BMW M3 2018 Owners Manual

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DisplaysVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
Overview,instrumentcluster
1Fuelgauge\_ 1252Speedometer3Messages,forexample,CheckControl4Revolutioncounter\_ 126ShiftLights\_1385Engineoiltemperature\_ 1266Currentfuelconsumption7Electronicdisplays8Toresetthetripdistancerecorder\_ 126Seite121DisplaysCONTROLS121
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CheckControl
Principle
TheCheckControlmonitorsvehiclefunctions
andalertsyoutoanyfaultsinthemonitoredsysj
tems.
General
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedasacomj
binationofindicatororwarninglampsandtext messagesintheinstrumentclusterandthe
Head-UpDisplay.
Ifapplicable,thetextmessageshownintheConj
trolDisplayisaccompaniedbyanadditional acousticsignal.
Indicatorandwarninglamps GeneralIndicatorandwarninglampsintheinstrumentclustercanilluminateinavarietyofcombinations
andcolours.
Whentheenginestartsortheignitionis
switchedon,thefunctionalityofsomelightsis checkedandtheyilluminatebriefly.
Redlights Seatbeltreminder Thedriver'ssideseatbeltisnotfasj
tened.Forsomecountryspecifications:
thefrontpassengerseatbeltisnotfasj
tenedorobjectsaredetectedonthefrontpasj
sengerseat.
Iftheindicatorlampflashesorisilluminated:seat
beltonthedriver'sorfrontpassengersideisnot
fastened.Theseatbeltremindercanalsobe triggeredifthereareobjectsinthefrontpassenjgerseat.
Checkwhethertheseatbelthasbeenfastened
correctly.
Seatbeltreminderforrearseats
Seatbeltonthecorrespondingrearseat
isnotfastened.
Airbagsystem Airbagsystemandbelttensionermaybefaulty.
Immediatelyhavethevehiclecheckedby
aServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkj
shop.
Parkingbrake Theparkingbrakeisengaged.
Releasetheparkingbrake,see
page 109.
Front-endcollisionwarning Indicatorlampisilluminated:advance
warning,forexampleifadangerofcollij sionisanticipatedorthereisaveryshort
distancetoavehicleahead.
Increasethedistance.
Indicatorlampflashes:acutewarningindicatinga
riskofanimmediatecollisionriskbecausethe vehicleisapproachinganothervehicleandthedifferentialspeedisrelativelyhigh.
Intervenebybrakingand,ifnecessary,performj
inganevasivemanoeuvre.
Personwarning Symbolintheinstrumentcluster.
Ifthereisariskofcollisionwithadetecj
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YellowlightsAnti-lockBrakeSystem,ABS Brakingforceboostmaybefaulty.Avoid
suddenbraking.Takeintoaccountthat thebrakingdistancewillbelonger.
HavethevehiclecheckedimmediatelybyaServj
icePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualij fiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
DynamicStabilityControlDSC Iftheindicatorlampisflashing:DSCis
regulatingtheaccelerationandbraking forces.Thevehicleisbeingstabilised.
Decreasespeedandadjustdrivingstyletothe
roadconditions.
Iftheindicatorlampisilluminated:DSChas failed.
HavethesystemcheckedbyaServicePartner
ofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
DSC,seepage 171.
DynamicStabilityControlDSCdeactivated DSCisdeactivated.
DSC,seepage 171.
MDynamicMode MDynamicModeMDMisswitchedon.MDynamicMode,seepage 172.
Indicatorlampalsoflashes:MDMreguj
latesaccelerationandbrakingforces.
Thevehicleisbeingstabilised.Indicatorlampisilluminated:MDMhas
failed.Havethesystemcheckedbya ServicePartnerofthemanufactureror
anotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
MDynamicMode,seepage 172.
RunflatindicatorRPA Therunflatindicatorreportsalossoftyre
inflationpressureinatyre.
Reduceyourspeedandcarefullystop
thevehicle.Avoidviolentorsuddenbrakingand steeringmanoeuvres.
