BMW 3 SERIES 2019 Owners Manual

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TheUltimate
DrivingMachinen
OWNER'SMANUAL.
THEBMW3SERIESSEDAN.LINK:
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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sManual.
BMW3SeriesSedan.
ThankyouforchoosingaBMW.
Themorefamiliaryouarewithyourvehicle,thebettercontrolyouwillhaveon
theroad.Wethereforestronglysuggest:
ReadthisOwner'sManualbeforestartingoffinyournewBMW.AlsousetheIntegratedOwner'sManualinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimportantinformation
onvehicleoperationthatwillhelpyoumakefulluseofthetechnicalfeatures
availableinyourBMW.Themanualalsocontainsinformationdesignedtoenj
hanceoperatingreliabilityandroadsafety,andtocontributetomaintaining thevalueofyourBMW.
Anyupdatesmadeaftertheeditorialdeadlinecanbefoundintheappendixof theprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
Youcanfindsupplementaryinformationintheadditionalbrochuresintheonj boardliterature.
Wewishyouasafeandenjoyableride.3
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TABLEOFCONTENTSNavigation,EntertainmentandCommunicationcanbecalledupviathe
*ntegratedOwner'sManualinthevehicle.
NOTES
Information.........................................................................................................................  8
QUICKREFERENCE
Entering............................................................................................................................  18
Set-upanduse...............................................................................................................  22
Ontheroad...................................................................................................................... 26
ATAGLANCE
Cockpit..............................................................................................................................  36
Idlestate,standbystate,anddrive-readystate.....................................................  41
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 44
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  49
Owner'sManualmedia................................................................................................  61
CONTROLS
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  66
Seats,mirrors,andsteeringwheel............................................................................ 90
Transportingchildrensafely.....................................................................................  103
Driving............................................................................................................................. 108
Displays..........................................................................................................................  127
Lights..............................................................................................................................  143
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 151
Drivingstabilitycontrolsystems.............................................................................. 173
Driverassistancesystems........................................................................................  177
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 212
Climatecontrol.............................................................................................................  213
Interiorequipment.......................................................................................................  225
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 232
Cargoarea.....................................................................................................................  2364
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DRIVINGTIPS
Thingstorememberwhendriving.........................................................................  244
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  249
MOBILITY
Refueling........................................................................................................................  258
Fuel.................................................................................................................................. 260
Wheelsandtires..........................................................................................................  262
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  292
Engineoil.......................................................................................................................  295
Coolant...........................................................................................................................  299
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  301
Replacingcomponents.............................................................................................. 303
Breakdownassistance...............................................................................................  307
Care.................................................................................................................................  314
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  322
Appendix........................................................................................................................  325
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  326
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InformationUsingthisOwner'sManual
OrientationThefastestwaytofindinformationonaparticujlartopicisbyusingtheindex.
Aninitialoverviewofthevehicleisprovidedin thefirstchapter.
Updatesmadeaftertheeditorial
deadline
Duetoupdatesaftertheeditorialdeadline,differj
encesmayexistbetweentheprintedOwner's
ManualandtheIntegratedOwner'sManualin
thevehicle.
Notesonupdatescanbefoundintheappendix
oftheprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
Owner'sManualforNavigation,
Entertainment,Communication
TheOwner'sManualforNavigation,Entertainj ment,andCommunicationcanbeobtainedasa
printedbookfromtheservicecenter.
ThetopicsarealsodiscussedintheIntegrated Owner'sManualinthevehicle.
Additionalsourcesofinformation
Servicecenter Aservicecenterwillbegladtoanswerquestions
atanytime.
Internet
Vehicleinformationandgeneralinformationon
BMW,forinstance.ontechnology,areavailable ontheInternet:www.bmwusa.com.
IntegratedOwner'sManualinthe
vehicle
TheIntegratedOwner'sManualspecificallydejscribesfeaturesandfunctionsfoundinthevehij
cle.TheIntegratedOwner'sManualcanbedisj
playedontheControlDisplay.Additional
information,refertopage 61.
BMWDriverssGuideapp
TheBMWDriver'sGuideappspecificallydej
scribesfeaturesandfunctionsfoundinthevehij
cle.Theappcanbedisplayedonsmartphones
andtablets.
BMWDriverssGuideWeb DriverssGuideWebshowsthemostsuitableinjformationfortheselectedvehicle.Ifpossible,
onlyequipmentandfunctionsthatareactuallyinj
stalledinthevehiclewillbeexplained.Driverss GuideWebcanbedisplayedinanycurrentbrowser.
Symbolsanddisplays
SymbolsintheOwner'sManual
SymbolMeaningPrecautionsthatmustbefollowedin
ordertoavoidthepossibilityofinjury
toyourselfandtoothersaswellas
seriousdamagetothevehicle.Measuresthatcanbetakentohelp
protecttheenvironment....Textsinvehicleusedtoselect
individualfunctions.Seite8NOTES*nformation8
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ActionstepsActionstepstobecarriedoutarepresentedasa
numberedlist.Thestepsmustbecarriedoutin
thedefinedorder.1.Firstactionstep.2.Secondactionstep.
Enumerations
Enumerationswithoutmandatoryorderoralterjnativepossibilitiesarepresentedasalistwithbulletpoints.
