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Owner's Manual for the Vehicle.
With a quick reference guide
for your convenience.
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Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW. Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. We therefore have this request: Please take the time to read this Owner's Manual and familiarize yourself with the information that we have compiled for you before starting off in your new vehicle. It contains important data and instructions intended to assist you in gaining maximum use and satisfaction from the unique range of te
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4n Notes on the Owner's Manual Symbols used The individual vehicle We have made every effort to ensure Indicates instructions or precau- On buying your BMW, you have de- that you are able to find what you need tions that must be followed pre- cided in favor of a model with individu- in this Owner's Manual as quickly as cisely in order to avoid the possibility of alized equipment and features. This possible. The fastest way to find certain personal injury and serious damag
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5n Status at time of printing BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing development that is conceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the highest quality and safety standards combined with advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this reason, it is possible that the features described in this Owner's Manual could differ from those on your vehicle. Nor can errors and omissions be entirely ruled out. You are therefore asked to appreciate that no legal claims can
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6n Important safety information! Installation and operation of non-BMW For your own safety approved accessories such as alarms, Use unleaded gasoline only. Fuels radios, amplifiers, radar detectors, containing up to and including For your own safety, use genuine parts wheels, suspension components, brake 10% ethanol or other oxygenates with and accessories approved by BMW. dust shields, telephones (including up to 2.8% oxygen by weight (that is, When you purchase accessori
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7n The following applies only to vehicles owned and operated in the US. REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS If you believe that your vehicle has a defect that could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying BMW of North America, Inc., P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone (201) 307-4000. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if i
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9n Overview Controls and features Operation, care and maintenance Owner service procedures Advanced technology Technical data Index Contents Index Data Data Technology Repairs Car care Controls Overview
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Contents Cockpit 16 Opening and closing: Driving: Instrument cluster 18 Keys 32 Steering/Ignition lock 61 Indicator and warning lamps 20 Electronic vehicle Starting the engine 61 Multifunction steering wheel immobilizer 33 Switching off the engine 62 (MFL) 24 Central locking system 34 Parking brake 63 Sports steering wheel 25 Opening and closing – Manual transmission 64 Hazard warning flashers 26 from the outside 34 Automatic transmission with Warning triangle 26 Opening and clo
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11n Lamps: Special operating instructions: Under the hood: Side lamps/Low beams 87 Break-in procedures 114 Hood 130 Instrument lighting 87 Driving notes 115 Engine compartment 132 High beams/Parking lamps 88 Catalytic converter 115 Washer fluids 134 Fog lamps 88 Antilock Brake System Washer nozzles 134 Interior lamps 88 (ABS) 116 Engine oil 135 Disc brakes 118 Coolant 137 Controlling the climate Brake system 120 Brake fluid 138 for pleasant driving: Winter operation 121 Veh
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Contents Replacement procedures: Airbags 172 Engine data 184 Onboard tool kit 152 Adaptive Transmission Control Dimensions 185 Windshield wiper blades 152 (ATC) 173 Weights 186 Lamps and bulbs 153 Automatic Stability Control plus Capacities 187 Changing a wheel 159 Traction (ASC+T)/Dynamic Electrical system 188 Battery 162 Stability Control (DSC) 173 Drive belts 188 Fuses 164 Radio reception 174 Microfilter/Activated-charcoal Four-wheel drive 175 filter 165 Safety belt tensioner 175 Int
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13n Everything from A to Z 192 Owner service procedures 198 Index
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15n Cockpit 16 Overview Instrument cluster 18 Indicator and warning lamps 20 Multifunction steering wheel (MFL) 24 Controls and features Sports steering wheel 25 Hazard warning flashers 26 Warning triangle 26 First-aid kit 26 Refueling 27 Operation, care Fuel specifications 28 Tire inflation pressure 28 and maintenance Owner service procedures Advanced technology Technical data Index Overview Index Data Technology Repairs Car care Controls Overview
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Cockpit 17n 1 Parking lamps/Low beams 87 2 d Turn signal indicator 68 > Parking lamps 88 > High beams 88 > Headlamp flasher 68 > Computer* 76 3 Washer/Wiper system 68 4 Shift lever/Selector lever* 64 For vehicles equipped with manual transmission: To engage reverse gear, press the lever to the left and overcome the slight resistance you will encounter 5 Hazard warning flashers 26 6 Central locking system 34 7 Rear window defroster 70 8 Horn sports steering wheel*: th
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Instrument cluster 19n 1 Fuel gauge with indicator lamp for 9 Program display for automatic 14 Indicator and warning lamps fuel reserve 74 transmission 65, 67 (clockwise) for: Indicator lamp for automatic > Fog lamps 23 2 Turn signal indicator 23 transmission 21, 65, 67 > Add washer fluid 22 3 Speedometer > Coolant level 23 10 Indicator lamp for Automatic 4 Indicator lamp for: > Electronic Throttle Control Stability Control plus Tract
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20nIndicator and warning lamps Tire Pressure Control (RDC) Technology that monitors itself Red: stop immediately In addition, an acoustic signal Many of the systems of your BMW Battery charge current will go off: a tire failure has monitor themselves automatically, both The battery is no longer being occurred. Reduce vehicle speed imme- during engine starts and while you are charged. There is a malfunction diately and stop the vehicle. Avoid hard driving. Indicator and
