2007 BMW 3 Series Owner's Manual - Page 61

Driving Ignition lock Insert the remote control into the ignition lock Start/stop button Pressing the start/stop button switches radio readiness or the ignition on or off. Insert the remote control all the way into the ignition lock. > Radio readiness is switched on. Individual electrical consumers can operate. The engine is started when you press the start/stop button and depress the clutch if the car has manual transmission, or the brake if the car has automatic transmission.< Convenient access* If the car is equipped with convenient access, only insert the remote control into the ignition lock under special circumstances, refer to page 36. Radio readiness Individual electrical consumers can operate. The time and the outside temperature are displayed in the instrument cluster. Radio readiness is switched off automatically: > When the remote control is removed from the ignition lock > In cars with convenient access*, by touching the surface above the door lock, refer to Locking on page 37 Removing the remote control from the ignition lock Do not forcibly pull the remote control out of the ignition lock as this may cause damage.< Before removing the remote control, push it all the way in to release the locking mechanism. > The ignition is switched off if it was on. Ignition on All electrical consumers can operate. The odometer and trip odometer are displayed in the instrument cluster. When the engine is off, please switch off the ignition and any unnecessary electrical consumers in order to preserve the battery.< Automatic transmission You cannot take out the remote control unless the selector lever is in the P position: interlock. Radio readiness and ignition off All indicator and warning lamps as well as displays in the instrument cluster go out. 59 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 013 670 - © 02/07 BMW AG Reference Mobility Communications Entertainment Navigation Driving tips Controls At a glance