Runflatindicator,seepage 153.
TyrePressureMonitorTPM Theindicatorlampilluminates:theTyre
PressureMonitorisreportingalowtyre
inflationpressureoraflattyre.Notethe
informationintheCheckControlmessage.
Theindicatorlampflashesandthenilluminates
continuously:noflattyresorlossoftyreinflation
pressurecanbedetected.'xFaultduetosystemsordeviceswiththe
sameradiofrequency:thesystemisautoj
maticallyreactivateduponleavingthefieldof interference.'xTPMcouldnotcompletethereset:performa
systemresetagain.'xAwheelwithoutTPMwheelelectronicsisfitj
ted:haveitcheckedbyaServicePartnerof
themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService Partneroraspecialistworkshopifnecessary.'xMalfunction:havethesystemcheckedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
TyrePressureMonitor,seepage 150.
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SteeringsystemSteeringsystemfaulty.
HavethesystemcheckedbyaService
Partnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkj
shop.
Emissions Enginefunctionmalfunctioning.
HavethevehiclecheckedbyaService Partnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkj
shop.
Socketforon-boarddiagnosis,seepage 254.
LaneDepartureWarning Systemisswitchedonandwarnsyou
undercertainconditionsifyouleavea
detectedlanewithoutindicatingfirst.
LaneDepartureWarning,seepage 161.
Rearfoglights Rearfoglightsareswitchedon.
Rearfoglights,seepage 144.
Greenlights
Seatbeltreminderforrearseats Seatbeltonthecorrespondingrearseat
isfastened.
Turnindicator Theturnindicatorisswitchedon.
Iftheindicatorlampflashesmorerapidly
thanusual,aturnsignallighthasfailed.
Turnindicators,seepage 109.Sidelights,drivinglights
Thesidelightsordrivinglightsare
switchedon.
Sidelights/low-beamheadlights,driving
lightscontrol,seepage 140.
High-beamassistance High-beamassistanceisswitchedon.
Thehigh-beamheadlightsareswitched onandoffautomaticallydependingon
thetrafficsituation.
High-beamassistance,seepage 143.
CruiseControl Thesystemisswitchedon.Thespeed
setusingthecontrolsonthesteering
wheelismaintained.
Manualspeedlimiter Indicatorlampisilluminated:systemisswitchedon.
Indicatorlampflashes:setspeedlimitis
exceeded.Anacousticsignalmaysound.
Reducespeedordeactivatesystem.
Bluelights High-beamheadlights Thehigh-beamheadlightsareswitched
on.
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HidingCheckControlmessages
Pressthebuttonontheturnindicatorlever.Continuousdisplay
SomeCheckControlmessagesaredisplayed
permanentlyandremainuntilthefaulthasbeen repaired.Ifthereareanumberofmalfunctionssij
multaneously,themessagesaredisplayedin
succession.
Themessagescanbehiddenforapproximately 8seconds.Theyarethendisplayedagainautoj
matically.
Temporarydisplay SomeCheckControlmessagesareautomatij
callyhiddenafterapproximately20seconds.The
CheckControlmessagesremainsavedandcan
bedisplayedagain.
DisplayingCheckControl
messagessavedinthememory
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.CheckControl4.Selectatextmessage.
Display
CheckControl AtleastoneCheckControlmessageis
displayedorsaved.
Textmessages
Textmessagesandsymbolsintheinstrument
clusterexplainthemeaningofaCheckControl
messageandtheindicatorandwarninglamps.
Supplementarytextmessages
Youcancallupadditionalinformation,forexamj
plethecauseofthefaultandanyactionrequired,
viaCheckControl.
Thesupplementarytextisautomaticallyshown intheControlDisplayforurgentmessages.
Functions
DependingontheCheckControlmessage,the followingfunctionscanbeselected.'xOwner'sHandbook
DisplayadditionalinformationontheCheck
ControlmessageintheIntegratedOwner's Handbook.'xServicerequest
ContactaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.'xBMWRoadsideAssistance
Contactbreakdownassistance.
