BMW 3 SERIES 2022 Owners Manual

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LightsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Lightsandlighting
Switchesinthevehicle
Thelightswitchelementislocatednexttothe
steeringwheel.
IconFunctionFrontfoglights.Lightsoff.
Daytimedrivinglights.Parkinglights.IconFunctionAutomaticheadlightcontrol.
Adaptivelightfunctions.Lowbeams.Instrumentlighting.Rightroadsideparkinglight.Leftroadsideparkinglight.
Automaticheadlight
control
Principle Thelowbeamsareswitchedonandoffautomat#j
icallydependingontheambientbrightness,for
exampleintunnels,intwilightorifthereispre#j
cipitation.
Generalinformation Ablueskywiththesunlowonthehorizoncancausethelightstobeturnedon.
Ifthelowbeamsareswitchedonmanually,the
automaticheadlightcontrolisdeactivated.
Activating Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#jment.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsup.
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Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terisilluminatedwhenthelowbeamsare
switchedon.
Systemlimits
Theautomaticheadlightcontrolcannotreplace
yourpersonaljudgmentoflightingconditions.
Forexample,thesensorsareunabletodetect
fogorhazyweather.Inthesesituations,turnthe
lightsonmanually.
Parkinglights,lowbeams androadsideparkinglights
Generalinformation
Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedwhenthedrive- readystateisswitchedoff,theexteriorlightingisautomaticallyswitchedoffafteraperiodoftime.
Parkinglights
Generalinformation
Theparkinglightscanonlybeswitchedoninthe
lowspeedrange.
Switchingon Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#jment.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terlightsup.
Thevehicleisilluminatedonallsides.
Donotusetheparkinglightsforextendedperi#j
ods;otherwise,theymightdrainthebatteryand itwouldthenbeimpossibletoswitchondrive-
readystate.
Turningoff Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
mentorswitchonthedrive-readystate.
Afterthedrive-readystateisswitchedon,the
automaticheadlightcontrolwillbeactivated.
Lowbeams Switchingon Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#jment.
Thelowbeamsilluminatewhendrive-readystate isswitchedon.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terlightsup.
Pressthebuttonagaintoswitchonthelow
beamswhenthestandbystateisswitchedon.
Turningoff
Dependingonthecountryvariant,thelowbeams
canbeswitchedoffinthelowspeedrange.
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#jment.
Roadsideparkinglights Whenthevehicleisparked,aone-sidedroadsideparkinglightcanbeswitchedon.ButtonFunctionRightroadsideparkinglighton.Leftroadsideparkinglightoff.
Switchingofftheroadsideparkinglight:
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
mentorswitchonthedrive-readystate.
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Welcomelights
Principle
Theexteriorlightingisswitchedonautomatically whenapproachingorunlockingthevehicle.
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipment,theexteriorlight#jingofthevehiclecanbesetindividually.
Activating/deactivatingwelcome
light
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Exteriorlighting"4.Dependingontheequipment,selectthefol#j lowingsetting:'x"Welcomeandgoodbye"
Whenunlockingthevehicle,individual lightfunctionsareswitchedonforalim#j
itedtime.'x"Doorhandlelights"
Doorhandlesandthegroundinfrontof
thedoorsareilluminatedforalimited
time.'x"WelcomeLightCarpet"
Theareanexttothevehicleisilluminated
foralimitedtime.
LEDlightcarpet
Thelightsourceislocatedinthepositionindi#j cated.
Keepthelightsourcecleanandunobstructed.
Pathwaylighting
Principle
Fortheilluminationofthevehicle#sssurroundings
afterexitingthevehicle,theexteriorlightingcan beswitchedonforadefinedperiodoftime.
Switchingpathwaylightingon Afterswitchingoffthedrive-readystate,brieflypushtheturnsignalleverforward.
Settingtheduration
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Exteriorlighting"4."Pathwaylighting"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.6."OK"
Daytimedrivinglights
Generalinformation
Thedaytimedrivinglightslightupwhendrive-
readystateisswitchedon.
