Fromatoz: Owner'S Manual For Vehicle

Owner's Manual
for Vehicle
Contents
From A to Z
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 818 - 07/02 BMW AG

525i
530i
540i
sedan
sport wagon

Congratulations , and thank you for choos ing a BMW.
Thorough familiarity with your ve hicle will provide you with e nhance d control and
s e curity whe n you drive it. We the re fore have this re que s t:
Ple as e take the time to re ad this Owne r's Manual and familiarize yours e lf with the
information that we have compile d for you be fore s tarting off in your ne w BMW. The
manual contains important data and ins tructions inte nde d to as s is t you in obtaining
maximum s atis faction from your BMW's unique array of advance d te chnical fe a-
ture s . It als o contains information on ve hicle mainte nance de s igne d to e nhance
ope rating s afe ty while s imultane ous ly he lping you to maintain your BMW's value
throughout an e xte nde d s e rvice life . For additional information re fe r to the s upple -
me ntal manuals .
This Owne r's Manual s hould be cons ide re d a pe rmane nt part of this ve hicle . It
s hould s tay with the ve hicle whe n s old to provide the ne xt owne r with important
ope rating, s afe ty and mainte nance information.
We wis h you an e njoyable driving e xpe rie nce .
BMW AG

For ew or d

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Aktie nge s e lls chaft
Munich, Ge rmany
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writte n cons e nt of BMW AG, Munich.
Orde r No. 01 41 0 156 818
US Englis h IX/2002
Printe d in Ge rmany
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About this Owne r's Manual 8
Symbols us e d 8
The individual ve hicle 8
Status at time of printing 9
For your own s afe ty 9
Symbol on ve hicle parts 10
Se rvice and Warranty 10
Re porting s afe ty de fe cts 10
Cockpit 14
Ins trume nt clus te r 15
Indicator and warning lamps 19
Ste e ring whe e l with multifunction
buttons 22
Warning triangle 23
Firs t-aid kit 23
Re fue ling 24
Fue l s pe cifications 25
Tire inflation pre s s ure 26

Locks and security systems:

Ke ys 32
Ce ntral locking s ys te m 32
Ope ning and clos ing via the
door lock 33
Ope ning and clos ing via the
re mote control 34
Ope ning and clos ing from the
ins ide 37
Luggage compartme nt lid/
Tailgate 38
Re ar window 40
Luggage compartme nt 42
Alarm s ys te m 42
Ele ctric powe r windows 44
Sliding/tilt s unroof 46

Adjustments:

Sitting s afe ly 48
Se ats 48
Manually-adjus te d s e at 49
Ele ctric powe r s e ats 50
He ad re s traints 52
BMW active s e at 52
Safe ty be lts 53
Se at, mirror and s te e ring whe e l
me mory 54
Se at he ating 55
Adjus ting s te e ring whe e l 56
Ste e ring whe e l he ating 56
Mirrors 57

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Passenger safety systems:

Airbags 59
Trans porting childre n s afe ly 62
Ve hicle Me mory, Ke y
Me mory 67

Driving:

Ste e ring/Ignition lock 68
Starting the e ngine 68
Switching off the e ngine 70
Parking brake 70
Manual trans mis s ion 71
Automatic trans mis s ion 72
Automatic trans mis s ion with
Ste ptronic 75
Indicator/He adlamp flas he r 78
Was he r/Wipe r s ys te m/Rain
s e ns or 78
Cruis e control 80

Everything under control:

Odome te r, outs ide te mpe rature
dis play 82
Tachome te r 83
Ene rgy control 83
Fue l gauge 83
Coolant te mpe rature gauge 84
Se rvice Inte rval Dis play 84
Che ck Control 85
Compute r 88
Multi-Information Dis play
(MID) 89
Digital clock in the MID 90
Compute r in the MID 93

Technology for safety and
driving convenience:

Park Dis tance Control (PDC) 98
Automatic Stability Control plus
Traction (ASC+T)/Dynamic
Stability Control (DSC) 99
Se lf-le ve ling s us pe ns ion 101
Tire Pre s s ure Monitor (RDC) 101

Lamps:

Parking lamps /Low be ams 103
Ins trume nt lighting 104
High be ams /Standing
lamps 104
Fog lamps 104
Inte rior lamps 105
Re ading lamps 105

Controlling the climate for
pleasant driving:

Air conditioning 106
Automatic climate control 109
Rolle r s un blind 114
Parke d-car ve ntilation
s ys te m 114

Cabin convenience:

BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r 115
Glove compartme nt 118
Storage compartme nts 118
Ce llular phone 119
Be ve rage holde r 119
As htray, front 119
Cigare tte lighte r 120
As htray, re ar 120

Loading and transporting
cargo:

Through-loading s ys te m 121
Ski bag 122
s port wagon:
Cargo are a 125
Roll-up cove r 125
Partition ne t 125
Storage are as in the luggage
compartme nt 126
Cargo loading 128
Roof-mounte d luggage rack 129

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Special operating instructions:

Bre ak-in proce dure s 132
Driving note s 133
Antilock Brake Sys te m 133
Brake s ys te m 134

Wheels and tires:

Tire condition 135
Tire re place me nt 136
Whe e l and tire
combinations 137
Spe cial characte ris tics of winte r
tire s 138
Snow chains 138

Under the hood:

Hood 139
Engine compartme nt
e s s e ntials 140
Was he r fluids 141
Engine oil 142
Coolant 144
Brake fluid 145

Maintenance:

The BMW Mainte nance
Sys te m 146

Laws and regulations:

Te chnical modifications 147
California Propos ition
65 Warning 147
OBD inte rface s ocke t 148

Replacement procedures:

Onboard tool kit 152
Winds hie ld wipe r blade s 152
Lamps and bulbs 153
Changing a whe e l 158
Batte ry 162
Fus e s 162

Assistance, giving and
receiving:

Jump-s tarting 164
Towing the ve hicle 165

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Engine s pe cifications 170
Dime ns ions 171
We ights 173
Capacitie s 175
Eve rything from A to Z 178

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About this Owner's Manual

We have made e ve ry e ffort to e ns ure
that you are able to find what you ne e d
in this Owne r's Manual as quickly as
pos s ible . The fas te s t way to find ce rtain
topics is by us ing the de taile d inde x at
the e nd. If you are looking for a brie f
initial s ummary of the e s s e ntials , ple as e
turn to the firs t chapte r.
Should you wis h to s e ll your BMW at
s ome time in the future , ple as e
re me mbe r to hand ove r the Owne r's
Manual to the ne w owne r; it is an
important part of the ve hicle .
If you have any que s tions , your BMW
ce nte r will be glad to advis e you.

Symbols used

Indicate s pre cautions that mus t
be followe d pre cis e ly in orde r to
avoid the pos s ibility of pe rs onal injury
and s e rious damage to the ve hicle .
Contains information that will
as s is t you in gaining the optimum
be ne fit from your ve hicle and e nable
you to care more e ffe ctive ly for your
ve hicle .
Re fe rs to me as ure s that can be
take n to he lp prote ct the e nviron-
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Marks the e nd of a s pe cific ite m of
information.

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Indicate s s pe cial e quipme nt, country-
s pe cific e quipme nt and optional e xtras .

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Ide ntifie s inde x e ntrie s that re fe r
to owne r s e rvice proce dure s or topics
on ve hicle mainte nance .

Ide ntifie s s ys te ms or compone nts ,
which can be activate d or adapte d
to s uit an individual drive r's re quire -
me nts ("Ve hicle Me mory", "Ke y
Me mory"). Re fe r to page 67.
Activation and adjus tme nts on s ome of
the s e s ys te ms can be pe rforme d at
your BMW ce nte r.

The individual vehicle

On buying your BMW, you have
de cide d in favor of a mode l with individ-
ualize d e quipme nt and fe ature s . This
Owne r's Manual de s cribe s all mode ls
and e quipme nt that BMW offe rs within
the s ame group.
We hope you will unde rs tand that
e quipme nt and fe ature s are include d
which you might not have chos e n for
your ve hicle . You can e as ily ide ntify any
diffe re nce s with the aid of the as te ris k

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us e d to ide ntify all optional e xtras and
acce s s orie s .
If your BMW fe ature s e quipme nt which
is not de s cribe d in this Owne r's
Manual, Supple me ntary Owne r's
Manuals are e nclos e d. We as k you to
re ad the s e manuals as we ll.

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Status at time of printing

BMW purs ue s a policy of continuous ,
ongoing de ve lopme nt de s igne d to
e ns ure that our ve hicle s continue to
e mbody the highe s t quality and s afe ty
s tandards combine d with advance d,
s tate -of-the -art te chnology. For this
re as on, it is pos s ible that the fe ature s
de s cribe d in this Owne r's Manual could
diffe r from thos e on your ve hicle . Nor
can e rrors and omis s ions be e ntire ly
rule d out. We the re fore re que s t your
unde rs tanding for the fact that we are
unable to re cognize any le gal claims
bas e d on the data, illus trations or
de s criptions in this manual.

For your own safety

Us e unle ade d gas oline only. Fue ls
containing up to and including
10 % e thanol or othe r oxyge nate s with
up to 2.8 % oxyge n by we ight i.e .
15 % MTBE or 3 % me thanol plus an
e quivale nt amount of co-s olve nt will
not void the applicable warrantie s
cove ring de fe cts in mate rials or work-
mans hip. Fie ld e xpe rie nce has indi-
cate d s ignificant diffe re nce s in fue l
quality volatility, compos ition, addi-
tive s , e tc. among gas oline s offe re d for
s ale in the Unite d State s and Canada.
The us e of poor-quality fue ls may re s ult
in drive ability, s tarting and s talling
proble ms , e s pe cially unde r ce rtain
e nvironme ntal conditions , s uch as high
ambie nt te mpe rature and high altitude .
Should you e ncounte r drive ability prob-
le ms that you s us pe ct could be re late d
to the fue l you are us ing, we re com-
me nd that you re s pond b y s witching to
a re cognize d high-quality brand.
Failure to comply with the s e re com-
me ndations may re s ult in uns che dule d
mainte nance .
Obe y pe rtine nt s afe ty rule s whe n you
are handling gas oline .

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Important s afe ty information!
For your own s afe ty, us e ge nuine
parts and acce s s orie s approve d by
BMW.
Whe n you purchas e acce s s orie s te s te d
and approve d by BMW and Original
BMW Parts , you s imultane ous ly acquire
the as s urance that the y have be e n thor-
oughly te s te d by BMW to e ns ure
optimum pe rformance whe n ins talle d
on your ve hicle .
BMW warrants the s e parts to be fre e
from de fe cts in mate rial and workman-
s hip.
BMW will not acce pt any liability for
damage s re s ulting from ins tallation of
parts and acce s s orie s not approve d by
BMW.
BMW cannot te s t e ve ry product from
othe r manufacture rs to ve rify if it can be
us e d on a BMW s afe ly and without ris k
to e ithe r the ve hicle , its ope ration, or its
occupants .
Original BMW Parts , BMW Acce s s orie s
and othe r products approve d by BMW,
toge the r with profe s s ional advice on
us ing the s e ite ms , are available from all
BMW ce nte rs .

The i ndi vi dual vehi cl e
St at us at t i me of pr i nt i ng

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Notes

Ins tallation and ope ration of non-BMW
approve d acce s s orie s s uch as alarms ,
radios , amplifie rs , radar de te ctors ,
whe e ls , s us pe ns ion compone nts , brake
dus t s hie lds , te le phone s including
ope ration of any portable ce llular phone
from within the ve hicle without us ing an
e xte rnally-mounte d ante nna or trans -
ce ive r e quipme nt, e g., CBs , walkie -
talkie , ham radio or s imilar acce s s orie s ,
may caus e e xte ns ive damage to the
ve hicle , compromis e its s afe ty, inte rfe re
with the ve hicle 's e le ctrical s ys te m, or
affe ct the validity of the BMW Limite d
Warranty. Se e your BMW ce nte r for
additional information.

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Mainte nance , re place me nt, or
re pair of the e mis s ion control
de vice s and s ys te ms may be pe rforme d
by any automotive re pair e s tablis hme nt
or individual us ing any ce rtifie d auto-
motive part.

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Symbol on vehicle parts

Indicate s that you s hould cons ult
the re le vant s e ction of this
Owne r's Manual for information on a
particular part or as s e mbly.

Service and Warranty

This manual is s upple me nte d by a Se r-
vice and Warranty Information Bookle t
for US mode ls or a Warranty and Se r-
vice Guide Bookle t for Canadian
mode ls .
We re comme nd that you re ad this
publication thoroughly.
Your BMW is cove re d by the following
warrantie s :

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Ne w Ve hicle Limite d Warranty

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Rus t Pe rforation Limite d Warranty

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Fe de ral Emis s ions Sys te m De fe ct
Warranty

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Fe de ral Emis s ions Pe rformance War-
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California Emis s ions Control Sys te m
Limite d Warranty
De taile d information about the s e
warrantie s is lis te d in the Se rvice and
Warranty Information Bookle t for US
mode ls or in the Warranty and Se rvice
Guide Bookle t for Canadian mode ls .

Reporting safety defects

The following only applie s to ve hicle s
owne d and ope rate d in the US.
If you be lie ve that your ve hicle has a
de fe ct which could caus e a cras h or
could caus e injury or de ath, you s hould
imme diate ly inform the National
Highway Traffic Safe ty Adminis tration
NHTSA in addition to notifying BMW of
North Ame rica, LLC, P.O. Box 1227,
We s twood, Ne w Je rs e y 07675-1227,
Te le phone (800) 831-1117.
If NHTSA re ce ive s s imilar complaints , it
may ope n an inve s tigation, and if it
finds that a s afe ty de fe ct e xis ts in a
group of ve hicle s , it may orde r a re call
and re me dy campaign. Howe ve r,
NHTSA cannot be come involve d in indi-
vidual proble ms be twe e n you, your
de ale r, or BMW of North Ame rica, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may e ithe r call
the Auto Safe ty Hotline toll-fre e at
1-800-424-9393 or 366-0123 in
Was hington, D.C. are a or write to:
NHTSA, U.S. De partme nt of Trans por-
tation, Was hington, D.C. 20590. You
can als o obtain othe r information about
motor ve hicle s afe ty from the Hotline .

For your ow n saf et y

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Overview
Controls and features
Operation, maintenance
Owner service procedures
Index
Technical data

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Standing lamps 104

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High be ams 104

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Compute r 88
3 Fog lamps 104
4 Was he r/Wipe r s ys te m 78
5 Ce ntral locking s ys te m 32
6 Hazard warning flas he rs
7 Re ar window de fros te r 107, 112
8 Horn, the e ntire s urface
9 Adjus ting the s te e ring whe e l 56

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1 Fue l gauge 83
2 Indicator lamp for turn s ignal
indicators 21
3 Spe e dome te r
4 Indicator lamp for high be ams 21
5 Tachome te r and Ene rgy Control 83
6 Coolant te mpe rature gauge 84
7 Indicator and warning
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8 Se le ctor le ve r and program dis play
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9 Se rvice Inte rval Dis play 84

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10 Dis play for the compute r ope ra-
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Outs ide te mpe rature

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Ave rage fue l cons umption

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Ave rage s pe e d
11 Indicator lamp for Automatic Sta-
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14 Indicator for Che ck Control 85
15 Re s e t trip odome te r to ze ro 82
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2 Indicator lamp for turn s ignal
indicators 21
3 Spe e dome te r
4 Indicator lamp for high be ams 21
5 Tachome te r and Ene rgy Control 83
6 Coolant te mpe rature gauge 84
lamps 19 to 21
8 CHECK button 85
9 Se le ctor le ve r and program dis play
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10 Outs ide te mpe rature dis play 82
11 Indicator lamp for Automatic Sta-
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13 Che ck Control dis play 85
14 Odome te r 82
15 Se rvice Inte rval Dis play 84
16 Re s e t button for trip odome te r 82
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Indicator and warning lamps

Technology that monitors itself

The s ys te m runs a che ck on the
warning and indicator lamps marke d
by "

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" e ach time you s witch on the
ignition. The y e ach light up once for dif-
fe re nt pe riods of time .
If a fault s hould occur in one of the s e
s ys te ms , the corre s ponding lamp doe s
not go out afte r the e ngine is s tarte d or
it lights up while the ve hicle is moving.
The following s e ction de s cribe s how
you s hould re s pond.

