Contents
Notes
About this Owner's Manual 4
Additional sources of
information 4
Symbols used 4
Your individual vehicle 5
Status at time of printing 5
For your own safety 5
Symbol on vehicle parts 6
Service and warranty 7
Reporting safety defects 7
Overview
Cockpit 14
Instrument cluster 16
Indicator and warning lamps 18
Buttons in steering wheel* 22
Hazard warning triangle* 23
First-aid kit* 23
Refueling 24
Fuel specifications 25
Tire inflation pressure 25
Controls and features
Opening and closing:
Keys 30
Central locking system 30
Opening and closing - via the
remote control 31
Opening and closing - via the
door lock 34
Opening and closing - from the
inside 35
Tailgate 35
Rear window 36
Cargo area 37
Alarm system* 38
Electric power windows 40
Glass sunroof, electric* 41
To adjust:
Safe seating position 44
Seats 45
Manual seat adjustment 45
Power seat adjustment* 47
Lumbar support* 47
Head restraints 48
Safety belts 48
Seat and mirror memory* 50
Seat heating* 51
Steering wheel 52
Mirrors 52
Passenger safety systems:
Airbags 54
Transporting children safely 57
Vehicle Memory, Key
Memory 61
Driving:
Ignition lock 63
Starting the engine 63
Switching off the engine 65
Parking brake 65
Manual transmission 66
Sequential manual gearbox
SMG* 67
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic* 71
Turn signal indicator/Headlamp
flasher 74
Washer/wiper system/Rain
sensor* 75
Cruise control* 77
Everything under control:
Odometer 79
Tachometer 79
Energy control 79
Fuel gauge 80
Engine coolant temperature
gauge 80
Service interval display 81
Check Control 81
Clock 82
Computer* 83
Technology for safety and
driving convenience:
Park Distance Control PDC* 85
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 86
Dynamic Stability Control DSC -
325xi 88
Hill Descent Control HDC* 90
Flat Tire Monitor* 91
Brake force display 92
Lamps:
Parking lamps/Low beams 93
Instrument lighting 94
High beams/Standing lamps 94
Fog lamps* 95
Interior lamps 95
Controlling the climate for
pleasant driving:
Air conditioning 96
Automatic climate control* 100
Interior conveniences:
Premium sound system* 105
Glove compartment 105
Storage compartments 106
Cellular phone* 107
Ashtray, front* 108
Ashtray, rear* 108
Socket 109
Loading and transporting:
Ski bag* 110
Cargo area 111
Cargo loading 113
Roof-mounted luggage
rack* 116
Controls and features
Special operating instructions:
Break-in procedures 120
General driving notes 121
Antilock Brake System
ABS 121
Brake system 122
Wheels and tires:
Tire inflation pressure 124
Tire condition 124
Tire replacement 125
Wheel and tire
combinations 127
Winter tires 127
In the engine compartment:
Hood 129
Engine compartment
essentials 130
Washer fluids 132
Engine oil 132
Coolant 134
Brake fluid 135
Maintenance:
The BMW Maintenance
System 136
Laws and regulations:
California Proposition 65
warning 138
OBD interface socket 138
Owner service procedures
Replacement procedures:
Onboard tool kit 142
Windshield wiper blades 142
Lamps and bulbs 143
Changing a wheel 147
Run Flat tires* 150
Battery 151
Fuses 151
Giving and receiving
assistance:
Receiving assistance 152
Jump-starting 153
Towing the vehicle 154
Technical data
Engine data 160
Dimensions 161
Weights 162
Capacities 163
Everything from A to Z 166

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