BMW 320d xDrive Owner's Handbook Manual

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Congratulations on your choice of a BMW.

The better you are acquainted with your car, the easier you will

find driving it to be. We would therefore like to offer you the fol-

lowing advice:

Please read the Owner's Handbook before setting out in your

new BMW. It contains important notes on how to operate the car,

enabling you to derive maximum benefit from the technical

advantages of your BMW. It also contains useful information

which will help you to uphold both the car's operating safety and

its full resale value.

Supplementary information is provided in the other documents

of on-board literature.

We wish you many a safe and enjoyable journey,

BMW AG

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Contents

The quickest access to a particular topic or item

is by consulting the detailed alphabetical index

beginning on page 132.

About this Owner's Handbook

4 Notes

Overview

8 Cockpit

Controls

16 Opening and closing

26 Adjusting

33 Child safety

36 Driving

50 Everything under control

57 Technical features for driving

comfort and safety

64 Lights

68 Heating and air-conditioning systems

74 Practical interior equipment

Driving hints

86 Driving precautions

Mobility

94 Refuelling

96 Wheels and tyres

99 In the engine compartment

104 Maintenance

106 Replacing parts

112 Mutual aid

116 Indicator and warning lights

Reference

128 Technical data

132 From A to Z

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Notes

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Notes

About this Owner's

Handbook

We have tried to make all the information in this

Owner's Handbook easy to find. The quickest

access to a specific topic or item is by consult-

ing the detailed alphabetical index at the end.

Consult the first chapter for an initial overview of

your car.

When the time comes to sell your BMW, please

remember to hand over this Owner's Hand-

book; it is an important part of the vehicle.

Additional sources of information

If you have any queries, BMW Service will be

glad to advise you.

Information on BMW, e.g. on technical aspects,

can also be found on the Internet on

www.bmw.com.

Symbols used

Indicates precautions that must be fol-

lowed precisely in order to avoid the pos-

sibility of personal injury and serious damage to

the vehicle.

Indicates information that will assist you

in gaining the optimum benefit from your

vehicle and enable you to care more effectively

for your vehicle.

Refers to measures that can be taken to

help protect the environment.

< Marks the end of a specific item of informa-

tion.

* Identifies optional extras or specific national-

market items of equipment, as well as equip-

ment and functions not yet available at the time

of printing.

Symbol for components and

assemblies

Recommends that you study the relevant

section of this Owner's Handbook in con-

nection with a particular part or assembly.

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Your individual vehicle

When you ordered your BMW, you chose vari-

ous items of equipment. This Owner's Hand-

book describes all models and equipment

specifications which BMW offers within this

particular model line.

This explains why the Owner's Handbook may

also contain details of items which you have not

ordered. The differences can easily be identi-

fied by the asterisk

* shown against optional

extras.

Should your BMW feature equipment which is

not described in this Owner's Handbook,

please refer to the Supplementary Owner's

Handbooks supplied with your vehicle.

In vehicles with right-hand drive, some of

the controls are arranged differently from

those shown in the illustrations of this Owner's

Handbook.<

Status at time of printing

The high safety and quality standards of BMW

vehicles are maintained by unceasing develop-

ment work on designs, equipment and acces-

sories. In rare instances, your car may therefore

differ from the information supplied in the

Owner's Handbook.

For your own safety

Maintenance and repair

The advanced technology behind this car,

for example the use of modern materials

and high-performance electronics, means that

specially adapted methods of maintenance and

repair are required. Always have the necessary

work on your BMW performed either by BMW

Service or by a workshop that operates to BMW

specifications and has suitably trained person-

nel. If such work is performed inexpertly, it could

result in consequential damage and thus con-

stitute a safety risk.<

Parts and accessories

BMW recommends using parts and

accessory products on this vehicle that

are specifically approved for this purpose by

BMW.

