BMW 3 SERIES 2019 Owners Manual

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Forward/backward
Pulltheleverandslidetheseatinthedesireddij
rection.
Afterreleasingthelever,movetheseatforward
orbackslightly,makingsureitengagesproperly.
Seattilt
Pulltheleveruporpressitdownasoftenas neededuntiltheseathasreachedthedesired
tilt.
Height
Pulltheleveruporpressitdownasoftenasneededuntiltheseathasreachedthedesired
height.
Backresttilt
Pulltheleverandapplyyourweighttothebackj restorliftitoff,asnecessary.
Electricallyadjustableseats
Generalinformation Theseatadjustmentforthedriver'sseatis
storedforthedriverprofilecurrentlyused.When
thevehicleisunlockedviatheremotecontrol, thepositionisautomaticallyretrievedifthefuncj
tion,refertopage 83,isactivatedforthispurj
pose.
Thecurrentseatpositioncanbestoredusing thememoryfunction,refertopage 101.
Overview
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Forward/backward
Pushswitchforwardorbackward.
Height
Pushswitchupordown. Seattilt
Moveswitchupordown.
Backresttilt
Moveswitchforwardorbackward.
Thighsupport
Pulltheleveratthefrontoftheseatandpush
thethighsupportforwardorback.
Lumbarsupport
Concept Thecurvatureoftheseatbackrestcanbeadj
justedinawaythatitsupportsthelumbarregion
ofthespine.Thelowerbackandthespineare supportedforuprightposture.
Adjusting
'xPressthefront/rearsectionof
thebutton:
Thecurvatureisincreased/
decreased.'xPresstheupper/lowersection
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Thecurvatureisshiftedup/
down.
Functionallimitations
Itmaynotbepossibletoadjustthelumbarsupj
portatveryhighandverylowtemperatures.
Backrestwidth
Concept Adjustingthebackrestwidthmayimprovelateral
supportwhentakingcorners.
Generalinformation Youcanchangethebackrestwidthbyadjusting
thesidewingsofthebackrest.
Tomakeiteasiertoenterandexitthevehicle,
thebackrestwidthtemporarilyopensfully.
Adjusting
'xPressthefrontsectionofthe
button:
Thebackrestwidthdej
creases.'xPresstherearsectionofthe
button:
Thebackrestwidthincreases.
Functionallimitations Itmaynotbepossibletoadjustthebackrest
widthatveryhighandverylowtemperatures.
Safetybelts
Numberofsafetybeltsand
safetybeltbuckles
Thevehicleisfittedwithfivesafetybeltstoenjsureoccupantsafety.However,theycanonlyofjferprotectionwhenadjustedcorrectly.
Thetwooutersafetybeltbucklesoftherearseatsareintendedforthepersonssittingonthe
leftandright.
Thecentersafetybeltbuckleoftherearseatsis intendedforthepersonsittinginthemiddle.
GeneralinformationAlwaysmakesurethatsafetybeltsarebeing
wornbytheoccupantsbeforedrivingoff.The
airbagssupplementthesafetybeltsasanaddij tionalsafetydevice.Theairbagsarenotasubstij
tuteforsafetybelts.
Theuppershoulderstrap'sanchoragepointwill
becorrectforadultseatoccupantsofeverybuild iftheseatiscorrectlyadjusted.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Useofasafetybelttobucklemorethanone
personwillpotentiallydefeattheabilityofthe
safetybelttoserveitsprotectivefunction.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Do
notallowmorethanonepersontowearasinj
glesafetybelt.Infantsandchildrenarenotalj
lowedonanoccupant'slap,butmustbetransj
portedandsecuredindesignatedchild
restraintsystems.
Warning
Theefficacyofsafetygear,includingsafety
belts,canbelimitedorlostwhensafetybelts
arefastenedincorrectly.Anincorrectlyfastened
safetybeltcancauseadditionalinjuries,forinj
stanceintheeventofanaccidentorduring
brakingandevasivemaneuvers.Thereisarisk ofinjuriesordangertolife.Makesurethatall
occupantsarewearingsafetybeltscorrectly.
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Warning
Theefficacyofsafetygear,includingsafety belts,maynotbefullyfunctionalorfailinthe
followingsituations:
'xThesafetybeltsorsafetybeltbucklesare
damaged,soiled,orchangedinanyother
way.'xBelttensionersorbeltretractorswere
modified.
