Operating facility, hazard warning switch and central locking button

The hazard warning switch and the central locking button are combined in a single component.

Using the central locking button, the vehicle can be locked or unlocked from the passenger compartment (prerequisite: both front doors closed).

The following are locked or unlocked:

• Doors

  A locked door cannot be opened from the outside. However, the door can still be opened from the inside. To do this, the inner door handle must be pulled twice.

  Depending on the national-market version, opening of the door in this case triggers an alarm system (DWA).

• Tailgate

The fuel filler flap is not locked. The storage compartment of the center console in the convertible is not locked.

It is not possible to use the central locking button for double-unlocking and deadlocking.

Pressing down on the central locking button forwards the button signal via a direct line connection to the junction box electronics (JBE).

If all preconditions are satisfied for locking or unlocking, the junction box electronics activates the central locking drive on the doors and the central locking drive at the tailgate.

Fig 1: Identifying Tailgate Deadlocking Button

Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.