You are recommended to consult BMW Service

for advice on Genuine BMW parts and accesso-

ries, other BMW-approved products and com-

petent advice on all related matters.

The safety, function and suitability of these

parts and products have been checked by

BMW. BMW accepts product liability for them.

BMW cannot accept liability for parts or acces-

sory products of any kind which it has not

approved.

BMW is unable to assess each individual prod-

uct of outside origin as to its suitability for use

on BMW vehicles without safety risk. This suit-

ability cannot be guaranteed even if an official

permit has been issued for the particular prod-

uct in a specific country. Tests performed for

such permits cannot always cover all operating

conditions for BMW vehicles, and some of them

therefore are insufficient.<

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Overview

This summary of buttons, switches and

displays serves as an initial guide.

In addition, it gives you an insight

into the principles behind the various ways

in which functions can be performed.

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Cockpit

Around the steering wheel: controls and displays

3 Folding outside mirrors in and out* 31

4 Adjusting outside mirrors, parking position

function

* 31

1

Safety switch for electric rear

windows

* 24

2

Opening and closing windows 23

5

Headlight beam throw

adjustment

* 65

6

Side lights 64

Low-beam headlights 64

Automatic driving lights

control

* 64

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9 Instrument cluster 10

12 Ignition lock 36

13 Buttons

* on the steering wheel

14 Horn, entire surface

15 Adjusting steering wheel 32

17 Releasing the engine compartment lid 99

7

Fog lights

* 66

Rear fog lights

* 66

8

Flashing turn indicators 40

High-beam headlights/headlight

flasher 65

Parking lights

* 65

Computer 51

Settings and information about the

vehicle 52

Instrument lighting 66

10

Windscreen wipers 40

Rain sensor

* 41

11

Switching the ignition on/off and

starting/stopping the engine 36

Telephone

*:

> Press briefly: receiving and

ending a call, starting dialling

*

for a selected number

> Press for longer: redialling

Volume control

Activating/deactivating voice input

system

*

Changing radio station

Selecting music track

Scrolling through phone book

Next entertainment source

Recirculated-air mode 69

16

Cruise control

*

with 4-cylinder engines 42

with 6-cylinder engines 43

Active Cruise Control

* 44

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Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Flashing turn indicators

3 Indicator and warning lights 11

4 Displays for Active Cruise Control

* 44

5 Revolution counter 50

6 Energy Control 51

7 Display for

> Clock 50

> Outside temperature 50

> Indicator and warning lights 55

8 Display for

> Position of automatic transmission

* 38

> Computer 51

> Date of next scheduled service, and

remaining driving distance 53

> Distance recorder – odometer – and trip

distance recorder 50

> Initialising the Run Flat Indicator 60

> Checking engine oil level

* 100

> Settings and information 52

9 Fuel gauge 51

10 Resetting trip distance recorder 50

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Indicator and warning lights

The principle

Indicator and warning lights can come on in var-

ious combinations and colours, both in panel 1

and display 2.

Some lights are checked for proper functioning

and thus come on briefly when the engine starts

or the ignition is switched on.

What to do in the event of a fault

A list of all indicator and warning lights, as well

as notes on the possible cause of a fault and on

what corresponding measures should be taken,

can be found starting on page 116.

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Around the centre console: controls and displays

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1 Microphone for handsfree telephony*

2 Initiating an emergency call*

3 Reading lights 67

4 Glass roof

*, electric 24

5 Interior light 66

6 Indicator/warning light, front passenger

airbags

* 34

7 Microphone for voice input system

*

8 Hazard warning flashers

9 Dynamic Traction Control DTC 58

10 Central locking system 19

11 Air conditioner or automatic air-condition-

ing system

*

Air distribution for air

conditioner 69

Air distribution to the

windscreen

* 71

Air distribution to the upper body

area

* 71

Air distribution to the footwell

* 71

Automatic air distribution

and volume control

* 72

Cooling function

* 72

Automatic Air Recirculation Control

AUC

* 72

Recirculated-air mode 69, 72

Maximum cooling

* 71

Residual heat utilisation

* 72

Air flow rate 69, 72

Defrosting windows

* 72

Rear window heating 69, 72

12

Seat heating

* 29

Park Distance Control PDC

* 57

Roller sunblind

* 77

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Controls

This chapter enables you to operate your car

with greater ease. All equipment items that are

of relevance for driving and make your journey

safer and more comfortable are described here.

