BMW 7 Owners & Service Manuals

BMW 7 Series: Comfort Access

Concept

The vehicle can be accessed without operating the vehicle key.

Carrying the vehicle key with you, e.g., in your pants pocket, is sufficient.

The vehicle automatically detects the vehicle key when it is in close proximity or in the car's interior.

General information

Comfort Access supports the following functions:

  • Unlocking and locking the vehicle from the door handle.
  • Convenient closing.
  • Touchless unlocking and locking of the vehicle.
  • Opening trunk lid.
  • Opening and closing the trunk lid with notouch activation.

Functional requirements

  • To lock the vehicle, the vehicle key must be outside of the vehicle near the doors.
  • The next unlocking and locking cycle is not possible until after approx. 2 seconds.

Unlocking

General information

The behavior of the vehicle during unlocking via the Comfort Access depends on the following settings:

  • If the unlocking of the vehicle is confirmed with a light signal or a sound signal.
  • If the welcome light is switched on when the vehicle is being unlocked.

Unlocking the vehicle

Unlocking the vehicle


Grasp the handle of a vehicle door completely.

In addition, the following functions are executed:

  • If a driver profile was assigned to the vehicle key, this driver profile will be activated and the settings that are stored in it will be applied.
  • The interior lights are switched on, unless they were manually switched off.
  • Folded in exterior mirrors are folded out.

    If the exterior mirrors were folded in via the button in the car's interior, they will not be folded out when unlocking.

  • The rear sun protection of the glass sunroof is moved into the position where it was prior to locking.
  • With anti-theft protection: Anti-theft protection is switched off.
  • With alarm system: The alarm system will be switched off.

Locking

General information

The behavior of the vehicle during locking via the Comfort Access depends on the following settings:

  • If the locking of the vehicle is confirmed with a light signal or a sound signal.
  • If the exterior mirrors are automatically folded in when the vehicle is locked. The exterior mirrors are not folded in when the hazard warning flashers are switched on.
  • If pathway lighting is activated during locking.

Locking the vehicle

Close the driver's door.

Locking the vehicle


Touch the grooved surface on the handle of a closed vehicle door with your finger for approx.

1 second without grasping the door handle.

The following functions are executed:

  • All doors, the trunk lid, and the fuel filler flap are locked.
  • The rear sun visor of the glass sunroof is closed.
  • With anti-theft protection: Anti-theft protection is switched on. This prevents the doors from being unlocked using the lock buttons or the door openers.
  • With alarm system: The alarm system will be switched on.

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