light BMW M3 SEDAN 2008 E90 Owner's Manual

Reference 253
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Heating and ventilation, refer
to Climate96
Heating while at a standstill,
refer to Using residual
heat99
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing
cargo117
Height, refer to
Dimensions239
Height adjustment
– seats41
– steering wheel46
High beams94
– headlamp flasher94
– indicator lamp13
High Definition Radio159
High-pressure
washer214,215
High water, refer to Driving
through water115
Highways, refer to Route
criteria137
Hills115
Holders for cups107
Home address136
"Home address" in
navigation137
Homepage BMW4
Hood218
Hooks for shopping bags109
Horn10,11
Hotel function33
Hot exhaust system114
"Hour memo"76
"House number" in
destination entry129
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to
Brake assist82
Hydroplaning115
I
IBOC, refer to High Definition
Radio159
Ice warning, refer to Outside
temperature warning67
ID3 tag, refer to Information
about the track167Identification marks, tire
coding208
iDrive16
– adjusting brightness80
– assistance window20
– automatic climate control97
– changing language79
– changing units of measure
and display format71
– confirming selection or
entry19
– controls16
– displays, menus17
– menu guidance17
– operating principle16
– overview16
– selecting a menu item19
– setting the date and time74
– start menu17
– status information20
– switching menu pages19
– symbols18
iDrive operating principle16
Ignition54
– switched off55
– switched on54
Ignition key, refer to Remote
control28
Ignition key position 1, refer to
Radio readiness54
Ignition key position 2, refer to
Ignition on54
Ignition lock54
i menu18
Imprint2
Indicator and warning
lamps13
– MDrive49
– M Dynamic Mode83
– Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM88
Individual air distribution97
Individually programmable
buttons on steering
wheel47
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure206Inflation pressure monitoring,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM86
Information
– on another location132
– on country132
– on current position132
– on destination location132
Information menu, refer to
i menu18
"Information on
destination"134
"Info sources"73
Initializing
– after power failure228
– compass, refer to Digital
compass, calibrating104
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM85
– glass roof39
"Input map"131
Installation location
– CD changer169
– navigation DVD drive124
– telephone106
Instructions for navigation
system, refer to Voice
instructions142
Instrument cluster12
Instrument lighting94
Instrument panel, refer to
Cockpit10
Integrated key28
Integrated universal remote
control102
Interesting destination for
navigation132
"Interim time"79
Interior lamps95
– remote control30
Interior motion sensor35
Interior rearview mirror46
– automatic dimming
feature46
– compass104
Intermittent mode of the
wipers64

Everything from A - Z
254
J
Jacking points228
Joystick, refer to iDrive16
Jumpering, refer to Jump
starting231
Jump starting231
K
Key, refer to Remote
control28
Keyless go, refer to
Convenient access35
Keyless opening and closing,
refer to Convenient
access35
Key Memory, refer to Personal
Profile28
Knock control204
L
Lamps
– automatic headlamp
control92
– parking lamps/low beams92
Lamps and bulbs, replacing
bulbs223
"Language / Units"71
"Language / Units" in
navigation125,142
"Language" on the Control
Display79
"Languages" in
navigation125,142
Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer
to Safety belts44
Lashing eyes, refer to
Securing cargo117
Last destinations, refer to
Destination list133
"Last seat pos."44
LATCH child-restraint fixing
system52
Launch Control62
Leather care216
LED hand lamp106
LED light-emitting diodes223Length, refer to
Dimensions239
License plate lamp, replacing
bulb226
Light-alloy wheels215
Light-emitting diodes
LED223
Lighter107
– connecting electrical
appliances108
"Lighting"63
Lighting
– instruments94
– lamps and bulbs223
– vehicle, refer to Lamps92
Light switch92
"Limit"79
Limit, refer to Speed limit78
Load securing equipment,
refer to Securing cargo117
Lock buttons, doors, refer to
Locking32
Locking
– adjusting confirmation
signal31
– from inside32
– from outside30
– without remote control, refer
to Convenient access35
Locking and unlocking doors
– confirmation signals31
– from inside32
– from outside29
Low-beam headlamps
92
– automatic92
Lower back support, refer to
Lumbar support41
Luggage compartment lid33
– convenient access36
– emergency operation, refer
to Opening manually33
– emergency release34
– locking or unlocking
separately33
– opening from inside33
– opening from outside33
– opening manually33
– remote control30Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack117
Lumbar support41
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter
tires210
Maintenance, refer to Service
Booklet
Maintenance system212
Malfunction
– luggage compartment lid33
– tires86
Malfunction warnings, refer to
Check Control77
Manual
– BMW Teleservice Call195
Manual car wash215
"Manual" on the radio157
Manual operation
– door lock32
– driver's door32
– fuel filler door204
– glass roof39
– luggage compartment lid33
– transmission lock59
Manual transmission56
– tow-starting234
Map
– changing scale141
– destination entry131
"Map direction of travel"141
"Map facing north"141
Master key, refer to Remote
control28
Maximum cooling98
Maximum speed
– with winter tires210
"M DKG Drivelogic"48
MDM, refer to M Dynamic
Mode82
MDrive48

