BMW 3 SERIES 2019 Owners Manual

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SafetyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4Sideairbag5KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagshelpprotectthedriverandthe
frontpassengerbyrespondingtofrontalimpacts inwhichsafetybeltsalonewouldnotprovideadjequateprotection.Sideairbag
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Headairbag
Intheeventofasideimpact,theheadairbag
protectsthehead.
EjectionMitigation Theheadairbagsystemisdesignedasanejecj
tionmitigationcountermeasuretoreducethe
likelihoodofejectionsofvehicleoccupants
throughsidewindowsduringrolloversorsideimj
pactevents.
Kneeairbag Thekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventofafrontalimpact.
Protectiveeffect
Generalinformation Airbagsarenottriggeredineveryimpactsituaj
tion,e.g.,inlesssevereaccidents.
Informationonoptimumeffectofthe
airbags
Warning
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeployj
mentareaoftheairbagsisimpaired,theairbag
systemcannotprovideprotectionasintended
andmaycauseadditionalinjuriesduetotrigj
gering.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangerto
life.Followtheinformationonachievingtheopj
timumprotectiveeffectoftheairbagsystem.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgraspthesteeringwheelonthe
steeringwheelrim.Holdyourhandsatthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositions,tokeepthe riskofinjurytoyourhandsorarmsaslowas
possiblewhentheairbagistriggered.'xMakesurethatthefrontpassengerissitting
correctly,i.e.,keepshisorherfeetandlegsin thefloorareaanddoesnotsupportthemon
thedashboard.'xMakesurethatoccupantskeeptheirheads
awayfromthesideairbag.'xThereshouldbenoadditionalpersons,anij
malsorobjectsbetweenanairbagandaperj
son.'xDashboardandwindshieldonthefrontpasj
sengersidemuststayclear-donotattach adhesivelabelsorcoveringsanddonotatj
tachbracketsorcables,forinstanceforGPS
devicesormobilephones.'xDonotapplyadhesivematerialstotheairbag coverpanels,donotcoverthemormodify
theminanyway.'xDonotusethecoverofthefrontairbagon thefrontpassengersideasastoragearea.'xDonotattachslipcovers,seatcushionsor
otherobjectstothefrontpassengerseatthat
arenotspecificallysuitedforseatswith
integratedsideairbags.'xDonothangpiecesofclothing,suchasjackj
ets,overthebackrests.'xNevermodifyeithertheindividualcompoj nentsorthewiringintheairbagsystem.This
alsoappliestosteeringwheelcovers,the
dashboard,andtheseats.'xDonotremovetheairbagsystem.
Evenwhenyoufollowallinstructionsvery
closely,injuryfromcontactwiththeairbagscanj
notbefullyruledoutincertainsituations.
Theignitionandinflationnoisemayleadto short-termand,inmostcases,temporaryhearj
ingimpairmentinsensitiveoccupants.
Vehiclemodificationsforapersonwithdisabilij
tiesmayaffecttheairbagsystem;contactBMW
CustomerRelationsforfurtherinformation.
Warningsandinformationontheairbagsarealso
foundonthesunvisors.
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Functionalreadinessofthe
airbagsystem
Safetyinformation
Warning
Individualcomponentscanbehotaftertriggerj ingoftheairbagsystem.Thereisariskofinj
jury.Donottouchindividualcomponents.
Warning
Improperlyexecutedworkcanleadtofailure, malfunctionorunintentionaltriggeringofthe airbagsystem.Inthecaseofamalfunction,the
airbagsystemmightnottriggerasintendeddej spitetheaccidentseverity.Thereisariskofinjjuriesordangertolife.Havetheairbagsystemchecked,repaired,dismantledandscrappedby
adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Whendrive-readystateisswitchedon,
thewarninglightintheinstrumentclusj
terlightsupbrieflyandtherebyindicates
thefunctionreadinessoftheentireairbagsysj
temandthebelttensioners.
Malfunction
'xWarninglightdoesnotcomeon
whendrive-readystateisswitched
on.'xThewarninglightlightsupcontinuously.
Havethesystemchecked.
Automaticdeactivationofthe
front-seatpassengerairbags
Concept
Thesystemreadsifthefrontpassengerseatis
occupiedbymeasuringthehumanbody'sresistj ance.
Front,knee,andsideairbagonthefrontpasj senger'ssideareactivatedordeactivated.
Generalinformation
Beforetransportingachildonthefrontpassenj
gerseat,refertothesafetyinformationandinj structionsforchildrenonthefrontpassengerseat,seeChildren.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Toensurethefront-seatpassengerairbag function,thesystemmustbeabletodetect whetherapersonissittinginthefrontpassenj
gerseat.Theentireseatcushionareamustbeusedforthispurpose.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Makesurethatthefrontpasjsengerkeepshisorherfeetinthefloorarea.