Messagesdisplayedattheendof
ajourney
Certainmessagesdisplayedwhendrivingare
displayedagainwhentheignitionisswitchedoff.
Fuelgauge
Anarrownexttothepetrolpump symbolshowsonwhichsideof
thevehiclethefuelfillerflapisloj
cated.
Theangleofthevehiclemay
causethedisplaytofluctuate.
Notetheinformationaboutrefuelling.
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Revolutioncounter
YellowandredLEDsdisplayperj
mittedenginespeedrange.Perj
mittedenginespeedincreasesas
engineoiltemperaturerises.
Avoidenginespeedsintheyellow
warningzone.
Itisvitaltoavoidenginespeedsintheredwarnj ingzone.Inthiszone,thefuelsupplyisinterrupjtedtoprotecttheengine.
Engineoiltemperature
'xColdengine:thepointerisloj
catedatalowtemperature
value.Drivewithmoderateenj
ginespeedandvehiclespeed.'xNormaloperatingtemperaj
ture:theneedleislocatedin
thecentreorlefthalfofthe
temperaturedisplay.'xHotengine:thepointerislocatedatahigh temperaturevalue.ACheckControlmessage
isalsodisplayed.
Coolanttemperature
Ifthecoolantandthereforetheenginebecome toohot,aCheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Checkingthecoolantlevel.
Odometerandtripdistance
recorder
Display
'xOdometer,arrow1.'xTripdistancerecorder,arj
row2.
Showing/resettingthedistance
Pressthebutton.
'xWhentheignitionisoff,the
time,outsidetemperatureand
odometeraredisplayed.'xWhentheignitionison,the
tripdistancerecorderisreset.
Outsidetemperature
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DisplayTheoutsidetemperatureisdisjplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
Time
Thetimeisshownintheinstruj
mentcluster.
Ifthedigitalspeedoisactivated,
thetimecanbedisplayedonthe
on-boardcomputer.
ThetimecanbesetontheControlDisplay.
Date
Thedateisdisplayedintheon-
boardcomputer.
Thedateanddateformatcanbe
setontheControlDisplay.
Digitalspeedometer
Display Thecurrentspeedisshowninthe
instrumentcluster.
Activatingdisplay
1.MyVehicle2.iDrivesettings3.Displays4.Instrumentcluster5.DigitalspeedometerSettingunit1.MyVehicle2.iDrivesettings3.Units4.Dgtlspeedo:5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentlyusedproj
file.
Geardisplaywith Drivelogic
Sequentialmode
'xEngagedgear,arrow1.'xSelecteddriveprogramme,
Drivelogic,arrow2.
Drivemode
'xEngagedgeartogetherwitha
D,arrow1.'xSelecteddriveprogramme,
Drivelogic,arrow2.
Range
General
Iftheremainingrangeislow:
'xACheckControlmessageisbrieflydisplayed.'xTheon-boardcomputershowstheremaining range.'xIfadynamicdrivingstyleisadopted,forexjamplefastcornering,enginefunctionisnot
alwaysensured.
Iftherangedropsbelowapproximately50km,
approximately30milestheCheckControlmesj
sageiscontinuallydisplayed.
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Safetynotes
NOTE
Iftherangedropsbelow50km,approximately 30miles,theenginemaynolongerbesupplied withsufficientfuel.Enginefunctionisnolonger
ensured.Thereisadangerofdamagetopropj
erty.Refuelingoodtime.
Display
Thecurrentrangeisshownintheinstrumentcluster.
Currentfuelconsumption
Display Showsthemomentaryfuelconjsumption.Itispossibletocheck
theeconomyandenvironmental
compatibilityofyourdrivingstyle.
Displayingthecurrentfuel
consumption
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.iDrivesettings3.Displays4.Instrumentcluster5.Ifnecessary,Mdrivingdynamicssystems
Thecurrentfuelconsumptiondisplayis
active.
Displayofthedrivingdynamicsystems,
seepage 129.
