gine, take the key card out of the tray to make
tray available for charging compatible smart‐
phones.
Malfunction
The detection of the key card by the vehicle may
be disrupted by objects between the sensors
and the key card, for instance a wallet.
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