BMW 325CI Owner's manual

Owner' s Manual for the Vehicle.

With a quick reference guide

for your convenience.

325Ci

330Ci

B M W recomm ends C astrol

C o ngratula tio ns, a n d th a n k y o u f or c h o o sin g a B M W .

Th oro u g h f a miliarity w ith y o ur v e hicle will pro vid e yo u w ith e n h a n c e d c o ntrol a n d

s e c urity w h e n y o u driv e it. W e th erefore h a v e this re q u e st:

R e a d this O w n e r's M a n u al to g et su m m ariz e d inf orm atio n, b ef ore yo u start o ut in

yo ur n e w B M W . It c o ntains im p ort a nt d ata a n d in stru ctio n s int e n d e d to a ssist yo u in

g ainin g m axim u m us e a n d s a tisf a ctio n fro m th e u ni q u e ra n g e of te c h ni c al f e ature s

on yo ur B M W . T his m a n u al als o c o ntains inf orm a tio n o n m ainte n a n c e a n d c are,

d e sign e d to e ns ur e yo ur saf ety a n d th e pro p e r o p era tio n of y o ur v e hicl e , a n d to

m aintain y o ur v e hicle's v alu e .

This O w n er's M a n u al sh oul d b e c o n sid ere d a p erm a n e nt p art of this v e hicle . It

sh o uld sta y with th e v e hicle w h e n s ol d to provid e th e n e xt o w n er with im p orta nt

o p eratin g, s af ety a n d m aint e n a n c e inf orm atio n.

This m a nu al is su p pl e m e nt e d b y a S ervic e a n d W arra nty Inform a tio n B o o klet

(U S m o d els) or a W arra nty a n d S ervic e G uid e B o okl e t ( C a n a dia n m o d els).

W e re c o m m e n d th at yo u r e a d this p u bli c a tio n th oro u g hly.

Yo ur B M W is c o v ere d by th e f ollo w in g w arra nti e s:

– N e w V e hi cle Li mite d W arra nty

– Limite d W arra nty R u st P erf oratio n

– F e d eral E mis sio n s S yste m D ef e ct W arra nty

– F e d eral E mis sio n s P erform a n c e W arra nty

– C alif ornia E missio n C o ntrol S y ste m Limite d W arra nty

D e taile d inf orm atio n a b out th e s e w arra nti e s is list e d in th e S e rvic e a n d W arra nty

Inform atio n B o o kl e t (U S m o d els) or in th e W arra nty a n d S e rvic e G uid e B oo klet

( C a n a d ia n m o d els).

W e w is h y o u a n e njoy a bl e driving e x p eri e n c e .

B M W A G

M u nic h, G erm a n y

R e printin g, in clu din g e x c e rpts, o nly with th e

writte n c o n s e nt of B M W A G , M unic h.

O rd er n o . 0 1 41 0 15 5 48 0

U S E nglis h VIII/ 0 0

Printe d in G erm a n y

Printe d on e n viro n m e nt ally frie n dly p a p er

(b le a c h e d w ith o ut c hlorin e , s uita ble f or re c y cling).

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Notes on the O wner' s M anual

W e h a v e m a d e e v ery e ffort t o e n s ure

th at yo u are a ble to fin d w hat y o u n e e d

in this O w n er's M a nu al a s q uic kly a s

p ossible. T h e f a ste st w a y to fin d c ertain

to p ic s is b y u sing th e d etaile d in d e x at

th e e n d . If y o u wish to g ain o nly a n

initial o v ervi e w of y o ur v e hicl e , yo u w ill

fin d this in th e first c h a pt er.

Th e d etaile d ta ble of c o nte nts im m e d i-

at ely f ollo win g th e in d e x is inte n d e d t o

aro u s e yo ur c uriosity a b o ut y our B M W

a n d sti m ulate y o u to r e a d a b o ut it.

S h o uld y o u wish to s ell yo ur B M W at

so m e tim e in th e future , pl e as e

re m e m b e r to h a n d ov er this O w n er's

M a nu al to th e n e w o w n e r; it is p art of

th e v e hi cle .