Safetybeltscanbeimperceptiblydamagedin
theeventofanaccident.Thereisariskofinjuj
riesordangertolife.Donotmodifysafetybelts, safetybeltbuckles,belttensioners,beltretracj
torsorbeltanchorsandkeepthemclean.Have
thesafetybeltscheckedafteranaccidentat
thedealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Correctuseofsafetybelts
'xWearthesafetybelttwist-freeandtightto yourbodyoveryourlapandshoulders.'xWearthesafetybeltdeeponyourhipsoveryourlap.Thesafetybeltmaynotpressonyourstomach.'xDonotrubthesafetybeltagainstsharp
edges,orguideitorjamitinacrosshardor
fragileobjects.'xAvoidthickclothing.'xRe-tightenthesafetybeltfrequentlyupward aroundyourupperbody.
Bucklingthesafetybelt
1.Guidethesafetybeltslowlyovershoulder
andhiptoputiton.2.Insertthetongueplateintothesafetybelt
buckle.Thesafetybeltbucklemustengage
audibly.
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytightjenedonceafterdrivingaway.
Unbucklingthesafetybelt
1.Holdthesafetybeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.3.Guidethesafetybeltbackintoitsroll-up mechanism.
Middlesafetybeltintherear
Bucklingthesafetybelt
1.Pullthelatchplateattheendofthebeltoutofthefixtureontherearwindowshelf.2.Insertthelowerbuckletongueinthebeltbuckle,arrow1.3.Inserttheupperbuckletongueinthebelt
buckle,arrow2.
Safetybeltbucklesmustaudiblyclickinto
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Unbucklingthesafetybelt1.Holdthesafetybeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttoninthebeltbuckle.3.Usethebuckletongue,arrow1,toopenthesecondsafetybeltbuckle,arrow2.4.Guidethesafetybelttothefixtureontherear
windowshelf.
Safetybeltreminderfordriver's
seatandfrontpassengerseat
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlightlightsupandasignalsounds.Makesurethatthesafetybeltsarepositionedcorrectly.Thesafetybelt
remindercanalsobeactivatedifobjectsare
placedonthefrontpassengerseat.
Safetybeltreminderforrear
seats
Generalinformation Thesafetybeltreminderisautomaticallyactij
vatedeachtimetheenginestarts.
Thesafetybeltreminderisalsoactivatedwhena
passengerunbucklesarearseatsafetybeltdurj ingthetrip.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusterilluj
minatesaftertheengineisstarted.
SymbolDescriptionGreen:thesafetybeltisbuckledon
thecorrespondingrearseat.Red:thesafetybeltisnotbuckledon
thecorrespondingrearseat.
Safetymode
Incriticalsituations,forinstanceduringanemerj
gencystop,thefrontsafetybeltstightenautoj
matically.
Ifthesituationpasseswithoutanaccidentoccurj
ring,thebelttensionrelaxes.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltusj ingtheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.Fasj
tenthesafetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Frontheadrestraints
Safetyinformation
Warning
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor
notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xBeforedriving,installtheremovedhead
restraintsontheoccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentersupj
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto
eyelevelaspossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadrej
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback
ofthehead.Adjustthedistanceviathe
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Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenmovingthe
headrestraint.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementisclearwhen
movingtheheadrestraint.
Warning
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducetheproj tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xDonotuseseatorheadrestraintcovers.'xDonothangobjects,forinstanceclothes
hangers,directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeendej
terminedtobesafeforattachmenttoa headrestraint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forinstancepillows,whiledriving.
Adjustingtheheight
'xTolower:pressthebutton,arrow1,andpush theheadrestraintdown.'xToraise:pushtheheadrestraintup.
Aftersettingtheheight,makesurethatthehead
restraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingthedistance'xBack:pressthebuttonandpushtheheadrej
strainttowardtherear.'xForward:pulltheheadrestrainttowardthe front.
Aftersettingthedistance,makesurethattheheadrestraintengagescorrectly.
Removing
Onlyremovetheheadrestraintifnoonewillbe sittingintheseatinquestion.
1.Raisetheheadrestraintupagainsttheresistjance.2.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpullthehead
restraintoutcompletely.
Installing
Proceedinthereverseordertoinstallthehead
restraint.
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Rearheadrestraints
Safetyinformation
Warning
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor
notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xBeforedriving,installtheremovedhead
restraintsontheoccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentersupj
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto
eyelevelaspossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadrej
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback ofthehead.Adjustthedistanceviathe
backresttiltasneeded.
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenmovingthe
headrestraint.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementisclearwhen
movingtheheadrestraint.
Warning
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducetheproj tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xDonotuseseatorheadrestraintcovers.'xDonothangobjects,forinstanceclothes
hangers,directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeendej
terminedtobesafeforattachmenttoa headrestraint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forinstancepillows,whiledriving.Foldingdowntheheadrestraint
Toimprovetheviewtotherear,theheadrej straintscanbefoldedback.Onlyfoldtheheadrestraintbackifnoonewillbesittinginthecorrejspondingseat.'xTotherear:pressthebutton,arrow1,and
foldtheheadrestraintbackward.'xForward:foldtheheadrestrainttowardthe frontasfarasitwillgo.Makesurethatthe
headrestraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingtheheight
Theheightoftheouterheadrestraintscanbe
adjusted.
