Controls and features -> Alarm system for Your BMW Z8 Roadster First Generation (2000-2003)

38nLuggage compartment lid Alarm system  
The concept  
To arm and disarm the alarm  
system  
The vehicle alarm system responds  
When the vehicle is locked or unlocked  
via a door lock or with the remote  
control, the alarm system is also simul-  
taneously armed or disarmed.  
> when a door, the hood or the luggage  
compartment lid is opened  
> to movement inside the vehicle  
(interior motion sensor)  
The interior motion sensor and tilt alarm  
sensor are activated approx.  
> to variations in the vehicle's tilt angle  
such as those occuring during  
attempts to steal the wheels or tow  
the vehicle  
30 seconds after you have finished  
locking the vehicle.  
> to interruption of battery voltage.  
The system indicates that it has been  
correctly armed by switching on the  
hazard warning flashers for a single  
cycle and by emitting an acoustic  
signal.  
The system responds to attempts of  
unauthorized vehicle incursion and theft  
by simultaneously activating the  
following  
Emergency release  
This lever releases the luggage  
compartment lid from the luggage  
compartment's interior.  
> an alarm sounds for 30 seconds  
> the hazard warning flashers are acti-  
vated for approx. five minutes  
> the high beams flash on and off in the  
same rhythm.  
You can select the individual  
confirmation signal used to indi-  
cate that the alarm system has been  
armed or disarmed.<  
Alarm system  
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> The indicator lamp flashes for  
10 seconds when the system is  
disarmed: an attempted entry has  
been detected in the period since the  
system was armed.  
Interior motion sensor  
In order for the interior motion sensor to  
function properly, the windows and the  
luggage compartment lid must be  
closed.  
Following triggering of an alarm, the  
indicator lamp will flash continuously.  
Nevertheless, you should deactivate  
the interior motion sensor (refer to the  
previous column) if  
Avoiding unintentional alarms  
> children or animals are left in the  
vehicle  
> windows should remain open.  
The tilt alarm sensor and interior motion  
sensor may be switched off at the same  
time to prevent a false alarm from being  
triggered (in garages with elevator  
ramps, for instance), or when the  
Indicator lamp displays  
For US vehicles only:  
The indicator lamp is located in the  
inside rear view mirror's rotary knob.  
The interior motion sensor is not  
installed on US models as it has not  
received FCC (Federal Communica-  
tions Commission) approval.<  
vehicle is transported by trailer or train:  
> The indicator lamp flashes continu-  
ously: the system is armed  
Lock the vehicle twice (= arm the  
system) by pressing button 2 on the  
remote control twice in succession  
(refer to page 34), or lock the vehicle  
twice with the key (refer to page 32).  
The indicator lamp lights up briefly and  
then flashes continuously. The tilt alarm  
sensor and the interior motion sensor  
remain deactivated for as long as the  
system is armed.  
> The indicator lamp flashes during  
arming: a door, the hood or luggage  
compartment lid is not completely  
closed. Even if you do not respond by  
securing the affected area, the system  
starts to monitor all other points and  
the indicator lamp reverts to contin-  
uous, uninterrupted operation once  
ten seconds have elapsed. The inte-  
rior motion sensor remains off  
> The indicator lamp goes out during  
disarming: no manipulation or  
attempted intrusions have been  
detected in the period since the  
system was armed