Malfunctionoftheautomatic
deactivationsystem
Whentransportingolderchildrenandadults,the
front-seatpassengerairbagsmaybedeactivated incertainsittingpositions.Inthiscase,theindij
catorlightforthefront-seatpassengerairbags
lightsup.
Inthiscase,changethesittingpositionsothat
thefront-seatpassengerairbagsareactivated
andtheindicatorlightgoesout.
Ifitisnotpossibletoactivatetheairbags,have
thepersonsitintherear.
Toenablecorrectrecognitionoftheoccupied
seatcushion.
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'xDonotattachcovers,cushions,ballmatsor
otheritemstothefrontpassengerseatunj lesstheyarespecificallydeterminedtobesafeforuseonthefrontpassengerseat.'xDonotplaceanyelectronicdevicesonthe
frontpassengerseatifachildrestraintsysj
temistobeinstalledonit.'xDonotplaceobjectsundertheseatthat couldpressagainsttheseatfrombelow.'xNomoistureinorontheseat.
Indicatorlightforthefront-seat
passengerairbags
Theindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassenger
airbagintherooflinerindicatestheoperating
stateofthefront-seatpassengerairbag.
Thelightindicateswhethertheairbagsareeither
activatedordeactivated.
Afterdrive-readystateisswitchedon,thelight
brieflylightsupandthenindicateswhetherthe
airbagsareeitheractivatedordeactivated.
'xTheindicatorlightlightsup
whenachildisproperly
seatedinachildrestraintsysj
temorwhentheseatis
empty.Theairbagsonthe
frontpassengersidearenot
activated.'xTheindicatorlightdoesnotlightupwhen,for
instanceacorrectlyseatedpersonofsuffij cientsizeisdetectedontheseat.Theairj
bagsonthefrontpassengersideareactij vated.
Detectedchildrestraintsystems
Thesystemgenerallydetectschildrenseatedin
achildrestraintsystem,particularlyinchildrej
straintsystemsrequiredbyNHTSAatthepoint
intimewhenthevehiclewasmanufactured.Afj
terinstallingachildrestraintsystem,makesure thattheindicatorlightforthefront-seatpassenj
gerairbagslightsup.Thisindicatesthatthechild
restraintsystemhasbeendetectedandthe front-seatpassengerairbagsarenotactivated.
Strengthofthedriver'sand
front-seatpassengerairbag
Theexplosivepowerthatactivatesdriver's/front- seatpassengerairbagsverymuchdependson
thepositionsofthedriver's/frontpassengerseat.
Tomaintaintheaccuracyofthisfunctionover
thelongterm,calibratethefrontseatsassoonas
arespectivemessageappearsontheControl Display.
Calibratingthefrontseats
Warning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmovej mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjustj
ment.
AcorrespondingmessageappearsontheConj
trolDisplay.
1.Presstheswitchandmovetherespective
seatallthewayforward,untilitstops.2.Presstheswitchforwardagain.Theseatstill
movesforwardslightly.3.Readjusttheseattothedesiredposition.
Thecalibrationprocedureiscompletedwhenthe messageontheControlDisplaydisappears.
Ifthemessagecontinuestobedisplayed,repeat
thecalibration.
Ifthemessagedoesnotdisappearafterarepeat calibration,havethesystemcheckedassoonas
possible.
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IntelligentSafety
ConceptIntelligentSafetyenablescentraloperationofthe
driverassistancesystems.
Generalinformation Dependingonhowthevehicleisequipped,Intelj
ligentSafetyconsistsofoneormoresystems
thatcanhelppreventanimminentcollision.
'xFrontcollisionmitigation,refertopage 156.'xPersonwarningwithCitybrakingfunction,rej
fertopage 160.'xLanedeparturewarning,refertopage 163.'xBlindspotcollisionwarning,referto
page 166.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
Overview
Buttoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Switchingon/off SomeIntelligentSafetysystemsareautomatij
callyactiveaftereverydeparture.SomeIntellij
gentSafetysystemsactivateaccordingtothe lastsetting.
ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntellij
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Pressthebutton:
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysysj
temisdisplayed.
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IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff,allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonthe equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysysj
temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindividj
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting
ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenu
areactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.Thefollowj
ingsettingsareswitchedbetween:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe
sub-functions,forinstancesettingforwarning
time.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindij
viduallyswitchedoff.
Pressandholdthisbutton:
AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
switchedoff.
Frontcollisionmitigation
Concept Thesystemmaypreventsomeaccidents.Inthe
eventofanaccident,thesystemmayreduceimj
pactspeed.
Thesystemsoundsawarningbeforeanimmij
nentcollisionandactivatesbrakesindependj
ently,ifneeded.