Controls

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Opening and closing

Keys/remote controls

1 Each remote control has an integrated key.

Power is supplied by a long-life rechargea-

ble battery that is automatically recharged

when it is in the ignition lock while the car is

being driven. Consequently, you should use

each remote control at least twice a year in

order to keep the batteries charged. The

settings called up and implemented when

the car is unlocked depend on which

remote control is used to unlock the car, see

Personal Profile, next page.

In addition, information about service

requirements is stored in the remote con-

trol, see Service data in the remote control,

page 104.

2 Spare key to be kept in a safe place, for

instance in a purse or wallet. This key is not

intended for regular use.

3 The adapter is designed to hold your spare

key. It can be connected on the inner left-

hand side of the glove box lid. You will find

more information about the adapter under

Using the adapter for a spare key.

Integrated key of remote control and

spare key

The integrated key and spare key enable you to:

> Lock all the doors, the fuel filler flap and the

luggage compartment lid together, see

page 18

> Unlock and lock the glove box, see page 77

> Unlock and lock the driver's door in the

event of an electrical defect, for example,

see page 18

> Deactivate and activate front passenger air-

bags

*, see page 33

> Unlock and lock the luggage compartment

lid, see page 19

Disengaging the integrated key

Press button 1 to release the key.

Using the adapter for a spare key

The adapter is necessary for starting the car

with the spare key or switching on radio readi-

ness.

Before using, insert the spare key into the

adapter.

New remote controls

BMW Service can supply new remote controls

as additional units or as replacements in the

event of loss.

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Personal Profile

You can set many of your BMW's functions to

suit your personal needs and preferences.

Without any action on your part, Personal Pro-

file ensures that most of these settings are

saved for the remote control currently in use.

When you unlock the car the remote control

used for the purpose is recognised and the set-

tings saved for it are called up and imple-

mented.

This means that your personal settings are

active when you return to your BMW, even if the

car was used in the interim by someone else

with a remote control of their own and the set-

tings were changed accordingly.

You can configure a maximum of three remote

controls for three different persons. This pre-

supposes that each person has his or her own

remote control.

Personal Profile settings

For more information on specific settings, see

the pages referred to.

> Automatic adjustment of the driver's seat

and the outside mirrors after unlocking

*,

see page 31

> 12h/24h mode of the clock, see page 53

> Date format, see page 53

> Units of measure for fuel consumption, dis-

tance covered/remaining distances, and

temperature, see page 53

> Automatic air conditioning

*: AUTO pro-

gram, activating/deactivating cooling func-

tion and Automatic Air Recirculation Con-

trol, setting temperature, air flow rate and

distribution, see page 71 ff

> Audio volume, see separate Operating

Instructions

> Speed-dependent volume, see separate

Operating Instructions

Central locking system

The principle

The central locking becomes active when the

driver's door is closed.

The following are unlocked or locked in combi-

nation:

> Doors

> Luggage compartment lid

> Fuel filler flap

Operation of the central locking system

from outside

> Via the remote control

> Via the door lock

> With convenient access

* by means of the

handles on the driver's and the front pas-

senger's door

When operating the system from the outside,

the deadlocks are operated at the same time.

The latter prevent the doors from being

unlocked either at the safety lock buttons or

door handles. The interior light and the ground

lights

* are also switched on or off with the

remote control. The alarm system

* is also

armed or disarmed.

For further details of the alarm system

*, see

page 20.

