E90 Alarm, Steering Wheel Controls & Options Coding

[MichaelT 0]

Hi,

Hoping someone might be able to clarify, when I bought this car I was told it had an alarm, and sure enough it has a red flashing light on the mirror when off/locked. However, the panic function seems to do nothing, likewise when locked attempting to open a door etc does nothing so I'm a little confused. I've hunted about online today and finally found the specs from manufacture/production which seem to suggest it has an alarm fitted (see below), so, is it likely a fuse, or not coded correct or some other thing, or am I just reading this wrong and there isn't actually an alarm installed?

Likewise, none of the buttons on the steering wheel seem to do anything. The car was given a retrofit Parrot Bluetooth (which I dislike), which cannot seemingly be controlled by the steering wheel buttons.

completely mechanical idiot here, so any tips or wisdom would be appreciated in plain english. Is my best option just to take it to a dealer and get them to go through all the coding (not doubt that will cost an arm and a leg).....

Thanks in advance.

Type code VF92 Type 320I OL (EUR) Dev. series E90 () Line 3 Body type LIM Steering RL Door count 4 Engine N43 Cubical capacity 2.00 Power 125 Transmision HECK Gearbox MECH Colour BLACK SAPPHIRE METALLIC (475) Upholstery STOFF FLUID/ANTHRAZIT (ALAT) Prod. date 2008-04-10

Order options No. Description 1CA SELECTION COP RELEVANT VEHICLES 1CC AUTOMATIC START/STOP FUNCTION 1CD BRAKE ENERGY REGENERATION 2BW LT/ALY WHEELS DOUBLE SPOKE 268 2PA LOCKING WHEEL BOLTS 240 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL 249 MULTI-FUNCTION FOR STEERING WHEEL 302 ALARM SYSTEM 423 FLOOR MATS, VELOUR 428 WARNING TRIANGLE 431 INTERIOR RR VW MIRROR W AUT ANTI-D 441 SMOKERS PACKAGE 470 CHILD SEAT ISOFIX ATTACHMENT 507 PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (PDC) 520 FOGLIGHTS 534 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING 540 CRUISE CONTROL 563 LIGHTS PACKAGE 663 RADIO BMW PROFESSIONAL 694 PREPARATION FOR CD CHANGER 8SM VIN, VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE 8SP COP CONTROL 8S2 CODING OF ALARM SIGNAL 8S3 AUTOMATIC LOCK WHEN DRIVING AWAY 812 ENGLAND VERSION 850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT 863 EUROPE/DEALER DIRECTORY 877 DELETION CROSS-OVER OPERATION 880 ENGLISH / ON-BOARD DOCUMENTATION Series options No. Description 1CB CO2 CONTENT 321 EXTERIOR PARTS IN BODY COLOR 4AG INTERIOR STRIP TITAN. DULL 853 LANGUAGE VERSION ENGLISH