If y ou h a v e a ny q u e stio ns, y o ur B M W

c e nt er w ill b e gla d to a d vis e y o u.

Symbols used

In dic ate s instru ctio ns or pre c a u -

tio n s th at m u st b e follo w e d

pre cis ely in ord er to a v oid th e p ossi-

bility of p ers on al injury a n d s erio u s

d a m a g e t o th e v e hi cle.

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C o ntains inf orm atio n th at will

assist yo u in g ainin g th e o ptim u m

b e n efit fro m y our v e hicle a n d e n a ble s

yo u to c are m ore eff e ctiv e ly f or yo ur

v e hicle .

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R ef ers to m e a sure s th at c an

b e ta k e n to h elp prote ct th e

e nviro n m e nt.

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M arks th e e n d of a s p e cific it e m of

inf orm atio n.

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In dic ate s s p e cial e q ui p m e nt, c o un-

try-s p e cific e q uip m e nt a n d o p tio n al

e xtra s.

Id e ntifie s s yst e m s or c o m p o n e nts,

w hic h y our B M W c e nter c a n eith er

a ctiv ate or a d a pt to s uit a n in divid u al

driv er's re q uire m e nts (" C ar M e m ory " ,

" K e y M e m ory "). R e f e r to p a g e 5 9.

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The individual vehicle

O n p urc h a sin g y o ur B M W , y o u h av e

d e cid e d in f av or of a m o d el with in divid -

u aliz e d e qui p m e nt a n d f e a ture s. This

O w n e r's M a nu al d e s crib e s all m o d els

a n d e q uip m e nt th a t B M W off e rs within

th e sa m e gro u p.

W e h o p e yo u w ill u n d ersta n d th at

e q uip m e nt a n d f e a ture s ar e in clu d e d

w hic h y o u mig ht n ot h a v e c h os e n f or

yo ur v e hicle. A n y p ossible diff er e n c es

c a n e asily b e id e ntifie d , sin c e all

o ptio n al a c c e ss orie s are m ark e d with

a n a sterisk

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If y our B M W f e ature s e q uip m e nt w hic h

is not d e s cri b e d in this O w n er's M a n u al

(c ar ra dio or tele p h o n e, for insta n c e),

S u p pl e m e nt ary O w n e r's M a n u als are

e n clos e d . W e a sk yo u to re a d th e s e

m a nu als as w ell.

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Status at time of printing

B M W p ursu e s a p olicy of c o ntinu o u s,

on g oin g d e v elo p m e nt th a t is c o n c eiv e d

to e n s ure th at o ur v e hicle s c o ntinu e to

e m b o dy th e hig h e st q u ality a n d s af e ty

sta n d ard s c o m bin e d with a dv a n c e d,

state - of-th e - art t e c hn olo gy. F or this

re as o n, it is p o ssibl e th at th e f e a ture s

d e s cri b e d in this O w n e r's M a n u al c o uld

diff er fro m th os e o n y o ur v e hicle . N or

c a n errors a n d o missio ns b e e ntirely

rule d o ut. Y o u are th erefore a s k e d to

a p pre ciate th at n o le g al clai m s c a n b e

e ntertain e d o n th e b a sis of th e d ata,

illu stratio n s or d e scriptio ns in this

O w n e r's M a nu al.

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For your own safety

U s e unl e a d e d g a solin e only. F u els

c o ntainin g u p t o a n d in clu din g

10 % eth a n ol or oth er o xy g e n ate s w ith

u p to 2. 8 % oxyg e n b y w eig ht ( i. e . 1 5 %

M T B E or 3 % m eth a nol plu s a n e q uiva -

le nt a m o unt of c o - s olv e nt) w ill n ot v oid

th e a p plic a bl e w arra nti e s re s p e ctin g

d ef e cts in m a t erials or w ork m a nship .

