Infotainment�2018
5.�BMW�Digital�Key
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Oreo�8.1
In�order�to�be�able�to�use�the�BMW�Digital�Key,�the�BMW�Digital�Key�must�be�installed�on�the
Android®�smartphone�via�the�BMW�Connected�app.�The�installation,�management�and�forwarding�of
other�BMW�Digital�Keys�is�managed�via�the�BMW�Connected�app.
The�BMW�Digital�Key�is�a�component�of�the�optional�equipment�Comfort�Access�(SA 322).
The�licence�for�the�owner's�key�with�a�duration�of�1�year�is�included�here.
5.2.�ConnectedDrive�Store
The�Digital�for5�package�is�expected�for�release�in�the�US�market�in�August�2019.
The�Digital�for5�package�is�offered�in�the�BMW�ConnectedDrive�Store.�Four�other�BMW�Digital
Keys�can�be�purchased�with�this�package.�The�duration�of�the�owner's�key�is�also�extended�at�the
same�time.�Five�BMW�Digital�Keys�are�therefore�possible�(1�owner's�key�and�4�others).�The�duration
of�the�package�is�limited�to�1�year�and�can�then�be�extended�via�the�BMW�ConnectedDrive�Store.
The�duration�of�the�owner's�key�is�not�credited�with�the�booking�of�the�package�Digital�for5,�but�the
duration�of�the�owner's�key�runs�parallel�to�the�duration�of�the�friend's�key�from�this�point.�After�the�end
of�the�duration�the�vehicle�can�still�be�unlocked�and�locked�for�a�short�transition�period�(emergency
function).�A�CC�message�is�displayed�in�the�vehicle�at�the�end�of�the�duration.
5.3.�Initial�registration
5.3.1.�Service�Cockpit
The�first�registration�for�the�BMW�Digital�Key�is�performed�with�the�BMW�Service�Center.�There�is�a
once-off�confirmation�by�the�dealer�that�the�owner�of�the�vehicle�is�authorized�to�use�the�owner's�key
and�invite�co-users�(friend's�keys)�after�booking�the�package�Digital�for5�via�the�BMW�Connected�app.
The�BMW�Service�Center�activates�the�BMW�Digital�Key�via�the�Service�Cockpit.�The�BMW�Service
Center�generates�a�BMW�Digital�Key�code�together�with�the�customer�in�the�Service�Cockpit.�This�is
required�when�forwarding�the�BMW�Digital�Key.
