manual radio set BMW M3 CONVERTIBLE 2012 Owners Manual

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Radio
At a glance
6
Selecting functions
>Turn: selecting menu item or setting a
value
> Press: confirming selection or storing
settings
7 MENU, changing to
>Telephone
> Computer
> Adjusting
> BMW phone numbers
8 Establishing/ending telephone connections
9 Opening the settings
>Speed-dependent volume 143
> Tone setting 143
> Surround sound function 143
10 Displaying the time
11 Function buttons for confirming the menu
items displayed above them
12 Changing stations or tracks
>Changing stations 144
> Changing tracks with the CD
player 148
13 Selecting the frequency manually 144
Presentation in the Owner's Manual
"…" identifies radio display texts used to select
individual functions.
Menu navigation
All radio functions can be accessed using the
buttons on the radio and using the menus.
Opening audio menu
Press the button.
The menu of audio sources appears on the dis-
play.
Opening settings menu
Press the button.
The settings menu appears on the display.
Selecting a menu item
Menu items can be sele cted using either the
knob on the right or the function buttons.
Using the knob on the right
1. Highlighting a menu item: turn the knob on
the right, arrow 1.
2. Select a menu item: press the knob on the
right, arrow 2.
Using the function buttons
Press the left or right side of the
function button under the menu item.
If only one menu item is displayed above a func-
tion button, press the middle of the button.
Setting values
To set numerical values or values on a scale:
1. Select the desired menu item and press the
knob on the right.
2. Turn the knob on the right to set the value.
3. Press the knob on th e right to store the
value.
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ControlsAdjustments
Even if you have not ye t fastened your safety
belt, the belt hand-ove r will retract if you:
> Wait for more than approx. one minute
> Open the corresponding door
> Start driving.
Closing the respective do or reactivates the belt
hand-over if the ignition or radio readiness is on.
Front passenger seat
The belt hand-over will exte nd only if the seat is
occupied and after the front passenger door is
closed.
Pinch protection system
If the belt hand-over encounters resistance on
moving in or out, it mo ves back slightly in the
opposite direction and stops in this position. To
reactivate the belt hand -over: open and close
the door or switch the ignition off and on.
Although there is a pinch protection sys-
tem, always check th at the maneuvering
area of the belt hand-ove r is clear. Otherwise it
cannot be ensured that the system will stop
moving in certain extreme situations. <
Mirrors
Exterior mirrors
The front passenger's mirror is more con-
vex than the driver's mirror. The objects
seen in the mirror are closer than they appear.
Do not gauge your distance from traffic behind
you on the basis of what you see in the mirror;
otherwise, there is an in creased risk of an acci-
dent. < 1
Adjustments
2 Switching to the other mirror or to the auto-
matic curb monitor
3 Folding mirrors in and out
The setting for the exterior mirrors is stored for
the remote control currently in use. The stored
position is called up automatically when the
vehicle is unlocked.
Manual adjustment
The mirrors can also be adjusted manually:
press the edge of the glass.
Folding mirrors in and out
At driving speeds up to approx. 12 mph/
20 km/h, you can fold the mirrors in and out by
pressing button 3. This can be beneficial in
narrow streets, for example, or for moving mir-
rors that were folded in by hand back out into
their correct positions. Mirrors that have been
folded in fold out automatically at a speed of
approx. 24 mph/40 km/h.
Before entering an automatic car wash,
fold in the exterior mirrors manually or
with button 3 to prevent them from being dam-
aged, depending on the width of the vehicle. <
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Lamps
Controls
Fog lamps
The parking lamps or low beams must
be switched on for the fog lamps to
operate. The green indicator lamp in
the instrument cluster lights up whenever the
fog lamps are on.
The fog lamps are switched off while you acti-
vate the headlamp flasher or switch on the high
beams.
If the automatic headla mp control is acti-
vated, the low beams will come on auto-
matically when you switch on the fog lamps. <
Instrument lighting
You can adjust the brightness of the instrument
lighting only when the parking lamps or the low
beams are switched on.
1.Push button 1 up or down repeatedly until
the appropriate symbol appears in the dis-
play, accompanied by the brightness set-
ting and scale the word "SET".