Activate/deactivatedaytime
drivinglights
Insomecountries,daytimedrivinglightsaremandatory,soitmaynotbepossibletodeacti#j
vatethedaytimedrivinglightsinfront.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Exteriorlighting"4.Dependingoncountryspecifications:
"Daytimedrivinglights"or"Daytimedriving
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Adaptivelightfunctions
Principle
Adaptivelightfunctionsenabledynamicillumina#j
tionoftheroad.
Generalinformation Theadaptivelightfunctionsmayconsistofonesystemormultiplesystems,dependingonthe
equipmentversion:
'xAdaptiveLightControl.'xCorneringlight.
Activating
Pressthebuttononthelightswitchele#j
ment.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsup.
Theadaptivelightfunctionsareactivewhenthe
drive-readystateisswitchedon.
AdaptiveLightControl
GeneralinformationDependingonthesteeringangleandotherpa#jrameters,thelightfromtheheadlightfollowsthecourseoftheroad.
Toavoidblindingoncomingtraffic,theAdaptive LightControldoesnotswiveltotheopposite
lanewhenthevehicleisatastandstill.
Corneringlight
Principle
Intightcurves,forinstanceonmountainous roadsorwhenturning,anadditional,cornering
lightisswitchedonthatlightsuptheinsideof
thecurvewhenthevehicleismovingbelowa
certainspeed.
Generalinformation
Thecorneringlightisautomaticallyswitchedon
dependingonthesteeringangleor,whereappli#j
cable,theuseofturnsignals.
Whendrivinginreverse,thecorneringlightsmay
beautomaticallyswitchedonregardlessofthe
steeringangle.
Adaptiveheadlightrange control
Theadaptiveheadlightrangecontrolfeaturebal#jancesoutaccelerationandbrakingprocessesas
wellasthevehicleloadconditionsinorderto
avoidblindingoncomingtraffic.
AutomaticHighBeam Assistant
Principle
TheAutomaticHighBeamAssistantdetects
otherroadusersearlyonandautomatically
switchesthehighbeamsonoroffdependingon thetrafficsituation.
GeneralinformationTheAutomaticHighBeamAssistantensuresthatthehighbeamsareswitchedon,wheneverthetrafficsituationallows.Inthelowspeedrange,thehighbeamsarenotswitchedonbythesystem.
Thesystemrespondstolightfromoncoming trafficandtrafficdrivingaheadofyou,andtoam#jbientlighting,forinstanceintownsandcities.
Thehighbeamscanbeswitchedonandoff
manuallyatanytime.
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ActivateAutomaticHighBeam
Assistant1.Pressthebuttononthelightswitch
element.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsup.2.Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terisilluminatedwhenthelowbeamsare
switchedon.
Theheadlightsareautomaticallyswitchedbe#j tweenlowbeamsandhighbeams.
Theblueindicatorlightintheinstrument
clusterlightsupwhenthesystem switchesonthehighbeams.
DrivinginterruptionwithactivatedAutomatic
HighBeamAssistant:theAutomaticHighBeam
Assistantremainsactivatedwhendrivingcontin#j
ues.
TheAutomaticHighBeamAssistantisdeacti#j vatedwhenmanuallyswitchingthehighbeams
onandoff.
ToreactivatetheAutomaticHighBeamAssis#j
tant,pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
DeactivateAutomaticHighBeam
Assistant
Pressthebuttonontheturnsignallever.
SensitivityoftheAutomaticHigh
BeamAssistant
Generalinformation
ThesensitivityoftheAutomaticHighBeamAs#j sistantcanbeadjusted.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Ifadjustmentshavebeenmadeorthesensitiv#j ityhasbeenmodified,oncomingtrafficmaybe
momentarilyblinded.Thereisariskofaccident.
Ifadjustmentshavebeenmadeandthesensi#j
tivityhasbeenmodified,makesurethaton#j
comingtrafficisnotmomentarilyblinded.
Switchoffthehighbeamsmanuallyifrequired.
Functionalrequirements
'xSettingatstandstillonly.'xDrivereadinessisswitchedon.'xLightisturnedoff.