Generalinformation
Dependingontheequipmentversion,thesysj
temiscontrolledbythefollowingsensors:
'xCameraintheareaoftheinteriormirror.'xRadarsensorinthefrontbumper.
Theapproachcontrolwarningisavailableevenif
cruisecontrolhasbeendeactivated.
Withthevehicleapproachinganothervehicleinj tentionally,theapproachcontrolwarningand
brakingaredelayedinordertoavoidfalsesysj
temreactions.
Thesystemissuesatwo-phasewarningofa possibleriskofcollisionwithvehiclesatspeeds
aboveapprox.3mph/5km/h.Thetimingofwarnj
ingsmayvarywiththecurrentdrivingsituation.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.
Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due
toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina
mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
Warning
Duetosystemlimits,individualfunctionscan
malfunctionduringtow-starting/towingwiththe
IntelligentSafetysystemsactivated.Thereisa
riskofaccident.SwitchallIntelligentSafety
systemsoffpriortotow-starting/towing.
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OverviewButtoninthevehicle
IntelligentSafety
Camera
Thecameraisinstalledneartheinteriormirror.
Keepthewindshieldinfrontoftheinteriormirror cleanandclear.
Withradarsensor
Theradarsensorislocatedinthelowerareaof thefrontbumper.
Alwayskeepradarsensorcleanandunobj
structed.
Switchingon/off
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemisautomaticallyactiveafterevery
drivingoff.
Switchingon/offmanually Pressthebutton.
ThemenufortheIntelligentSafetysysj
temisdisplayed.
IfallIntelligentSafetysystemswereswitchedoff,
allsystemsarenowswitchedon.
ConfigureINDIVIDUAL:dependingonthe equipmentversion,theIntelligentSafetysysj
temscanbeindividuallyconfigured.Theindividj
ualsettingsareactivatedandstoredforthe
driverprofilecurrentlyused.Assoonasasetting
ischangedonthemenu,allsettingsofthemenu
areactivated.
Pressthebuttonrepeatedly.
Thefollowingsettingsareswitchedbej
tween:
ALLON:allIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedon.Basicsettingsareactivatedforthe subfunctions.
INDIVIDUAL:theIntelligentSafetysystemsare switchedonaccordingtotheindividualsettings.
SomeIntelligentSafetysystemscannotbeindijviduallyswitchedoff.
Pressandholdthisbutton.AllIntelligentSafetysystemsare
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ButtonStatusButtonlightsupgreen:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedon.Buttonlightsuporange:someIntellij
gentSafetysystemsareswitchedoff orcurrentlyunavailable.Buttondoesnotlightup:allIntelligent
Safetysystemsareswitchedoff.
Settingthewarningtime
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclesettings3.IntelligentSafety4.Frontcollisionwarning5.Selectthedesiredsetting:'xearly'xmedium'xlate:onlyacutewarningsaredisplayed.
Theselectedtimeisstoredforthedriverprofile
currentlyused.
Warningwithbrakingfunction Display
Awarningsymbolappearsintheinstrument
clusterandintheHead-upDisplay,whereavailaj
ble,ifacollisionwithadetectedvehicleisimmij nent.
SymbolMeasureSymbollightsupred:prewarning.
Brakeandincreasedistance.Symbolflashesredandanacoustic
signalsounds:acutewarning.
Brakeandmakeanevasivemaneuj
ver,ifnecessary.Prewarning
Thiswarningisprovided,forinstancewhenthereisimpendingdangerofacollisionorthedistance tothevehicleaheadistoosmall.
Ifaprewarningisprovided,respondbybraking
aswarranted.
Acutewarningwithbrakingfunction
Anacutewarningisdisplayedincaseoftheimj minentdangerofacollisionwhenthevehicleapj
proachesanotherobjectatahighdifferential speed.
Interveneinthecaseofanacutewarning.Dej
pendingonthedrivingsituation,theacutewarnj ingmaybeaccompaniedbyabriefactivationofthebrakingsystem.
Withthewarningtimesettinglatethebriefacj
tivationofthebrakingsystemisomitted.
Ifanacutewarningisprovided,thesystemmayalsoprovideassistance,suchasthroughbraking,
whenthereisriskofcollision.
Acutewarningsmaybeprovidedevenwhen therehasbeennopriorwarning.
Brakingintervention Thewarningpromptsthedrivertointervene.Ifa
warningisactive,themaximumbrakingforceis usedwhenthebrakeisapplied.Thebrakepedalmustbeappliedsufficientlyquicklyandforcejfully.
Thesystemmayalsoassistinbrakingifthereis
ariskofcollision.
Whenthevehicleistravelingatalowspeed,the
vehiclemaycometoacompletestop.
Citybrakefunction:thebrakinginterventionocj
curstouptoapprox.50mph/80km/h.
Withradarsensor:thebrakinginterventionocj curstouptoapprox.155mph/250km/h.