Red: stop immediately

Batte ry charge curre nt

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The batte ry is no longe r be ing
charge d. This indicate s a de fe ct
in the alte rnator drive be lt or in the
charging circuit of the alte rnator. Ple as e
contact the ne are s t BMW ce nte r.
You s hould ne ve r atte mpt to con-
tinue driving with a de fe ctive drive
be lt, as the e ngine could ove rhe at and
s us tain s e rious damage . If the drive be lt
is de fe ctive , incre as e d s te e ring e ffort is
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Engine oil pre s s ure

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May be accompanie d by the
me s s age "STOP!ENGINE OIL-
PRESS" in the Che ck Control

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: s top the
ve hicle imme diate ly and s witch off the
e ngine . Che ck the e ngine oil le ve l; top
up as re quire d. If the oil le ve l is corre ct:
ple as e contact the ne are s t BMW
ce nte r.
Do not continue driving, as the
e ngine could s us tain s e rious
damage from inade quate lubrication.

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Tire Pre s s ure Monitor (RDC)

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warning s ignal: a flat tire has
occurre d. Re duce ve hicle s pe e d imme -
diate ly and s top the ve hicle . Avoid hard
brake applications . Do not ove rs te e r.
For additional information: re fe r to
page 101
Parking brake

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/Brake s ys te m
hydraulic circuits

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Come s on whe n you e ngage the
parking brake .
page 70
Come s on although the parking brake
is re le as e d: have the brake fluid le ve l
che cke d. Be fore continuing your
journe y, be s ure to re ad the note s on
page s 134 and 145
Als o come s on with the me s s age
"CHECK BRAKE LININGS" in the
Che ck Control.
Parking brake warning lamp

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Parking brake

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Come s on whe n you e ngage the
parking brake .
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Parking brake warning lamp

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Ple as e fas te n s afe ty be lts

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and me s s age

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Control. Re mains on until the s afe ty
be lts are fas te ne d.
For additional information on s afe ty
be lts : re fe r to page 53
Airbags

G

Ple as e have the s ys te m
ins pe cte d by your BMW ce nte r.
page 59

Yellow: please have checked at
your earliest opportunity

Antilock Brake Sys te m (ABS)

G

ABS has be e n de activate d in
re s pons e to s ys te m malfunction.
Conve ntional braking e fficie ncy is avail-
able without limitations . Ple as e have
the s ys te m ins pe cte d by your BMW
ce nte r.
page 133
Antilock Brake Sys te m (ABS)
warning lamp for Canadian
mode ls .
Engine oil le ve l

*

Come s on while driving: the
e ngine oil le ve l has falle n to the
abs olute minimum; re fill as s oon as
pos s ible . Do not drive more than
approx. 30 mile s (50 km) until you do.
page 142
Engine oil le ve l

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Come s on afte r the e ngine has
be e n s witche d off: add e ngine
oil at your e arlie s t opportunity (whe n
you s top to re fue l).
page 142

Automatic trans mis s ion

*

Be caus e of a malfunction, the
automatic trans mis s ion s hifts
only in the e me rge ncy program. Ple as e
cons ult the ne are s t BMW ce nte r.
page s 74 and 77
Brake pads

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Have the brake pads che cke d.
For additional information: re fe r
to page 134

Dynamic Brake Control (DBC)

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G

Malfunction in DBC s ys te m.
Conve ntional braking e fficie ncy
is available without limitations .
Have the s ys te m re paire d by your BMW
ce nte r at the e arlie s t pos s ible opportu-
nity.
page 100
Dynamic Brake Control (DBC)
warning lamp for Canadian
mode ls .
Tire Pre s s ure Monitor (RDC)

