tires BMW 330XI SEDAN 2006 E90 Owner's Guide

Everything from A - Z
234 Luggage compartment
– capacity220
– convenient access36
– folding up the floor
panel110
– lamp96
– opening from inside33
– opening from outside33
Luggage compartment lid33
– convenient access36
– unlocking with remote
control31
Luggage compartment lid,
refer to Tailgate33
Luggage compartment net,
refer to Securing cargo119
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack119
Lumbar support41
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter
tires197
Maintenance, refer to Service
Booklet
Maintenance system203
Malfunction warnings, refer to
Check Control79
Manual mode
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
– sequential manual gearbox
SMG55
"Manual" on the radio149
Manual operation
– door lock32
– glass sunroof39
– panorama glass roof39
– transmission lock, automatic
transmission58
Manual release
– fuel filler door186
Manual transmission54
Map
– changing scale138
– destination entry129
"Map direction of travel"138
"Map facing north"138Master key, refer to Integrated
key/remote control28
Maximum cooling98
Maximum speed
– with winter tires197
Memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory44
MENU button16
Menus, refer to iDrive16
Microfilter
– BMW Maintenance
System203
– for automatic climate
control101
Microfilter/activated-charcoal
filter
– BMW Maintenance
System203
Microphone for telephone14
Mirror dimming feature117
Mirrors45
– automatic curb monitor46
– exterior mirrors45
– heating46
– interior rearview mirror46
"Missed calls"172
Missed calls172
Mobile phone
– accepted calls172
– adjusting volume170
– calling171
– ending call171
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest106
– missed calls172
– operation via iDrive170
– redialing172
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
– Top 8172
– touch tone dialing173
Mobile phone, installation
location, refer to Center
armrest106
Mobile phone, refer to the
separate Owner's Manual
Mobile phone in the
vehicle116Mobile phones, use inside the
car, refer to Mobile phone in
the vehicle116
Modifications, technical, refer
to For your own safety5
Monitor, refer to iDrive
controls16
Monitoring system for tire
pressures, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor88
"Monitor on / off"47
Most recent mobile phone
numbers172
MP3, refer to Compressed
audio files156
Multifunctional steering
wheel, refer to Buttons on
the steering wheel11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/
headlamp flasher58
– refer to Wiper system59
Music track
– finding158
"Mute on / off"47
Muting the TV144
N
"Navigation"125
Navigation address
– home address134
Navigation announcements,
refer to Switching voice
instructions on/off139
Navigation destination
– manual entry125,128
– selecting via map129
Navigation drive, location124
Navigation DVD124

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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Navigation system124
– address book132
– destination entry125
– destination guidance in
assistance window124
– destination list131
– displaying current
position140
– entering a destination
manually125,128
– last destinations131
– opening125
– route display137
– route list139
– searching for a special
destination130
– selecting destination using
information130
– selecting destination via
map129
– selecting route criteria134
– starting destination
guidance136
– switching off, refer to
Terminating/continuing
destination guidance136
– terminating/continuing
destination guidance136
– voice instructions139
– volume adjustment139
"Navigation voice
instructions" via buttons on
the steering wheel47
Neck support, refer to Head
restraints42
Nets, refer to Storage
compartments107
"New address" in
navigation132
"New destination"125,129
"New route"140
New tires196
"Next entertainment
source"47
North-facing map138
Nose weight220
Nozzles97
Nozzles, refer to Windshield
washer nozzles60Number of cylinders, refer to
Engine data218
O
OBD socket204
OBD socket, refer to Socket
for On-Board Diagnosis204
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel
specifications186
Odometer69
Oil
– capacity221
Oil, refer to Engine oil199
Oil consumption199
Oil level199
Old batteries, refer to
Disposal209
"On a new destination" in
navigation131
"Onboard info"71
Onboard tool kit205
"On destination"131
"On location"131
Opening and closing
– convenient access35
– from inside32
– from outside30
– using the door lock32
– via the remote control30
Opening and unlocking
– from the inside32
Operation by voice for mobile
phone174
– adjusting volume175
– canceling174
– correcting phone
number175
– dialing phone number175
– placing a call175
– redialing176
– voice commands174
– voice phone book175
Orientation menu, refer to
Start menu17
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation100
Output, refer to Engine
data218Outside-air mode
– automatic climate control99
Outside-temperature
display69
– changing units of
measure73
– in computer73
Overheated engine, refer to
Coolant temperature69
Overriding selector lever
lock58
P
Panorama glass roof
– closing after electrical
malfunction39
– convenient operation30
– remote control30
"Parked car operation"101
"Parked car ventilation"101
Parked car ventilation101
Parked car ventilation/heating
– activating switch-on
times102
– preselecting switch-on
times101
– switching on and off
directly101
Parking
– vehicle53
Parking aid, refer to PDC Park
Distance Control83
Parking brake, refer to
Handbrake54
Parking lamps/low beams93
– replacing bulbs207
Parts and accessories, refer to
The individual vehicle5
Passenger-side mirror tilt
function46
"Pathway lighting"94
Pathway lighting94
"PDC"84
PDC Park Distance Control83
Personal Profile29
"Perspective"138
Phone book170

