BMW 3 SERIES 2009 Owners Manual

Reference 259
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Opening and closing
– convenient access34
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
– using the door lock 29
– via the remote control 27
Options, selecting for navigation 133
Orientation menu, refer to Start menu 17
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation 97
Output, refer to Engine
data 238
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate control 96
Outside-temperature display 67
– changing units of
measure 71
– in computer 71
Outside temperature
warning 67
Overheated engine, refer to Coolant temperature 68
Overriding selector lever lock 57
Overview
– radio control 142
P
Paintwork care 219
Panorama glass roof 38
– closing after electrical malfunction 39
– comfort position 39
– convenient operation 28
– initializing 39
– opening, closing 38
– pinch protection system 39
– power failure 39
– raising 38
– remote control 28
Park assistant, refer to Park Distance Control 80
Park Distance Control PDC 80Parked car ventilation
97
– preselecting switch-on
times 98
– switching on and off directly 98
Parking
– vehicle 54
Parking aid, refer to Park
Distance Control PDC 80
Parking brake 54
– indicator lamp 54
Parking lamps 90
– replacing bulbs 223,225
Parking lamps/low beams 90
Particulate filter, refer to Diesel particulate filter 115
Partition net 107
Passenger-side mirror tilt function 47
Pathway lighting 91
Personal Profile 26
Phone book 171
Phone numbers
– dialing 172
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 37
– panorama glass roof 39
– windows 36
Placing a call, refer to telephone owner's manual
Polish 220
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated- charcoal filter for automatic
climate control 97
Position, refer to Current position, displaying 139
Postal code, entering for navigation 124
Power failure 229
Power windows 36
– safety switch 36
Power windows, refer to
Windows 36
Preheating, refer to Vehicles

with diesel engine 54
Pressure, tires 195
Pressure monitoring, tires 83
– Flat Tire Monitor 83Pressure monitoring of tires,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 84
Programmable buttons on the steering wheel 11
Protection function, refer to Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 37
– panorama glass roof 39
– windows 36
Providing medical assistance,
refer to First add pouch 231
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor 83
R
Radio
– controls142
– High Definition Radio 146
– satellite radio 148
– selecting a waveband 145
– storing stations 145
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
– Weather Band, refer to Weather information 148
Radio position, refer to Radio readiness 53
Radio readiness 53
– switched off 53
– switched on 53
Radio-remote key, refer to
Remote control with
integrated key 26
Rain sensor 58
Rapeseed-oil methyl ester RME 191
Reading lamps 93
Rear lamps, refer to Tail lamps 226
Rear seat backrest,
folding 107
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Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints
44
– folding 107
– folding down backrests 106,107
– folding head restraint down and up 44
Rear ventilation 97
Rearview mirror, refer to Mirrors 47
Rear window
– cleaning 59
– opening 32
Rear window blind, refer to Roller sun blinds 102
Rear window defroster 97
Rear window safety switch 36
Rear window wiper 59
– changing rear wiper
blade 223
Receiving level of mobile phone, refer to Status
information 19
Reception
– quality 146
– radio station 146
Recirculated-air mode 96
Recirculation of air, refer to
Recirculated-air mode 96
Reclining seat, refer to Backrest 42
Refueling 190
Releasing
– hood 211
Remaining distance, refer to Cruising range 69
Remote control 26
– battery renewal 35
– convenient access 34
– garage door opener 99
– luggage compartment lid 28
– malfunction 29,35
– removing from the ignition
lock 53
– service data 216
– tailgate 28
Replacement remote control 26 Replacing bulbs, refer to
Lamps and bulbs 223
Replacing tires 209
Replacing tires, refer to New wheels and tires 209
Reporting safety defects 6
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel gauge 68
Reset, refer to Resetting tone settings 144
Residual heat 96
Restraint systems
– for children 49
– refe