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Che ck the tire inflation pre s s ure :
re fe r to page s 26, 101
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The s e lf-le ve ling s us pe ns ion
s ys te m is inactive . Ple as e con-
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page 101
Traction (ASC+T)/Dynamic Sta-
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ASC+T/DSC has be e n de activate d,
e ithe r manually at the button or auto-
matically in re s pons e to a s ys te m mal-
function. In the e ve nt of a malfunction,
have the s ys te m che cke d by your BMW
ce nte r.
page 99
Engine e le ctronics *
The re is a fault in the e le ctronic
e ngine -manage me nt s ys te m.
You can continue to drive with re duce d
e ngine output and e ngine s pe e d.
Ple as e have the s ys te m ins pe cte d by
your BMW ce nte r.
Se rvice Engine Soon G
If the indicator lamp come s on
e ithe r continuous ly or inte rmit-
te ntly, this indicate s a fault in the e mis -
s ions -re late d e le ctronic s ys te ms .
Although the ve hicle re mains ope ra-
tional, you s hould have the s ys te ms
che cke d by your BMW ce nte r at the
e arlie s t pos s ible opportunity.
page 148
Se rvice Engine Soon warning
lamp for Canadian mode ls .
Che ck Fille r Cap * G
This indicator lamp come s on
whe n the fue l fille r cap is loos e
or mis s ing.
Clos e the fille r cap tightly: re fe r to
page 25
Green: for your information
Turn s ignal indicators
Flas he s whe n the turn s ignal
indicators are on. Rapid flas hing
indicate s a s ys te m malfunction.
page 78
Cruis e control
Lights up whe n the s ys te m is
s witche d on: available for ope r-
ation via the multifunction s te e ring
whe e l.
page 80
Front fog lamps
Lights up whe ne ve r you s witch
on the front fog lamps .
page 104
Blue: for your information
High be ams
Lights up whe n the high be ams
are on or the he adlamp flas he r
is actuate d.
page s 78 and 104
22nSteering wheel with multifunction buttons
The controls inte grate d within the multi-
function s te e ring whe e l (MFL) and the
s ports s te e ring whe e l* have be e n
de s igne d to allow you to ope rate a
numbe r of acce s s orie s both quickly and
s afe ly, without taking your e ye s from
the road:
>s e le cte d control functions for the
radio along with CD and cas s e tte
playe r
>re circulate d-air control of the air
conditione r s ys te m or the s te e ring
whe e l he ating* (MFL only)
>the cruis e control
>s e le cte d phone functions * and
>voice e ntry*.
The controls are active only whe n
the corre s ponding s ys te ms and
acce s s orie s are s witche d on.<
Pre s s brie fly:
Re ce ive a phone call, initiate dialing,
te rminate a call.
Exte nde d pre s s ure :
Activate /de activate voice e ntry.
Switch be twe e n phone and radio, cas -
s e tte and CD.
Forward:
>Radio
Pre s s brie fly: s tation s can in FM band
Exte nde d pre s s ure : s e arch function
>CD
Pre s s brie fly: track s can
Exte nde d pre s s ure : s e arch function
in track
>Cas s e tte
Pre s s brie fly: s top track s can or fas t
forward
Exte nde d pre s s ure : fas t forward
>Phone
Scan pe rs onal phone book.
Re ve rs e : functions as forward.
Volume
Cruis e control: to s e le ct a s tore d s e t-
ting.
Cruis e control: s tore and acce le rate (+)
or de ce le rate and s tore ().
Cruis e control: activate /inte rrupt/de ac-
tivate .
Re circulate d-air mode and automatic
re circulate d-air control (AUC) or
s te e ring whe e l he ating: activate /de acti-
vate .
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Warning triangle* First-aid kit*
The hazard warning triangle is re adily
available , s tore d in the onboard tool kit
mounte d on the ins ide of the luggage
compartme nt lid/tailgate .
To ope n the containe r, loos e n the wing
s cre w.
Always obs e rve all le gal re gula-
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The firs t-aid kit is locate d unde r the
front pas s e nge r's s e at.
To re move : lift the re le as e le ve r on the
front (arrow) and pull the firs t-aid kit for-
ward out of its s upport.
To s tore : place the firs t-aid kit into the
s upport, the n pus h back until the button
e ngage s .
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the firs t-aid kit have a limite d s e r-
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e xpiration date s of e ach of the ite ms
re gularly, and re place any whos e
e xpiration date s have pas s e d. You can
acquire re place me nts in any drugs tore
or pharmacy.
Always obs e rve all le gal re gulations
re quiring a firs t-aid kit to be carrie d in
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24nRefueling
Fuel filler door
Always s witch off the e ngine
be fore re fue ling, as it is not pos -
s ible to add fue l with the e ngine run-
ning, and atte mpts may als o trigge r the
Se rvice Engine Soon lamp.<
To ope n the fille r door, pre s s on the
front e dge .
In the e ve nt of an e le ctrical malfunction,
you can als o ope n the fue l fille r door
manually:
s e dan
1. Us e the handle to lowe r the trim
pane l on the right s ide of the luggage
compartme nt
2. Pull the button with the fue l pump
s ymbol.
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1. Re le as e the right-hand pane l in the
luggage compartme nt with the
button and fold the pane l down
2. Pull the button with the fue l pump
s ymbol.
If a s ubwoofe r* is ins talle d, loos e n the
T-s cre w and s wing the s ubwoofe r to
the s ide .
Always obs e rve all s afe ty pre cau-
tions pos te d at the s e rvice s tation
whe n handling fue l. Ne ve r carry s pare
fue l containe rs in your ve hicle . Whe the r
e mpty or full, the s e containe rs can le ak,
caus e an e xplos ion, or le ad to fire in the
e ve nt of a collis ion.<
Simple and environmentally
friendly
Ope n the fue l fille r cap care fully to
pre ve nt fue l from s praying out.
Fue l s pray may caus e injury.
Do not top off. Topping off may caus e
fue l s pillage .<
Ke e p the fille r cap in the bracke t
attache d to the fue l fille r door.
Whe n re fue ling, ins e rt the fille r nozzle
comple te ly into the fille r pipe . Pulling
the nozzle out of the pipe during re fu-
e ling
>re s ults in pre mature pump s hutoff
>and will re duce the e ffe ctive ne s s of
the vapor re cove ry s ys te m on the
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Refueling Fuel specifications
As long as the fille r nozzle is us e d prop-
e rly, the fue l tank is full whe ne ve r the
nozzle s huts off the firs t time .
Re fill e arly to avoid damaging the
catalytic conve rte r; ne ve r atte mpt
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Tank capacity: approx. 18.5 gal.
(70 lite rs ), with a re s e rve capacity of
>BMW 525i, 530i: approx. 2.0 gal.
(8 lite rs )
>BMW 540i: approx. 2.5 gal. (10 lite rs ).
Clos e the fille r cap care fully afte r
re fue ling until a click is he ard.
While clos ing, be s ure not to s que e ze
the s trap which is fas te ne d to the cap.
A loos e or mis s ing cap will activate the
me s s age "CHECK FILLER CAP" in the
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The e ngine us e s le ad-fre e gas oline
only.
Re quire d fue l:
>Pre mium Unle ade d Gas oline ,
min. 91 AKI
AKI = Anti Knock Inde x
Ne ve r us e le ade d fue l, as it would
caus e pe rmane nt and irre ve rs ible
damage to the oxyge n s e ns or and the
catalytic conve rte r.<
26nTire inflation pressure
The inflation pre s s ure s are indicate d on
a s ticke r attache d to the B-pillar be hind
the drive r's door (vis ible with door
ope n).
Check tire pressures
All pre s s ure s pe cifications are indicate d
in ps i (kilopas cal) for tire s at ambie nt
te mpe rature (re fe r als o to the ne xt
page s ).
Ve hicle s with Tire Pre s s ure Monitor
(RDC)*:
Afte r corre cting tire inflation pre s s ure s ,
re activate the s ys te m, re fe r to
page 101.
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month and be fore e ve ry e xte nde d
journe y. Incorre ct tire pre s s ure can le ad
to driving ins tability, tire damage and
accide nts .
Che ck the inflation pre s s ure of the
s pare tire als o. Inflate the s pare tire to
the highe s t pre s s ure of any tire on your
ve hicle .<
Comply with tire approval
specifications
The inflation pre s s ure s in the table s
apply to BMW approve d tire s ize s and
tire manufacture rs . Your BMW ce nte r is
familiar with the s e pre s s ure s . Highe r
pre s s ure s may be s pe cifie d for tire s
from othe r manufacture rs .
Your ve hicle is e quippe d with tire s that
not only me e t US, but als o Europe an
s tandards . We re comme nd the e xclu-
s ive us e of BMW approve d tire s .
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s e dan Tire s
All pre s s ure s pe cifications in
the table are indicate d in ps i
(kilopas cal) with cold tire s
(cold = ambie nt te mpe rature )
525i
225/60 R 15 96 H M+S
225/55 R 16 95 H M+S
225/60 R 15 96 W
225/55 R 16 95 W
235/45 R 17 94 W/Y
205/65 R 15 94 Q M+S
225/60 R 15 96 Q M+S
225/55 R 16 95 Q M+S
235/45 R 17 94 Q M+S
Front: 235/45 R 17 94 W/Y
Re ar: 255/40 R 17 94 W/Y
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33 (230)
33 (230)
33 (230)
41 (280)
41 (280)
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225/55 R 16 95 H M+S
225/55 R 16 95 W
235/45 R 17 94 W/Y
225/55 R 16 95 Q M+S
235/45 R 17 94 Q M+S
Front: 235/45 R 17 94 W/Y
Re ar: 255/40 R 17 94 W/Y
29 (200)
33 (230)
33 (230)
33 (230)
41 (280)
41 (280)
(outs ide US/CDN)
(outs ide US/CDN)
(US/CDN)
(US/CDN)
28nTire inflation pressure
s e dan Tire s
540i
225/55 R 16 95 W
235/45 R 17 94 W/Y
35 (240) 39 (270) 41 (280) 48 (330)
Front: 235/45 R 17 94 W/Y
Re ar: 255/40 R 17 94 W/Y
35 (240)
39 (270)
41 (280)
48 (330)
225/55 R 16 95 Q/T/H M+S
235/45 R 17 94 Q/T/H M+S
30 (210) 35 (240) 36 (250) 44 (300)
540iA
225/55 R 16 95 H M+S
225/55 R 16 95 W
235/45 R 17 94 W/Y
225/55 R 16 95 Q M+S
235/45 R 17 94 Q M+S
30 (210) 35 (240) 36 (250) 44 (300)
Front: 235/45 R 17 94 W/Y
Re ar: 255/40 R 17 94 W/Y
30 (210)
35 (240)
36 (250)
44 (300)
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Tire s
525i
225/55 R 16 95 H M+S
225/60 R 15 96 H M+S
225/60 R 15 96 W
225/55 R 16 95 W
235/45 R 17 94 W/Y
30 (210) 35 (240) 36 (250) 44 (300)
225/60 R 15 96 Q M+S
225/55 R 16 95 Q M+S
235/45 R 17 94 Q M+S
33 (230) 38 (260) 39 (270) 46 (320)
540i
225/55 R 16 95 H M+S
225/55 R 16 95 W
235/45 R 17 94 W/Y
30 (210) 35 (240) 36 (250) 44 (300)
225/55 R 16 95 Q M+S
235/45 R 17 94 Q M+S
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Overview
Index
Technical data
32nKeys Central locking system
1 Mas te r ke ys with re mote control unit
de te rmine the functions of the Ke y
Me mory, re fe r to page 67.
You can mark individual ke ys for s ub-
s e que nt ide ntification by applying the
colore d de cals that you re ce ive d
whe n acce pting de live ry of your
ve hicle
The re is an e xte nde d-life batte ry
in e ve ry mas te r ke y that is
charge d automatically in the ignition
lock as you drive .
For this re as on, if you have a mas te r
ke y that is not in re gular us e , you
s hould us e that ke y approx. once e ve ry
ye ar while driving for an e xte nde d
pe riod. This will charge the batte ry.
Re fe r als o to page 34.<
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2 Spare ke y for s torage in a s afe place ,
s uch as in your walle t. This ke y is not
inte nde d for continuous us e
3 Door and ignition ke y
The locks for the luggage compart-
me nt lid/tailgate , re ar backre s t and
glove compartme nt cannot be ope r-
ate d with this ke y. This is re com-
me nde d for vale t parking, for
ins tance .
The concept
The ce ntral locking s ys te m is re ady for
ope ration as s oon as you clos e the front
doors . The s ys te m e ngage s and
re le as e s the locks on the
>doors
>luggage compartme nt lid/tailgate
and re ar window*
>fue l fille r door.
The ce ntral locking s ys te m can be
ope rate d
>from outs ide via the drive r's door lock
as we ll as via the re mote control
>from ins ide via the ce ntral locking
s ys te m button.
Activation from ins ide doe s not lock the
fue l fille r door (re fe r to page 37). Activa-
tion from outs ide s imultane ous ly acti-
vate s the anti-the ft s ys te m. The alarm
s ys te m is als o arme d or dis arme d.
Whe n you us e the ce ntral locking
s ys te m to lock the doors from ins ide
the ve hicle , it will automatically dis e n-
gage the locks if an accide nt occurs ,
e xce pt on doors that have be e n locke d
individually us ing the lock buttons , re fe r
to page 37. The accide nt re s pons e rou-
tine als o include s automatic activation
of the hazard warning flas he rs and the
inte rior lamps .
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Opening and closing via the door lock
Using the key
One turn of the ke y in the drive r's door
lock unlocks the drive r's door only.
Turning the ke y a s e cond time unlocks
all of the re maining doors , the luggage
compartme nt lid/tailgate and the fue l
fille r door.
You can have a s ignal s e t to con-
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Convenience operation
You can als o ope rate the windows and
s liding/tilt s unroof via the door lock.
>To ope n: with the door clos e d, turn
the ke y to the "Unlock" pos ition and
hold it
>To clos e : with the door clos e d, turn
the ke y to the "Lock" pos ition and
hold it.
Watch the clos ing proce s s care -
fully and be s ure that no one is
trappe d by the clos ing motion. The
clos ing proce s s s tops imme diate ly
whe n you re le as e the ke y.<
Manual operation
in the e ve nt of an e le ctrical malfunction
Turn the ke y to the e xtre me le ft or right
to unlock/lock the drive r's door.
34nOpening and closing via the remote control
The concept
The re mote control make s ope ning and
locking the doors of your ve hicle ve ry
conve nie nt. Furthe rmore , it provide s
thre e additional functions which you
can only e xe cute via the re mote control:
>To s witch on inte rior lamps , re fe r to
page 35.
With this function, you can als o
"s e arch for" your ve hicle , whe n
parke d in an unde rground garage , for
ins tance
>To ope n the luggage compartme nt
lid/tailgate , re fe r to page 35.
The luggage compartme nt lid/tailgate
will ope n s lightly, re gardle s s of
whe the r it was pre vious ly locke d or
unlocke d
>Panic mode
In cas e of dange r, you can trigge r the
alarm.
Whe ne ve r you unlock (lock) the ve hicle ,
you s imultane ous ly de activate (activate )
the anti-the ft s ys te m, dis arm (arm) the
alarm s ys te m and s witch the inte rior
lamps on (off).
You can have a s ignal s e t to con-
firm that the ve hicle 's locks have
e ngage d s e cure ly.<
1 Unlock, conve nie nce ope ning and
alarm s ys te m
2 Lock and s e cure , inte rior lamp activa-
tion, dis arming tilt alarm s e ns or and
inte rior motion s e ns or
3 Ope n the luggage compartme nt lid/
tailgate , panic mode
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Master keys with remote control
Since pas s e nge rs or animals
re maining in the ve hicle might be
able to lock the doors from the ins ide ,
take the ve hicle 's ke ys with you s o that
the ve hicle can be ope ne d again from
the outs ide at any time .<
Mas te r ke ys that are us e d re pe at-
e dly are always re ady for ope ra-
tion, s ince the batte ry in the ke y is
charge d automatically in the ignition
lock as you drive .
If it is no longe r pos s ible to lock the
ve hicle via the re mote control, the
batte ry is dis charge d. Us e this ke y
while driving for an e xte nde d pe riod in
orde r to charge the batte ry. Re fe r als o
to page 32.
To pre ve nt unauthorize d us e of the
re mote control, s urre nde r only the door
and ignition ke y 3 or the s pare ke y 2
(re fe r to page 32) whe n le aving the
ve hicle for vale t parking, for e xample .
In the e ve nt of a s ys te m malfunction,
ple as e contact your BMW ce nte r. You
can als o obtain re place me nt ke ys
the re .<
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Opening and closing via the remote control
To unlock
Pre s s button.
Pre s s the button once to unlock the
drive r's door and the fue l fille r door
only; pre s s a s e cond time to unlock all
re maining doors as we ll as the luggage
compartme nt lid/tailgate .
Convenience opening mode
Pre s s and hold button to ope n the e le c-
tric powe r windows and s liding/tilt s un-
roof.
To lock and secure
Pre s s button.
Ve hicle s without armore d glas s :
do not lock the ve hicle if anyone
will be re maining ins ide , as it would
the n be impos s ible for the occupant(s )
to dis e ngage the locks from the
ins ide .<
To deactivate the tilt alarm sensor
and interior motion sensor
Pre s s button a s e cond time imme di-
ate ly afte r locking.
For additional information, re fe r to
page 43.
To switch on the interior lamps
With the ve hicle locke d, pre s s button.
To open the luggage
compartment lid/tailgate
Pre s s button.
The luggage compartme nt lid/tailgate
will ope n s lightly, re gardle s s of whe the r
it was pre vious ly locke d or unlocke d.
Be fore and afte r a trip, be s ure
that the luggage compartme nt lid/
tailgate has not be e n ope ne d uninte n-
tionally.<
Panic mode
Provide d that the alarm s ys te m is
arme d, you can re s pond to immine nt
dange r by holding down the button for
be twe e n two and five s e conds .
To cance l alarm
Pre s s button.
36nOpening and closing via the remote control
External systems
The re mote control s ys te m may be
affe cte d by othe r units or e quipme nt
ope rating in the imme diate vicinity of
your ve hicle .
If this s hould occur, you can unlock and
lock the ve hicle via the door lock with a
mas te r ke y.
For US owners only
The trans mitte r and re ce ive r units
comply with part 15 of the FCC (Fe de ral
Communication Commis s ion) re gula-
tions . Ope ration is gove rne d by the
following:
FCC ID: LX8EWS
LX8FZVS
LX8FZVE
Compliance s tate me nt:
This de vice complie s with part 15 of the
FCC Rule s . Ope ration is s ubje ct to the
following two conditions :
>This de vice may not caus e harmful
inte rfe re nce , and
>this de vice mus t acce pt any inte rfe r-
e nce re ce ive d, including inte rfe re nce
that may caus e unde s ire d ope ration.
Any unauthorize d modifications to
the s e de vice s could void the
us e r's authority to ope rate the e quip-
me nt.<
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You can ope rate the ce ntral locking
s ys te m with this button whe n the
drive r's door is clos e d. With this button,
only the doors , the luggage compart-
me nt lid/tailgate and re ar window are
unlocke d or locke d. The anti-the ft
s ys te m is not activate d. Als o, the fue l
fille r door re mains unlocke d to allow
re fue ling.
The ce ntral locking s ys te m can be
locke d automatically as s oon as
you be gin to drive if you de s ire . You
may als o have this function pro-
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If only the drive r's door was
unlocke d from the outs ide and
you pre s s the button
>all othe r doors , the luggage compart-
me nt lid/tailgate , re ar window and
the fue l fille r door will be unlocke d if
the drive r's door is ope n
>the drive r's door will be locke d again
whe n it is clos e d.<
To unlock and open the doors
>Eithe r unlock the doors toge the r with
the button for the ce ntral locking
s ys te m and the n pull the door handle
above the armre s t or
>pull the re le as e handle for e ach door
twice : the firs t pull unlocks the door,
and the s e cond one ope ns it.
To engage the locks
>Us e the ce ntral locking button to lock
all of the doors s imultane ous ly,
or
>pre s s down the individual door lock
buttons . As an adde d de s ign fe ature
to pre ve nt the drive r from be ing inad-
ve rte ntly locke d out of the ve hicle ,
the drive r's door lock button will not
e ngage as long as the door is ope n.
Whe n the ve hicle is moving, you
s hould not lock the doors with
the ir lock buttons s ince doors locke d in
this manne r would not ope n automati-
cally in the e ve nt of an accide nt.
Since pas s e nge rs or animals re maining
in the ve hicle might be able to lock the
doors from the ins ide , take the ve hicle 's
ke ys with you s o that the ve hicle can be
ope ne d again from the outs ide at any
time .<
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Lock sedan only
Only the mas te r ke ys (re fe r to page 32)
fit in the lock of the luggage compart-
me nt lid.
Opening separately
Turn the mas te r ke y to the le ft in the
luggage compartme nt lock, continuing
until it s tops the luggage compart-
me nt lid will ope n s lightly.
The luggage compartme nt is locke d
again as s oon as you clos e the lid.
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Turn the mas te r ke y to the right pas t the
pre s s ure point and the n pull it out in the
horizontal pos ition.
This locks the luggage compartme nt lid
and dis conne cts it from the ce ntral
locking s ys te m. This fe ature can be
us e d to pre ve nt unauthorize d acce s s to
the luggage compartme nt whe n you
hand ove r the door and ignition ke y
(re fe r to page 32) for vale t parking, e tc.
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you can als o ope n the luggage com-
partme nt lid/tailgate manually:
s e dan:
Turn the mas te r ke y to the le ft in the
luggage compartme nt lock, continuing
all the way to the e nd of its trave l the
luggage compartme nt lid will ope n
s lightly.
The luggage compartme nt is locke d
again as s oon as you clos e the lid.
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s port wagon:
1. From ins ide the luggage compart-
me nt, ope n the two s ide cove rs
(arrow). Re move the cove rs
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tool kit in the tailgate . Rais e the
cove r
3. Re move the plas tic plug (arrow) and
pull toward the inte rior. The tailgate
will be re le as e d
4. Ope n the tailgate . Pre s s the plug
back into place and clos e the cove r
with the quick-re le as e fas te ne rs
5. Pos ition the two s ide cove rs and
clos e the m.
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To open from the outside
Pre s s the button (arrow): the luggage
compartme nt lid/tailgate ope ns s lightly.
The luggage compartme nt (cargo are a)
is illuminate d whe ne ve r the luggage
compartme nt lid/tailgate is ope ne d (for
additional information re fe r to
page 105).
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To open from the inside
You can us e this button to ope n the
luggage compartme nt lid/tailgate whe n
the ve hicle is s tationary (not pos s ible if
the tailgate has be e n locke d s e pa-
rate ly).
Whe n the tailgate of the s port
wagon is ope ne d, the cle arance
from the ground to the uppe r e dge is
more than 6.6 ft (two me te rs ). Ple as e
ke e p this in mind whe n ope ning the tail-
gate (in a garage , for e xample ).<
For the roll-up cove rs and for additional
de tails conce rning the luggage com-
partme nt, ple as e re fe r to "Luggage
compartme nt" be ginning on page 125.
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Rear window sport wagon
Small ite ms can be loade d or unloade d
quickly if the re ar window is ope ne d
s e parate ly.
Pre s s the button (arrow): the re ar
window ope ns s lightly. It can now be
tilte d up.
Pus h the window down to clos e it.
Whe n loading s harp or pointe d
obje cts in the are a adjace nt to the
re ar window always wrap the ir e dge s in
s oft mate rial if the re is any chance that
the s e obje cts could s hift and rub
agains t the window while the ve hicle is
unde rway. Failure to obs e rve this pre -
caution can re s ult in damage to the re ar
window de fros te r's re s is tor e le me nts .<
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Closing sedan
The handle re ce s s (arrow) ne xt to the
lock me chanis m is de s igne d to as s is t
you in clos ing the luggage compart-
me nt lid.
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Luggage compartment lid/Tailgate
Closing sport wagon
You can pull the tailgate down by
placing both hands in the handle
re ce s s e s (arrows ).
To clos e the tailgate , me re ly pre s s it
down ge ntly. The clos ing proce s s will
the n be carrie d out automatically.
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To avoid injurie s , be s ure that the
trave l path of the luggage com-
partme nt lid/tailgate is cle ar whe n it is
clos e d, obs e rving the s ame pre cautions
as with all clos ing proce dure s .
Ope rate the ve hicle only whe n the lug-
gage compartme nt lid/tailgate or re ar
window is comple te ly clos e d. Othe r-
wis e , e xhaus t fume s could pe ne trate
the inte rior of the ve hicle . Should it be
abs olute ly ne ce s s ary to ope rate the
ve hicle with the luggage compartme nt
lid/tailgate or re ar window ope n:
>Clos e all windows . Shut the s liding/
tilt s unroof
>Incre as e the air s upply for the air
conditione r or automatic climate
control to a high le ve l. Re fe r to
page 107 or 111.<
Emergency release sedan only
This le ve r re le as e s the luggage com-
partme nt lid from the luggage compart-
me nt's inte rior.
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Luggage straps
Us e the s traps on the floor of the
luggage compartme nt to s e cure s malle r
ite ms of luggage .
Move me nt is re duce d whe n obje cts are
place d on the s traps .
The las hing e ye s at the corne rs of the
luggage compartme nt provide you
with a conve nie nt me ans of attaching
luggage ne ts * and fle xible s traps for
s e curing s uitcas e s and luggage .
Re fe r als o to "Cargo loading" on
page 128.
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Hanger
On the le ft-hand s ide of the luggage
compartme nt is a hange r for fas te ning