Increasesensitivity
Pushtheturnsignallevertothefrontforapproxi#j
mately10seconds.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.Thesys#j
temrespondsmoresensitively.
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ResettingthesensitivityPushtheturnsignallevertothefrontagainfor
approx.10secondsorswitchoffthedrive-ready state.
ThesensitivityoftheAutomaticHighBeamAs#j sistantisresettothefactorysettings.
Systemlimits TheAutomaticHighBeamAssistantcannotre#jplacethedriver'spersonaljudgmentofwhentousethehighbeams.Insituationthatrequirethis,
thereforedimmingmanually.
Thesystemisnotfullyfunctionalinthefollowing situations,anddriverinterventionmaybeneces#j
sary:'xInveryunfavorableweatherconditions,such
asfogorheavyprecipitation.'xWhendetectingpoorly-litroaduserssuchas
pedestrians,cyclists,horsebackridersand wagons;whendrivingclosetotrainorshiptraffic;oratanimalcrossings.'xIntightcurves,onhilltopsorindepressions,incrossingtrafficorhalf-obscuredoncoming
trafficonhighways.'xInpoorly-littownsandcitiesorinthepres#j enceofhighlyreflectivesigns.'xWhenthewindshieldinfrontoftheinterior
mirrorisfoggedup,dirtyorcoveredwith
stickers,etc.
Laserhighbeams
Principle
Theheadlightrangeofthehighbeamsisin#j
creasedandprovidesbetterilluminationofthe
road.
Generalinformation Whenthehighbeamsareswitched-on,starting
withaspeedofapprox.37mph/60km/h,thela#j
serhighbeamsintheheadlightareautomatically
switchedoninadditiontotheLEDhighbeams.
Dependingonthecountryvariant,furtherinfor#j mationcanbeobtainedfromthelaserlabelontheheadlight.
Safetyinformation
Thelabelisintheheadlightandisvisiblefrom theoutside.
Foglights
Frontfoglights
Principle
Thefrontfoglightsworkalongsidethelow beamstoilluminateawiderareaoftheroadway.
Functionalrequirement
'xLowbeamsareswitchedon.
Frontfoglighton/off Pressthebutton.
Thegreenindicatorlightintheinstru#j
mentclusterlightsupifthefrontfog
lightsareswitchedon.
Iftheautomaticheadlightcontrolisactivated,the
lowbeamswillcomeonautomaticallywhenyou switchonthefrontfoglights.
Whenthehighbeamsorheadlightflasherare
activated,thefrontfoglightsarenotswitched on.
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Instrumentlighting
FunctionalrequirementTheparkinglightsorlowbeamsmustbe
switchedontosetthebrightness.
Settingthebrightness Adjustthebrightnesswiththe
thumbwheel.
Interiorlighting
Generalinformation Dependingontheequipmentversion,interior
lights,footwelllights,entrylights,ambientlight#j ing,andspeakerlightingareautomaticallycon#jtrolled.
Overview Buttonsinthevehicle
Interiorlights
Readinglights
Turninginteriorlightson/off Pressthebutton.
Toswitchoffpermanently:pressthebuttonandholdforapprox.3seconds.
Theinteriorlightsintherearofthevehiclecan
beswitchedonandoffindependently.Thebut#j
tonislocatedintherearheadliner.
Turningreadinglightson/off Pressthebutton.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theread#j
inglightsarelocatednexttotheinteriorlightsin
thefrontandrear.
Ambientlight
Generalinformation
Dependingontheequipmentversion,lighting
canbeadjustedforsomelightsinthecar'sinte#j
rior.
Activating/deactivatingambient
light
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Ambientlighting"
Turningambientlighton/off
Theambientlightisswitchedonwhenthevehi#jcleisunlocked,andswitchedoffwhenthevehi#jcleislocked.
IftheambientlightwasdeactivatedviaiDrive,it
willnotbeswitchedonwhenthevehicleisun#j locked.