Field e x p eri e n c e h a s in dic ate d sig nifi-

c a nt diff ere n c e s in fu el q u ality (v olatility,

c o m p o sitio n, a d ditiv e s, for e x a m ple)

a m o ng g a s olin e s off e r e d f or s al e in th e

U nite d Stat e s a n d C a n a d a . T h e us e of

p o or q u ality f u els m a y r e s ult in driv e -

a bility, startin g a n d stallin g pro ble m s

e s p e cially un d er c ertain e nviro n m e ntal

c o n ditio ns, su c h a s hig h a m b i e nt

te m p era ture a n d hig h altitu d e.

S h o uld y o u e n c o unter driv e a bility pro b -

le m s w hic h yo u s u s p e ct c ould b e

re l ate d to th e fu el yo u are u sing, w e

re c o m m e n d th at yo u re s p o n d by

s witc hin g to a re c o g niz e d hig h - q u ality

bra n d.

F ailure to c o m p ly with th e s e re c o m -

m e n d atio ns m a y re sult in u n sc h e d ul e d

m aint e n a n c e .

F ollo w th e rel e v a nt s af e ty rul e s w h e n

yo u are h a n dlin g g a solin e .

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Im p orta nt s af ety inf orm atio n!

F or y o ur o w n s af ety, us e g e n uin e p arts

a n d a c c e ssorie s a p prov e d b y B M W .

W h e n y o u p urc h a s e a c c e ss ori e s te ste d

a n d a p prov e d by B M W a n d O rigin al

B M W P arts, y o u sim ulta n e o u sly a c q uir e

th e a ss ura n c e th at th e y h av e b e e n th or-

ou g hly te ste d by B M W to e nsure

o ptim u m p erf orm a n c e w h e n in stalle d

on yo ur v e hicle .

B M W w arra nts th e s e p arts to b e fre e

fro m d ef e cts in m at e rial a n d w ork m a n-

ship.

B M W will n ot a c c e pt a ny lia bility f or

d a m a g e re sultin g fro m installatio n of

p arts a n d a c c e ss orie s n ot a p prov e d b y

B M W .

B M W c a nn ot te st e v ery pro d u ct fro m

oth er m a nuf a cture rs to v erify if it c an b e

us e d o n a B M W s af e ly a n d with o ut risk

to eith er th e v e hicle , its o p era tio n, or its

o c c u p a nts.

O rigin al B M W P arts, B M W A c c e ss ori e s

a n d oth er p ro d u c ts a p prov e d b y B M W ,

to g eth er with prof e ssio n al a d vic e o n

usin g th e s e ite m s, are a vaila ble fro m all

B M W c e nters.

In stalla tio n a n d o p eratio n of n o n - B M W

a p prov e d a c c e ssorie s su c h a s al arm s,

ra d io s, a m plifiers, ra d ar d ete ctors,

w h e els, sus p e n sio n c o m p on e nts, bra k e

d u st shield s, tele p h on e s (in clu ding

o p eratio n of a n y p orta ble c ellular p h o n e

fro m within th e v e hicl e with o ut u sin g a n

e xtern ally m o u nte d a nte nn a) or tra ns-

c eiv er e q uip m e nt (s u c h a s C . B . , w alkie -

talkie, h a m ra dio or si milar) m a y c a us e

e xte nsiv e d a m a g e to th e v e hicle ,

c o m pro mis e its s af e ty, int e rf e re with

th e v e hicle's ele ctric al syste m or aff e ct

th e v alidity of th e B M W Limite d

W arra nty. S e e yo ur B M W c e nter f or

a d dition al inf orm a tio n.

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M ainte n a n c e , re pla c e m e nt, or

re p air of th e e mis sio n c o ntrol

d e vic e s a n d syste m s m a y b e p erf orm e d

by a n y a uto m otiv e re p air e sta blish m e nt

or in divid u al usin g a ny c ertifie d a uto -

m otiv e p art.

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Symbol on vehicle parts

In dic ate s th at yo u sh o uld c o nsult

th e re l e v a nt s e ctio n of this

O w n e r's M a nu al for inf orm atio n o n a

p arti c ular p art or a ss e m bly.