s hopping bags , package s and s imilar
ite ms .
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The concept
The ve hicle alarm s ys te m re s ponds
>whe n a door, the hood, the luggage
compartme nt lid/tailgate or the re ar
window is ope ne d
>to move me nt ins ide the ve hicle (inte -
rior motion s e ns or)
>to variations in the ve hicle 's tilt angle
s uch as thos e occurring during
atte mpts to s te al the whe e ls or tow
the ve hicle
>to inte rruption of batte ry voltage .
The s ys te m re s ponds to unauthorize d
ve hicle e ntry and atte mpte d the ft by
s imultane ous ly activating the following
>an acous tic alarm for 30 s e conds
>the hazard warning flas he rs , for
approx. five minute s
>the high be ams flas h on and off in the
s ame rhythm as the hazard warning
flas he rs .
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Alarm system
To arm and disarm the alarm
system
Whe n the ve hicle is locke d or unlocke d
with the ke y or the re mote control, the
alarm s ys te m is als o s imultane ous ly
arme d or dis arme d.
You can have diffe re nt acknowl-
e dgme nt s ignals s e t to confirm
arming and dis arming.<
You can als o ope n the luggage com-
partme nt lid/tailgate whe n the s ys te m is
arme d by pre s s ing the button on the
re mote control (re fe r to page 35). Whe n
you clos e the luggage compartme nt lid/
tailgate , the luggage compartme nt is
s e cure d again.
Indicator lamp displays
>The indicator lamp be low the inte rior
re arvie w mirror flas he s continuous ly:
the s ys te m is arme d
>The indicator lamp flas he s during
arming: door(s ), the hood or luggage
compartme nt lid/tailgate are not
comple te ly clos e d. Eve n if you do not
s e cure the indicate d are a, the s ys te m
be gins to monitor the re maining
are as , and the indicator lamp flas he s
continuous ly afte r 10 s e conds . How-
e ve r, the inte rior motion s e ns or is not
activate d
>If the indicator lamp goe s out whe n
the s ys te m is dis arme d: no manipula-
tion or atte mpte d intrus ions have
be e n de te cte d in the pe riod s ince the
s ys te m was arme d
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10 s e conds whe n the s ys te m is
dis arme d: an atte mpte d e ntry has
be e n de te cte d in the pe riod s ince the
s ys te m was arme d.
Following trigge ring of an alarm, the
indicator lamp will flas h continuous ly.
Avoiding unintentional alarms
The tilt alarm s e ns or and inte rior motion
s e ns or may be s witche d off at the s ame
time . To pre ve nt an uninte ntional alarm
from be ing trigge re d (in garage s with
e le vator ramps , for ins tance ), or whe n
the ve hicle is trans porte d by traile r or
train:
Lock the ve hicle (arm the alarm s ys te m)
twice in s ucce s s ion: pre s s button 2 on
the re mote control twice (re fe r to
page 35), or turn the ke y in the door
lock to the right (lock) twice in s ucce s -
s ion (re fe r to page 33).
The indicator lamp lights up brie fly and
the n flas he s continuous ly. The tilt alarm
s e ns or and the inte rior motion s e ns or
are de activate d as long as the s ys te m is
arme d.
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Interior motion sensor
In orde r for the inte rior motion s e ns or to
function prope rly, the windows and
s liding/tilt s unroof mus t be comple te ly
clos e d.
Ne ve rthe le s s , you s hould de activate
the inte rior motion s e ns or (re fe r to
"Avoiding uninte ntional alarms ") if you
>le ave childre n or animals in the
ve hicle
>inte nd to le ave the windows or
s liding/tilt s unroof ope n.
To open and close windows
From ignition ke y pos ition 1:
>De pre s s the rocke r s witch until you
fe e l re s is tance :
The window continue s moving for as
long as you maintain pre s s ure on the
s witch
>Pre s s the rocke r s witch be yond the
pre s s ure point:
The window move s automatically.
Pre s s the s witch a s e cond time to
s top the window.
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Afte r the ignition has be e n s witche d off:
>You can s till ope rate the windows as
long as ne ithe r of the front doors has
be e n ope ne d. To ope n the window,
pre s s the s witch be yond the pre s s ure
point.
Whe n le aving the ve hicle , always
e xtract the ignition ke y from the
lock and re me mbe r to clos e the doors
to pre ve nt childre n from ope rating the
powe r windows and injuring the m-
s e lve s , e tc. <
For the conve nie nce mode via the door
lock or the re mote control, re fe r to
page s 33 or 35.
Safety feature
A contact s trip is inte grate d into the
inne r s ide of e ach of the uppe r window
frame s e ctions . If pre s s ure is e xe rte d
agains t this contact s trip while a
window is be ing rais e d, the s ys te m will
re s pond by s topping the window and
the n re tracting it a s mall dis tance .
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De s pite this s afe ty fe ature , be
e xtre me ly care ful that the clos ing
path of the window is not obs tructe d.
Othe rwis e , an obje ct might not touch
the contact s trip in s ome s ituations
(ve ry thin obje cts , for ins tance ).
You can ove rride this s afe ty fe ature by
pre s s ing the s witch be yond the pre s -
s ure point and holding it.
Be caus e the powe r windows are s e ale d
at high pre s s ure to pre ve nt wind nois e
whe n clos e d, a powe rful motor is
re quire d for e fficie nt clos ing. Whe n
clos ing the windows , always e ns ure
that the y are not obs tructe d in any way.
Uns upe rvis e d us e of the s e s ys te ms can
re s ult in s e rious pe rs onal injury.
Re move the ignition ke y to de activate
the e le ctric powe r windows whe ne ve r
you le ave the ve hicle . Ne ve r le ave the
ke ys in the ve hicle with uns upe rvis e d
childre n. Ne ve r place anything that
could obs truct the drive r's vis ion on or
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Safety switch
With the s afe ty s witch, you can pre ve nt
the re ar windows from be ing ope ne d or
clos e d via the s witch in the re ar pas -
s e nge r are a (by childre n, for e xample ).
Pre s s the s afe ty s witch whe ne ve r
childre n are riding in the re ar of
the ve hicle . Care le s s us e of the powe r
windows can le ad to injury.<
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To pre ve nt injurie s , e xe rcis e care
whe n clos ing the s liding/tilt s un-
roof and ke e p it in your fie ld of vis ion
until it is s hut.
Be fore le aving the ve hicle , s witch off
the e le ctric s unroof me chanis m by
re moving the ignition ke y. Do not le ave
childre n unatte nde d in the ve hicle with
acce s s to ve hicle ke ys . The ke y could
be us e d to s tart the e ngine and ope rate
ve hicle s ys te ms s uch as the powe r s un-
roof, e tc. Uns upe rvis e d us e of the s e
s ys te ms can re s ult in s e rious pe rs onal
injury.<
For the conve nie nce mode via the door
lock or the re mote control, re fe r to
page 33 or 35.
Raising Opening Closing
From ignition ke y pos ition 1 on, pre s s
the s witch or s lide it in the de s ire d
dire ction until you fe e l re s is tance .
Whe n lifting, the he adline r re tracts s e v-
e ral inche s .
The he adline r ins e rt can not be
clos e d with the s unroof in its
rais e d pos ition.<
Afte r the ignition has be e n s witche d off,
you can s till ope rate the s liding/tilt s un-
roof as long as ne ithe r of the front
doors has be e n ope ne d.
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Automatic* opening and closing
Pre s s the s witch pas t the pre s s ure
point and the n re le as e it.
Othe r automatic ope rations are :
>With the s unroof ope n, pre s s the
s witch brie fly toward "Lift:" the s un-
roof automatically e xte nds to its fully-
rais e d pos ition
>With the s unroof lifte d, pre s s the
s witch brie fly toward "Ope n:" the
s unroof automatically ope ns all the
way.
Pre s s ing the s witch again brie fly s tops
the motion.
Safety feature
If the s liding/tilt s unroof e ncounte rs
re s is tance at a point roughly pas t the
middle of its trave l whe n it is clos ing,
the clos ing cycle is inte rrupte d and the
s liding/tilt s unroof will ope n again
s lightly.
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De s pite this s afe ty fe ature , be
e xtre me ly care ful that the trave l
path of the s unroof is not obs tructe d
whe ne ve r it is clos e d. Re me mbe r that
the s afe ty me chanis m may not be able
to de te ct obs tructions unde r all circum-
s tance s (with ve ry thin obje cts , for
ins tance ). You can dis able this s afe ty
fe ature by pre s s ing the s witch be yond
the pre s s ure point and holding it.<
Sliding/tilt sunroof with glass
moonroof*
The options and control proce dure s are
e s s e ntially the s ame as thos e pre vi-
ous ly de s cribe d for the s liding/tilt s un-
roof. In orde r to ope n the rais e d roof,
pre s s the control s witch towards
"Ope n" and maintain pre s s ure until the
roof has re ache d the de s ire d pos ition.
The he adline r ins e rt s lide s back s ome -
what whe n you rais e the s unroof, and
re tracts along with the s unroof pane l
whe n you s lide it back. The ins e rt the n
re mains ope n, and you can s lide it back
and forth to adjus t it whe ne ve r the s un-
roof is not fully re tracte d.
Interruption in the electrical
supply
Afte r inte rruptions in the e le ctrical
s upply (whe n the batte ry is dis con-
ne cte d, for ins tance ), the s unroof may
only lift. To re initialize the me chanis m:
1. Rais e the s liding/tilt s unroof fully
2. Pre s s and hold the s witch for approx.
twe nty s e conds .
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you can als o ope rate the s liding/tilt
s unroof manually:
1. Re move the inte rior lamp, the n re ach
into the e xpos e d ope ning and pre s s
out the cove r
2. Us e the Alle n ke y from the onboard
tool kit (re fe r to page 152) to turn the
s liding/tilt s unroof in the de s ire d
dire ction.
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For re laxe d and fatigue -fre e driving you
s hould s e le ct a s e ating pos ition that
re fle cts your pe rs onal re quire me nts .
Corre ct s e ating pos ition c ombine s with
s afe ty be lts and airbags to e nhance
occupant s afe ty in the e ve nt of an acci-
de nt. To e ns ure that the ve hicle 's s afe ty
s ys te ms provide you with optimal pro-
te ction, we re que s t that you dire ct your
care ful atte ntion to the following s e c-
tion.
For additional information on trans -
porting childre n, re fe r to page 62.
Sitting safely with airbags
Always maintain an ade quate dis -
tance be twe e n yours e lf and the
airbags . Always hold the s te e ring whe e l
by the rim to ke e p any chance of injury
to hands or arms to an abs olute min-
imum s hould the airbag be de ploye d.
Ne ve r allow any obje cts , individuals or
animals to obs truct the are as be twe e n
pas s e nge rs and airbags .
Ne ve r us e the front airbag's cove r as a
s torage tray or s upport for obje cts of
any kind. Ne ve r allow front pas s e nge rs
to re s t the ir fe e t or le gs on the airbag
cove r.<
For airbag locations and additional
information on airbags re fe r to page 59.
Sitting safely with safety belt
Ne ve r allow more than one pe rs on
to we ar a s ingle s afe ty be lt. Ne ve r
allow infants or s mall childre n to ride in
a pas s e nge r's lap. Avoid twis ting the
be lt while routing it firmly acros s the
pe lvis and s houlde r, we ar it as s nugly
agains t your body as pos s ible . Do not
allow the be lt to re s t agains t hard or
fragile obje cts in your pocke ts . Do not
route the be lt acros s your ne ck, or run it
acros s s harp e dge s . Avoid we aring
bulky clothing and pull on the lap be lt
pe riodically to re te ntion it ove r your
s houlde rs . In the e ve nt of a frontal
impact, a loos e lap be lt could s lide ove r
the hips , le ading to abdominal injury. In
addition, the s afe ty be lt's re s traint
e ffe ctive ne s s is re duce d if it is worn
loos e ly. Expe ctant mothe rs s hould
always we ar the ir s afe ty be lts , taking
care to pos ition the lap be lt agains t the
lowe r hips , whe re it will not e xe rt pre s -
s ure agains t the abdominal are a.<
For information on us ing the s afe ty
be lts re fe r to page 53.
When adjusting your seat, always
observe the following precautions
Ne ve r try to adjus t your s e at while
ope rating the ve hicle . The s e at
could re s pond with an une xpe cte d
move me nt, and the e ns uing los s of
ve hicle control could le ad to an acci-
de nt. Ne ve r ride with the backre s t
re cline d to an e xtre me horizontal angle
(important for front pas s e nge rs to
re me mbe r), othe rwis e , the re is a ris k
that you will s lide unde r the s afe ty be lt
in an accide nt, thus ne gating the pro-
te ction the s afe ty be lt provide s .
Do not move the s e ats to the re ar whe n
the ve hicle is at an e xtre me angle (on
garage ramps or s te e p s lope s , for
e xample ). If you do s o, the automatic
s afe ty be lt he ight adjus tme nt can be
dis e ngage d.<
Seat adjustment
>Manually-adjus te d s e at, re fe r to
page 49
>Ele ctric powe r s e ats , re fe r to page 50
>He ad re s traints , re fe r to page 52
>BMW active s e at, re fe r to page 52
Sitting safely Seats
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Seat adjustment
1 Backward/forward adjus tme nt
Pull the le ve r and s lide the s e at to the
de s ire d pos ition.
Afte r you re le as e the le ve r, move the
s e at forward or backward s lightly to
e ngage the de te nt
2 Cus hion he ight
Pull the le ve r and apply we ight to
or re move we ight from the s e at as
re quire d
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Pull the le ve r and apply we ight to or
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re quire d.
Comply with the adjus tme nt
ins tructions on page 48. Failure to
do s o could re s ult in diminis he d pe r-
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1 Tilt angle (drive r's s e at only)
2 Backward/forward adjus tme nt
3 Cus hion he ight
4 Backre s t angle
5 He ad re s traint he ight
To adjus t the angle of the he ad re s traint
manually, tilt to the de s ire d angle .
Re ad and comply with the adjus t-
me nt ins tructions on page 48.
Failure to do s o could re s ult in dimin-
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Adjusting BMW sports seat*
With this s e at, you can als o adjus t the
thigh s upport:
Pre s s the front/re ar of the s witch to
adjus t the thigh s upport for your max-
imum pe rs onal comfort.
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Adjusting BMW comfort seat*
This s e at allows you to make additional
adjus tme nts for
1 Lumbar s upport
2 Shoulde r s upport
Lumbar s upport:
You can adjus t the backre s t's contour
for additional s upport in the curvature
of your s pine 's lumbar re gion.
The uppe r hips and s pinal column
re ce ive s upple me ntary s upport to he lp
you maintain a re laxe d, upright s e ating
pos ition.
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>Pre s s the front/re ar of the s witch:
Incre as e /de cre as e curvature
>Pre s s the uppe r/lowe r e nd of the
s witch:
Incre as e the uppe r/lowe r curvature .
Shoulde r s upport:
Pre s s the front/re ar of the s witch: the
s upport angle of the uppe r backre s t
s e ction is adjus te d.
You can us e the adjus table uppe r back-
re s t for s upple me ntary s upport in the
s houlde r re gion. This provide s a
re laxe d s e ating pos ition and he lps
re lie ve s tre s s on the s houlde r mus cle s .
To obtain the optimal s houlde r s upport
pos ition, we re comme nd:
Drive r and front pas s e nge r:
1. Adjus t the uppe r backre s t s e ction to
its e xtre me re ar pos ition
2 Adjus t for the optimal s e ating pos i-
tion as de s cribe d on page 48
3. Bring the uppe r backre s t s e ction
forward until your s houlde rs e njoy
firm s upport.
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re laxe d trave ling:
1. Adjus t the uppe r backre s t s e ction
to its e xtre me re ar pos ition
2. Lowe r the backre s t s lightly to
incre as e the tilt angle
3 Bring the uppe r backre s t s e ction
forward until your s houlde rs e njoy
firm s upport.
Make corre ctions in the forward/
backward adjus tme nt of the s e at
to e ns ure that the s afe ty be lt s till fits
firmly agains t your body. Failure to
obs e rve this pre caution can re duce the
amount of prote ction provide d by your
s afe ty be lt.<
52nHead restraints BMW active seat*
Adjusting
To adjus t the he ight of the front or re ar
he ad re s traints , pull up or pus h down.
For e le ctric he ight adjus tme nt, re fe r to
page 50.
To adjus t the angle of the front he ad
re s traints , tilt to the de s ire d angle .
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He ad re s traints re duce the ris k
of s pinal injury in the e ve nt of an
accide nt.
Adjus t the he ad re s traint s o that its
ce nte r is approximate ly le ve l with your
e ars .
Le ave the ce nte r-re ar he ad re s traint in
the fully-lowe re d pos ition at all time s .
Exte nding it limits its function.<
Active change s in the s e at's cus hion
he lp to avoid mus cle cramps , pain in
the s pine 's lumbar re gion and fatigue .
To activate , pre s s the button.
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Safety belts
Drive with your safety belt on
Always fas te n your s afe ty be lt be fore
s tarting off. As s upple me ntal re s traint
de vice s , the airbags are de s igne d to
e nhance the e ffe ctive ne s s of the s afe ty
be lts , and not to re place the m.
To close
Make s ure you he ar the catch e ngage in
the be lt buckle .
To open
1. Pre s s the re d button in the be lt
buckle
2. Hold the e nd of the be lt
3. Guide the be lt back into the ine rtia
re e l.
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The s houlde r be lt anchor automatically
adjus ts to continue providing an
optimum fit whe n you move the s e at
forward or back.
The re ar be lt buckle with the word
"CENTER" is inte nde d e xclus ive ly
for the pas s e nge r s itting in the middle .
s e dan with through-loading s ys te m*:
ple as e comply with the ins tructions for
the ce nte r s afe ty be lt on page 121.
s port wagon: if it is not pos s ible to
e xtract the ce nte r be lt, this indicate s
that the de te nt for the large r backre s t is
not s e cure ly e ngage d, re fe r to
page 125.<
If the s afe ty be lt s ys te m has be e n
s ubje cte d to the s tre s s e s involve d
in an accide nt or othe rwis e damage d:
to e ns ure that the s afe ty be lts continue
to provide e ffe ctive prote ction, always
have the e ntire s afe ty be lt me chanis m
re place d and the be lt anchorage s
ins pe cte d at your BMW ce nte r.
If a child-re s traint s ys te m was in the
ve hicle during an accide nt, cons ult the
manufacture r's ins tructions re garding
re place me nt.c
54nSeat, mirror and steering wheel memory
You can s tore and call up thre e diffe re nt
s e at, e xte rior mirror and s te e ring whe e l
pos itions . The illus tration s hows the
buttons on the drive r's door for making
the s e pos ition adjus tme nts .
The adjus tme nt of the lumbar s upport is
not s tore d in the me mory.
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To store
1 Turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 1 or 2
2 Adjus t to the de s ire d pos itions for the
s e at, e xte rior mirror and s te e ring
whe e l
3 Pre s s the MEMORY button: the indi-
cator lamp in the button come s on
4 Pre s s me mory button 1, 2 or 3, as
de s ire d: the indicator lamp goe s out.
To select a stored setting
Conve nie nce function:
1 Ope n the drive r's door afte r
unlocking the ve hicle or turn the igni-
tion ke y to pos ition 1
2 Brie fly pre s s me mory button 1, 2 or 3,
as de s ire d.
Move me nt s tops imme diate ly whe n
one of the s e at-adjus tme nt or
me mory buttons is activate d during
the adjus tme nt proce s s .
Safe ty function:
1 With the drive r's door clos e d and the
ignition ke y e ithe r re move d or in pos i-
tion 0 or 2
2 Maintain pre s s ure on the de s ire d
me mory button (1, 2 or 3) until the
adjus tme nt proce s s is comple te d.
If you pre s s the MEMORY button
accide ntally: pre s s the button a s e cond
time ; the indicator lamp goe s out.
Do not s e le ct a ne w s tore d
me mory s e tting while the ve hicle
is moving. The re is a ris k of accide nt
from une xpe cte d move me nt of the s e at
or s te e ring whe e l.<
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Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory Seat heating*
Your BMW ce nte r can adjus t your
ve hicle 's s ys te ms in s uch a
manne r that your pe rs onalize d s e ttings
are automatically calle d up for the s e at,
mirror and s te e ring whe e l pos itions
whe n you unlock the ve hicle with your
pe rs onal re mote control ke y.<
Be fore us ing the ke y me mory fe a-
ture to unlock the ve hicle always
e ns ure that no obje cts are s tore d in the
footwe ll be hind the drive r's s e at. If you
fail to do s o, pe rs ons or obje cts could
be injure d or damage d if the s e at
s hould move backward.<
Passenger-side exterior mirror tilt
function
(automatic curb monitor)
1 Move the mirror s e le ctor s witch
(arrow) to the "drive r's mirror" pos i-
tion
2 Whe n the ge ars hift le ve r or the
s e le ctor le ve r is place d in "Re ve rs e ,"
the pas s e nge r-s ide mirror tilts down-
ward to he lp the drive r monitor the
are a dire ctly adjace nt to the ve hicle
during parking (curbs , e tc.).
You can de activate this automatic fe a-
ture by s e tting the mirror s e le ctor
s witch to the "pas s e nge r-s ide " pos i-
tion.
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The s e at cus hion and backre s t can be
he ate d with the ignition ke y in
pos ition 2.
You can s e le ct from diffe re nt he ating
mode s by re pe ate dly pre s s ing the
button.
You can als o s witch the highe r he ating
mode s off dire ctly:
Pre s s the button and hold it s lightly
longe r.
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56nAdjusting steering wheel Steering wheel heating*
The s te e ring whe e l can be move d in
any of four dire ctions . Adjus t by moving
the control le ve r in the de s ire d dire c-
tion.
Do not adjus t the s te e ring whe e l
while the ve hicle is moving. The re
is a ris k of accide nt from une xpe cte d
move me nt.<
To s tore the s te e ring whe e l s e tting,
re fe r to "Se at, mirror and s te e ring
whe e l me mory" on page 54.
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Automatic steering wheel
adjustment
In orde r to make it e as ie r to ge t into and
out of the ve hicle , the s te e ring whe e l
automatically move s into the top pos i-
tion and re turns to the driving (me mory)
pos ition.
This automatic fe ature is controlle d by
the pos ition of the ignition ke y and by
the drive r's door.
The s te e ring whe e l he ating fe ature is
available for ope ration whe n the ignition
ke y is in pos ition 2.
Pre s s the button to s witch on and off.
The lamp within the button lights up
whe n the s te e ring whe e l he ating is in
ope ration.
If you have a multifunction s te e ring
whe e l without s te e ring whe e l he ating,
the button for the re circulate d-air mode
is in this location (re fe r to page 22).
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Exterior mirrors
1 Mirror s witch for 4-way adjus tme nt
2 Le ft/right s e le ction s witch
To adjust manually
The mirrors can als o be adjus te d manu-
ally:
Pre s s the e dge of the le ns .
To s tore mirror s e ttings , re fe r to "Se at,
mirror and s te e ring whe e l me mory" on
page 54.
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Convex mirror
The pas s e nge r-s ide mirror fe a-
ture s a conve x le ns . Whe n e s ti-
mating the dis tance be twe e n yours e lf
and othe r traffic, be ar in mind that the
obje cts re fle cte d in the mirror are clos e r
than the y appe ar.<
Self-defrosting mirrors
Both mirrors are de fros te d automati-
cally whe n the ignition ke y is in
pos ition 2.
Interior rearview mirror
To re duce glare from ve hicle s be hind
you afte r dark, tilt the mirror by moving
the s mall le ve r.
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Interior and exterior mirrors with
automatic dimming feature*
The s e mirrors automatically re s pond to
glare from following ve hicle s by dim-
ming through an infinite ly-variable
range . The mirrors automatically re ve rt
to the ir cle ar, undimme d s e tting whe n-
e ve r you s e le ct re ve rs e .
The dimming function is re gulate d by
two photoce lls ; one is inte grate d in the
mirror's le ns (arrow), while the othe r is
locate d at an offs e t pos ition on the re ar
of the mirror.
To e ns ure that the mirror continue s to
ope rate e fficie ntly, e ns ure that the pho-
toce lls re main cle ar and unobs tructe d.
Re frain from attaching s ticke rs to the
winds hie ld in the are a imme diate ly in
front of the mirror.
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1 Front airbags on the drive r and
pas s e nge r s ide s
2 He ad prote ction airbags on drive r
and pas s e nge r s ide (front and re ar*)
3 Side airbags on drive r and pas s e nge r
s ide (front and re ar*)
Protective effect
The front airbags prote ct the drive r and
pas s e nge r in the e ve nt of a he ad-on
collis ion whe re the prote ction provide d
by the s afe ty be lt alone would not be
ade quate . The he ad prote ction airbags
and s ide airbags he lp provide prote c-
tion in the e ve nt of a collis ion from the
s ide . Each of the s ide airbags is
de s igne d to he lp s upport the uppe r
body.
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The s ide airbags in the re ar pas -
s e nge r are a* of your ve hicle may