r to Safety belts 46
Reverse
– CD changer 152
– CD player 152
Reverse gear
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 56
– manual transmission 55
RME, refer to
Rapeseed-oil methyl
ester 191
Road map 135
Roadside Assistance 181,230
Roadside parking lamps 92
– replacing bulbs 223,225
Roadworthiness test, refer to Service requirements 71
Roller blind
– sun blinds 102
Roof load capacity 241
Roof-mounted luggage rack 119
Rope, refer to Tow-starting,
towing away 233
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to iDrive 16
Route 133,134
– bypassing sections 134
– changing 133,134
– changing criteria 133
– displaying streets or towns/ cities 134
– map display 135
– selecting 133 Route instructions, refer to
Destination guidance
through voice
instructions 134
Route map, refer to Map
display 135
Route section, changing 134
Route selection 133
RSC Runflat System Component, refer to Run-
Flat Tires 209
Runflat System Component RSC, refer to Run-Flat
Tires 209
Run-Flat Tires 209
– continuing driving with a
damaged tire 84
– flat tire 84
– Flat Tire Monitor 84
– new tires 209
– replacing 209
– tire inflation pressure 195
– winter tires 210
S
Safety-belt height
adjustment 46
Safety belts 46
– damage 46
– indicator/warning lamp 46
– reminder 46
– sitting safely 41
Safety systems
– airbags 88
– Antilock Brake System ABS 81
– brake system 81
– driving stability control systems 81
– Dynamic Stability Control DSC 81
– safety belts 46
Safety tires, refer to Run-Flat Tires 209
Satellite radio 148
– enabling channel 148
– selecting channel 149
– storing channel 149
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Reference 261
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Saving fuel114
Screen, refer to iDrive
controls 16
Screw thread for tow fitting 233
SDARS, refer to Satellite radio 148
Seat adjustment
– electric 42
– mechanical 42
Seat and mirror memory 45
Seat belt reminder, refer to 'Fasten safety belts'
reminder 46
Seat heating 45
Seats 42
– adjusting electrically 42
– adjusting the seats 42
– heating 45
– memory, refer to Seat and mirror memory 45
– saving a setting, refer to Seat
and mirror memory 45
– sitting safely 41
Securing cargo 110
Securing the vehicle
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Selecting distance for active cruise control 63
Selecting new scale for
navigation 135
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 56
Selector lever lock, refer to Changing selector lever
positions, shiftlock 56
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 56
Service, refer to Roadside Assistance 230
Service car, refer to Roadside Assistance 230
Service data in the remote
control 216 Service Interval Display, refer
to Condition Based Service
CBS 216
Service Request 185
Service requirement display,
refer to Condition Based
Service CBS 216
Service requirements 71
Services status 186
Settings
– changing on Control
Display 78
– clock, 12h/24h mode 74
– DVD 153
– language 78
Settings and information 70
Setting times, refer to Preselecting switch-on
times 98
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 56
– manual

transmission 55
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission,
refer to Changing selector
lever positions 56
Short commands for the voice
activation system 243
Short route in navigation, refer to Selecting route 133
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer 151
– CD player 151
Side airbags 88
Side window blind, refer to Roller sun blinds 102
Side windows, refer to Windows 36
Signal horn, refer to
Horn 10,11
Sitting safely 41
– with airbags 41
– with head restraint 41
– with safety belts 41
Ski bag 109
Sliding/tilt sunroof
– refer to Panorama glass roof 38 Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to
Glass roof, electric 37
Slot for remote control 53
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 104
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing 177
– use 168
Snap-in adapter, refer to Center armrest storage
compartment 103
Socket, On-Board Diagnosis OBD 217
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 105
Soot particulate filter, refer to
Diesel particulate filter 115
SOS, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 230
Sound output for entertainment on/off 142
Spare fuses, 229
Spare fuses, refer to Fuses 229
Special destinations 126
Speed
– Run-Flat Tires 84
– with winter tires 210
Speed limit 77
Speed limit warning, refer to Speed limit 77
Speedometer 12
Speed Volume 143
Split rear seat backrest, refer
to Expanding the cargo
bay 10
7
Split screen, refer to Control
Display, switching on/off 19
Split screen content, refer to Display for split screen
content, selecting 19
Spray nozzles, refer to Cleaning windshield and
headlamps 58
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control
systems 81
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Start/stop button
53
– starting the engine 53
– switching off the engine 54
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 53
Starting assistance, refer to Jump starting 231
Starting difficulties
– jump starting 231
Starting the engine
– start/stop button 53
Start menu 17
State/province, for
navigation 123
Station, selecting
– radio 145
Status of this Owner's Manual at time of printing 5
Steam jet 218,219
Steering wheel 48
– adjustment 48
– buttons on steering
wheel 11
– heating 48
– lock 53
– locking with convenient access 34
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering 87
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 55
Storage 221
Storage compartments 103
Storage nets 108
"Store Channel" in radio 149
Storing seat positions, refer to Seat and mirror memory 45
Storing tires 210
Stowage, refer to Storage compartments 103
Street, entering,
navigation 124
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 195
Sun blinds 102
Surface ice, refer to Outside temperature warning 67SVCD
152
SW, waveband 145
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 54
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button 53
Switching on
– audio 142
– CD changer 142
– CD player 142
– radio 142
Switching the cooling function
on and of
f96
Switch-on times of parked car ventilation, preselecting 98
Symbols 4
– status information 19
– traffic bulletins for navigation
system 136
T
Tachometer 67
Tailgate 30
– convenient access 35
– emergency operation, refer to Opening manually 31
– opening from inside 30
– opening from outside 31
– opening manually 31
– remote control 28
Tailgate, refer to Luggage compartment lid/tailgate 30
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb 228
Tail lamps 226
– replacing bulb 227
Tank contents, refer to Capacities 242
Technical data 238
– capacities 242
– dimensions 239
Technical modifications, refer to For your own safety 5Telephone
168
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 103
– refer to separate Owner's Manual
TeleService, activating 185
TeleService Diagnosis 182
TeleService Help 182
Temperature
– automatic climate control 95
– changing unit of measure 71
– coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 68
Temperature display
– outside temperature 67
– outside temperature
warning 67
– setting the units 71
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control 59
Tensioning straps, refer to Securing cargo 118
The individual vehicle 5
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 228
Through-loading system 106
Through-loading system, refer to Expanding the cargo
bay 107
Tilt alarm sensor 33
Tilt function, passenger-side
mirror 47
Timer, refer to Preselecting switch-on times 98
Tire inflation pressure 195
– loss 84,85
Tire pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire Monitor 83
Tire