Everything from A - Z
236 Phone numbers
– deleting from phone
book173
– dialing171
– most recent numbers172
– selecting in phone book172
– Top 8172
Placing a call, refer to
telephone owner's manual
"Play" for audio mode157
"Play"
on the radio155
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter for automatic
climate control101
Position
– displaying140
– storing132
Power failure209
Power windows37
– safety switch38
Power windows, refer to
Windows37
Preselecting the switch-on
times for parked car
ventilation/heating101
"Presets", calling up on
radio148
"Presets" on the radio154
Pressure, tires188
Pressure monitoring, tires88
– Flat Tire Monitor88
Protection function, refer to
Anti-trapping mechanism
– glass sunroof, electric39
– windows37
Providing medical assistance,
refer to First add pouch212
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor88
R
Radio
– autostore149
– controls144
– sampling stations149
– satellite radio153
– selecting the frequency
manually149
– selecting the
waveband144,148
– station search149
– station selection148
– stations with the best
reception149
– storing stations150
– switching on/off144
– tone control145
– volume145
– Weather Band151
Radio key, refer to Integrated
key/Remote control28
Radio position, refer to Radio
readiness52
Radio readiness52
– switched off52
– switched on52
Rain sensor59
"Random", random play160
"Random all" for audio
mode160
"Random directory" for audio
mode160
Reading lamps96
Rear lamps, refer to Tail
lamps207
– replacing bulbs208
Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints43
– folding head restraint down
and up43
Rear turn signals
– replacing bulbs208
Rear ventilation100
Rearview mirror, refer to
Mirrors45
Rear window defroster100
Rear window roller blind, refer
to Roller sun blinds106Rear window safety switch38
"Received calls"172
Receiving level of mobile
phone, refer to Status
information20
Reception
– radio stations151
Rechargeable flashlight106
Recirculated-air mode99
Recirculation of air, refer to
Recirculated-air mode99
Reclining seat, refer to
Backrest
41
Recording times, refer to
Stopwatch81
"Redial" for mobile phone172
Refueling186
Releasing
– hood198
Remaining distance, refer to
Cruising range70
Remote control28
– battery renewal37
– convenient access35
– garage door opener103
– luggage compartment lid31
– malfunctions31,36
– service data203
"Repeat directory" for audio
mode159
"Repeat" for audio mode159
"Repeat track" for audio
mode159
Replacement remote
control28
Replacing bulbs, refer to
Lamps and bulbs205
Replacing tires, refer to New
wheels and tires196
Reporting an accident, refer to
Initiating an emergency
call211
Reporting safety defects6
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel
gauge70
Reservoir for washer
systems60
Reset, refer to Resetting tone
settings147

