BMW M3 2002, Owner'S Manual

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Opening and closing – from the inside
With this button you operate the central
locking system whenever the doors are
closed. The doors and luggage
compartment lid are unlocked or locked
only. The anti-theft system is not acti-
vated.
If only the driver's door was
unlocked from the outside and
you press the button, then, with the
driver's door still open, the passenger's
door, the luggage compartment lid and
the fuel filler door will unlock, too.
If the driver's door is closed, it will be
locked.
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If you desire, the central locking
system will secure the locks as
soon as you start to drive. This can be
adjusted to be key-specific.
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To unlock and open the doors
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Either unlock the doors together with
the button for the central locking
system and then pull each of the
release handles above the armrests
or
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pull the release handle for each door
twice: the first pull unlocks the door,
and the second one opens it.
To engage the locks
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Either use the central locking button
to lock all doors at once
or
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press down the individual door lock
buttons. To prevent the driver from
being inadvertently locked out of the
vehicle, the driver's door lock button
will not engage as long as the door is
open.
Since passengers or animals
remaining in the vehicle might be
able to lock the doors from the inside,
take the vehicle's keys with you so that
the vehicle can be opened again from
the outside at any time.
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