alre ady have be e n de activate d, e ithe r
at the time of manufacture or by a BMW
ce nte r. You may have the m activate d if
you de s ire to do s o. Ple as e contact
your BMW ce nte r for additional infor-
mation.c
For information on the corre ct s e ating
pos ition, re fe r to page 48.
The airbags will not be trigge re d in
the e ve nt of a minor accide nt, a
ve hicle rollove r or a collis ion from the
re ar.<
60nAirbags
Ne ve r apply s ticke rs or adhe s ive -
backe d obje cts of any kind to the
airbag cove rs . Ne ve r atte mpt to re up-
hols te r the cove rs or modify the m in any
way. If the airbags de ploy in re s pons e
to an accide nt, if you note any s igns of
s ys te m malfunction, or if you wis h to
have any parts of the airbag pas s e nge r-
re s traint s ys te m de activate d, always
contact your BMW ce nte r, to whom we
s trongly urge you to e ntrus t all te s ting,
re pair and dis mantling ope rations .
Ne ve r atte mpt to modify or tampe r with
e ithe r the s ys te m's e le ctrical wiring or
any of its individual compone nts .
Sys te m compone nts include the uphol-
s te re d s urface s on the s te e ring whe e l,
ins trume nt pane l, the trim pane ls on the
front and re ar doors and the roof brace s
as we ll as the s ide s of the he adline r
above the doors . Ne ve r atte mpt to
re move or dis mantle the s te e ring
whe e l.
To e ns ure compliance with official
s afe ty re gulations , always e ntrus t dis -
pos al of airbag ge ne rators to your BMW
ce nte r. Atte mpts to carry out s e rvice
proce dure s unde rtake n by anyone
othe r than s pe cially-traine d profe s -
s ionals can re s ult in s ys te m failure or
unde s ire d airbag de ployme nt, both of
which can le ad to pe rs onal injury. If the
airbags de ploy in re s pons e to an acci-
de nt, always re me mbe r to avoid all
contact with s ys te m compone nts , as
the y are hot and can caus e burns in the
pe riod imme diate ly following de ploy-
me nt.<
All ve hicle occupants s hould
always s it upright and be prope rly
re s traine d (infants and s mall childre n in
appropriate child-re s traint s ys te ms ;
large r childre n and adults us ing the
s afe ty be lts ). Ne ve r le t an occupant's
he ad re s t ne ar or on a s ide airbag: the
inflating airbag could caus e a s e rious or
fatal injury. Ple as e note that the word
"Airbag" imprinte d on the door trim
pane l indicate s the airbag's location.
Accide nt re s e arch s hows that the
s afe s t place for childre n in an automo-
bile is in the re ar s e at. Howe ve r, a child
s itting in the re ar s e at and not prope rly
re s traine d may place his or he r he ad on
or ne ar the s ide airbag, if ins talle d. For
e xample , a child e ve n though be lte d
may fall as le e p with his or he r he ad
agains t the s ide airbag. It may be diffi-
cult for a drive r to e ns ure that childre n
in the re ar s e at will re main prope rly
pos itione d at all time s and do not place
the ir he ads on or ne ar the s ide airbag.
The re fore , we re comme nd that the
re ar-s e at s ide airbags , if provide d, be
de activate d if you plan to trans port chil-
dre n in the re ar s e at.
The re ar-s e at s ide airbags may alre ady
have be e n de activate d, e ithe r at the
time of manufacture or by a BMW
ce nte r. Labe ls in the re ar door ope ning
s hould indicate the s tatus of your re ar-
s e at s ide airbags . If you are unce rtain of
the ir s tatus , or wis h to have the airbags
activate d or de activate d, ple as e con-
tact your BMW ce nte r.<
Eve n whe n all the s e guide line s are fol-
lowe d, the re is s till a s mall re s idual ris k
of injurie s to the face , hands and arms
occurring in is olate d ins tance s .
The ignition and inflation nois e may
provoke a mild te mporary he aring los s
in e xtre me ly s e ns itive individuals .
Airbag warning information is als o pro-
vide d on the s un vis ors .
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This is the right way for a child to s it in a
child re s traint whe n re ar s ide airbags
(arrow) are provide d.
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s it we aring the s afe ty be lt whe n re ar
s ide airbags (arrow) are provide d.
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Indicator lamp
The indicator lamp indicate s the
ope rational s tatus of the airbag
s ys te m from ignition ke y pos i-
tion 1.
Sys te m ope rational:
>The indicator lamp come s on brie fly
the n goe s out.
Sys te m malfunction:
>The indicator lamp fails to come on
>The indicator lamp come s on brie fly
be fore going out and the n lighting up
again.
Ple as e re s pond to any malfunctions in
the s ys te m by imme diate ly having it
ins pe cte d at your BMW ce nte r; othe r-
wis e the airbag could fail to re s pond to
an accide nt in which both the angle and
the s e ve rity of the impact would nor-
mally trigge r airbag de ployme nt.
62nTransporting children safely
Comme rcially-available child-re s traint
s ys te ms are de s igne d to be s e cure d
with a lap be lt or with the lap be lt por-
tion of a combination lap/s houlde r be lt.
Imprope rly or inade quate ly ins talle d
re s traint s ys te ms can incre as e the ris k
of injury to childre n. Always re ad and
follow the ins tructions that come with
the s ys te m.
Child-restraint system with tether
strap
If you us e a child-re s traint s ys te m with
a te the r s trap, thre e additional te the r
anchorage points have be e n provide d
re fe r to the arrows in the illus trations .
De pe nding on the location s e le cte d for
s e ating in the re ar pas s e nge r are a,
attach the te the r s trap to the corre -
s ponding anchorage point to s e cure the
child-re s traint s ys te m, as s hown in the
following illus trations .
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s port wagon:
To gain acce s s to e ach anchor fitting lift
the plas tic plug (arrows ) with the he lp of
a s cre wdrive r.
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The anchor fittings of the s e dan are
s hown in the illus tration above .
The one in the ne xt column s hows the
s port wagon.
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Each s e ating pos ition is fitte d with a
he ad re s traint. Lift the he ad re s traint
and pas s the te the r s trap be twe e n the
he ad re s traint and the s e at back. It is
re comme nde d to re adjus t the he ad
re s traint into the lowe s t pos s ible pos i-
tion.
Adjus t the te the r s trap according to the
child-re s traint manufacture r's ins truc-
tions .
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Be fore ins talling any child-
re s traint de vice or child s e at,
ple as e re ad the following:
Ne ve r ins tall a re ar-facing child-
re s traint s ys te m in the front pas s e nge r
s e at of this ve hicle .
Your ve hicle is e quippe d with an airbag
s upple me ntal re s traint s ys te m for the
front pas s e nge r. Be caus e the backre s t
on any re ar-facing child-re s traint
s ys te m (of the kind de s igne d for infants
unde r 1 ye ar and 20 Ibs ./9 kg) would be
within the airbag's de ployme nt range ,
you s hould ne ve r mount s uch a s ys te m
in the front pas s e nge r s e at, s ince the
impact of the airbag agains t the child-
re s traint's backre s t could le ad to
s e rious or fatal injurie s . If it is ne ce s s ary
for a child (not an infant) to ride in the
front s e at, ce rtain pre cautions s hould
be take n. Firs t, move the pas s e nge r
s e at as far away from the ins trume nt
pane l as pos s ible . This important pre -
caution is inte nde d to maximize the dis -
tance be twe e n the airbag and the child.
Olde r childre n s hould be tightly s e cure d
with a s afe ty be lt, afte r the y have out-
grown a boos te r s e at that is appro-
priate for the ir age , he ight and we ight.
Younge r childre n s hould be s e cure d in
an appropriate forward-facing child-
re s traint s ys te m that has firs t be e n
prope rly s e cure d with a s afe ty be lt.
Ne ve r ins tall a re arward-facing child-
re s traint s ys te m in the front pas s e nge r
s e at.
We s trongly urge you to care fully re ad
and comply with the ins tructions for
ins tallation and us e provide d by the
child-re s traint's manufacture r whe ne ve r
you us e s uch a s ys te m.
Be s ure that all occupants (of all age s )
re main prope rly and s e cure ly re s traine d
at all time s .<
All re ar s e ating pos itions in your
ve hicle me e t the re comme ndations
of SAE J1819, an indus try-re com-
me nde d practice for s e curing child-
re s traint s ys te ms in motor ve hicle s .
Child-restraint installation
All of the re ar be lt re tractors and the
front pas s e nge r's s afe ty be lt can be
locke d for mounting and s e curing child-
re s traint s ys te ms .
Information re garding this is locate d
ne ar the buckle latch of e ach s afe ty
be lt.
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Lock the safety belt
Pull the e ntire le ngth of the be lt from
the be lt re tractor. Allow the re e l to
re tract the be lt s ome what and e ngage
the buckle , the n tighte n the be lt agains t
the child-re s traint s ys te m. The re trac-
tion me chanis m is now locke d.
Unlock the safety belt
Re le as e the buckle , re move the child-
re s traint de vice and allow the be lt
re tractor to re e l the be lt comple te ly in.
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LATCH child-restraint anchorage
points* sedan
LATCH: Lowe r Anchor and Te the rs for
CHildre n.
Snap the re ar ce nte r lap be lt into the
buckle with the word CENTER and the n
pull the be lt away from the are a whe re
the child re s traint will be mounte d .
Ve hicle s with through-loading
s ys te m*: us e the s mall buckle to
conne ct the two s e ctions of the be lt,
re fe r to page 121.<
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The re ar oute r s e ating pos itions are
provide d with anchors for a LATCH
child-re s traint s ys te m. The illus trations
s how the right re ar s e at as an e xample .
The oute r anchorage points for the
LATCH child-re s traint s ys te m are
marke d with s mall flags .
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Canadian mode ls only:
The anchorage points for the LATCH
child-re s traint s ys te m are marke d with
buttons .
To attach the LATCH child-
re s traint s ys te m, your BMW
ce nte r will provide an ins tallation guide .
The guide , although not ne ce s s ary for
ins tallation of a LATCH child-re s traint
s ys te m, will facilitate the ins tallation
and als o he lp prote ct the ve hicle 's
s e ating s urface s . Care fully re ad and
comply with the s afe ty pre cautions of
the manufacture r.<
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LATCH child-restraint anchorage
points* sport wagon
LATCH: Lowe r Anchor and Te the rs for
CHildre n.
The re ar oute r s e ating pos itions are
provide d with anchors for a LATCH
child-re s traint s ys te m. The illus tration
s hows the le ft re ar s e at as an e xample .
Canadian mode ls only:
The anchorage points for the LATCH
child-re s traint s ys te m are marke d with
buttons , re fe r to illus tration.
Always follow all manufacture r's
ins tructions and obs e rve all s afe ty
pre cautions whe n ins talling the LATCH
child-re s traint s ys te m.<
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Child-safety locks
Ins e rt the ke y to the s lot of a re ar door
lock and turn it outward:
The door can now be ope ne d from the
outs ide only.
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Vehicle Memory, Key Memory
How the system functions
No doubt you have re fle cte d at one
time or anothe r on how gre at it would
be if you could pe rmane ntly configure
your ve hicle 's various fe ature s and
adjus tme nts to mirror your own indi-
vidual pre fe re nce s . In e ngine e ring your
ve hicle , BMW has incorporate d a
numbe r of options for pe rs onal adjus t-
me nt that can be programme d into your
ve hicle at your BMW ce nte r.
The available configuration data fall into
two cate gorie s , according to whe the r
the ir primary orie ntation is the ve hicle
("Ve hicle Me mory") or the individual
("Ke y Me mory"). Provide d that e ach
pe rs on has a s e parate re mote -control
ke y, you can have your BMW ce nte r
e nte r two pe rs onal adjus tme nts for two
diffe re nt individuals into the s ys te m.
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The s ys te m the n re lie s on a bilate ral
data e xchange to ide ntify the individual
us e r and dial in the s e le cte d s e ttings
whe ne ve r the re mote control unit is
us e d to dis e ngage the door locks .
In orde r for you to dis tinguis h be twe e n
diffe re nt ke ys , colore d de cals are s up-
plie d toge the r with the ke ys .
What the system can do
Your BMW ce nte r can provide you with
de tails on the capabilitie s of the Ve hicle
Me mory and Ke y Me mory s ys te ms . A
fe w e xample s follow be low:
Example s for Ve hicle Me mory:
>Various s ignals as acknowle dgme nt
whe n locking or unlocking your
ve hicle
>Activate s /de activate s the "Follow me
home " function.
Example s for Ke y Me mory:
>Locks the ve hicle whe n you s tart off
>Automatically adjus ts the drive rs
s e at, the e xte rior mirrors and the
s te e ring whe e l pos ition to your pe r-
s onal programme d s e ttings whe n you
unlock the ve hicle
>The automatic climate control
as s ume s your pre s e t comfort s e ttings
whe n you unlock the ve hicle .
You will s e e this s ymbol through-
out the Owne r's Manual. It is to
re mind you at appropriate place s of the
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0 Ste e ring locke d
1 Ste e ring unlocke d
2 Ignition s witche d on
3 Starting e ngine
Steering locked
The ke y can be ins e rte d or re move d in
this pos ition only.
Afte r re moving the ke y, turn the
s te e ring whe e l s lightly to the le ft or right
until the lock e ngage s .
An acous tic warning is s ounde d whe n
you fail to re move the ignition ke y afte r
ope ning the drive r's door.
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s ion:
Do not move the s e le ctor le ve r from the
"Park" pos ition until the e ngine is run-
ning (ignition ke y in pos ition 2).
To turn the ke y back to pos ition 0 (for
ins tance , prior to re moval), s tart by
moving the s e le ctor le ve r to pos ition P
(Inte rlock).<
Steering unlocked
You will find that it is ofte n e as ie r to turn
the ignition ke y from pos ition 0 to pos i-
tion 1 whe n you move the s te e ring
whe e l s lightly to he lp dis e ngage the
lock.
Individual e le ctrical acce s s orie s are
re ady for ope ration.
Starting engine
Ve hicle s with manual trans mis -
s ion: de pre s s the clutch whe n
s tarting the e ngine . A lockout pre ve nts
the e ngine from s tarting with the clutch
e ngage d.<
Before starting
>Engage the parking brake
>Be s ure that the ge ars hift le ve r is in
"Ne utral" or the s e le ctor le ve r in
"Park" if the ve hicle is e quippe d with
an automatic trans mis s ion
>De pre s s the clutch pe dal.
Do not allow the e ngine to run in
e nclos e d s pace s . The e xhaus t
gas e s contain carbon monoxide , an
odorle s s and colorle s s , but highly toxic
gas . Bre athing the e xhaus t gas e s pos e s
an e xtre me he alth ris k, and can le ad to
uncons cious ne s s and de ath.
Ne ve r le ave the ve hicle unatte nde d
with the e ngine running. An unatte nde d
ve hicle with a running e ngine re pre -
s e nts a pote ntial s afe ty hazard.<
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Starting the engine
Starting the engine
Do not pre s s the acce le rator pe dal
while s tarting the e ngine .
While it is important not to re le as e
the ke y pre mature ly, you s hould
als o avoid allowing the s tarte r to
ope rate continuous ly for more than
20 s e conds at a time . Re le as e the igni-
tion ke y imme diate ly as s oon as the
e ngine s tarts .
BMW 540i with automatic trans mis s ion:
Your BMW is e quippe d with the conve -
nie nce s tarting fe ature . Simply turn the
ke y to pos ition 3 (s tarte r) and the n
re le as e it imme diate ly.
The s tarte r continue s to ope rate auto-
matically and will be de activate d as
s oon as the e ngine s tarts .
The automatic s tarting mode will not
ope rate if the batte ry voltage is low.
The e ngine can be jump-s tarte d us ing
an e xte rnal powe r s ource (re fe r to
page 164).<
Do not allow the e ngine to warm up
by le aving it running while the ve hicle
re mains s tationary. Ins te ad, be gin to
drive imme diate ly at a mode rate e ngine
s pe e d.
Should the e ngine fail to s tart on the
firs t atte mpt (if it is ve ry hot or cold, for
ins tance ):
>Pre s s the acce le rator pe dal halfway
down while e ngaging the s tarte r.
Cold s tarts at e xtre me ly low te mpe ra-
ture s of roughly +5 7 (15 6) or be low
and at altitude s of ove r 3,300 ft
(1,000 m):
>Allow the s tarte r to turn s ome what
longe r (approx. 10 s e conds ) during
your initial s tarting atte mpt.
Engine idle s pe e d is controlle d by the
e ngine -manage me nt s ys te m. Highe r
idle s pe e ds at s tartup are normal and
s hould de cre as e as the e ngine warms
up. If e ngine s pe e d doe s not de cre as e ,
s e rvice is re quire d.
To preve nt the batte ry from dis charging,
always de activate e le ctrical de vice s
that are not in us e . Switch the ignition
off whe n the ve hicle is not be ing drive n.
Exte nde d s tarting atte mpts , char-
acte rize d by e xce s s ive ly fre que nt
or long pe riods with the s tarte r
e ngage d, can le ad to damage of the
catalytic conve rte r.<
Whe n driving, s tanding at idle ,
and parking the ve hicle , take care
to avoid contact be twe e n the e xhaus t
s ys te m and flammable mate rials (gras s ,
hay, le ave s , e tc.). Such contact could
le ad to a fire , re s ulting in s e rious pe r-
s onal injury and prope rty damage .<
70nSwitching off the engine Parking brake
Turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 1 or 0.
Do not re move the ignition ke y
while the ve hicle is rolling. The
s te e ring locks , making it impos s ible to
s te e r the ve hicle .
Always re move the ignition ke y and
e ngage the s te e ring lock be fore le aving
the ve hicle .
Ve hicle s with manual trans mis s ion:
Always e ngage the parking brake
whe n parking on hills and incline d s ur-
face s , as firs t ge ar or re ve rs e may not
provide ade quate re s is tance to rolling.
Ve hicle s with automatic trans mis s ion:
Place the s e le ctor le ve r in "Park."<
The ve hicle mus t be s tationary and the
s e le ctor le ve r in "Park" be fore you can
re move the ignition ke y.
The parking brake is primarily de s igne d
to pre ve nt the ve hicle from rolling while
parke d. It ope rate s on the re ar whe e ls .
To engage
The le ve r e ngage s automatically and
the "PARK BRAKE" or "BRAKE" (in
Canada "P") indicator lamp come s on in
the ins trume nt clus te r in ignition ke y
pos ition 2. Re fe r to page s 19 and 20.
To release
Pull up s lightly on the le ve r, pre s s the
button and lowe r the le ve r.
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If, in e xce ptional circums tance s , it
s hould be ne ce s s ary to e ngage
the parking brake while the ve hicle is in
motion, do not pull it with e xce s s ive
pre s s ure . Ke e p your thumb pre s s e d
agains t the re le as e button while care -
fully pulling up the le ve r to apply mod-
e rate pre s s ure .
Exce s s ive pre s s ure can le ad to ove r-
braking and los s of traction (fis htailing)
at the re ar.
The brake lamps do not come on whe n
the parking brake is applie d.
Ve hicle s with manual trans mis s ion:
Always e ngage the parking brake
whe n parking on hills and incline d s ur-
face s , as firs t ge ar or re ve rs e may not
provide ade quate re s is tance to rolling.
Place the s e le ctor le ve r in "Park."<
You can he lp pre ve nt corros ion and
avoid une ve n braking re s pons e by
ge ntly e ngaging the parking brake from
time to time whe n coas ting to a s top at
traffic lights (e ns ure that you will not
pos e a hazard to othe r road us e rs ).
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Manual transmission
BMW 525i, 530i
Eve ry time you s hift ge ars , always
de pre s s the clutch pe dal all the way
down, pus hing the ge ars hift le ve r into
the re s pe ctive e nd pos ition.
De pre s s the clutch whe n s tarting the
e ngine , as the lockout will pre ve nt the
e ngine from s tarting if the clutch is not
de pre s s e d.
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BMW 540i
Whe n s hifting ge ars , always de pre s s
the clutch pe dal all the way down,
pus hing the ge ars hift le ve r into the
re s pe ctive e nd pos ition.
De pre s s the clutch whe n s tarting the
e ngine , as the lockout will pre ve nt the
e ngine from s tarting if the clutch is not
de pre s s e d.
Whe n s hifting ge ars in the
5th/6th-ge ar plane , be s ure to
pre s s the ge ars hift le ve r to the right in
orde r to pre ve nt inadve rte nt s e le ction
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Se le ct only whe n the ve hicle is com-
ple te ly s toppe d. Pre s s the ge ars hift
le ve r to the le ft to ove rcome the re s is -
tance .
Whe n you e ngage re ve rs e , the backup
lamps will come on automatically whe n
the ignition ke y is in pos ition 2.
Do not hold the ve hicle in place on
s lope s by s lipping or "riding" the
clutch. Us e the parking brake ins te ad.
Riding the clutch caus e s incre as e d
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72nAutomatic transmission*
The automatic trans mis s ion of your
BMW is e quippe d with Adaptive Trans -
mis s ion Control (ATC), a s ys te m which
re acts with pre cis ion to your individual
driving s tyle and ve hicle ope rating con-
ditions . ATC ope rate s by automatically
s e le cting from among a range of avail-
able control programs .
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P R N D 4 3 2
The trans mis s ion range dis play varie s
according to the e quipme nt of your
ve hicle (re fe r to the illus trations ).
Starting the engine
The s e le ctor le ve r mus t be in "Park" or
"Ne utral" be fore it is pos s ible to s tart
the e ngine .
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Range selection
A de te nt pre ve nts inadve rte nt s hifts into
s ome s e le ctor le ve r pos itions . To dis e n-
gage the de te nt, pre s s the button on
the front of the s e le ctor le ve r knob
(arrow).
While the ve hicle is s tationary and
be fore s hifting out of "Park" or
"Ne utral," de pre s s the footbrake in
orde r to dis e ngage the s e le ctor le ve r's
lock me chanis m (Shiftlock).
Hold the footbrake down until s tarting
off. Othe rwis e the ve hicle will "cre e p"
whe n a drive pos ition is e ngage d.<
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Automatic transmission*
Be fore le aving the ve hicle whe n
the e ngine is running, move the
s e le ctor le ve r to the "Park" or "Ne utral"
pos ition and apply the parking brake to
pre ve nt the ve hicle from rolling.
Ne ve r le ave the ve hicle unatte nde d
with the e ngine running. An unatte nde d
ve hicle with a running e ngine re pre -
s e nts a pote ntial s afe ty hazard.
If you s hould accide ntally s e le ct
"Ne utral" while trave ling at high s pe e d,
re move your foot from the acce le rator
pe dal imme diate ly. Allow the e ngine
s pe e d to drop to idle be fore s e le cting
the de s ire d drive pos ition. Damage
could othe rwis e occur due to e xce s s ive
e ngine s pe e d.<
P Park
ple te ly s toppe d. The trans mis s ion locks
to pre ve nt the re ar whe e ls from turning.
R Reverse
ple te ly s toppe d.
N Neutral (idle)
Se le ct only if your journe y is inte rrupte d
for a longe r pe riod.
D Drive
(automatic shift program)
This pos ition is de s igne d for driving
unde r all normal ope rating conditions .
All forward ge ars are available .
Unde r normal ope rating conditions , fue l
cons umption is lowe s t whe n driving in
pos ition D.
4 Sport Program
The Sport Program is de s igne d for pe r-
formance -orie nte d driving.
3 and 2 shift limiter
Se le ct this range whe n you wis h to limit
ge ar change s (on s te e p uphill or down-
hill s lope s , for ins tance ). The trans mis -
s ion s hifts up only as far as the s e le cte d
ge ar limit.
"Kickdown"
In the "kickdown" mode , you achie ve
maximum pe rformance .
De pre s s the acce le rator pe dal pas t the
re s is tance point at the full-throttle pos i-
tion.
74nAutomatic transmission*
Electronic transmission control
module
and/or if the me s s age "TRANS.
FAILSAFE PROG" appe ars in
the Che ck Control* dis play pane l, this
indicate s a malfunction in the trans mis -
s ion control s ys te m.
Bring the ve hicle to a s top, s e le ct the
"Park" pos ition, apply the parking brake
and s witch the e ngine off (ignition ke y
pos ition 0). Re s tart the e ngine afte r a
fe w s e conds . If the indicator lamp goe s
out again afte r a fe w s e conds , the
normal trans mis s ion functions have
be e n re s tore d. You may continue to
drive as us ual.
If the indicator lamp doe s not go out,
you can move the s e le ctor le ve r to all
pos itions . Howe ve r, the ve hicle will now
only drive forward with limite d ge ar
s e le ction.
You s hould re s pond by avoiding
e xtre me e ngine loads and re fe rring the
proble m to the ne are s t BMW ce nte r.
Ne ve r pe rform work in the e ngine
compartme nt without firs t
e ns uring that the trans mis s ion is in
"Park" or "Ne utral" as the ve hicle could
othe rwis e s tart to move off on its own.<
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You can drive as with a normal auto-
matic trans mis s ion. In addition, you can
als o s hift manually.
Whe n you move the s e le ctor le ve r from