Reference 255
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
M dual clutch transmission
with Drivelogic57
– kick-down58
– Launch Control62
– neutral58
– reverse gear58
– sequential mode58
– Shift Lights61
– shiftlock58
– tow-starting234
– unlocking transmission lock
manually59
"M Dynamic Mode"83
M Dynamic Mode MDM82
– indicator lamp83
Measurements, refer to
Dimensions239
Memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory43
M Engine Dynamics
Control63
MENU button16
Menus
– Control Display17
Menus, refer to iDrive16
Message list, traffic
information144
Microfilter
– BMW Maintenance
System212
– for automatic climate
control100
Microfilter/activated-charcoal
filter
– BMW Maintenance
System212
Microphone
– telephone14
– voice input14
Mirror dimming feature46
Mirrors45
– automatic curb monitor46
– exterior mirrors45
– heating46
– interior rearview mirror46
– memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory43
"Missed calls"186
Missed calls186M Mobility Set226
Mobile phone
– accepted calls186
– adjusting volume183
– calling185
– ending call185
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest106
– missed calls186
– operation via iDrive183
– redialing186
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
– Top 8186
– touch tone dialing188
Mobile phone, installation
location, refer to Center
armrest106
Mobile phone, refer to the
separate Owner's Manual
Modifications, technical, refer
to For your own safety5
Monitor, refer to iDrive
controls16
Monitoring system for tire
pressures, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor84
"Monitor on / off"47
Most recent mobile phone
numbers186
MP3, refer to Compressed
audio files165
"M settings"48,49
Multifunctional steering
wheel, refer to Buttons on
the steering wheel11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/
headlamp flasher63
– refer to Wiper system64
Multimedia screen, refer to
iDrive16
Music tracks, refer to
Tracks166
"Mute on / off"47
N
"Navigation"126,132Navigation announcements,
refer to Switching voice
instructions on/off142
Navigation drive, location124
Navigation DVD124
– drive152
Navigation system124
– address book134
– changing a route143
– destination entry126
– destination guidance in
assistance window124
– destination list133
– displaying current
position147
– entering a destination
manually126,130
– last destinations133
– navigation DVD124
– opening126
– route display140
– route list142
– searching for a special
destination132
– selecting destination using
information132
– selecting destination via
map131
– selecting route criteria137
– starting destination
guidance139
– switching off, refer to
Terminating/continuing
destination guidance139
– terminating/continuing
destination guidance139
– voice instructions142
– volume adjustment143
"Navigation voice
instructions"125
"Navigation voice
instructions" via buttons on
the steering wheel47
Neck support, refer to Head
restraints42
Nets, refer to Storage
compartments106
Neutral58