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Th e follo w ing o nly a p p lie s to v e hicl e s o w n e d a n d o p e rate d in th e U S .

RE P O RTIN G SAF ETY D E F E CTS

If y ou b e lie v e th at yo ur v e hicle h a s a d e f e ct th at c o uld c aus e a cra sh or c o uld c a us e injury or d e ath, y o u sh o uld

im m e d iately inf orm th e N a tio n al H ig h w ay Tra ffic S af ety A d ministratio n (N H T S A) in a d ditio n to notifyin g B M W of

N orth A m e ri c a , In c. , P . O . B ox 1 2 2 7, W e st w o o d, N e w J e rs e y 07 6 7 5 - 1 2 2 7 , T ele p h o n e (2 0 1) 3 0 7- 4 0 00.

If N H T S A re c eiv e s similar c o m plaints, it m ay o p e n a n inv e stig atio n, a n d if it fin d s th at a s a f e ty d e f e ct e xists in a

gro u p of v e hicl e s, it m a y ord er a re c all a n d re m e dy c a m p aig n. H o w e v er, N H T S A c a n n ot b e c o m e involv e d in

in divi d u al pro ble ms b etw e e n y o u, yo ur d e aler, or B M W of N orth A m eric a , In c.

T o c o nta ct N H T S A, y ou m a y eith er c all th e A uto S af e ty H otlin e toll-fre e at 1- 80 0- 42 4- 9 3 93 (or 3 66 -0 12 3 in

W ashin gton, D . C . are a) or writ e to: N H T S A , U . S . D e p artm e nt of Tra ns p ort a tio n, W a shin gt o n, D . C . 20 59 0. Y o u c a n

als o o b t ain oth er inf orm atio n a b out m otor v e hicle s af ety fro m th e H otlin e .

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Overview

Controls and features

Operation, care

and maintenance

Owner service procedures

Technical data

Index

Advanced technology

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Overview

Controls and features

C o c k pit 16

In stru m e nt clu ster 1 8

In dic ator a n d w arnin g la m p s 20

M ultif u n ctio n ste erin g w h e e l

(M F L) 24

H a z ard w arnin g fla s h e rs 2 5

W arnin g tria ngle 2 5

First- ai d kit 2 5

R efu e lin g 2 6

F u el s p e cific a tio ns 27

Tire inflatio n pre s s ure 2 7

Opening and closing:

K e ys 3 2

Ele ctro nic v e hicle

im m o biliz er 3 3

C e ntral lo c kin g syste m 3 4

O p e nin g a n d clo sin g – fro m th e

outsid e 34

O p e nin g a n d clo sin g – fro m th e

insid e 38

Lu g g a g e c o m p artm e nt lid 39

Lu g g a g e c o m p artm e nt 40

Alarm syste m 42

Ele ctric p o w er win d o w s 44

Th e m a n u al c o nv ertible to p 4 5

Th e fully a uto m ati c c o nv e rtible

to p 4 8

Win d d efle c tor 5 0

Adjusting:

S e ats 5 2

S e at a n d mirror m e m ory 5 6

Ste erin g w h e el 57

Mirrors 5 7

C ar M e m ory, K e y M e m ory 5 9

Passeng er safety systems:

S af ety b elts 6 0

Airb a g s 6 1

Tra n s p ortin g c hil dre n s af ely 6 4

R ollo v er prot e ctio n syst e m 6 7

Driving:

Ste erin g /Ignitio n lo c k 6 9

Startin g th e e n gin e 6 9

S w itc hin g off th e e n gin e 7 0

P arkin g bra k e 7 1

M a nu al tra ns missio n 7 2

A uto m a tic tra ns mis sio n w ith

Ste p tro nic 7 3

Turn sig n al in dic a tor/ H e a dla m p

fla s h e r 7 6

W ash er/ W ip er syste m 7 6

R e ar win d o w d e fro ster 7 8

C ruis e c o ntrol 7 9

Everything under control:

O d o m eter 8 1

T a ch o m e ter 8 1

E n erg y C ontrol 8 1

F u el t e m p erature g a u g e 82

C o ola nt te m p era ture g a ug e 8 2

S ervic e Interval Dis pla y 8 2

C h e c k C o ntrol 8 3

C o m p uter 8 3

Technology for driving comfort

and safety:

P ark Dista n c e C o ntrol (P D C ) 87

A uto m a tic S t a bility C o ntrol p lu s

Tra ctio n (A S C + T) 88

D yn a m ic Sta bility C o ntrol

(D S C ) 89

Tire Pre ssure C o ntrol (R D C ) 9 1

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Controls and features

Operation, care and maintenance

Lamps:

Si d e la m ps/L o w b e a ms 9 3

In stru m e nt p a n el lig htin g 9 3

Hig h b e a ms/ P arking l a m p s 9 4

F o g la m ps 94

Interior la m p s 94

Controlling the climate

for pleasant driving:

Air c o n ditio n er 9 6

A uto m a tic clim at e c ontrol 1 0 2

S e at h e atin g 1 0 7

Interior convenience:

G lo v e c o m p artm e nt 1 07

B M W U niv e rs al Tra n s mitter 1 0 8

Stora g e f a cilitie s 1 1 0

C e llular p h o n e 1 11

A shtra y, fro nt 1 11

C ig arette lig ht er 1 1 2

A shtra y, re ar 11 2

Loading and transporting:

S ki b a g 1 1 3

C arg o lo a din g 1 14

R o of - m o unte d lu g g a g e ra c k for

th e h ardto p 1 16

Special operating instructions:

Bre a k -in pro c e d ur e s 1 2 0

Drivin g n ot e s 1 2 1

C atalytic c o nv erter 1 2 1

A ntilo c k B ra k e S yst e m

(A B S) 1 2 2

Dis c bra k e s 1 2 5

Bra k e syste m 12 6

Winter o p eratio n 12 7

P o w er ste erin g 1 2 9

C e llular p h o n e 1 29

R a dio re c e ptio n 12 9

H ardto p 1 3 0

Wheels and tires:

Tire inflatio n pre s s ure 1 3 2

Tire c o n ditio n 1 3 2

Tire re pla c e m e nt 1 33

Tire rotatio n 1 34

W h e el a n d tire

c o m bin atio n s 1 3 5

Winter tire s 1 3 6

S n o w c h ains 1 3 6

A p prov e d w h e el a n d tire

s p e cifi c a tio ns 13 7

Under the hood:

H o o d 1 4 0

E n gin e c o m p artm e nt 1 42

W ash er fluid s 1 4 4

W ash er n o z zl e s 14 4

E n gin e oil 1 4 5

C o ola nt 1 47

Bra k e fluid 1 4 8

V e hicle Id e ntific atio n

N u m b er 1 4 9

Care and maintenance:

Th e B M W M aint e n a n c e

S yst e m 1 50

C arin g f or yo ur v e hicle 1 5 1

C le a nin g a n d c are of th e

c o n v ertib l e to p 1 5 7

Airb a g s 1 5 9

V e hicle stora g e 16 0

Laws and regulations:

T e c h ni c al m o dific a tio ns 16 1

C alif ornia Pro p o sitio n

65 W arnin g 1 6 1

O D B interf a c e s o c k e t 16 2

Contents

Repairs

Advanced technology

Technical data

Replacem ent proc edures:

O n b o ard t o ol kit 16 6

Win d shi eld w ip er bla d e s 1 6 6

La m p s a n d b ul b s 16 6

C h a n gin g a w h e el 1 7 3

B attery 1 7 6

F us e s 1 7 9

Microfilt er/ A ctiv ate d - c h arc o al

filter 1 8 0

In case of electrical

malfunction:

F u el filler d o or 1 8 0

C o nv ertible to p 1 8 1

Assistance, giving and

recei ving:

Ju m p -startin g 1 8 3

T o win g th e v e hicle 18 4

A d a ptiv e Tra n smission C ontrol

(A T C ) 1 8 8

Airb a g s 1 8 9

A uto m a tic S t a bility C o ntrol p lu s

Tra ctio n (A S C + T)/ D yn a mic

Sta bility C o ntrol (D S C ) 1 89

R a dio re c e ptio n 19 0

S af ety b elt te nsio n er 1 9 0

Interior re arvie w mirror w ith

a uto m atic d im min g

f e ature 1 9 1

R ain s e n s or 1 9 1

Tire Pre ssure C o ntrol (R D C ) 1 9 2

S elf- dia g no sti c s 1 9 2

R ollo v er prot e ctio n syst e m 1 9 3

X e no n la m p s 1 9 3

E n gin e d at a 1 9 6

Dim e nsio ns 19 7

W eig hts 1 9 8

C a p a citi e s 19 9

Ele ctric al syste m 2 0 0

Driv e b elts 2 0 0

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Index

E v erythin g fro m A to Z 20 4

O w n e r s ervi c e pro c e d ure s 2 1 0

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C o c k pit 16

In stru m e nt clu ster 1 8

In dic ator a n d w arnin g la m p s 20

M ultif u n ctio n ste erin g w h e e l

(M F L) 24

H a z ard w arnin g fla s h e rs 2 5

W arnin g tria ngle 2 5

First- ai d kit 2 5

R efu e lin g 2 6

F u el s p e cific a tio ns 27

Tire inflatio n pre s s ure 2 7

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P arkin g la m p s 94

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C o m p uter 8 3

3 W a sh er/ W i p er syste m 7 6

4 S hift le v er/ S e l e ct or le v er 7 2

F or v e hi cle s e q ui p p e d with m an u al

tra n smissio n:

T o s hift into r e v ers e , p ush th e g e ar

shift le v e r to th e le ft, ov erc o min g

th e slig ht re sist a n c e

5 H a z ard w arnin g fla sh ers 2 5

6 C e ntral lo c kin g syste m 3 4

7 R e ar win d o w d e fro ster 7 8

8 H orn: th e e ntire s urfa c e fun c tio ns a s

th e h orn

9 A dju sting ste e rin g w h e el 5 7

10 F o g la m p s 9 4

18 n

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Instrument cluster

1 F u e l g au g e w ith in dic ator la m p

for fu el re s e rv e 8 2

2 Turn sig n al in dic ator 2 3

3 S p e e d o m e t er

4 In dic ator la m p f or:

>

B attery c h arg e c urre nt 20

>

Hig h b e a ms 23

>

E n gin e oil pre ssure / E n gin e oil

le v el 2 0, 2 2

5 Ta c h o m e t er a n d

E n erg y c o ntrol 8 1

6 E n gin e c o ola nt t e m p erature g a u g e

with " C o ola nt te m p erature to o high "

in di c a tor 8 2

7 In dic ator a n d w arnin g la m p s (clo c k-

wis e) f or:

>

P arkin g bra k e / B ra k e hydra ulic

sy ste m / C orn erin g B ra k e C o ntrol

( C B C )/ D B C 20

>

A ntilo c k B ra k e S yst e m (A B S) 2 2

>

Bra k e p a d s 22

>

Tire Pre ssure C o ntrol

(R D C )

*

20, 22

>

R ollo v er prot e ctio n syst e m 6 7

>

Airb a g s 2 1

>

A dju st a n d lo c k b a c kr e st/ P l e as e

fa st e n s af e ty b elts 2 1

>

C ruis e c o ntrol 2 3

8 S e t b utto n f or th e clo c k 8 4

9 Pro gra m dis pl a y f or a uto m atic

tra n smissio n

*

75

In dic ator la m p f or a uto m atic

tra n smissio n

*

21, 75

10 In dic ator la m p for A uto m a ti c

Sta bility C o ntrol plus Tra ctio n

(A S C + T)/ D yn a mic S t a bility C o ntrol

(D S C )

