BMW AG Benutzerhandbuch

The Ultimate

Driving Machine

Owner's Handbook

for Vehicle

Contents

A-Z

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316i

318i

320i

325i

325xi

330i

330xi

318d

320d

330d

330xd

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Congratulations on your choice of a BMW.

The better you are acquainted with your car, the easier you will discover driving it to

be. We would therefore like to offer you the following advice.

This Owner's Handbook contains important information on operating and looking

after your new BMW. Please read it carefully before setting out in your new car, so

that you are fully familiar with the technical advantages of your BMW. It also con-

tains useful information on how to uphold the car's operating and road safety and its

full resale value.

Supplementary information is to be found in the other documents supplied as on-

board references.

We wish you many a safe and enjoyable journey,

BMW AG

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Notes

Aktiengesellschaft

Munich, Germany

Not to be reproduced, wholly or in part, without

written permission from BMW AG, Munich.

Order No. 01 41 0 158 017

English II/04

Printed in Germany

Printed on environmentally friendly paper,

bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling.

About this Owner's Handbook

We have tried to make all the informa-

tion in this Owner's Handbook easy to

find. The quickest access to a particular

topic or item is by consulting 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 Handbook; it is an impor-

tant part of the vehicle.

Additional sources of information

If you have any queries, BMW Service

will be glad to advise you.

You can find more information about

BMW, for example on its technology,

on the Internet at www.bmw.com.

Symbols used

Indicates precautions that must

be followed precisely in order to

avoid the possibility 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 environ-

ment.

Marks the end of a specific item of

information.

Identifies optional extras or specific

national-market items of equipment,

and also accessories, subject to availa-

bility.

Car Memory, Key Memory, see

page 54. Functions which can be

activated or adapted on a car-specific

or key-specific basis. You can have

BMW Service configure these settings

for you.

Recommends that you study the

relevant section of this Owner's

Handbook in connection with a particu-

lar part or assembly.

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Notes

Your own car

When you ordered your BMW, you

chose various items of equipment. This

handbook describes all models and

equipment specifications which BMW

offers within this particular model line.

This explains why the handbook may

also contain other equipment specifica-

tions which you have not ordered. The

differences can easily be identified by

the asterisk shown against optional

extras.

If your BMW was supplied with equip-

ment not described in this Owner's

Handbook such as a radio or car

phone, for example, you will receive

supplementary owner's handbooks

which you are also requested to read

carefully.

Status at time of printing

The high safety and quality standards of

BMW vehicles are maintained by

unceasing development work on

designs, equipment and accessories.

Because of this, your car may differ

from the information supplied in the

Owner's Handbook. Nor can errors and

omissions be entirely ruled out. You are

therefore asked to appreciate that no

claims can be entertained on the basis

of the data, illustrations or descriptions

in this handbook.

In cars with right-hand drive

(RHD), some controls will be

located differently from those illustrated

in this Owner's Handbook.

For your own safety

Maintenance and repair

Advanced technology, such as the

use of the latest materials and

powerful electronics, necessitates the

use of specially adapted maintenance

and repair methods. Have the work this

involves carried out by BMW Service, or

a workshop employing trained person-

nel and working to the specifications

issued by BMW. Careless or unskilled

work could result in consequential

damage, with the associated safety

risks.

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Notes

Parts and accessories

BMW recommends using such

parts and accessory products for

your car as BMW has approved for this

purpose.

BMW Service is the correct source for

Original BMW parts and accessories,

other BMW-approved products, and

competent advice on all related mat-

ters.

These parts and products have been

checked by BMW for safety, function

and suitability. BMW accepts product

liability for them.

BMW cannot accept liability for parts or

accessory products of any kind which it

has not approved.

BMW is unable to assess each individ-

ual product of outside origin as to its

suitability for use on BMW vehicles

without safety risk. By the same token,

an approval issued by a national

agency does not necessarily provide

assurance in this respect. Tests of this

nature cannot always take into account

the full range of operating conditions

applicable to BMW vehicles and may

therefore be inadequate.