Thebargaugeforthecurrentfuelconsumption
isshownintheinstrumentcluster.
Energyrecuperation
Display
Inoverrunmode,thekineticenj
ergyofthevehicleisconverted
intoelectricalenergy.Thevehicle
batteryispartiallychargedand
fuelconsumptioncanbelowered.
Displayingenergyrecuperation
1.MyVehicle2.iDrivesettings3.Displays4.Instrumentcluster5.Ifnecessary,Mdrivingdynamicssystems
Theenergyrecuperationdisplayisactive.
Displayofthedrivingdynamicsystems,
seepage 129.
EfficientDynamicsdisplay
DisplayingEfficientDynamics
Whentravelling,informationonconsumptionand technologyisshown.
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics
Showingfuelconsumption
history
Theaveragefuelconsumptioncanbeshowninthesettimespan.
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Selectingtheroutelength1.Pressthebutton.2.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Resettingfuelconsumption
history
1.Pressthebutton.2.Resetconsumptionhistory
ShowingEfficientDynamicsInfo
Thecurrenteffectivenesscanbeshown.
1.MyVehicle2.Technologyinaction3.EfficientDynamics4.Selectthesymbol.
Thefollowingsystemsareshown:
'xAutoStartStopfunction.'xEnergyrecuperation.'xAirconditioningpower.
Drivingdynamicsystems
Display
Thesystemstatesofthedrivingdynamicsareshownintheinstruj
mentcluster.
SymbolsDescriptionMenginedynamicscontrol,see
page 119.AdaptiveMsuspension,see
page 173.Servotronic,seepage 174.Activatingdisplay1.MyVehicle2.iDrivesettings3.Displays4.Instrumentcluster5.Ifnecessary,Mdrivingdynamicssystems
Thedrivedynamicssystemsdisplayis
active.
DisplayCurrentconsumption,see
page 128,andEnergyrecovery,see
page 128.
Servicerequirements
Principle
Thefunctionshowsthecurrentservicerequirej mentsandrelatedmaintenancejobs.
General Thedistanceortimeremaininguntilthenextserviceisdisplayedbrieflyintheinstrumentclusj
teraftertheignitionisswitchedon.
Thecurrentservicerequirementscanberead
outfromtheremotecontrolbyaserviceadvisor.
Display
Detailedinformationonservice
requirements
Moredetailedinformationonthescopeofmainj
tenancecanbedisplayedontheControlDisplay.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.Servicerequirements
Essentialmaintenanceroutinesandanystatj
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SymbolsSymbolsDescriptionNoservicingiscurrentlyneeded.Maintenanceoraninspection
requiredbylawisduesoon.Servicingisoverdue.
Enteringdeadlines
Enterdeadlinesforprescribedstatutoryvehicle
inspections.
Ensurethatthedateandtimearesetcorrectlyin thevehicle.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.Servicerequirements4.Vehicleinspection5.Date:6.Selectthedesiredsetting.
AutomaticServicenotification
DataontheservicestatusoronstatutoryinspecjtionsforthevehicleistransmittedtotheServicePartnerautomaticallywhenaserviceorinspecj
tionisimminent.
ItispossibletocheckwhentheServicePartner wasnotified.
ViaiDrive:
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TeleserviceCallServicehistory
Principle Maintenancethathasbeenperformedcanbe
displayedontheControlDisplay.Thefunctionis availableassoonasamaintenancevisithas
beendocumentedinthevehicledata.
General
HavemaintenanceworkperformedbyaService Partnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.Themaintenanceworkcarriedoutisdocumentedinthevehicledata.
Displayingservicehistory
ViaiDrive:1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.Servicerequirements4.Servicehistory
Performedmaintenanceisshown.5.Selectanentrytodisplaymoredetailedinforj mation.
Symbols
SymbolsDescriptionGreen:maintenancehasbeen
carriedoutontime.Yellow:maintenancehasbeen
carriedoutlaterthanscheduled.Maintenancehasnotbeencarj
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