2. Press button 2. 3.
Push button 1 up or down to select the
desired brightness level.
4. Press button 2.
The display again shows the outside tem-
perature and the time.
Interior lamps
The interior lamps, the footwell lamps, entry
lamps, cargo area lamp, and courtesy lamps are
controlled automatically.
The LEDs for the courtesy lamps are set in the
door handles and illuminate the ground in front
of the doors.
To reduce the drain on the battery, a few
minutes after the radio readiness is
switched off, refer to Start/Stop button on
page 57, all lights in the vehicle's passenger
compartment are switched off. <
Switching interior lamps on/off
manually
Interior lamps, front and rear:
To switch on and off, press the button.
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EntertainmentBMW Professional radio
Resetting tone settings
The tone settings are reset to the middle val-
ues.
1. Press the button.
2. Press the button.
Time
When the ignition or radi o readiness is switched
off, you can display the time for a few seconds.
Displaying the time
Press the button.
Setting the time, date and time format
You can set the time, date, and time format,
refer to page 86.
Radio
Your radio is designed for receiving FM and AM
signals.
Listening to the radio
1.Switch on the radio, refer to page 142.
2. Press the button if necessary.
3. Press the button.
4. Press the corresponding button as
often as necessary until the desired wave-
length band is selected.
> AM: AM and AMA
> FM: FM1/FM2 and FMA
Selecting a station
The setting is stored fo r the remote control in
use.
Next station
Press the button.
The next available st ation is selected.
Selecting stations by changing the
frequency
1.Press the button.
2. Press the respective function button to
enter the desired frequency.
Or, by using the knob on the right:
1. Press the button.
2. Turn the knob on the right until the desired
frequency is reached.
Automatically updating strongest
stations
Radio stations are stored in order of their signal
strength in the memory levels FMA and AMA. If
the AUTOSTORE function is not used, then six
stations can be manually stored in each of the
memory levels FMA and AMA.
Press and hold the relevant button until
the following display appears.
"AUTOSTORE"
It may take several seconds before the stations
are stored and you can listen to one of them.
Sampling and selecting radio stations
Press the button. Samples are
played of all the stations in reception range.
To interrupt the function and select a station:
Press the button.
Storing and recalling stations
Memory presets
Your radio can store 30 stations:
> FM1, FM2: six stations each.
> AM: six stations each of your choice
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Te l e p h o n e
Communications
3
Highlighting/selecting a menu item.
>Turn: highlighting the menu item in the
display or setting a value.
> Press: selecting a highlighted menu item
or storing a setting.
4 Open the main menu
5 Redialing, answering a call, starting to dial,
ending a call, and switching to the phone
menu.
6 Function buttons for selecting the menu
items situated directly above them on the
display.
Presentation in the Owner's Manual
"…" identifies radio displa y texts used to select
individual functions.
Symbols on the display
Pairing/unpairing mobile
phone
Overview
The pairing data of four mobile phones can be
stored simultaneously in the vehicle. When the
engine is running or the ignition is switched on,
each paired mobile ph one is automatically
detected as soon as it is present in the passen- ger compartment. If a fifth mobile phone is
paired, then the pairing data of one mobile
phone must be deleted, refer to Mobile phone
unpairing, page
159.
Requirements
>Suitable mobile phone, refer to page 156.
> The mobile phone is ready to operate.
> Bluetooth activated in vehicle, refer to
page 157, and in the mobile phone.
> Depending on the mobile phone type, it
may be necessary to make certain settings
on the mobile phone, e.g. via the following
menu items:
>Bluetooth switched on
> Connection not confirmed
> Reconnection
> Depending on the mobile phone type, the
power-saving mode setting, for example,
may result in a paired mobile phone not
being detected by the vehicle.
> A number with at least 4 and at most
16 digits has been established as the Blue-
tooth passkey. Only re quired once for pair-
ing.
> The ignition is switched on.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth link
Bluetooth is not permi tted everywhere. Comply
with all safety guide lines and regulations.
To deactivate the Bluetooth connection:
1. Switch on radio readiness or ignition.
2. Press the button.
3.
Press the button.
4. Press the button.
5.
Press the button.
6.
Press the button.