Atspeedsaboveapprox.130mph/210km/h,thebrakinginterventionoccursasabriefbraking
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Thebrakinginterventionoccursonlyifvehicle
stabilityhasnotbeenrestricted,forinstanceby deactivatingtheDSCDynamicStabilityControl.
Thedrivermayinterruptthebrakingintervention
functionbysteppingontheacceleratorpedalor byactivelymovingthesteeringwheel.
Thesystemssabilitytodetectobjectsmaybe
limitedinsomecircumstances.Refertotheinj
formationinthisOwnerssManualregardingthe
limitationsofthesystemandactivelyintervene
aswarranted.
Systemlimits
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemisdesignedtooperateincertain conditionsandcircumstances.Duetocondijtionsorotherfactors,thesystemmaynotrej
spond.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorrisk ofdamagetoproperty.Activelyinterveneas
warranted.RefertotheinformationinthisOwnj
erssManualregardingthescopeofthesysj
temssoperationandlimitations.
Upperspeedlimit
Ifthevehiclespeedexceedsapprox.
155mph/250km/h,thesystemisdeactivated
temporarily.Whenthevehicleslowsdowntobej
lowthisspeed,thesystemisreactivated.
Detectionrange
Onlyobjectsthataredetectedbythesystemare
takenintoaccount.
Thesystem'sdetectionpotentialislimited.
Thus,asystemreactionmightnotcomeor mightcomelate.
Thefollowingsituationsmaynotbedetected,for
instance:
'xSlowmovingvehicleswhenyouapproach themathighspeed.'xVehiclesthatsuddenlyswerveinfrontofyou,
orsharplydeceleratingvehicles.'xVehicleswithanunusualrearappearance.'xTwo-wheeledvehiclesaheadofyou.
Functionallimitations
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthedrivingstabilitycontrolsystemsarelimj
itedordeactivated,forinstanceDSCOFF.'xIfthefieldofviewofthecameraorthewindj shieldisdirtyorcoveredintheareaoftheinj
teriormirror.'xIfthecamerahasoverheatedandbeentemj
porarilyswitchedoffduetoexcessivelyhigh
temperatures.'xDependingontheequipment:iftheradar sensorsaredirtyorcovered.'xUpto10secondsafterthestartoftheengine
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'xDuringcalibrationofthecameraimmediately
aftervehicledelivery.'xIfthereareconstantblindingeffectsbecause
ofoncominglight,forinstancefromthesun lowinthesky.
Attachinganyobjectssuchasstickersorfilmin
thebeamareaoftheradarsensorswillalsoimj pactthefunctionoftheradarsensorsandmayevencausethemtofail.
Warningsensitivity Themoresensitivethewarningsettingsare,for
examplethewarningtime,themorewarningsare
displayed.Therefore,theremayalsobeanexj cessofprematureorunjustifiedwarningsandrej
actions.
PersonwarningwithCity brakingfunction
Concept
Thesystemmaypreventsomeaccidentsinvolvj ingpedestriansandcyclists.Intheeventofan
accident,thesystemmayreduceimpactspeed. Thesystemsoundsawarninginthecityspeedrangebeforeanimminentcollisionandactivates
brakesindependently,ifneeded.
Generalinformation Thesystemissuesawarningofapossibleriskof
collisionwithpedestriansandcyclistsatspeeds
aboveapprox.3mph/5km/h.
Thesystemreactstopedestriansandcyclists
whoarewithinthedetectionrangeofthesysj tem.
Dependingontheequipmentversion,thesysj
temiscontrolledbythefollowingsensors:
'xCameraintheareaoftheinteriormirror.'xRadarsensorinthefrontbumper.Detectionrange
Thedetectionareainfrontofthevehicleisdivj idedintotwoareas:
'xCentralarea,arrow1,directlyinfrontofthe
vehicle.'xExpandedarea,arrow2,totherightandleft ofthecentralarea.
Acollisionisimminentifpedestriansarelocated
withinthecentralarea.Awarningisissuedabout pedestrianswhoarelocatedwithintheextended
areaonlyiftheyaremovinginthedirectionofthe centralarea.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesystemcannotserveasasubstituteforthe
driversspersonaljudgmentinassessingvisibility andtrafficsituation.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdrivingstyletotrafficconditions.Watch
trafficcloselyandactivelyintervenewhereapj propriate.
Warning
Indicatorsandwarningscannotserveasasubj
stituteforthedriversspersonaljudgment.Due toitslimits,thesystemmaynotissuewarnings
orreactions,orthesemaybeissuedlateorina mannerthatisnotconsistentwiththeirnormal
use.Thereisariskofaccident.Adjustdriving
styletotrafficconditions.Watchtrafficclosely
andactivelyintervenewhereappropriate.
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