64 12... Initializing Telestart hand transmitter (T93) (from build date 03/2007 onward)

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NOTE: The Telestart hand transmitter must be initialized when:

Hand transmitter is replaced
Car Access System control unit is replaced

The auxiliary heating is switched on under an outside temperature of approx. 15 °C with the hand transmitter and at a preselected switch-on time.

Direct activation is possible at any outside temperature via the "Climate" menu item in the i-Drive, but not in driving mode.

Fig 1: Identifying Transmitter Button

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Procedure of initialization:

Close all vehicle doors
Insert radio-operated key into shaft and immediately remove again, switch d.h. terminal R on and off (max. switched-on period 5 seconds)
Within 10 seconds, simultaneously press the ON button and the OFF button for 3 seconds.
The indicator light (LED) lights up orange.
Release both buttons.
Within 10 seconds (while the indicator light is lit) operate the ON button briefly three times.
The indicator light flashes orange (approx. 1.5 seconds long).
The central locking signals successful initialization of the Telestart transmitter by immediately locking and unlocking.