SymbolFunction
Function is selected
Exit menu, go back one menu
Show other menu items
Scroll display, list contains more
than 2 entries
Reception of the mobile phone
network: display depends upon
signal strength.
Making a call with the hands-free
system.
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CommunicationsTe l e p h o n e
To reactivate the Bluetooth connection:
1.
Press the button.
2. Press the button.
Pairing and connecting
Only pair the mob ile phone when the
vehicle is stopped; otherwise, inattention
may lead to endangerment of passengers or
other road users. <
1. Switch on radio read iness or ignition.
2. Press the button.
3. Press the button.
4. Press the button.
5. Press the button.
Turn the right rotary kn ob to display the Blue-
tooth name of the vehicle on the display.
6. Additional operations must be carried out
on the mobile phone, refer to the owner's
manual for the mobile phone, for example
look under Bluetooth device, connecting or
pairing/
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle appears
on the mobile phone display.
7. Select the Bluetooth name of the vehicle on
the mobile phone display.
The mobile phone or the radio display will
prompt you to enter the same Bluetooth
passkey.
8. Enter and confirm the Bluetooth passkey
using the number buttons of the mobile
phone.
9. Press the button to enter the Blue-
tooth passkey using the radio.
10. Using the function buttons 0-9, enter the
same Bluetooth passkey that was entered
into the mobile phone. To delete the last digit:

Press the button.
11.
Press the button to confirm the
Bluetooth passkey.
12. Press the button if necessary.
If the pairing succeeded, the mobile phone will
appear on the radio display.
Four mobile phones ca n be paired with the
vehicle simultaneously.
If the pairing was not succ essful: what to do if…,
refer to page 159.
Repeating the pairing procedure/help
If the coupling did not succeed:
1.
Press the button.
2. Repeat steps 7 through 12.
If the pairing has been repeatedly unsuccessful,
please contact Customer Relations.
To display the Customer Relations phone num-
ber:
Press the button.
Rotate the knob on the right to display the Cus-
tomer Relations phone number and the infor-
mation required for the pairing.
Following the initial pairing
> The mobile phone is de tected/connected in
the vehicle within a short period of time
when the engine is running or the ignition is
switched on.
> After identification, phone book entries are
imported from the mobile phone and/or SIM
card, depending on the mobile phone.
> Four devices can be paired.
> Some mobile phones may require certain
settings, for example authorization or a
secure connection, refer to the owner's
manual for the mobile phone.
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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
C
California Proposition 65
warning 6
Call
– accepting 160
– ending 161
– rejecting 161
Calling, refer to Phone numbers, dialing 161
Calling, refer to Telephone
owner's manual
Can holders, refer to Cupholders 121
Capacities 239
Capacity of the cargo area 237
Car battery, refer to Vehicle battery 212
Car care, refer to Care 204
Care 204
– automatic car washes 204
– care products 204
– carpets 207
– CD/DVD drives 207
– chrome parts 206
– displays 207
– exterior 204
– fine wood parts 207
– headlamps 205
– high-pressure washer 205
– interior 206
– leather 206
– light-alloy wheels 206
– paintwork 205
– plastic parts 207
– retractable hardtop 205
– rubber seals 206
– safety belts 207
– sensors and cameras 207
– upholstery and cloth
trim 206
– washing the car manually 205
– windows 205
Cargo, securing 137 Cargo area
– capacity
237
– Comfort Access 34
– folding up the floor panel 125
– lamp, refer to Interior lamps 107
– opening from inside 31
– opening from outside 31
Cargo loading 135
– securing cargo 137
– stowing cargo 136
– vehicle 135
Car jack
– jacking points 212
Ca
r key, refer to Integrated
key/remote control 24
Car phone
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 120
– refer to separate Owner's Manual
Car phone, refer to Telephone 156
Car radio, refer to Radio 18
Car radio, refer to Radio BMW Professional 142
Car shampoo 207
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 134
CD changer 147
– controls 18
– fast forward/reverse 148
– installation location 148
– random sequence 148
– selecting a CD 147
– selecting a track 148
– volume 142
CD player 147
– changing the track 148
– controls 18
– fast forward/reverse 148
– playing a track 148
– random order 148
– volume 142
Center armrest 120 Center brake lamp
– replacing bulb
211
Center console, refer to Around the center
console 14
Central locking
– from inside 29
– from outside 25
Central locking system 25