Everything from A - Z
256 "New address" in
navigation135
"New destination"127,131
"New route"143
New tires209
"Next entertainment
source"47
"Normal"63
"Normal" with EDC84
North-facing map141
Nozzles96
Number of cylinders, refer to
Engine data238
Nylon rope, refer to Tow
rope233
O
OBD socket, refer to Socket
for On-Board Diagnosis213
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel
specifications204
Odometer67
Oil, refer to Engine oil219
Oil consumption219
Oil level219
Old batteries, refer to
Disposal228
"On a new destination" in
navigation133
"Onboard info"69
Onboard tool kit223
"On destination"133
"On location"133
Opening and closing
– convenient access35
– from inside32
– from outside29
– using the door lock31
– via the remote control29Operation by voice for mobile
phone189
– adjusting volume190
– canceling189
– correcting phone
number190
– dialing phone number190
– placing a call190
– redialing190
– voice commands189
– voice phone book190
"Options"197,198
Orientation menu, refer to
Start menu17
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation99
Output, refer to Engine
data238
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate control98
Outside temperature
display67
– changing units of
measure71
– in computer71
Outside temperature
warning67
Overheated engine, refer to
Coolant temperature68
P
Paintwork care215
Park assistant, refer to Park
Distance Control81
Park Distance Control PDC81
"Parked car operation"100
"Parked car ventilation"100
Parked car ventilation100
– activating switch-on
times101
– preselecting switch-on
times100
– switching on and off
directly100
Parking
– vehicle55
Parking aid, refer to Park
Distance Control PDC81Parking brake56
– indicator lamp56
Parking lamps92
Parking lamps/low beams92
Passenger-side mirror tilt
function46
"Pathway lighting"93
Pathway lighting93
"PDC"81
Personal Profile28
"Perspective"141
Phone book183
Phone numbers
– deleting from phone
book187
– dialing185
– most recent numbers186
– selecting in phone book186
– Top 8186
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric38
– windows37
Placing a call, refer to
telephone owner's manual
"Play" for satellite radio163
Polish216
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter for automatic
climate control100
Position
– displaying147
– saving, refer to Storing
current position135
"POWER"48,49
Power failure228
Power windows37
– safety switch38
Power windows, refer to
Windows37
"Presets", displaying with the
radio156
"Presets" for satellite
radio
163
Pressure, tires206
Pressure monitoring, tires84
– Flat Tire Monitor84

Everything from A - Z
258 Roof load capacity240
Roof-mounted luggage
rack117
Rope, refer to Tow-starting,
towing away233
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to
iDrive16
Route137
– arrow display140
– changing143
– display140
– displaying streets and
towns/cities142
– displaying town142
– list142
– map display141
– selecting137
– selecting criteria137
S
Safety-belt height
adjustment45
Safety belts44
– damage45
– indicator/warning lamp45
– reminder45
– sitting safely40
Safety systems
– airbags89
– Antilock Brake System
ABS82
– brake system82
– driving stability control
systems82
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC82
– safety belts44
"SAT"152,162
Satellite radio162
– displaying additional
information163
– enabling162
– selecting channel163
– storing channel163
"Scan"
– sampling radio stations157
– sampling tracks on CD167Scan
– CD changer167
– CD player167
– radio157
"Scan all" for audio mode167
"Scan directory" for audio
mode167
Screen, refer to iDrive
controls16
Screw thread for tow
fitting232
SDARS, refer to Satellite
radio162
Sealant, filling227
Seat adjustment
– electric41
– mechanical41
Seat and mirror memory43
Seat belt reminder, refer to
'Fasten safety belts'
reminder45
Seat heating43
Seats40
– adjusting electrically41
– adjusting the seats41
– heating43
– memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory43
– saving a setting, refer to Seat
and mirror memory43
– sitting safely40
Securing cargo111
Securing the vehicle
– from inside32
– from outside29
"Select as
destination"133,197
"Select current speed"79
Selecting a country for
navigation127
Selecting an audio source152
Selecting menu items19
Selecting new scale for
navigation141
Selector lever positions57
Sequential M Gearbox with
Drivelogic
– Drivelogic drive programs60
Sequential mode58Service, refer to Roadside
Assistance230
Service car, refer to Roadside
Assistance230
Service data in the remote
control212
"Service Info"73,195,221
Service Interval Display, refer
to Condition Based Service
CBS212
"Service Request"188,195
Service requirement display,
refer to Condition Based
Service CBS212
"Service
requirements"73,195,221
Service requirements72
"Servotronic"48
"Set date"76
"Set time"75
"Settings"199
Settings
– changing settings on the
Control Display79
– clock, 12h/24h format76
– configuring, refer to
MDrive48
– date format76
– language79
Settings and information71
"Settings" for MDrive48,49
"Settings" for unlocking30
Settings menu, refer to
imenu17
Setting times, refer to
Preselecting switch-on
times
100
Shifting59
Shifting gears
– manual transmission56
Shift lever57
Shift Lights61
"Shift lights"48
Shiftlock58
Shift paddles on steering
wheel59
Shift-up display, refer to Shift
Lights61