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Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
"Reset" for stopwatch82
"Reset" for tone settings147
Residual heat mode99
Restraint systems
– for children49
– refer to Safety belts45
Reverse
– CD changer160
– CD player160
Reverse gear
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
– manual transmission55
– sequential manual gearbox
SMG55
Road map138
"Roadside Assistance"180
Roadside
Assistance180,211
Roadside parking lamps95
– replacing bulbs207
Roadworthiness test, refer to
Service requirements74
Roller blind
– sun blinds106
Roof load capacity220
Roof-mounted luggage
rack119
Rope, refer to Tow-starting,
towing away214
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to
iDrive16
Route134
– bypassing sections140
– changing134
– display137
– displaying arrow view137
– displaying map view138
– displaying town139
– list139
– selecting134
– selecting criteria134
Route selection134
RSC Runflat System
Component, refer to Run-
Flat Tires196
Runflat System Component
RSC, refer to Run-Flat
Tires196Run-Flat Tires196
– continuing driving with a
damaged tire89
– flat tire89
– new tires196
– replacing tires196
– tire pressures188
– winter tires197
Runflat Tyres, refer to Run-
Flat Tires196
S
Safety-belt height
adjustment45
Safety belts45
– damage45
– indicator lamp45
– reminder45
– sitting safely40
Safety systems
– airbags90
– Antilock Brake System
ABS84
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC84
– safety belts45
Safety tires, refer to Run-Flat
Tires196
Sampling tracks
– scan158
Satellite radio153
– enabling153
– selecting channel154
– storing channel154
"SAT" for radio144,153
"Scan"
– sampling radio stations149
– sampling tracks on CD158
Scan
– CD changer158
– CD player158
– radio149
"Scan all" for audio mode159
"Scan directory" for audio
mode159
Screen, refer to iDrive
controls16Screw thread for tow
fitting213
SDARS, refer to Satellite
radio153
Seat adjustment
– electric41
– mechanical41
Seat and mirror memory44
Seat belt reminder, refer to
'Fasten safety belts'
reminder45
Seats40
– adjusting the seats41
– heating43
– sitting safely40
Securing cargo111
Securing the vehicle
– from inside32
– from outside30
"Select as destination"131
"Select current speed"81
Selecting an audio source144
Selecting distance for active
cruise control64
Selecting menu items
19
Selecting new scale for
navigation138
Selecting the frequency
manually149
Selecting the route134
Selection options with
navigation system134
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic57
– sequential manual gearbox
SMG55
Selector lever lock, refer to
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic57
– sequential manual gearbox
SMG55
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic57
– sequential manual gearbox
SMG55

Everything from A - Z
238 Sequential manual gearbox
SMG55
– acceleration assistant57
– breaking in116
– Dynamic Driving Control56
– gear indicator55
– kick-down56
– shiftlock55
– tow-starting215
"Service"80,179,200
Service, refer to Roadside
Assistance211
Service car, refer to Roadside
Assistance211
Service data in the remote
control203
Service Interval Display, refer
to Condition Based Service
CBS203
"Service notification"179
"Service Request"180,182
Service requirement display,
refer to Condition Based
Service CBS203
"Service
requirements"75,179,200
Service requirements74
"Service Status"179
"Set date"79
"Set" for audio mode144
"Set time"78
Settings
– clock, 12h/24h mode78
– date format79
Setting times, refer to
Preselecting switch-on
times101
"Set tire pressure"88
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
– sequential manual gearbox
SMG55
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission,
refer to Changing selector
lever positions57
– sequential manual gearbox
SMG55Shift paddles56
Short commands of voice
command system222
Shortest route in navigation,
refer to Selecting route134
"Short route" in
navigation135
"Show current position"130
"Show destination
position"130
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer159
– CD player159
Side airbags90
Side-mounted turn signals
– replacing bulbs207
Side window blind, refer to
Roller sun blinds106
Side windows, refer to
Windows37
Signal horn, refer to Horn10
Sitting safely40
– airbags40
– safety belt40
– with head restraint40
Ski bag111
Ski sack, refer to Ski bag111
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to
Glass sunroof, electric38
Slot for remote control52
SMG, refer to Sequential
manual gearbox55
Smokers' package, refer to
Ashtray108
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment106
Socket, refer to Connecting
electrical appliances108
Socket for On-Board
Diagnosis OBD204
Song search, refer to Playing a
track158
Sound output for
entertainment on/off144
Spare fuses209
Spare fuses, refer to
Fuses209Spare key28
– adapter28
Spark plugs, refer to Service
requirements74
Speaking, refer to Voice
instructions for navigation
system139
Speed
– with winter tires197
Speed-dependent
volume145
Speed limit81
– setting81
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit81
Speedometer12
"Speed volume", refer to Tone
control146
Sport program
– refer to Dynamic Driving
Control56
Sports seat42
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems84
Start/stop button52
– starting the engine53
– switching off the engine53
"Start guid-
ance"128,132,133,136
Starting
– difficulties, temperature53
Starting, refer to Starting the
engine53
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump starting212
Starting the engine
– start/stop button52
Start menu17
"State / Province" in
destination entry126
Station, refer to Radio148
"Status"75
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing5

