tire pressure BMW 325Ci CONVERTIBLE 2001 E46 Owner's Guide

Everything from A to ZPDC (Park Distance
Control)87
Performance196
Phone, mobile129
Pocket flashlight107
Pollen99,106
Power steering129
Power windows44
convenience operation34
Pressure monitoring,
tires91,192
Pressure, tires27,132 Q
Quality Grades133 R
Radiator199
Radio
reception129,190
refer also to the separate
Owner's Manual
Radio Data System
(RDS)190
Rain sensor77,191
RDC (Tire Pressure
Control)91,192
RDS (Radio Data
System)190
Rear lamps169
Rear window
defroster78,98,106
Rear-entry assist55 Rearview mirror57
Recirculated air mode98
Reclining seat52
Refueling26
Remote control35
Remove condensation,
windows105
Replacement keys32
Reporting safety defects7
Restraint system61,64
Reverse17,72
Rollover protection
system67,68,193
Roof load capacity198
Roof-mounted luggage
rack116
Rubber seals and
components127
S
Safety belt tensioner190
Safety belts60
Safety buttons38
Safety defects, reporting7
Seat adjustment52
Seat heating107
Seat memory57
Seat-integrated safety
belts55
Seats52
Securing cargo114
Securing loads114 Selector lever, automatic
transmission73
Self-defrosting mirrors57
Self-diagnostics192
Service and Warranty
Information Booklet150
Service Interval
Display82,150
Shiftlock73
Side airbags61
Side impact Head Protection
System61
Side lamps93
bulb replacement168
Sitting properly with
airbag62
Ski bag113
Skid control128
Slippery roads127
Snow
chains127,136,137
Socket112
for flashlight112
for power supplies112
for vacuum cleaner112
Spare key32
Spare tire173
Spark plugs200
Speaker111
Specifications, fuel27
Speed, average86
Speedometer18
Sports seat54 Starting
problems121,183
Starting the engine69
Steel wheels137
Steering129
Steering lock69
Steering wheel57
adjusting57
Steptronic73
Stopping the vehicle70
Storage compartments110
Storage facilities110
Storing your vehicle160
Stroke196
Summer tires135
Sun visors58
Switching off the engine70
Symbols4,177
Synthetic oils146
T
Tachometer81
Tail lamp assembly, bulb
replacement169
Tank capacity199
Tank cover
unlock in case of electrical
fault180
Technical data196
Technical
modifications6,161
Telephone hookup111

Everything from A to Z
209n
IndexDataTechnologyRepairsCar careControlsOverview
Temperature
adjusting98,104
layering99,106
Temperature display
outside temperature84
Thigh support, adjusting54
Third brake lamp171
Tilt sensor alarm
system36,43
remote control36
Tire changing173
Tire codes135
Tire condition27,132
Tire damage132
Tire inflation
pressure27,132
Tire pressure
monitoring91,192
Tire Pressure Control
(RDC)91,192
Tire Quality Grading133
Tire replacement133,134
Tire rotation134
Tire specifications137
Tire tread132
Tools166
Torque196
Towing eyelets184
Towing the vehicle184
Track197
Traction Control System,
refer to DSC88 Transmission72
Transmitter key32
Transporting children
safely64
Tread depth, tires132
Tread wear indicator132
Trip odometer81
Trunk, refer to luggage
compartment39
Turn signal indicator23,76
bulb replacement168
Turning radius197
Two-way radios129
U
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading133
Used batteries,
disposal178 V
Vacuum cleaner,
connecting112
V-belts200
Vehicle battery176,200
Vehicle care
exterior152
interior154
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)149
Vehicle immobilizer33 Vehicle painting152
Vehicle start69
Vehicle storage160
Vehicle vacuum cleaner,
attaching112
Vehicle weight198
Ventilation96,99,102
draft-free99,106
Vinyl upholstery, care154
W