'xTolower:pressthebutton,arrow1,andpush theheadrestraintdown.'xToraise:pushtheheadrestraintup.
Aftersettingtheheight,makesurethatthehead
restraintengagescorrectly.
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Removingtheouterhead
restraint
Onlyremovetheheadrestraintifnoonewillbesittingintheseatinquestion.1.Folddowntherearseatbackrest,referto page 238,inquestion.2.Raisetheheadrestraintupagainsttheresistj
ance.3.Insertingtheintegratedkey,refertopage 70.4.Pressandholdtheintegratedkeyandthe
buttonatthesametime,arrows1,andpull
outtheheadrestraintcompletely.
Removingthecenterhead
restraint
Onlyremovetheheadrestraintifnoonewillbesittinginthecenterseat.
1.Raisetheheadrestraintupagainsttheresistjance.2.Pressthebuttons,arrow1,andpulltheheadrestraintoutcompletely.
Installing
Formounting,inserttheheadrestraintsinthe
mountsandslidedownuntilyoufeeltheresistj
ance.
Aftermounting,slidetheheadrestraintupor
downslightly,makingsuretheheadrestraintenj gagesproperly.
Mirrors
Exteriormirrors Generalinformation
Themirroronthefrontpassengersideismore curvedthanthedriver'ssidemirror.
Themirrorsettingisstoredforthedriverprofile
currentlyinuse.Whenthevehicleisunlockedvia theremotecontrol,thepositionisautomaticallyretrievedifthefunction,refertopage 83,isactij
vatedforthispurpose.
Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbestored usingthememoryfunction,refertopage 101.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetothetrafficbehind couldbeincorrectlyestimated,forinstance
whilechanginglanes.Thereisariskofaccij
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dent.Estimatethedistancetothetrafficbehindbylookingoveryourshoulder.
Overview1Adjusting2Selectingamirror,AutomaticCurbMonitor3Foldinginandout
Adjustingelectrically Pressthebutton.
Theselectedmirrormovesalongwiththe
buttonmovement.
Selectingamirror Tochangeovertotheothermirror:Slidetheswitch.
Malfunction Incaseofanelectricalmalfunction,adjustthe
mirrorbypressingtheedgesofthemirrorglass.
Foldinginandout
NOTICE
Dependingonthevehiclewidth,thevehicle
canbedamagedinvehiclewashes.Thereisa riskofdamagetoproperty.Beforewashing,foldinthemirrorsbyhandorwiththebutton.
Pressthebutton.
Foldingisonlypossibleuptoaspeedofapprox.
15mph/20km/h.
Foldingthemirrorsinandoutishelpfulinthefolj
lowingsituations:'xInvehiclewashes.'xOnnarrowroads.
Mirrorsthatwerefoldedinarefoldedoutautoj maticallyataspeedofapprox.25mph/40km/h.
Automaticheating Bothexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyheatedas
neededandwhenthedrive-readystateis
switchedon.
AutomaticdimmingfeatureTheexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisautoj
maticallydimmed.Photocellsinthecar'sinterior
mirror,refertopage 100,areusedtocontrol
this.
AutomaticCurbMonitor,exterior
mirror
Concept
Ifreversegearisengaged,themirrorglasson
thefrontpassengersideistilteddownward.This
improvesyourviewofthecurbandotherformatj tingissue-low-lyingobstacleswhenparking,forinstance.
Activating
1.slidetheswitchtothedriver'sside
mirrorposition.2.EngageselectorleverpositionR.
Deactivating
Slidetheswitchtothepassenger'ssidemirrorposition.
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Interiormirror,manually
dimmable
Toreducetheblindingeffectoftheinteriormirj ror,fliptheleverforward.
Interiormirror,automatic
dimmingfeature
Generalinformation Theinteriormirrorisdimmedautomatically.
Photocellsareusedforcontrol:
'xInthemirrorglass.'xOnthebackofthemirror.
Overview
Functionalrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotcovertheareabetweentheinterior
mirrorandthewindshield.Steeringwheel
Safetyinformation
Warning
Steeringwheeladjustmentswhiledrivingcan
leadtounexpectedsteeringwheelmovements.
Vehiclecontrolcouldbelost.Thereisariskof accident.Adjustngthesteeringwheelwhilethevehicleisstationaryonly.
Manualsteeringwheel
adjustment
1.Foldtheleverdown.2.Movethesteeringwheeltothepreferred
heightandangletosuityourseatingposition.3.Foldtheleverbackup.
Heatedsteeringwheel
Overview
Heatedsteeringwheel
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