engine BMW 330Ci COUPE 2001 E46 Repair Manual

Everything from A to Z
197n
IndexDataTechnologyRepairsCar careControlsOverview
Switching off the engine64
Symbols4,164
Synthetic oils136 T
Tachometer75
Tail lamp assembly, bulb
replacement155
Tail lamps155
Tank capacity187
Technical data184
Technical
modifications6,148
Telephone hookup104
Telephone, refer also to the
separate Owner's Manual
Temperature display
outside temperature78
Temperature gauge
engine coolant76
Temperature
layering93,100
Temperature,
adjusting92,98
Thigh support
adjustment49
Third brake lamp157
Three-point-safety belt in the
rear106
Through-loading
system106 Tilt sensor alarm
system36,43
remote control36
Tire
codes125,127
condition122
damage122
inflation
pressure27,122
replacement123
rotation124
tread122
Tire pressure
checking27
monitoring85,179
Tire Pressure Control
(RDC)85,179
Tire Quality Grading123
Tools152
Torque184
Towing eyelets169
Towing the vehicle169
Track185
Traction Control System,
refer to DSC82
Transmission66
Transmitter key32
Transporting children
safely60
Tread depth, tires122
Tread wear indicator122 Trip odometer75
Trunk lid, refer to luggage
compartment lid
Turn signal indicator23,70
bulb replacement154
Turning radius185
Two-way radios121
U
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading123
Used batteries165 V
Vacuum cleaner105
Vanity mirror, bulb
replacement158
V-belts188
Vehicle battery163,188
Vehicle care
exterior142
interior144
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)139
Vehicle immobilizer33
Vehicle painting142
Vehicle starting63
Vehicle storage147
Vehicle vacuum cleaner,
attaching105
Vehicle weight186 Ventilation90,93,96
draft-free93,100
Vinyl upholstery, care144
Voice recognition24
W

Warning flashers25
Warning lamp "Please fasten
safety belts"21
Warning lamps20
Warning messages77
Warning triangle25
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet140
Washer fluids134,187
Washer nozzles,
adjusting134
Washer reservoir, filling134
Washer system70
Washing your vehicle141
Water on roadways113
Waxing, paintwork143
Wear indicator in the
tires122
Weights186
Wheel lug wrench159
Wheel rims125,127
Wheel, changing159
Wheelbase185
Wheels and tires125,127
Width185

Everything from A to ZWindows
convenience operation34
remote control35
removing
condensation99
Windows, defrosting94
Windows, removing
condensation94
Windshield washer nozzle
adjustment134
Windshield washer reservoir,
filling134,187
Windshield washer,
automatic71
Windshield wiper70
blade replacement152
Winter operation119
Winter tires125,126,127
Wiper blade
replacement152
Wiper system70
Work in the engine
compartment130 X
Xenon lamps153,181

Owner service procedures
199n
IndexDataTechnologyRepairsCar careControlsOverview
A
Adding brake fluid138
Adding engine coolant138
Adding engine oil135
Avoiding unintentional
alarm43 B
Backup lamps, bulb
replacement155
Battery
add distilled water163
charging165
Brake fluid, adding138
Brake lamps, bulb
replacement155
Brakes, brake faults118 C
Changing the
microfilter12,151,166
Changing tires159
Checking air pressure27
Checking engine oil
level135 D
Defrost setting94
Defrosting the
windows94,99 Difficult steering121
Doors, emergency
actuation34
E
Electrical accessories,
failure166
Electrical failure
fuel filler door167
sliding/tilt sunroof167
Emergency closing
sliding/tilt sunroof167
Emergency release
doors34
fuel filler door167
luggage compartment
lid39
Engine coolant, adding138
Engine oil
add135
level135
quality136
specifications136
viscosity136
Eyelets, towing169 F
First-aid kit25
Fittings, towing and tow
starting169
Flat tire159 Footwell lamps, bulb
replacement158
Front fog lamps, bulb
replacement155
Fuel filler door, manual
release after electrical
fault167
Fuses, replacing166
G
Glove compartment lamp,
bulb replacement158 H
Hazard warning flashers25
Hazard warning triangle25
Headlamp cover, care153
High beam headlamps, bulb
replacement153
Hood release130 I
Indicator lamps20
Inflation pressures27,122
Interior lamps, bulb
replacement157
J
Jack159 L
LATCH attachment of the
child seat60
License plate lamp, bulb
replacement157
Low beam headlamps, bulb
replacement153
Luggage compartment
lamps, bulb
replacement158
Luggage compartment lid
emergency release39 M
Maintenance140
Microfilter,
changing12,151,166 O
Oil
level135
quality136
specifications136
viscosity136
Onboard tool kit152

Owner service proceduresP
Parking lamps, bulb
replacement154
Pressure, tires27 R
Rear lamps155
Releasing the fuel filler
door167
Releasing the hood130
Removing condensation
from the windows94,99
Replacement key32
Replacing bulbs152
Replacing windshield wiper
blades152
Return used batteries165
Rotating the tires159 S
Sliding/tilt sunroof, closing
after electrical fault167
Space-saver spare tire159
Spare key32
Spare tire159
Starting problems64,113
Switching off the tilt sensor
alarm system43
T
Tail lamp assembly, bulb
replacement155
Tire
changing159
checking air pressure27
damage122
Tools152
Towing eyelets169
Towing the vehicle169
Turn signal indicator, bulb
replacement154 U
Unintentional alarm,
avoiding43
Use of antifreeze,
radiator138 V
Vanity mirror, bulb
replacement158 W

Warning lamps20
Washer fluid, adding134
Washer nozzles,
adjusting134
Washer reservoir, filling134
Wheel lug wrench159 Windows,
defrosting94,99
Windshield washer,
filling134
Windshield wiper blades,
replacing152
Work in the engine
compartment130

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
4 persons
5 persons or 4 plus luggage
Refueling
BMW recommends Castrol