Warning flashers25
Warning lamps20
Warning messages83
Warning triangle25
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet150
Washer fluids144,199
Washer nozzles144
Washer reservoir, filling144
Washer system76
Washing your vehicle151
Water on roadways121
Waxing, paintwork153
Wear indicator in the
tires132
Weights198
Wheel changing173
Wheel lug wrench173
Wheel rims135
Wheel specifications137
Wheelbase197 Wheels and tires135,137
Width197
Windows
convenience operation34
remote control35
remove
condensation105
Windshield washer,
automatic77
Windshield washer nozzle
adjustment144
Windshield washer reservoir,
filling144,199
Windshield wiper76
blade replacement166
Winter operation127
Winter tires135,136
Wiper blade,
replacement166
Wiper system76
Work in the engine
compartment140
X
Xenon lamps167,193

Owner service procedures
A
Activated-charcoal filter 180
Adding brake fluid 148
Adding engine coolant 148
Adding engine oil 145
Air pressure, checking 27
Antifreeze 147
Avoiding unwanted alarm 43
B
Backup lamps, bulb replacement 169
Battery add distilled water 177
charging 178
Brake faults 126
Brake fluid, adding 148
Brake lamps, bulb replacement 169
Brakes, brake faults 126
C
Changing a tire 173
Changing a wheel 173
Changing the
microfilter 180 Checking air pressure
27
Checking engine oil level 145
D
Defrost setting 100,105
Defrosting the windows 100,105
Difficult steering 129
Doors, emergency actuation 34
E
Electrical accessories, failure 179
Emergency operation convertible top 181
doors 34
fuel filler door 180
Engine coolant, adding 148
Engine oil add 145
level checking 145
quality 146
specifications 146
viscosity 146
Eyelets, towing 184
F
False alarm, avoiding 43
First-aid kit 25
Flat tire 173
Fog lamps, bulb replacement 169
Footwell lamps, bulb replacement 172
Fuel filler door manual release after
electrical fault 180
Fuses, replacing 179
G
Glove compartment lamp, bulb replacement 172
H
Hazard warning flashers 25
Hazard warning triangle 25
Headlamp cover, care 167
High beam headlamps, bulb replacement 167
Hood release 140
I
Indicator lamps 20
Inflation pressures 27,132 Interior lamps, bulb
replacement 171
Interior motion sensor, switching off 43
J
Jack 173
L
License plate lamp, bulb replacement 171
Low beam headlamps, bulb replacement 167
Luggage compartment emergency release 39
Luggage compartment lamps, bulb
replacement 172
Luggage compartment lid emergency release 39
M
Maintenance 150
Microfilter, changing 180
Motion sensor, switching off 43

Owner service procedures
211n
IndexDataTechnologyRepairsCar careControlsOverview
O
Oil
level145
quality146
specifications146
viscosity146
Onboard tool kit166 P
Parking lamps, bulb
replacement168
Pressure, tires27 R
Rear lamps169
Releasing the fuel filler door
following an electrical
malfunction180
Releasing the hood140
Removing condensation
from the
windows100,105
Replacement key32
Replacing bulbs166
Replacing windshield wiper
blades166
Return used batteries178
Rotating the tires173
S
Space-saver spare tire173
Spare key32
Spare tire173
Starting problems70,121
Switching off the tilt sensor
alarm system43 T
Tail lamp assembly, bulb
replacement169
Tail lamps, bulb
replacement169
Tilt alarm, switching off43
Tire damage132
Tires, changing27,173
Tools166
Towing eyelets184
Towing the vehicle184
Turn signal indicator
bulb replacement168 U
Use of antifreeze,
radiator148
W

Warning lamps20
Washer fluid, adding144
Washer nozzles,
adjusting144
Washer reservoir, filling144
Wheel lug wrench173
Wheel, changing173
Windows,
defrosting100,105
Windshield washer,
filling144
Windshield wiper blades,
replacing166
Work in the engine
compartment140

So that you will have important
specifications available when you
stop to refuel, we recommend
that you supplement this table
with data which apply to your
vehicle.
Fuel
Engine oil The oil volume between the
two marks on the oil dipstick
corresponds to approx.
1.1 US quarts (1 liter). Designation Premium Unleaded
Gasoline
AKI: minimum 91
QualityTire inflation pressures
Summer Winter
Front Rear Front Rear
2 persons
4 persons plus luggage
Refueling
BMW recommends Castrol