the "D" pos ition to the le ft into the M/S
range , the pe rformance -orie nte d s hift
programs of the automatic trans mis s ion
are e ngage d. Ste ptronic e nte rs the
manual s e le ction mode and e xe cute s
the de s ire d s hift whe ne ve r you tap the
s e le ctor le ve r in the dire ction indicate d
by "+" or "." Whe n you wis h to us e the
automatic trans mis s ion mode again,
move the s e le ctor le ve r to the right into
the "D" pos ition.
Unde r normal ope rating conditions , fue l
cons umption is lowe s t whe n driving in
pos ition D.
Selector lever positions
P R N D M/S
Starting the engine
The e ngine can only be s tarte d in
s e le ctor le ve r pos itions P or N.
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A de te nt pre ve nts inadve rte nt s hifts to
the "Re ve rs e " or "Park" s e le ctor le ve r
pos itions . To dis e ngage the de te nt,
pre s s the button on the front s ide of
the s e le ctor le ve r knob (arrow).
While the ve hicle is s tationary and
be fore s hifting out of "Park" or
"Ne utral," de pre s s the footbrake in
orde r to dis e ngage the s e le ctor le ve r's
lock me chanis m (Shiftlock).
Hold the footbrake down until s tarting
off. The ve hicle will othe rwis e "cre e p"
whe n a drive pos ition is e ngage d.<
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To pre ve nt the ve hicle from
s tarting off on its own, always
move the s e le ctor le ve r to pos ition P or
N and e ngage the parking brake be fore
le aving your ve hicle with the e ngine
running. Do not le ave the ve hicle unat-
te nde d with the e ngine running. An
unatte nde d ve hicle with a running
e ngine re pre s e nts a pote ntial s afe ty
hazard.<
P Park
Se le ct "Park" only whe n the ve hicle is
comple te ly s toppe d. The trans mis s ion
locks to pre ve nt the re ar whe e ls from
turning.
R Reverse
Se le ct "Re ve rs e " only whe n the ve hicle
is comple te ly s toppe d.
N Neutral (idle)
Se le ct "Ne utral" only if your journe y is
inte rrupte d for a longe r pe riod.
D Drive
(automatic shift program)
This pos ition is de s igne d for driving
unde r all normal ope rating conditions .
All forward ge ars are available .
"Kickdown"
In the "kickdown" mode , you achie ve
maximum acce le ration and top s pe e d
in pos ition D.
De pre s s the acce le rator pe dal pas t the
re s is tance point at the full-throttle pos i-
tion.
M/S Manual mode and
Sport Program
Whe n you change from "D" to "M/S,"
the Sport Program is activate d. This is
indicate d by "D S" in the trans mis s ion
range dis play. The Sport Program is
de s igne d for pe rformance -orie nte d
driving.
With the firs t brie f touch, the automatic
trans mis s ion s hifts from the Sport Pro-
gram to the manual mode . Whe ne ve r
you move the s e le ctor le ve r in the "+"
dire ction, the trans mis s ion ups hifts , and
whe n you move it in the "" dire ction,
the trans mis s ion downs hifts . M1...M5
will be dis playe d in the ge ar indicator.
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ATC e xe cute s ups hifts and downs hifts
only whe n the ne w ge ar will provide a
s uitable combination of ve hicle and
e ngine s pe e d, i.e ., ATC will not e xe cute
downs hifts that would caus e the e ngine
to ove rre v. The ge ar s e le cte d will
appe ar brie fly in the ins trume nt clus te r
followe d by the curre nt ge ar.
If you are driving in the manual
mode and wis h to acce le rate
rapidly from low road s pe e ds (whe n
pas s ing, for ins tance ), you mus t s hift
down manually or with the "kickdown"
function.<
You can only change from "M/S" to
s e le ctor le ve r pos itions "P," "R," and
"N" via the "D" pos ition.
Electronic transmission control
module
or the me s s age "TRANS. FAIL-
SAFE PROG" appe ars in the
Che ck Control*, the re is a fault in the
trans mis s ion s ys te m.
Bring the ve hicle to a s top. Move the
trans mis s ion s e le ctor le ve r to "P."
Engage the parking brake and turn the
e ngine off (ignition ke y to pos ition 0).
Wait a fe w s e conds , the n s tart the
e ngine .
If the indicator lamp goe s out afte r a
fe w s e conds , normal trans mis s ion
pe rformance has be e n re s tore d. You
may continue to drive as us ual. If the
indicator lamp doe s not go out, you can
place the s e le ctor le ve r in all pos itions .
Howe ve r, the ve hicle will now only drive
forward with limite d ge ar s e le ction.
If this happe ns , avoid e xtre me e ngine
loads and re fe r the proble m to the
ne are s t BMW ce nte r.
Ne ve r pe rform work in the e ngine
compartme nt without firs t
e ns uring that the trans mis s ion is in
"Park" or "Ne utral" as the ve hicle could
othe rwis e s tart to move off on its own.<
For jump-s tarting, towing and tow-
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78nIndicator/Headlamp flasher Washer/Wiper system
1 High be ams (blue indicator lamp)
2 He adlamp flas he r (blue indicator
lamp)
3 Turn s ignal indicator (gre e n indicator
lamp accompanie d by pe riodic
clicking s ound from the re lay)
To signal briefly
Pre s s the le ve r up to but not be yond
the pre s s ure point. It the n re turns to the
ce nte r pos ition whe n re le as e d.
If the indicator lamp and the
clicking from the re lay are both
fas te r than normal, one of the turn
s ignal indicators has faile d.<
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1 Inte rmitte nt mode or rain s e ns or*
2 Normal wipe
3 Fas t wipe
4 Brie f wipe
5 Cle an the winds hie ld
6 Inte ns ive cle aning*
7 Rotary dial for controlling wipe inte r-
vals in the inte rmitte nt mode and for
s e tting the rain s e ns or's s e ns itivity
le ve l*
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Inte rmitte nt mode :
You can s e t the wipe inte rval to four
s tage s with rotary dial 7.
In addition, the wipe inte rval is varie d
automatically de pe nding on road
s pe e d.
Rain s e ns or:
The rain s e ns or is pos itione d on the
winds hie ld, dire ctly ahe ad of the inte -
rior re arvie w mirror.
To activate the rain s e ns or:
Move the le ve r to pos ition 1 with the
ignition ke y in pos ition 1 or highe r. The
wipe rs trave l once acros s the wind-
s hie ld, re gardle s s of the we athe r
conditions .
You can le ave the le ve r pe rmane ntly in
pos ition 1. Whe ne ve r the ignition ke y is
in pos ition 1 or highe r, all you the n ne e d
to do to activate the rain s e ns or is
brie fly turn the rotary dial 7.
To adjus t the s e ns itivity of the rain
s e ns or:
Turn rotary dial 7.
De activating the rain s e ns or:
Move le ve r to pos ition 0.
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Turn the rain s e ns or off in auto-
matic car was he s . Failure to do s o
could re s ult in damage caus e d by
unde s ire d wipe r activation.<
Normal wipe
The s ys te m automatically re ve rts to
ope ration in the inte rmitte nt mode
whe ne ve r the ve hicle is s tationary (not
on ve hicle s with rain s e ns or*).
Fast wipe
The wipe rs re ve rt to ope ration at
normal s pe e d whe n the ve hicle s tops
(not on ve hicle s with rain s e ns or*).
Clean the windshield
The s ys te m s prays was he r fluid agains t
the winds hie ld and activate s the wipe rs
for a brie f pe riod.
Intensive cleaning*
As in s e tting 5. In addition, an inte ns ive -
action was he r fluid is firs t s praye d on
the winds hie ld.
For changing the wipe r blade s , re fe r to
page 152.
Clean the headlamps*
Whe n the he adlamps are on, the y are
als o cle ane d automatically e ve ry fifth
time you activate the cle an the wind-
s hie ld (5) or inte ns ive cle aning (6)
mode .
Do not us e the was he rs if the re is
any dange r that the fluid will
fre e ze on the winds hie ld, as your vis ion
could be obs cure d. Always us e an anti-
fre e ze age nt. Re fe r to page 141.
Do not us e the was he rs whe n the re s e r-
voir is e mpty. This could caus e damage
to the was he r pump.<
Windshield washer jets
The winds hie ld was he r je ts are warme d
automatically whe n the ignition ke y is in
pos ition 2.
Rear window wiper sport wagon
0 Re tracte d (home ) pos ition of the re ar
window wipe r
1 Re ar window wipe r in inte rmitte nt
mode . Automatically s witche s to con-
tinuos ope ration whe n re ve rs e is
e ngage d
2 Cle an the re ar window
You can als o program the inte rval:
>Switch brie fly from pos ition 0 to pos i-
tion 1
>The time until re activation (from pos i-
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inte rval (max. 30 s e conds ).
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The programme d inte rval is de le te d
>approx. 10 s e conds afte r the le ve r is
place d in pos ition 0 or
>afte r the e ngine is s witche d off.
Whe n the re ar window is ope ne d, the
re ar window wipe r is s witche d off. It
mus t be s witche d on again afte r the
window has be e n clos e d.
For changing the wipe r blade , re fe r to
page 152.
You can s tore and automatically main-
tain any de s ire d ve hicle s pe e d above
approx. 20 mph (30 km/h).
The cruis e control is available whe ne ve r
the e ngine is running and the s ys te m
has be e n activate d.
To activate the system
In ignition ke y pos ition 1 or 2:
Pre s s the button and the indicator lamp
in the ins trume nt clus te r (re fe r to
page 21) will come on. You can now
us e the cruis e control.
Do not us e cruis e control on
twis ting roads , whe n high traffic
de ns ity pre ve nts driving at a cons tant
s pe e d, or whe n the road s urface is s lick
(s now, rain, ice ) or loos e (rocks or
grave l, s and).<
To deactivate the system
Pre s s button as ofte n as ne e de d until
the indicator lamp in the ins trume nt
clus te r goe s out.
Cruis e control is als o de activate d whe n
the ignition ke y is in pos ition 0.
The s pe e d s tore d in me mory is de le te d.
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To maintain and store speed
or to accelerate
Pre s s button (+) brie fly:
The s ys te m maintains and s tore s the
curre nt ve hicle s pe e d. Eve ry time you
tap the button, the s pe e d incre as e s by
approx. 0.6 mph (1 km/h).
Pre s s and hold button (+):
The ve hicle acce le rate s without pre s -
s ure on the acce le rator pe dal. Whe n
you re le as e the button, the s ys te m
maintains and s tore s the curre nt s pe e d.
If, on a downhill gradie nt, the
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cie nt, the controlle d s pe e d can be
e xce e de d. Spe e d can drop on uphill
grade s if the e ngine output is ins uffi-
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To decelerate
Pre s s button () brie fly:
If you are alre ady driving with active
cruis e control, the s pe e d is de cre as e d
by approx. 0.6 mph (1 km/h) e ve ry time
you tap the button.
Pre s s and hold button ():
With the cruis e control active , the
s ys te m automatically re duce s the
throttle ope ning to s low the ve hicle .
Whe n you re le as e the button, the
s ys te m maintains and s tore s the cur-
re nt s pe e d.
To interrupt the cruise control
Whe n the s ys te m is activate d, pre s s the
button. The indicator lamp s tays on.
You can us e the cruis e control again
whe ne ve r you want by calling up the
s pe e d that was s tore d las t.
In addition, cruis e control is inte rrupte d
automatically:
>Whe n the brake s are applie d
>Whe n you de pre s s the clutch pe dal
>If you e xce e d or fall be low the pro-
gramme d s pe e d for an e xte nde d
pe riod (by de pre s s ing the acce le r-
ator, for e xample ).
To recall the stored setting
Pre s s button:
The ve hicle acce le rate s to and main-
tains the las t s pe e d s tore d.
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1 Odome te r
2 Trip odome te r
3 Outs ide te mpe rature dis play
Odometer
You can activate the dis plays s hown in
the illus tration with the ignition ke y in
pos ition 0 by pre s s ing the button in the
ins trume nt clus te r (arrow).
The range of available dis plays varie s
according to your individual ve hicle 's
e quipme nt.
Trip odometer
To re s e t the trip odome te r to ze ro,
pre s s the button (arrow) with the igni-
tion ke y in pos ition 1 or 2.
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The outs ide te mpe rature appe ars in the
dis play from ignition ke y pos ition 1 on.
You can change the units of me as ure -
me nt (7/6) by
1. pre s s ing and holding down the
button (arrow) with the ignition ke y in
pos ition 1
2. and the n turning the ignition ke y to 0.
Re fe r als o to page 88.
Ice warning
If the outs ide te mpe rature drops to
approx +37.5 7 (+3 6), a warning
s ignal s ounds and the dis play flas he s
brie fly.
The ice warning doe s not alte r the
fact that s urface ice can form at
te mpe rature s above +37.5 7 (+3 6),
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Odometer, outside temperature display
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Tachometer Energy control Fuel gauge
Do not ope rate the e ngine with the
ne e dle in the re d ove rs pe e d zone of the
gauge .
To prote ct the e ngine , the e ngine -man-
age me nt s ys te m inte rrupts the fue l
s upply whe n you approach this s e ctor.
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Indicate s the curre nt fue l cons umption
in mpg (in lite rs /100 km on Canadian
ve hicle s ). This allows you to s e e
whe the r your curre nt driving s tyle is
conducive to fue l e conomy with
minimum e xhaus t e mis s ions .
Whe n the ve hicle is s tationary, the dis -
play goe s to "Maximum" (ze ro on Cana-
dian mode ls ).
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Whe n you s witch on the ignition, the
indicator lamp come s on brie fly to
confirm that the s ys te m is ope rational.
If the indicator lamp s tays on, the re are
approx.
>2.0 gal (8 lite rs )
BMW 525i, BMW 530i
>2.5 gal (10 lite rs ) BMW 540i
of fue l s till in the tank.
Tank capacity: re fe r to page 175
Ce rtain ope rating conditions (s uch as
thos e e ncounte re d in mountainous
are as ) may caus e the ne e dle to fluc-
tuate s lightly.
Ple as e re fue l e arly, s ince driving
to the las t drop of fue l can re s ult in
damage to the e ngine and/or catalytic
conve rte r.<
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Blue
The e ngine is s till cold. Drive at mod-
e rate e ngine and ve hicle s pe e ds .
Red
Whe n you s witch on the ignition, the
warning lamp* come s on brie fly to con-
firm that the s ys te m is ope rational.
If the warning lamp lights up during
normal ve hicle ope ration, or the me s -
s age "COOLANT TEMPERATURE"
appe ars in the Che ck Control*, the
e ngine is ove rhe ate d. Switch off the
e ngine imme diate ly and allow it to cool
down.
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Normal ope rating range . The ne e dle
may ris e as far as the e dge of the re d
s e ctor in normal ope ration.
Che cking coolant le ve l: re fe r to
page 144.
e quipme nt.
Green lamps
The numbe r of illuminate d lamps
de cre as e s as the time for your ne xt
mainte nance vis it approache s .
Yellow lamp
This fie ld appe ars toge the r with
OILSERVICE or INSPECTION.
Mainte nance is due . Ple as e contact
your BMW ce nte r for an appointme nt.
Red lamp
The mainte nance de adline has be e n
pas s e d.
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Check Control
Graphic display*
The following ale rts and s tatus me s -
s age s are dis playe d with icons from
ignition ke y pos ition 2 and re main in the
dis play until the de fe cts are corre cte d:
1 Che ck low be ams
2 Add was he r fluid (goe s out afte r
approx. 1 minute )
3 Door ope n
4 Luggage compartme nt lid/tailgate
ope n
5 Che ck brake and tail lamps .
A de fe ctive ce nte r brake lamp is indi-
cate d by the uppe r s ymbol
Whe n you ope n the door afte r s topping,
a warning s ignal s ounds without a
vis ual indicator for:
>"LIGHTS ON" and
>"KEY IN IGNITION LOCK."
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Te xt me s s age s are us e d to ale rt the
drive r to s ys te m malfunctions whe n the
ignition ke y is turne d to pos ition 2. The
ale rt is accompanie d by a gong.
1 Status me s s age s s ymbol
2 Dis play
3 CHECK button
Me s s age s warning of s ys te m malfunc-
tions are as s igne d one of two priority
le ve ls :
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The s e de fe cts are imme diate ly indi-
cate d by a gong and a flas hing warning
s ymbol 1. Simultane ous de fe cts will be
dis playe d cons e cutive ly. The s e s tatus
me s s age s re main in the dis play until the
de fe cts are corre cte d. The y cannot be
de le te d by pre s s ing the CHECK
button 3:
86nCheck Control
>"RELEASE PARKINGBRAKE"
>"COOLANT TEMPERATURE"
The coolant is ove rhe ate d. Stop the
ve hicle imme diate ly and s witch off
the e ngine . Re fe r to page s 84
and 144
>"STOP!ENGINE OILPRESS"
The oil pre s s ure is too low. Stop the
ve hicle imme diate ly and s witch off
the e ngine . Re fe r to page s 19, 142
>"CHECK BRAKE FLUID"
Indicate s that brake fluid is down to
roughly minimum le ve l. Have the
re s e rvoir toppe d up at the e arlie s t
opportunity, re fe r to page 145. Have
the s ource of the brake fluid los s
re paire d at your BMW ce nte r
>"TIRE DEFECT"*
Re duce ve hicle s pe e d imme diate ly
and s top the ve hicle . Avoid hard
brake applications . Do not ove rs te e r.
Re fe r to page 102
>"SELFLEVEL SUSP.INACT"
Ple as e cons ult the ne are s t BMW
ce nte r. Re fe r to page 101
>"LIMIT"*
Dis play if the programme d s pe e d
limit has be e n e xce e de d, re fe r to
page 93
Priority 2
The s e dis plays appe ar for 20 s e conds
whe n the ignition ke y is turne d to pos i-
tion 2. The warning s ymbols re main
afte r the me s s age dis appe ars . You can
dis play the me s s age s again by pre s s ing
the CHECK button 3:
>"TRUNKLID OPEN"
Me s s age appe ars only whe n the
ve hicle is initially s e t in motion
>"DOOR OPEN"
This me s s age appe ars afte r a de fine d
road s pe e d has be e n e xce e de d
>"FASTEN SEAT BELTS"*
In addition to this me s s age , a
warning lamp with the s afe ty be lt icon
appe ars and an acous tic s ignal
s ounds
>"WASHER FLUID LOW"
Too low; top up fluid at the ne xt
opportunity. Re fe r to page 141
>"CHECK ENGINE OIL LEV"
The e ngine oil le ve l is at the abs olute
minimum. You s hould re s pond by
topping up the oil as s oon as
pos s ible , re fe r to page 142. Do not
continue for more than approx.
30 mile s (50 km) be fore adding oil
>"CHECK FILLER CAP"
Ins pe ct the cap to make s ure that it is
clos e d prope rly, re fe r to page 25
>"OUTSIDE TEMP. +20 7 (5 6)"
This dis play is only an e xample . The
curre nt te mpe rature is dis playe d at
outs ide te mpe rature s of +37.5 7
(+3 6) and be low. Re fe r als o to
page 82
>"TIRE PRESSURE SET"*
The RDC has importe d the curre nt
inflation pre s s ure in the tire s as the
targe t value s which the s ys te m will
monitor.
Re fe r to page 101
>"CHECK TIRE PRESSURE"*
Che ck and corre ct the tire inflation
pre s s ure to s pe cifications at the
e arlie s t opportunity (ne xt s top to
re fue l).
Re fe r to page 101
>"TIRECONTROL INACTIVE"*
A te mporary inte rfe re nce of the RDC
or a s ys te m fault. Re fe r to page 102
>"CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS"
A lamp has faile d or the e le ctrical
circuit has a fault. Re fe r to page s 156
and 162 or cons ult a BMW ce nte r
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Check Control
>"CHECK LOWBEAM LIGHTS"
"CHECK SIDE LIGHTS"
"CHECK REAR LIGHTS"
"CHECK FRONT FOGLAMPS"
"CHECK LICPLATE LIGHT"
"CHECK HIGHBEAM LIGHT"
"CHECK BACK UP LIGHTS"
De fe ctive bulb or circuit. Re fe r to
page s 153 and following, page 162
or cons ult your BMW ce nte r
>"TRANS. FAILSAFE PROG"
Ple as e cons ult the ne are s t BMW
ce nte r. Re fe r to page s 74 and 77
>"CHECK BRAKE LININGS"
Have the brake pads ins pe cte d by
your BMW ce nte r. Re fe r to page 134
>"CHECK COOLANT LEVEL"
Coolant too low, top up at the ne xt
opportunity. Re fe r to page 144
>"ENGINE FAILSAFE PROG"*
Indicate s a malfunction in the e le c-
tronic e ngine -manage me nt s ys te m,
which the n re ve rts to an e me rge ncy
de fault program allowing continue d
ope ration at re duce d powe r and
lowe r e ngine s pe e ds .
Ple as e have the s ys te m ins pe cte d at
your BMW ce nte r.
Displays after completion of trip
All of the malfunctions re gis te re d during
the trip appe ar cons e cutive ly whe n the
ignition ke y is turne d to pos ition 0.
The following dis plays will appe ar whe n
appropriate :
>"LIGHTS ON"
>"KEY IN IGNITION LOCK"
>"CHECK ENGINE OIL LEV"
Add e ngine oil at the ne xt opportunity
(ne xt s top to re fue l). Re fe r to
page 142.
This dis play appe ars whe n you ope n
the drive r's door afte r parking the
ve hicle . A s upple me ntary gong is als o
he ard.
Status me s s age s re main available for a
pe riod of approx. thre e minute s afte r
the dis play goe s out and the ke y is
re move d from the ignition. Pre s s the
CHECK button 3. If the re we re multiple
re ports , pre s s the CHECK button
re pe ate dly to vie w the m all in
s e que nce .
To check the Check Control
Pre s s the CHECK button 3 with the
ignition ke y in pos ition 2:
CHECK CONTROL OK appe ars in the
dis play.
No malfunctions are pre s e nt in the
monitore d s ys te ms .
Computer
You can find a de s cription of the com-
pute r on page s 88 and 93 as we ll as in
the "Owne r's Manual for Onboard Com-
pute r."
You can have the Che ck Control
and compute r me s s age s
dis playe d in a diffe re nt language .<
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Mode selection
From ignition ke y pos ition 1 and up, you
can pre s s the button in the turn s ignal
le ve r to re trie ve information from the
compute r for dis play. Tap the button
toward the s te e ring column to s croll to
the ne xt s tatus dis play in the s e que nce .
The dis plays appe ar in the following
orde r: outs ide te mpe rature , ave rage
fue l cons umption, cruis ing range ,
ave rage s pe e d.
Starting with ignition ke y pos ition 1,
the las t active s e tting is dis playe d.
e quipme nt.
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Outside temperature and
average fuel consumption
You can change the units of me as ure
(7/6) for the outs ide te mpe rature dis -
play by
1. pre s s ing and holding the trip
odome te r re s e t button (in ignition ke y
pos ition 1)
2. and the n turning the ignition ke y to 0.
Re fe r als o to page 82.
Cruising range and average speed
The compute r bas e s its calculations of
the cruis ing range on the pre vious
driving s tyle and conditions .
The compute r ignore s any time s pe nt
whe n the ve hicle is s tationary and the
e ngine is not running in its ave rage
s pe e d calculations .
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To delete the display
Pre s s the button in the turn s ignal le ve r
while the ave rage s pe e d is be ing s hown
to cance l the dis play of compute r infor-
mation.
To restart calculations
You can maintain pre s s ure on the
button within the turn s ignal le ve r to
re s e t the compute r and initiate ne w cal-
culations of ave rage s pe e d and fue l
cons umption. This fe ature is only avail-
able whe n the e ngine is running.
Computer with alphanumeric
display*
If your ve hicle is e quippe d with Che ck
Control fe aturing an alphanume ric dis -
play, a de s cription of the corre s ponding
compute r can be found s tarting on
page 93 as we ll as in the "Owne r's
Manual for Onboard Compute r."
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Multi-Information Display (MID)*
Central display
The MID s e rve s as the ce ntral dis play
and ope ration for the following onboard
s ys te ms :
>Digital clock (e . g. time dis play, date )
>Audio s ys te ms (radio, cas s e tte , CD)
>Compute r (e .g. fue l cons umption,
cruis ing range )
>Ce llular phone (e .g. dialing).
You will find e xplanations and informa-
tion on ope rating the digital clock and
the compute r on the following page s .
Ple as e re fe r to the s e parate Owne r's
Manual ins tructions for ope rating the
audio s ys te ms , the ce llular phone and
the onboard compute r.
The s ys te m re je cts implaus ible
nume rical e ntrie s .
Any inte rruption in the s upply of e le c-
trical powe r from the batte ry will re s ult
in the los s of all s tore d data. Once the
powe r has be e n re s tore d, you will ne e d
to re s e t the clock and re -e nte r any
time s for activating the auxiliary he ate r/
parke d-car ve ntilation. Dis tance and
ve hicle s pe e d data mus t als o be
e nte re d again.<
1 Function button for audio s ys te ms
2 Function button for the ce llular
phone *
3 Indicator lamp for inde pe nde nt
ve ntilation*
>re mains on if s witch-on time is
active
>flas he s while ope rating
4 Function button for the digital clock
and compute r
5 Indicator dis play for the various
compute r s ys te ms
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6 Dis play for the e ntry and dis play
buttons . De pe nding on the ope rating
mode , the functions and alte rnative s
which can be s e le cte d at the buttons
are dis playe d he re
7 Entry and dis play buttons for ope r-
ating the various compute r s ys te ms
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Only make e ntrie s whe n the
ve hicle is s tanding s till to avoid
e ndange ring yours e lf or othe r road
us e rs .<
To call up time or date
Pre s s the le ft s ide of the button.
Dis play s hows :
You can have the time dis playe d in
12 or 24 hours .
To change the dis play:
If the 12-hour time dis play is in us e , AM
or PM appe ar afte r the time .
To change the time
Pre s s the right s ide of the button:
The dots flas h in the dis play.
To alte r the s e tting:
Pre s s on the le ft or right, or hold the
button down.
To s tore the e ntry:
Pre s s the right s ide of the button.