Pressure Monitor
TPM 84
– resetting the system 85
– system limitations 85
– warning lamp 86
Tire puncture, refe r to Flat Tire
Monitor 84
Tire Quality Grading 207
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Reference 263
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Tires
– age207,208
– air loss 86
– breaking in 114
– changing, refer to Changing
wheels 228
– condition 208
– damage 208
– inflation pressure 195
– labels 207
– minimum tread depth 208
– new wheels and tires 209
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor 83
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 84
– puncture 84
– replacing 209
– Run-Flat 209
– size 207
– storage 210
– tread depth 208
– wear indicators, refer to Minimum tread depth 208
– wheel/tire combination, refer to Correct wheels and
tires 209
– winter tires 210
TMC station, refer to Traffic bulletins 136
Tone
– control 142
– middle setting 144
Tools, refer to Onboard tool kit 222
Top 50 of music
collection 159
Torque, refer to Engine data 238
Tow bar 233
Tow fitting 233
– screw thread 233
Tow fittings for tow-starting and towing away 233
Towing 232
– car with automatic transmission 232
– methods 233 Towing and tow-starting
232
Town/city, for navigation 123
Tow rope 233
Tow-starting 232,234
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor 84
Track
– selecting on CD 150
Traction control, refer to Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 81
Traffic bulletins
– categorie

s137
Traffic bulletins, filtering 137
Traffic bulletins for navigation 136
– during destination guidance 137
– in map display 137
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic bulletins 136
Transmission
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 55
– manual transmission 55
– overriding selector lever lock for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 57
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector
lever position 56
– refer to P Park 56
Transporting children
safely 49
Transport securing devices, refer to Securing cargo 118
Travel instructions, refer to Voice
instructions 134
Tread depth, refer to Minimum tire tread 208
Trip-distance coun ter, refer to
Trip odometer 67
Triple turn signal activation 58
Trip odometer 67
Trunk, refer to Cargo bay 107
Turning circle, refer to Dimensions 239 Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp
12
– replacing bulbs 226
– triple turn signal 58
Turn signals 57
TV
– control elements 142
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
Tying down loads, refer to
Cargo loading 118
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 207
Units
– average consumption 71
– temperature 71
Universal garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal
remote control 99
Universal mobile phone preparation package, refer
to separate Owner's Manual
Universal remote control 99
Unlatching, refer to
Unlocking 34
Unlocking
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
– luggage compartment lid 35
– setting unlocking
characteristics 27
– tailgate 35
– without remote control, refer
to Convenient access 34
USB-audio interface 162
V
VCD152
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Vehicle
– battery
228
– breaking in 114
– cargo loading 117
– Identification Number, refer
to Engine compartment 212
– measurements, refer to Dimensions 239
– parking 54
– weight 241
Vehicle jack 228
Vehicle position, refer to Displaying current
position 139
Vehicle storage 221
Ventilation 97
– draft-free 97
– in the rear 97
Ventilation, refer to Climate 94
Ventilation while at a standstill 97
Vents, refer to Ventilation 97
Video menu 152
Video playback 152
Voice, refer to Destination
guidance through voice
instructions 134
Voice commands
– overview 22
– short commands 243
Voice instructions from
navigation system 134
– repeating 135
– switching on/off 134
– volume 135
Volume 142
– audio sources 142
– fuel tank, refer to Capacities 242
– mobile phone 171
– TV 142
– voice instructions 135
Volume balance, tone
setting 143
W
Warm
– steering wheel 48 Warning and indicator
lamps 13
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 75
Warning triangle 231
Washer fluid 59
– content of the reservoir 59
Washer fluid reservoir 59
Waste tray, refer to Ashtray 104
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water 116
Water penetration 218,219
Waveband on the radio 145
Wear indicators in tires, refer to Minimum tread depth 208
Weather information 148
Weights 241
Welcome lamps 90
Wheel/tire combination, refer to Correct wheels and
tires 209
Wheelbase, refer to Dimensions 239
Wheels, new 209
Wheels and tires 195
Width, refer to Dimensions 239
Windows 36
– convenient operation 28
– opening, closing 36
– pinch protection system 36
– rear window 32
– safety switch 36
Windows, indicator on Control Display 16
Windshield
– cleaning 58
Windshield wash 58
– filling capacity, reservoir 242
– nozzles 59
– rear window 59
– reservoir for washer fluid 59
– washer fluid 59
Windshield wiper blades, changing 222
Windshield wipers, refer to Wiper system 58
Winter diesel 192 Winter tires
210
– setting speed limit 77
– storage 210
Wiper blade replacement 222
Wiper system 58
Word-matching principle for navigation 133
Wo

rk in the engine
compartment 211
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to Onboard tool kit 222
X
xDrive82
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulbs 223
Y
Your individual vehicle
– settings, refer to Personal
Profile 26
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