– Comfort Access 33
– hotel function 31
– setting unlocking characteristics 26
Changes, technical, refer to
For your own safety 5
Changing bulbs, refer to
Lamps and bulbs 208
Changing gears 64
Changing wheels 211
Chassis number, refer to Engine compartment 197
Check Control 87
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 54
Child restraint systems 53
Child seats, refer to Transporting children
safely 53
Chrome parts 207
Chrome polish 207
Cigarette lighter, refer
to
Lighter 122
Cleaning headlamps 68
– washer fluid 69
Cleaning your BMW, refer to Care 204
Climate control
– automatic air distribution 113
Clock 78
– 12h/24h format 83
– setting time 86
Closing
– from inside 29
– from outside 25
Clothes hooks 121
Cockpit 10
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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Providing medical assistance,
refer to First aid pouch 215
PTY 145
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor 93
R
Radio18
– autostore 144
– controls 18
– refer to separate Owner's Manual
– switching on/off 18
– volume 18
Radio, refer to BMW
Professional radio 144
Radio position, refer to Radio readiness 57
Radio readiness 57
– switched off 58
– switched on 57
Radio-remote key, refer to Remote control with
integrated key 24
Rain sensor 68
RDS 145
Reading lamps 108
Rear lamps, refer to Tail lamps 210
Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints 46
– folding down backrests 123
Rear ventilation 115
Rearview mirror, refer to Mirrors 50
Rear window
defroster 111,114
Rear window rolle r blind, refer
to Roller sunblinds 120
Reception
– radio station 144
Recirculated air
mode 110,113
Recirculation of air, refer to Recirculated air
mode 110,113 Reclining seat, refer to
Backrest 43
Refueling 174
Releasing
– hood 198
Remaining distance, refer to Cruising range 80
Remote control 24
– battery renewal 35
– Comfort Access 33
– garage door opener 116
– malfunction 28,35
– removing from the ignition lock 57
– service data 202
– trunk lid 27
Replacement fuses, refer to Fuses 213
Replacement remote
co
ntrol 24
Replacing bulbs, refer to Lamps and bulbs 208
Replacing tires 195
Replacing tires, refer to New wheels and tires 195
Reporting safety defects 7
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel gauge 79
Reset, resetting tone settings 144
Restraint systems
– for children 53
– refer to Safety belts 49
Retractable hardtop 38
– care, refer to Caring for your vehicle brochure
– convenient opening and
closing 26
– remote control 26
Reverse
– CD 148
Reverse gear 63
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 61
– manual transmission 60
Roadside
Assistance 169,215 Roadside parking lamps
105
– replacing bulbs 209
Roadworthiness test, refer to Service requirements 84
Roller sunblinds 120
Rollover protection system, Convertible 101
– resetting 101
Roof load capacity 237
Roof-mounted luggage rack 137
Rope, refer to Tow-starting, towing away 218
RSC Runflat System
Component, refer to Run-
flat tires 196
Runflat System Component RSC, refer to Run-flat
tires 196
Run-flat tires 196
– continuing driving with a damaged tire 94
– flat tire 94
– Flat Tire Monitor 94
– inflation pressure 177
– new tires 195
– tire replacement 195
– winter tires 196
Runflat tyres, refer to Run-flat tires 196
S
Safety-belt height
adjustment 49
Safety belts 49
– belt hand-over 49
– damage 49
– indicator/warning lamp 49
– reminder 49
– sitting safely 42
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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Safety systems
– airbags99
– Antilock Brake System ABS 90
– brake system 90
– driving stability control 90
– Dynamic Stability Control DSC 90
– rollover protection system, Convertible 101
– safety belts 49
Safety tires, refer to Run-flat tires 196
Satellite radio 146
– activating 146
Saving fuel 132
Scan
– CD changer 148
Scan, listening to samples
– BMW Professional radio 144
Scan, sampling tracks
– CD changer 148
– CD player 148
Screw thread for tow fitting 217
Search button 19
Searching
– CD player 148
Searching for a music track
– CD 148
Seat adjustment
– electric 44
– mechanical 43
Seat and mirror memory 48
Seat belt reminder, refer to Fasten safety belts
reminder 49
Seat heating 48
Seats 43
– adjusting electrically 44
– adjusting the seats 43
– heating 48
– memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 48
– saving a setting, refer to Seat and mirror memory 48
– sitting safely 42 Securing cargo
126,128
Securing the vehicle
– from inside 29
– from outside 25
Selecting distance for Active
Cruise Control 73
Selecting the sound pattern 143
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 60
Selector lever lock, refer to Changing selector lever
positions, shiftlock 60