Reference 261
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Towing232
– with manual
transmission233
– with M dual clutch
transmission233
Towing and tow-starting232
Towing methods233
Town/city for destination127
"Town / City" in destination
entry127
Tow rope233
Tow-starting232,233
"TPM"87
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor86
Tracks
– random play sequence168
– sampling, Scan167
– searching for167
Traction control, refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC82
Traffic information for
navigation
– calling up144
– display on route map145
– during destination
guidance146
– switching on/off143
– symbols146
"Traffic Info settings"144
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic
information143
– driving around146
Transmission
– Drivelogic60
– Launch Control62
– manual transmission56
– reverse gear58
– Shift Lights61
– unlocking transmission lock
manually59
Transmission lock, unlocking
manually59
Transporting children
safely51
Transport securing devices,
refer to Securing cargo117Tread depth, refer to Minimum
tire tread209
Treble, refer to Treble and
bass153
Treble, tone control153
"Trip computer"70
Trip computer70
Trip-distance counter, refer to
Trip odometer67
"Triple turn signal"64
Triple turn signal activation63
Trip odometer67
Trunk lid, refer to Luggage
compartment lid33
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions239
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp12
– triple turn signal63
Turn signals63
Tying down loads, refer to
Cargo loading117
U
"Unchanged"48,61
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR208
"Units"71
Units
– average consumption71
– temperature71
Universal garage door opener,
refer to Integrated universal
remote control102
Universal mobile phone
preparation package, refer
to separate Owner's Manual
Universal remote control102
Unlatching, refer to
Unlocking35
"Unlock button"30
Unlocking
– from inside32
– from outside29
– luggage compartment lid36
– without remote control, refer
to Convenient access35
"Update services"196,198USB-audio interface172
"USB" for audio
mode171,173
V
Vehicle
– battery228
– breaking in114
– cargo loading116
– Identification Number, refer
to Engine compartment219
– measurements, refer to
Dimensions239
– parking55
– weight240
"Vehicle / Tires" for
unlocking30
Vehicle jack228
Vehicle position, refer to
Displaying current
position147
Vehicle storage217
Ventilation99
– draft-free99
– in the rear100
Ventilation, refer to Climate96
Ventilation while at a
standstill100
Vents, refer to Ventilation99
"Vent settings"97
Voice commands
– overview23
– short commands242
Voice instructions from
navigation system142
– muting47,143
– repeating47,143
– switching on/off142
– volume143
Voice phone book190
Volume152
– audio sources152
– fuel tank, refer to
Capacities241
– mobile phone183
– speed-dependent
control153
– voice instructions143

Everything from A - Z
262 Volume distribution
– front/rear153
– left/right153
W
Warning and indicator
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control77
Warning triangle231
Washer fluid65
– content of the reservoir65
Washer fluid reservoir65
Waste tray, refer to
Ashtray107
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water115
Water penetration214,215
Waveband with the radio156
Wear indicators in tires, refer
to Minimum tread depth209
Weights240
Welcome lamps92
"Welcome light"93
Wheel/tire combination, refer
to Correct wheels and
tires210
Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions239
Wheels, new209
Wheels and tires206
Width, refer to
Dimensions239
Windows37
– convenient operation30
– convenient operation with
convenient access36
– opening, closing37
– pinch protection system37
– safety switch38
Windows, indicator on Control
Display16
Windshield
– cleaning64Windshield wash64
– filling capacity, reservoir241
– nozzles65
– reservoir for washer fluid65
– washer fluid65
Windshield wiper blades,
changing223
Windshield wipers, refer to
Wiper system64
Winter tires210
– setting speed limit79
– storage210
Wiper blade replacement223
Wiper system64
"With highways" in
navigation137
Word-matching principle for
navigation138
Work in the engine
compartment
218
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to
Onboard tool kit223
X
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb224
Y
Your individual vehicle
– settings, refer to MDrive48
– settings, refer to Personal
Profile28