Operation of the central locking system

from inside

By means of the button for central locking, see

page 19.

In the event of a sufficiently severe accident, the

central locking system unlocks automatically. In

addition, the hazard warning flashers and the

interior light are switched on.

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Opening and closing:

from the outside

With the remote control

Protect the remote control from unau-

thorised use by providing only the spare

key in a hotel, for example.<

Persons remaining in the car or pets left

inside can lock the doors from the inside.

Always take the remote control with you, so that

the car can be opened from the outside.<

Unlocking

Press the button.

The interior light and the doors' ground lights

*

come on.

On certain national-market versions,

press the button twice, the first time to

unlock the driver's door, the second time to

release the remaining locks.<

Convenient opening

Hold the button pressed. The electric win-

dows

and the glass roof* are opened.

Locking

Press the button.

Do not lock the car from the outside when

there is someone inside it, as it cannot

then be unlocked from the inside.<

Convenient closing

Hold the button pressed. The electric

windows

and the glass roof* are closed.

The outside mirrors are automatically folded

in

*.

Watch the closing movement to ensure

that no-one is trapped. The closing pro-

cedure is interrupted immediately if the button

is released.<

Switching on the interior light

While the car is locked:

Press the button.

This function also enables you to locate the car,

for instance in a parking garage.

Unlocking the luggage compartment

lid

Press the button for about one second.

The luggage compartment lid opens a short

way, regardless of whether it was locked or

unlocked.

In order to avoid damage, make sure there

is sufficient clearance in all directions

before opening the luggage compartment lid.

If the luggage compartment lid was previously

locked, it will be locked again as soon as it is

closed.

Before and after each trip, check that the lug-

gage compartment lid has not been inadvert-

ently unlocked.<

Malfunctions

The remote control may malfunction as a result

of interference from local radio signals. If this

occurs, unlock and lock the car at the door lock

with the integrated key.

If the car can no longer be locked with a remote

control, the battery in the remote control is flat.

Use this remote control when driving a relatively

long distance to recharge its battery, see

page 16.

Via the door lock

Do not lock the car from the outside when

there is someone inside it, as it cannot

then be unlocked from the inside.<

In some national versions, the alarm sys-

tem

* is triggered when the door lock is

unlocked.

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To switch off the alarm:

Unlock the car with the remote control, see

page 18, or insert the remote control fully into

the ignition lock.<

For further details of the alarm system, see

page 20.

Convenient operation*

You can operate the electric windows and the

glass roof

* by means of the door lock, and you

can also fold the outside mirrors in and out

*.

Hold the integrated key in the position for

unlocking or locking.

Watch the closing movement to ensure

that no-one is trapped. The movement is

stopped when the key is released.<

Manual operation

In the event of an electrical fault, you can lock

and unlock the driver's door by turning the inte-

grated key or the spare key to the limit positions

in the door lock.

Opening and closing:

from the inside

This button locks or unlocks the doors and lug-

gage compartment lid when the front doors are

closed, but does not deadlock them. The fuel

filler flap remains unlocked

*.

Unlocking and opening

> Either unlock the doors together using the

central locking button and then pull the

door handle above the armrest or

> pull the door handle out twice at any door:

the first pull unlocks the door, the second

one opens it.

Locking

> Either lock all doors at once via the central

locking button, or

> press down the safety lock button of a door.

To prevent that you are shut out of the car

accidentally, the driver's door cannot be

locked with the safety lock button when it is

open.

Persons remaining in the car or pets left

inside can lock the doors from the inside.

Always take the remote control with you, so that

the car can be opened from the outside.<

Luggage compartment lid

In order to avoid damage, make sure there

is sufficient clearance in all directions

before opening the luggage compartment lid.<

Opening from outside

Press the button, see arrow, or press the

button on the remote control for approx.

1 second. The luggage compartment lid will

open slightly. It can now be swung upwards.

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