Reference 239
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Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Steering wheel47
– adjustment47
– buttons on steering
wheel11
– freely programmable
buttons47
– lock52
"Steering wheel buttons"47
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering89
Steptronic, refer to Automatic
transmission with
Steptronic57
"Stopwatch"81
Stopwatch81
Storage compartments107
"Store in address book" in
navigation132
"Store" on the radio150,155
Storing current position132
Storing radio stations150
Storing seat positions, refer to
Seat and mirror memory44
Storing tires197
Stowage, refer to Storage
compartments107
"Street" in destination
entry127
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires188
Sun blinds106
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching off
– engine53
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button52
Switching on
– audio144
– CD changer144
– CD player144
– radio144
Switching on the hour
signal78
Switching the cooling function
on and off100
Symbols4
– Control Display20T
Tachometer69
Tailgate
– locking or unlocking
separately33
– opening and closing33
– opening from inside33
– opening from outside33
Tail lamps207
– replacing bulbs208
Tank contents, refer to
Capacities221
Technical data218
Technical modifications5
Telematik, refer to
TeleService, BMW
Assist178
Telephone
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest106
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
Telephone, refer to Mobile
phone166
"Telephone list"47
TeleService178
– enabling178
– services offered179
Temperature adjustments
– automatic climate control98
Temperature display
– ice warning69
– outside temperature69
– setting the units73
Temperature of the coolant,
refer to Coolant
temperature69
Tensioning straps, refer to
Securing cargo119
"Terminate services"181
"Text language"82
"Theater" tone settings146
The individual vehicle5
Thigh support42
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp208
Tilt alarm sensor35Tilt function, passenger-side
mirror46
"Time"78
"Time format"78
Timer, refer to Preselecting
switch-on times101
"Timer 1" for parked car
ventilation/heating101
"Timer 2" for parked car
ventilation/heating101
Tire inflation pressures188
Tire pressure
– loss89
Tire pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire Monitor88
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor
89
Tire Quality Grading194
Tires
– age194,196
– breaking in116
– changing, refer to Changing
wheels209
– condition195
– damage195
– inflation pressure188
– minimum tread depth195
– new tires196
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor88
– puncture89
– Run-Flat Tires196
– size194
– wear indicators, refer to
Minimum tread depth195
– winter tires197
"Tone"145
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting145
– middle setting147
Tools, refer to Onboard tool
kit205
"Top 8" for mobile phone172
Torque218
Touch tone dialing173
Tow bar214
Tow fitting
– screw thread213
Tow fittings213

Reference 241
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control79
Warning triangle212
Washer fluid60
– content of the reservoir60
Washer fluid reservoir60
Washing the car, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Waste tray, refer to
Ashtray107
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water117
Waveband with the radio148
"WB"144,151
Wear indicators in tires, refer
to Minimum tread depth195
Weather Band151
Webpage4
Weights220
Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions219
Wheels, new196
Wheels and tires188
Width, refer to
Dimensions219
Windows37
– anti-trapping mechanism37
– convenience operation30
– opening, closing37
– operation with convenient
access36
– safety switch38
Windows, indicator on Control
Display16
Window washer fluid
reservoir, refer to Washer
fluid60
Window washer system59
– washer fluid60
– washer nozzles60
Windshield
– cleaning60
– defrosting and removing
condensation100
Windshield wiper blades,
changing205
Windshield wipers, refer to
Wiper system59Winter tires197
– setting speed limit81
– storage197
Wiper blade replacement205
Wiper system59
"With highways" for
navigation135
Word-matching principle for
navigation135
Work in the engine
compartment198
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to
Onboard tool kit205
X
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulbs206

Refueling
So that you always have access to the data you
need when refueling, you are recommended to
enter the relevant figures for your car in the
table provided below. Consult the index for indi-
vidual specifications.Fuel
Engine oil
Do not add engine oil until the corresponding
warning lamp in the instrument cluster lights up,
refer to page201.
Tire inflation pressures
Designation
Please enter your preferred fuel here.
Quality
Summer tires
FrontRearWinter tires
FrontRear
Up to 4 persons
5 persons or 4 plus luggage