BMW M3 2018 Owners Manual

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TheUltimate
DrivingMachine
OWNER'SHANDBOOK.THEBMWM3SALOON.LINK:
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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sHandbook.
BMWM3.
CongratulationsonyourchoiceofaBMWM3.
Thebetteryouareacquaintedwithyourvehicle,theeasieryouwillfinditisto operate.Wewouldthereforeliketoofferyouthefollowingadvice:
PleasereadtheOwner'sHandbookbeforesettingoutinyournewBMWM3.
AlsousetheIntegratedOwner'sHandbookinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimporj
tantinformationonhowtooperatethevehicle,enablingyoutoderivemaxij mumbenefitfromthetechnicaladvantagesofyourBMWM3.Italsocontainsusefulinformationwhichwillhelpyoutomaintainboththeoperatingandroad
safetyofyourBMWM3aswellasitsfullresalevalue.
Ifapplicable,youwillfindupdatesaftertheeditorialdeadlineintheappendix oftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevehicle.
Supplementaryinformationisprovidedintheotherdocumentsofon-board
literature.
Wewishyouasafeandpleasantjourney.3
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TABLEOFCONTENTSNOTES
Notes.................................................................................................................................... 8
QUICKREFERENCE
YourBMWinbrief.........................................................................................................  16
OVERVIEW
Drivingarea......................................................................................................................  32
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 36
Voicecontrolsystem....................................................................................................  45
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  48
Owner'sHandbookmedia........................................................................................... 60
CONTROLS
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  66
Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheel............................................................................. 84
Carryingchildrensafely................................................................................................  95
Driving............................................................................................................................. 104
Displays..........................................................................................................................  121
Lights..............................................................................................................................  140
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 146
DrivingStabilityControlSystems...........................................................................  169
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 176
Airconditioning............................................................................................................  192
Interiorequipment.......................................................................................................  201
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 205
DRIVINGHINTS
BMWM3Technology...............................................................................................  212
Drivingprecautions.....................................................................................................  214
Loads..............................................................................................................................  218
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  2214
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MOBILITY
Refuelling.......................................................................................................................  226
Fuel.................................................................................................................................. 228
Wheelsandtyres.........................................................................................................  230
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  244
Engineoil.......................................................................................................................  247
Coolant...........................................................................................................................  251
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  253
Replacingparts............................................................................................................  256
BreakdownAssist........................................................................................................ 262
Generalcare.................................................................................................................. 269
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  276
Appendix........................................................................................................................  278
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  280
i2018BayerischeMotorenWerke
Aktiengesellschaft
Munich,Germany
Nottobereproduced,whollyorinpart,withoutwrittenpermissionfromBMWAG,Munich.
EnglishID5II/18,0318490
Printedonenvironmentallyfriendlypaper,bleachedwithoutchlorine,suitableforrecycling.
Navigation,entertainmentandcommunication,seeIntegrated
Owner'sHandbookinthevehicle,OnlineOwner'sHandbook,BMW DriverssGuideapp.5
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NOTES
Notes 87
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NotesAboutthisOwner'sHandbook
Orientation Thequickestwaytofindinformationonaparticj
ulartopicorfeatureistoconsultthealphabetical
index.
Werecommendthatyoureadthroughthefirst
chaptertoobtainaninitialoverviewofthevehij
cle.
Updatesaftergoingtopress
Updatesfollowingthecopydeadlinecanresultin differencesbetweentheprintedOwner's
HandbookandthefollowingOwner'sHandj
books:
'xIntegratedOwner'sHandbookinthevehicle.'xOnlineOwner'sHandbook.'xBMWDriver'sGuideApp.
Youwillfindnotesonanyupdatesintheappenj
dixoftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevej
hicle.
Owner'sHandbookfor
Navigation,Entertainment,
Communication
TheOwner'sHandbookfornavigation,entertainj
mentandcommunicationisavailableasaprinted bookfromService.
Navigation,entertainmentandcommunication
topicscanbeconsultedinthefollowing:
'xIntegratedOwner'sHandbookinthevehicle.'xOnlineOwner'sHandbook.'xBMWDriver'sGuideApp.Additionalsourcesof
information
ServicePartner
AServicePartnerofthemanufacturerwillbe
happytoansweranyfurtherquestions.
Internet
Owner'sHandbookandgeneralinformation aboutBMW,forexampleontechnology,are
availableontheInternet:www.bmw.com.