To change the date
Pre s s .
The dots and the DATE dis play flas h.
To alte r the s e tting:
button down.
The clock take s le ap ye ars into account
and the re fore doe s not have to be re s e t
manually.

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Digital clock in the MID*
Reminder signal
You can program a re minde r s ignal
(Me mo) to be he ard e ve ry hour, s o that
you are s ure not to mis s a ne ws broad-
cas t, for e xample .
Pre s s :
MEMO OFF appe ars in the dis play for
e ntry and que ry buttons , and the tone
s ymbol will appe ar in the uppe r right of
the dis play.
A s ignal is the n he ard 15 s e conds
be fore e ach hour.
Stopwatch
Pre s s .
Dis play s hows :
To s tart the s topwatch function:
To take an inte rme diate time re ading:
Pre s s .
Pre s s :
The s topwatch dis play can be s e e n
counting up; the s topwatch continue s
to run.
To halt the s topwatch:
The s topwatch is halte d whe n the
ignition ke y is turne d back to 0,
but s tarts to run again whe n the ignition
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Enter the switch-on times for the
parked-car ventilation*
You can e nte r two diffe re nt activation
time s .
The ve ntilation will s hut off automati-
cally afte r 30 minute s .
To us e the parke d-car ve ntilation
s ys te m, ple as e re fe r to the infor-
mation provide d s tarting on page 114.<
Pre s s on the le ft or right.
Dis play s hows :
Dis play flas he s , e . g. TIMER 1.
To e nte r the time :
button down.
To confirm the e ntry:
The activate d time is marke d with an
as te ris k.
The activation time s re main s tore d until
ne w e ntrie s are made .
You can change s witch-on time s that
have alre ady be e n me morize d by
making a ne w time e ntry as de s cribe d
above .
Whe n the s witch-on time is active , the
LED come s on in the MID. During actual
ope ration of the ve ntilation, the LED
flas he s . The LED goe s out whe n the
s ys te m is s witche d off.