Selector lever positions 62
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 60
Service, refer to
Roadside
Assistance 215
Service car, refer to Roadside Assistance 215
Service data in the remote
control 202
Service Interval Display, refer to Condition Based Service
CBS 202
Service requirements 84
Service status 170
Settings
– clock, 12h/24h format 83
Settings and information 82
Setting the time format 144
Shifting 64
– 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 64
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 61
– manual transmission 60
Shift into a drive position, refer to selector lever
positions 62
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, refer to Changing selector
lever positions 60 Shift paddles on the steering
wheel 64
Side airbags 99
Side windows, refer to Windows 35
Signal horn, refer to Horn 10,11
Sitting safely 42
– with airbags 42
– with head restraint 42
– with safety belts 42
Ski bag 126
Ski bag for Convertible, refer to Through-loading opening
with integrated transport
bag 127
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to Glass roof, electric 37
Slot for remote control 57
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 122
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing 165
– use 156
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment 120
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis
OBD 203
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 123
SOS, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 214
Spare fuses 213
Special oils, refer to Approved engine o
ils200
Specified engine oils, refer to
Approved engine oils 200
Speed
– Run-flat tires 94
– with winter tires 196
Speed-dependent volume 143
Speedo, refer to Speedometer 12
Speedometer 12
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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Sport automatic transmission
with double clutch 62
– driving dynamics control 65
– kickdown 64
– Launch Control 66
– manually unlocking parking lock 65
– neutral 63
– reverse gear 63
Sport program with 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 64
Spray nozzles, refer to
Cleaning windshield and
headlamps 68
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control
systems 90
Start/Stop button 57
– starting the engine 58
– switching off the engine 59
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 58
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump-starting 216
Starting CD changer 147
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting 216
Starting the CD player 147
Starting the engine
– Start/Stop button 57
Stations, refer to BMW Professional radio 144
Station search
– BMW Professional radio 144
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing 5
Steam jet 204,205 Steering wheel
52
– adjustment 52
– buttons on steering wheel 11
– heating 52
– lock 57
– locking with Comfort Access 34
– shift paddles 64
Steering wheel buttons, refer to Shift paddles 64
Steering with variable ratio, refer to Active steering 97
Steptronic, refer to Automatic
transmission with
Steptronic 60
Storage 207
Storage compartments 121
Storage nets 125
Storing seat positions, refer to Seat and mirror memory 48
Storing tires 196
Stowage, refer to Storage compartments 12
1
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires 177
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 59
Switching off the engine
– Start/Stop button 57
Switching on
– BMW Professional radio 142
– CD changer 147
– CD player 147
– radio 18
Switching the cooling function
on and off 114
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 79
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 31
Tail lamp, refer to Tail lamps 210 Tail lamps
210
– replacing bulb 210,211
Tank contents, refer to Capacities 239
Technical data 234
– dimensions 235
Technical modifications, refer to For your own safety 5
Telephone 156
– hands-free system 163
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 120
– refer to sepa rate Owner's
Manual
– voice commands 163
Temperature
– air conditioner 111
– automatic climate control 112
– coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 200
Temperature display
– outside temperature 78
– outside temperature warning 78
– setting the units 83
Tempomat, refer to Cruise control 69
Tensioning straps, refer to Securing cargo 137
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp 211
Through-loading opening with integrated transport
bag 127
Through-loading system 123
Tilt alarm sensor 33
Tilt function, passenger side mirror 51
Time
– displaying 144
– setting 144
Tire inflation pressure 177
– loss 94
Tire pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 93
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