'xFirstpossibility.'xSecondpossibility.
Symbolsonvehiclecomponents
Thissymbolonavehiclecomponent
indicatesthatfurtherinformationonthe
componentisavailableintheOwner'sManual.
Vehiclefeaturesand options
ThisOwner'sManualdescribesallmodelsandallstandard,country-specificandoptionalequipj mentthatisofferedinthemodelseries.Therejfore,thisOwner'sManualalsodescribesandiljlustratesfeaturesandfunctionsthatarenotavailableinavehicle,forexamplebecauseofthe
selectedoptionalfeaturesorthecountry-specific version.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsand systems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Foranyoptionsandequipmentnotdescribedin
thisOwner'sManual,refertotheSupplementary
Owner'sManuals.
YourBMWservicecenterishappytoanswerany questionsthatyoumayhaveaboutthefeaturesandoptionsapplicabletoyourvehicle.
StatusoftheOwner's
Manual
Basicinformation
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclepursuesapolj icyofconstantdevelopmentthatisconceivedto
ensurethatourvehiclescontinuetoembodythe
highestqualityandsafetystandards.Inrare
cases,therefore,thefeaturesdescribedinthis Owner'sManualmaydifferfromthoseinyourvehicle.
Updatesmadeaftertheeditorial
deadline
Duetoupdatesaftertheeditorialdeadline,differj
encesmayexistbetweentheprintedOwner's
ManualandtheIntegratedOwner'sManualin
thevehicle.
Notesonupdatescanbefoundintheappendix
oftheprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
ForYourOwnSafety
Intendeduse Heedthefollowingwhenusingthevehicle:
'xOwner'sManual.'xInformationonthevehicle.Donotremovestickers.'xTechnicalvehicledata.'xThetraffic,speed,andsafetylawswherethe
vehicleisdriven.'xVehicledocumentsandstatutorydocuments.
Warranty
Yourvehicleistechnicallyconfiguredfortheopj
eratingconditionsandregistrationrequirements
applyinginthecountryoffirstdelivery,also
knownashomologation.Ifyourvehicleistobe
operatedinadifferentcountryitmightbenecesj
sarytoadaptyourvehicletopotentiallydiffering
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operatingconditionsandregistrationrequirej
ments.Ifyourvehicledoesnotcomplywiththe
homologationrequirementsinacertaincountry
youmaynotbeabletolodgewarrantyclaimsfor yourvehiclethere.Furtherinformationonwarj
rantyisavailablefromaservicecenter.
Maintenanceandrepairs
Warning
Improperlyperformedworkonthevehiclepaint
canleadtoafailureormalfunctionoftheradar
sensorsandtherebyresultinasafetyrisk.
Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamj agetoproperty.Havepaintworkorpaintwork
repairsonbumpersofvehicleswithradarsenj sorsperformedbyadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoponly.
Advancedtechnology,forinstancetheuseof
modernmaterialsandhigh-performanceelecj
tronics,requiressuitablemaintenanceandrepair
work.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouentrustcorrespondingprocedurestoa
BMWcenter.Ifyouchoosetouseanotherservj
icefacility,BMWrecommendsuseofafacility
thatperformswork,e.g.,maintenanceandrepair,
accordingtoBMWspecificationswithproperly
trainedpersonnel,referredtointheOwner's
Manualasanotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Ifworkisperformedimproperly,forinstance maintenanceandrepair,thereisariskofsubsej
quentdamageandrelatedsafetyrisks.
Partsandaccessories
BMWrecommendstheuseofpartsandaccesj
soryproductsapprovedbyBMW.
Approvedpartsandaccessories,andadviceon
theiruseandinstallationareavailablefroma
BMWcenter.
BMWpartsandaccessorieshavebeentestedby BMWfortheirsafetyandsuitabilityinBMWvehij cles.
BMWwarrantsgenuineBMWpartsandaccesj
sories.
BMWdoesnotevaluatewhethereachindividual productfromanothermanufacturercanbeused
withBMWvehicleswithoutpresentingasafety
hazard,evenifacountry-specificofficialapproval
wasissued.BMWdoesnotevaluatewhether
theseproductsaresuitableforBMWvehicles
underallusageconditions.
CaliforniaProposition65
Warning
ForvehiclessoldinCalifornia,thelawrequires
vehiclemanufacturerstoprovidethefollowing
warning:
Warning
EngineexhaustandawidevarietyofAutomoj
bilecomponentsandparts,includingcompoj
nentsfoundintheinteriorfurnishingsinavehij
cle,containoremitchemicalsknowntothe
StateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirth
defectsandreproductiveharm.Inaddition,cerj
tainfluidscontainedinvehiclesandcertain
productsofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniato
causecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproj ductiveharm.Batteryposts,terminalsandrej
latedaccessoriescontainleadandleadcomj
pounds.Batteriesalsocontainotherchemicals
knowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecanj
cer.Washyourhandsafterhandling.Usedenj
gineoilcontainschemicalsthathavecaused
cancerinlaboratoryanimals.Alwaysprotect
yourskinbywashingthoroughlywithsoapand
water.Formoreinformationgoto
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/passenger-vehicle.
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