*

a n d A D B 22

11 In dic ator f or:

>

O d o m eter 8 1

>

Trip o d o m eter 8 1

>

C lo c k 84

>

S ervic e Interval 82

In dic ator f or c o m p uter,

o p eratio n usin g th e turn sig n al le v er,

re f e r to p a g e 83:

>

C lo c k

>

O utsid e t e m p erature

>

A v era g e fu el c o nsu m p tio n

>

R a ng e

>

A v era g e s p e e d

12 In dic ator f or C h e c k C o ntrol 8 3

13 Trip o d o m eter, re s e t to z ero 8 1

14 In dic ator a n d w arnin g la m p s (clo c k-

wis e) f or:

>

Fro nt fo g la m ps 2 3

>

A d d w ash er fluid 2 2

>

C o ola nt l e v el 23

>

Ele ctro nic T hrottle C o ntrol

(E M L)

*

23

>

S ervic e e n gin e so o n 2 2

Yo u c a n dis pla y th e outsid e

te m p era ture a n d dista n c e drive n

in diff ere nt u nits of m e asure m e nt. <

20 n

Indicator and warning lamps

Technology that monitors itself

M a ny of th e syste m s of yo ur B M W

m o nitor th e ms elv e s a uto m a tic ally, b oth

d urin g e ngin e starts a n d w hile y ou are

drivin g. In dic a tor a n d w arnin g la m ps

th at are id e ntifi e d by "

!

" are te ste d f or

pro p e r f un ctio nin g w h e n e v er th e ig ni-

tio n k e y is turn e d. T h e y e a c h lig ht u p

on c e f or diff ere nt p erio d s of tim e .

If a fa ult sh o uld o c c ur in o n e of th e s e

sy ste m s, th e c orre s p on din g la m p d o e s

not g o o ut after th e e n gin e is st art e d , or

it lig hts u p w hile th e v e hicle is m o vin g.

Yo u will s e e h o w to re a ct to this b elo w .

Red: stop immediately

B attery c h arg e

!

Th e b attery is n o lo n g er b ein g

c h arg e d. T h ere is a m alfu n ctio n

of th e alt e rn ator V - b elt or in th e

c h argin g circ uit of th e altern ator. Ple a s e

c o nta ct th e n e are st B M W c e nt er.

If th e V- b e lt is d ef e ctive , d o n ot

c o ntin u e drivin g, oth e r w is e , th e

e ngin e c o uld b e d a m a g e d d u e to o v er-

h e atin g . If th e V- b e lt is d ef e c tive,

in cre a s e d st e e rin g e ff ort is als o

re q uire d .

<

E n gin e oil pre ssure

!

Sto p th e v e hicle im m e diately

a n d s witc h off th e e n gin e.

C h e c k th e e n gin e oil a n d to p off a s

re q uire d . If th e oil le v e l is c orre ct,

pl e as e c o nta c t th e n e are st B M W

c e nt er.

D o n ot c o ntin u e driving. If yo u d o

so, th e e n gin e c o uld b e d a m a g e d

b e c a u s e of in a d e q u ate lu bri c a tio n.

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Tire Pre ssure C o ntrol (R D C ) !

In a d ditio n, a n a c o ustic sig n al is

so un d e d: a tire f ailur e h a s

o c c urre d . R e d u c e v e hicle s p e e d im m e -

diately to sto p th e v e hi cle . A v oid h ard

bra k e a p plic a tio ns. D o n ot o v erst e er.

F or a d ditio n al inf orm a tio n, re f er t o

p a g e 9 1.

Bra k e w arnin g la m p !

If th e la m p c o m e s o n w h e n th e

p arkin g b ra k e is n ot e n g a g e d:

c h e c k th e bra k e fluid le v e l. B efore

drivin g furth er, b e sure to re a d th e

note s o n p a g e s 1 2 6 a n d 1 4 8 .

Bra k e w arnin g la m p f or C a n a -

dia n m o d els.

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