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Contents

Notes

About this Owner's Handbook 4

Additional sources of

information 4

Symbols used 4

Your own car 5

Status at time of printing 5

For your own safety 5

Initial overview

Cockpit 14

Instrument panel 16

Telltale and warning lights 18

Buttons in steering wheel* 21

Warning triangle* 22

First aid kit* 22

Refuelling 22

Fuel grade 23

Tyre pressures 24

Controls in detail

Opening and closing:

Keys 28

Central locking system 28

Opening and closing – with the

remote control 29

Opening and closing – at the

door lock 32

Opening and closing – from

inside 33

Luggage compartment lid 34

Luggage compartment 35

Alarm system* 36

Electric windows 38

Glass sunroof, electric* 39

Adjusting:

Safe seated position 42

Seats 42

Seat adjustment, mechanical 43

Seat adjustment, electric* 44

Lumbar support* 44

Head restraints 45

Seat belts 45

Seat and mirror memory* 47

Seat heating* 48

Mirrors 49

Steering wheel 50

Safety systems:

Airbags 51

Child safety 52

Car Memory, Key Memory 54

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Driving:

Ignition switch 56

Starting the engine 56

Stopping the engine 58

Handbrake 59

Manual transmission 59

Sequential manual gearbox

SMG* 60

Automatic transmission with

Steptronic* 64

Turn indicators/headlight

flasher 67

Wipers/rain sensor* 67

Cruise control* 69

Everything under control:

Odometer 71

Revolution counter 71

Energy control 71

Fuel gauge 72

Coolant thermometer 72

Service interval indicator 73

Check Control 74

Clock 75

On-board computer* 76

Technical features for driving

comfort and safety:

Park Distance Control PDC* 78

Dynamic Stability Control

DSC 79

Dynamic Stability Control DSC –

325xi, 330xi, 330xd 81

Hill Descent Control HDC* 83

Runflat Indicator* 84

Brake force display 85

Lights:

Side lights/low-beam

headlights 86

Instrument lighting 87

Headlight beam angle

adjustment 87

High-beam headlights/parking

lights 88

Fog lights 88

Interior lighting 89

Heating and air-conditioning

systems:

Air conditioning 90

Automatic air conditioning* 94

Roller sunblind* 98

Practical interior equipment:

Hi-fi system* 99

Glove box 99

Integrated universal remote

control* 100

Storage compartments 102

Microphone* 104

Ashtray, front* 104

Ashtray, rear* 105

Coat hooks 105

Loading and load-carrying:

Through-loading system* 106

Ski bag* 107

Loading 108

Roof rack* 110

Towing a trailer 110

Controls in detail

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Operation, maintenance

Driving precautions:

Running in 116

General driving hints 116

Anti-lock Brake System

ABS 119

Wheels and tyres:

Tyre pressures 120

Condition of tyres 120

New tyres 121

Wheel and tyre

combinations 122

Winter tyres 122

In the engine compartment:

Engine compartment lid 124

Essentials inside the engine

compartment 126

Washer fluid 128

Engine oil 128

Coolant 130

Brake fluid 131

Maintenance:

BMW Maintenance System 132

Laws and regulations:

Rule of the road 134

OBD socket 135

Recycling:

Returning end-of-life

vehicles 136

Minor repairs

Replacing parts:

Toolkit 140

Wiper blades 140

Lights and bulbs 140

Wheel-changing 145

Lockable wheel studs* 148

Battery 149

Fuses 150

Mutual aid:

Mobile Service 151

Starting with a flat battery 151

Tow-starting, towing away 153

Technical data

Engine data 158

Fuel consumption, carbon

dioxide/CO

emissions 159

Dimensions – 316i, 318d 161

Dimensions – 318i, 320i, 325i,

325xi, 330i, 330xi, 320d, 330d,

330xd 162

Weights 163

Performance 167

Filling capacities 168

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