IntegratedOwner'sHandbookin
thevehicle
TheIntegratedOwner'sHandbookdescribesthe
specificequipmentandfunctionspresentinthe vehicle.TheIntegratedOwner'sHandbookcan
beshownintheControlDisplay.Forfurtherinj
formation,seepage 60.
BMWDriver'sGuideApp
TheBMWDriver'sGuideappspecificallydej
scribestheequipmentandfunctionsincludedin thevehicle.Theappcanbedisplayedonsmartj
phonesandtablets.Forfurtherinformation,see page 61.
OnlineOwner'sHandbook
TheOnlineOwner'sHandbookspecificallydej scribestheequipmentandfunctionspresentinthevehicle.TheOnlineOwner'sHandbookcanbedisplayedinanyoftoday'sbrowsers.Forfurjtherinformation,seepage 62.
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Symbolsanddisplays
SymbolsintheOwner's
Handbook
SymbolMeaningPrecautionsthatmustbefollowedin
ordertoavoidthepossibilityofinjury
toyourselfandtoothersaswellas
seriousdamagetothevehicle.Measuresthatcanbetakentohelp
protecttheenvironment....Textsonadisplayinthevehiclefor
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ForAustralia/NewZealand:
general
WhenreadingthisOwner'sHandbook,please
bearthefollowinginmind:toensurethatourvej
hiclescontinuetoembodythehighestquality
andsafetystandards,wepursueapolicyofconj
tinuous,ongoingdevelopment.Becausemodifij
cationsinthedesignofbothvehiclesandaccesj
soriesmaybeintroducedatanytime,yourown
vehicle'sequipmentmayvaryfromthatdescrij
bedinthishandbook.Forthesamereason,itis
alsoimpossibletoguaranteethatalldescriptions
willbecompletelyaccurateinallrespects.
Wemustthereforerequestyourunderstanding
ofthefactthatthemanufacturerofyourvehicle
isunabletorecogniselegalclaimsbasedondisj
crepanciesbetweenthedata,illustrationsand
descriptionsinthisOwner'sHandbookandyour
ownvehicle'sequipment.Pleasenote,too,that
someoftheoptionalequipmentdescribedinthis
manualisnotavailableonAustralianmodelsdue
torestrictionsimposedbyAustralianDesign
Rulesandotherrequirements.
Shouldyourequireanyfurtherinformation,
pleasecontactyourServicePartneroraqualified specialistworkshop,whowillbepleasedtoadjviseyou.
Updatesaftergoingtopress
Updatesfollowingthecopydeadlinecanresultin differencesbetweentheprintedOwner'sHandbookandthefollowingOwner'sHandj
books:'xIntegratedOwner'sHandbookinthevehicle.'xOnlineOwner'sHandbook.'xBMWDriver'sGuideApp.
Youwillfindnotesonanyupdatesintheappenj
dixoftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevej
hicle.
Yourownsafety
Intendeduse
Complywiththefollowingwhenusingthevehij
cle:
'xOwner'sHandbook.'xInformationonthevehicle.Donotremove stickers.'xTechnicaldataofthevehicle.'xTheapplicablelawsandsafetystandardsofthecountryinwhichthevehicleisused.'xVehiclepapersandlegaldocuments.
Warranty
Yourvehicleistechnicallydesignedfortheoperj
atingconditionsandapprovalrequirementsprevj
alentinthecountrytowhichitwasfirstdelivered
-homologation.Ifyourvehicleistobeoperated
inanothercountry,itmayhavetobeadaptedto anyprevailingdifferentoperatingconditionsandapprovalrequirements.Ifyourvehicledoesnot
complywiththehomologationrequirementsina
certaincountryyoucannotlodgewarrantyclaims foryourvehiclethere.AServicePartnerisableto
providefurtherinformation.
Maintenanceandrepairs Theadvancedtechnologyusedinyourvehicle,forexamplethestate-of-the-artmaterialsand
high-performanceelectronics,requiressuitably appropriatemaintenanceandrepairmethods.
Consequently,themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommendshavingcorrespondingworkcarried
outbyaBMWServicePartner.Ifyouchooseto
useanotherspecialistworkshop,BMWrecomj
mendsusingonethatperformsworksuchas
maintenanceandrepairaccordingtoBMWspecj
ificationswithproperlytrainedpersonnel.Inthis
Owner'sHandbook,facilitiesofthiskindarerej
ferredtoasanotherqualifiedservicecentreora specialistworkshop.
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