Selectingthecolor
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4."Color"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Settingthebrightness
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Brightness"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dynamiclight
Individualactions,forexampleincomingcallsor
openeddoors,areindicatedbylighteffects.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Interiorlighting"4."Dynamiclight"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Dimmedwhiledriving
Somelightsoftheinteriorlightingaredimmed
whenthevehicleisdriveninthedark.
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SafetyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Airbags
1Frontairbag,driver2Frontairbag,frontpassenger3Headairbag4Sideairbag5KneeairbagFrontairbags
Frontairbagshelpprotectthedriverandthe
frontpassengerbyrespondingtofrontalimpacts inwhichsafetybeltsalonewouldnotprovidead#jequateprotection.Sideairbag
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Headairbag
Intheeventofasidecollision,theheadairbag protectsthehead.
EjectionMitigation Theheadairbagsystemisdesignedasanejec#j
tionmitigationcountermeasuretoreducethe
likelihoodofejectionsofvehicleoccupants
throughsidewindowsduringrolloversorside
collisionevents.
Kneeairbag
Dependingonthenational-marketversion:
Thekneeairbagprotectsthelegsintheeventof afrontalimpact.
Protectiveeffect
Generalinformation
Airbagsarenottriggeredineveryimpactsitua#j
tion,e.g.,inlesssevereaccidents.
Informationonoptimumprotective
effectoftheairbags
Warning
Iftheseatpositionisincorrectorthedeploy#j
mentareaoftheairbagsisimpaired,theairbag
systemcannotprovideprotectionasintended
andmaycauseadditionalinjuriesduetotrig#j
gering.Thereisariskofinjuryordangertolife.
Followtheinformationonachievingtheopti#j
mumprotectiveeffectoftheairbagsystem.
'xKeepadistancefromtheairbags.'xAlwaysgraspthesteeringwheelonthe
steeringwheelrim.Holdyourhandsatthe
3o'clockand9o'clockpositions,tokeepthe riskofinjurytoyourhandsorarmsaslowas
possiblewhentheairbagistriggered.'xAdjustseatandsteeringwheelsothathands canbecrossedoverthesteeringwheel.Se#j
lectthesettingssothattheshoulderrestsagainstthebackrestwhencrossingthe
handsandtheupperbodyisasfarbackas
possiblewhilestillmaintainingacomfortable
griponthesteeringwheel.'xMakesurethatthefrontpassengerissitting
correctly,i.e.,keepshisorherfeetandlegsin thefloorareaanddoesnotsupportthemon
thedashboard.'xMakesurethatoccupantskeeptheirheads
awayfromthesideairbag.'xThereshouldbenoadditionalpersons,ani#j
malsorobjectsbetweenanairbagandaper#j
son.'xDashboardandwindshieldonthefrontpas#j
sengersidemuststayclear-donotattach adhesivefilmorcoveringsanddonotattach
bracketsorcables,forinstancefornavigation
devicesormobilephones.'xDonotbondtheairbagcoverpanelswithad#j
hesive,donotcoverthemormodifythemin
anyway.'xDonotusethecoverofthefrontairbagon thefrontpassengersideasastoragearea.'xDonotattachslipcovers,seatcushionsor
otherobjectstothefrontpassengerseatthat
arenotspecificallysuitedforseatswith
integratedsideairbags.'xDonothangpiecesofclothing,suchasjack#j
ets,overthebackrests.'xNevermodifyeithertheindividualcompo#j nentsorthewiringintheairbagsystem.This
alsoappliestosteeringwheelcovers,the
dashboard,andtheseats.'xDonotdisassembletheairbagsystem.
Evenwhenyoufollowallinstructionsvery
closely,injuryfromcontactwiththeairbagscan#j
notbefullyruledoutincertainsituations.
Theignitionandinflationnoisemayleadto short-termand,inmostcases,temporaryhear#j
ingimpairmentinsensitiveoccupants.
Vehiclemodificationsforapersonwithdisabili#j
tiesmayaffecttheairbagsystem;contactBMW
CustomerRelationsforfurtherinformation.
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