2014 BMW 640I COUPE emergency towing

Alarm systemThe conceptThe vehicle alarm system responds to:▷Opening of a door, the hood or the trunk
lid.▷Movements in the vehicle.▷Changes in the vehicle tilt, e.g., during at‐
tempts to steal a wheel or when towing the
car.▷Interruptions in battery voltage.
The alarm system briefly indicates tampering:
▷By sounding an acoustic alarm.▷By switching on the hazard warning sys‐
tem.▷By flashing the high beams.
Arming and disarming the alarm
system
General information
When you lock or unlock the vehicle, either
with the remote control, Comfort Access or at
the door lock the alarm system is armed or dis‐
armed at the same time.
Door lock and armed alarm systemUnlocking via the door lock will trigger the
alarm on some country-specific versions.
In order to terminate this alarm, unlock vehicle
with the remote control or switch on the igni‐
tion, if necessary, by emergency detection of
the remote control.
Trunk lid and armed alarm system The trunk lid can be opened even when the
alarm system is armed.
Press the button on the remote con‐
trol for approx. 1 second.
After the trunk lid is closed, it is locked and
monitored again if the doors are locked. The
hazard warning system flashes once.
In some vehicle equipment variants, the trunk
lid can only be opened using the remote con‐
trol if the vehicle was unlocked first.
Panic mode
You can trigger the alarm system if you find
yourself in a dangerous situation.
Press the button on the remote con‐
trol for at least 3 seconds.
To switch off the alarm: press any button.
Switching off the alarm▷Unlock the vehicle using the remote con‐
trol.▷With Comfort Access: If you are carrying
the remote control with you, pull on the
driver side or front passenger side door
handle.
Indicator lamp on the interior rearview
mirror
▷The indicator lamp flashes briefly every
2 seconds:
The system is armed.▷The indicator lamp flashes after locking:
The doors, hood or trunk lid is not closed
properly, but the rest of the vehicle is se‐
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Heavy cargo, stowing 172
Height, seats 45
Height, vehicle 222
High-beam Assistant 88
High beams 65
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 88
Hill Descent Control HDC 118
Hills 170
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 116
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 164
Homepage 6
Hood 197
Horn 12
Hotel function, trunk lid 37
Hot exhaust system 168
HUD Head-Up Display 148
Hydroplaning 169
I Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 78
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 78
Identification marks, tires 191
Identification number, refer to Important features in the en‐
gine compartment 197
iDrive 16
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 30
Ignition off 58
Ignition on 58
Indication of a flat tire 95, 98
Indicator and warning lamps 75
Individual air distribution 152
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 31
Inflation pressure, tires 185
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires 97 Info display, refer to Com‐
puter 82
Initialization, Integral Active Steering 120
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 95
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 98
Instrument cluster 71
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 72
Instrument display, multifunc‐ tional 72
Instrument lighting 89
Integral Active Steering 119
Integrated key 30
Integrated universal remote control 157
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest 210
Intelligent Safety 99
Intensity, AUTO pro‐ gram 152
Interior equipment 157
Interior lamps 89
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 34
Interior motion sensor 41
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 52
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 79
J Jacking points for the vehicle jack 207
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 68
Jump-starting 212
K
Key/remote control 30 Keyless Go, refer to Comfort
Access 37
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile 31
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission 68
Knee airbag 91
L Lamp replacement, front 204
Lamp replacement, rear 206
Lamps 86
Lamps and bulbs 204
Lane departure warning 110
Lane margin, warning 110
Language on Control Dis‐ play 85
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 172
LATCH child restraint fixing system 55
Leather, care 216
LED headlamps, Bulb re‐ placement 206
LED light 206
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 205
Length, vehicle 223
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 21
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 206
Light alloy wheels, care 217
Light control 87
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 205
Lighting 86
Lighting, speaker 90
Lighting via remote con‐ trol 34
Light switch 86
Load 171
Loading 171
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Temperature display, externaltemperature 78
Temperature, engine oil 77
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 124
Terminal, starting aid 212
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 76
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 40
Theft protection, refer to Central locking system 33
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 107
Thigh support 46
Tilt alarm sensor 41
Tilt glass roof 42
Tilt, seats 45
Time of arrival 83
Tire damage 193
Tire identification marks 191
Tire inflation pressure 185
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 97
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 94
Tires, changing 193
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 185
Tires, run-flat tires 195
Tire tread 193
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 204
Top View 140
Total vehicle weight 223
Tow fitting 214
Towing 213
Tow-starting 213
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 94
Traction control 117
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 121
Transmission, automatic 67 Transporting children
safely 54
Tread, tires 193
Trip computer 84
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 64
Trip odometer 78
Trunk lid 36
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 37
Trunk lid, hotel function 37
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 34
Turning circle 223
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 139
Turn signals, operation 64
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 206
U
Unintentional alarm 41
Units of measure 85
Universal remote control 157
Unlock button, automatic transmission 68
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 36
Unlocking/locking via door lock 35
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 34
Unlocking, settings 39
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 217
USB interface 162
V
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 119
Vehicle battery 208
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 208 Vehicle, breaking in 168
Vehicle care 216
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification num‐
ber in the engine compart‐
ment 197
Vehicle jack 207
Vehicle paint 216
Vehicle storage 218
Vehicle wash 215
Ventilation 154
Vertical Dynamic Control, re‐ fer to Dynamic Damping
Control 119
Voice activation system 22
W Warning indicators 75
Warning lamps 75
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 75
Warning triangle 211
Washer fluid 67
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 224
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 66
Washer system 65
Washing, vehicle 215
Water on roads 169
Weights 223
Welcome lamps 86
Wheel base, vehicle 223
Wheel cleaner 217
Wheels, changing 193
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 185
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 97
Wheels, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 94
Width, vehicle 222
Window defroster, rear 153
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