To activate /de activate the time :
Pre s s twice .
Directly switching the parked-car
ventilation* on and off
The parke d-car ve ntilation func-
tion is only available in ignition ke y
pos ition 1.<
Pre s s .
Or
Pre s s .
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Computer in the MID*
Only make e ntrie s whe n the
ve hicle is s tanding s till to avoid
e ndange ring yours e lf or othe r road
us e rs .<
Compute r calculations be gin at the
s tart of the journe y.
Information can als o be acce s s e d for
dis play by re mote control, re fe r to
page 97.
Speed limit
Spe e d limit e ntry:
You can e nte r the road s pe e d at which
you wis h to he ar and s e e a re minde r
s ignal: a s ignal will s ound, the word
LIMIT will flas h, and for a mome nt, the
s pe e d limit warning s tore d in the
me mory will appe ar on the ins trume nt
clus te r as an alphanume ric dis play*,
along with the Che ck Control.
The s pe e d limit re minde r is only
re pe ate d if the ve hicle has in the
me antime be e n drive n at le as t 3 mph
(approx. 5 km/h) s lowe r.
Pre s s .
Dis play s hows :
Ente r the limit by pre s s ing the function
buttons .
To corre ct an e ntry:
Pre s s the le ft s ide of the button and
re pe at the e ntry.
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To adopt the curre nt s pe e d as the
s pe e d limit:
Pre s s .
Pre s s twice at right.
De activating the s pe e d limit:
Pre s s .
The LIMIT dis play goe s out, but the
s tore d value is not los t and can be
re activate d by pre s s ing the LIMIT
button.
Distance to destination
The re maining dis tance to the de s tina-
tion will be dis playe d on the s cre e n.
This is of cours e only pos s ible if you
e nte re d the e ntire dis tance be fore
s tarting the journe y.
Ente r:
Dis play s hows :
You can e nte r the dis tance by pre s s ing
the function buttons .
To re call s tore d value :
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Estimated time of arrival
Whe n you have e nte re d the dis tance
from your de s tination, you can obtain
an e s timate d time of arrival dis play
which is continuous ly update d by the
compute r as your ave rage driving
pe riod varie s .
The e s timate d time of arrival is
dis playe d.
Cruising range
The dis tance which the ve hicle s hould
cove r on the re maining fue l in the tank
is dis playe d.
Pre s s :
The dis play s hows the e s timate d
cruis ing range .
Always re fue l whe n the range falls
be low 30 mile s (50 km), as othe r-
wis e the e ngine or the catalytic
conve rte r could be damage d.<
The compute r will only re gis te r fue l
amounts ove r 1.8 gal (6 lite rs ).
Fuel consumption
You can have the ave rage fue l
cons umption dis playe d for two diffe re nt
dis tance s , for e xample a comple te
journe y and part of the journe y.
To s tart the calculation, s e le ct the func-
tion with the e ngine running:
Pre s s on the le ft or right:
The dis play will s how the ave rage fue l
cons umption.
To re s tart the fue l cons umption
calculation:
Pre s s on the le ft or right.
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Speed
You can call up a dis play of the
ve hicle 's ave rage s pe e d.
To s tart the calculation, s e le ct the func-
tion with the e ngine running:
Pre s s :
The dis play s hows the ave rage s pe e d.
To re calculate the s pe e d:
Extended immobilizer function
You can e nte r a code that will pre ve nt
the e ngine from be ing s tarte d unle s s
the code is e nte re d.
If you do not have acce s s to the code ,
the e me rge ncy de activation proce dure
will have to be carrie d out, re fe r to the
ne xt page .
Ente ring and activating the code :
Dis play s hows :
Ente r the code with the function
buttons .
Turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 0.
To de activate the code :
Whe n you are as ke d to e nte r the code
(ignition ke y in pos ition 1 or 2):
>Ente r the code with the function
buttons .
Afte r the code has be e n e nte re d cor-
re ctly and confirme d with the SET
button, the time dis play appe ars .
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Afte r thre e incorre ct code e ntrie s , or
thre e atte mpts to s tart the e ngine
without a code e ntry, the alarm will
s ound for 30 s e conds on ve hicle s
e quippe d with an alarm s ys te m.
De activating the alarm in an e me r-
ge ncy:
If you have forgotte n the code , proce e d
as follows :
1. Dis conne ct the batte ry, wait approx.
2 minute s , the n re conne ct it. Note
that on ve hicle s with an alarm
s ys te m, the alarm will s ound
2. Turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 1:
The time dis play will count down for
the ne xt te n minute s
3. Afte r te n minute s , s tart the e ngine .
If the code be come s available
again in the me antime , it can be
e nte re d during the waiting pe riod afte r
pre s s ing the CODE button.<
Remote control
The button on the turn s ignal indicator
le ve r can be us e d to s e le ct the com-
pute r data which are to be dis playe d.
To do this , pre s s
>the button on the le ve r until PROG 1
s hows on the dis play
>the MID buttons in the orde r in which
you wis h the information to be
dis playe d.
Each time an e ntry is s tore d, the
program numbe r appe ars on the
dis play.
To te rminate the s e le ction proce dure :
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dis playe d, pre s s
>the button on the le ve r until the
dis play s hows PROG 1
>the SET button.
To obtain individual ite ms of informa-
tion, pre s s the button brie fly as ofte n as
ne ce s s ary.
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The concept
PDC provide s e xtra s afe ty and conve -
nie nce during parking mane uve rs by
providing an acous tic s ignal to indicate
the dis tance be twe e n your front and
re ar bumpe rs and the ne are s t obje ct.
To do this , four ultras onic s e ns ors in
the front and re ar bumpe rs e ach me a-
s ure the dis tance to the ne are s t obje ct.
The monitoring range of the front s e n-
s ors and two re ar s e ns ors at the e nds
of the re ar bumpe r e xte nds outward
roughly 2 ft (60 cm), while the re ar
bumpe r's two ce ntrally locate d s e ns ors
de te ct obje cts at dis tance s of up to
approx. 5 ft (1.50 me te rs ).
Automatic function
The s ys te m s tarts to ope rate automati-
cally approx. one s e cond afte r you
s e le ct re ve rs e or move the s e le ctor
le ve r into the "R" pos ition with the igni-
tion ke y in pos ition 2.
Manual activation
Pre s s the button, the indicator lamp
lights up.
Whe n you s ubs e que ntly drive a dis -
tance of more than approx. 160 ft
(50 me te rs ) or e xce e d a s pe e d of
approx. 20 mph (30 km/h), the s ys te m
s witche s off and the indicator lamp
goe s out. Re activate the s ys te m as
re quire d.
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Acoustic signals
The dis tance from an obs tacle is indi-
cate d in front with a highe r inte rmitte nt
tone , at the re ar with a lowe r inte rmit-
te nt tone . As the dis tance be twe e n
ve hicle and obje ct de cre as e s , the inte r-
vals be twe e n the tone s be come
s horte r. A continuous tone indicate s the
pre s e nce of an obje ct le s s than 1 ft
(30 cm) away.
The warning s ignal is cance le d afte r
approx. thre e s e conds if you are
moving paralle l to a wall.
If the re is a malfunction of the s ys te m:
The indicator lamp flas he s and a brie f
continuous s ignal tone is he ard
>if you activate PDC with the button
>whe n you firs t s e le ct re ve rs e or move
the s e le ctor le ve r into the "R" pos i-
tion afte r s witching on the ignition
>if a malfunction occurs while the PDC
s ys te m is active .
Switch the s ys te m off and have the
caus e of the malfunction corre cte d at
your BMW ce nte r.
Park Distance Control (PDC)*
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Park Distance Control (PDC)* ASC+T/DSC*
PDC doe s not re move the drive r's
pe rs onal re s pons ibility for e valu-
ating the dis tance be twe e n the ve hicle
and any obs tacle s . Eve n with the s e n-
s ors , the re is a blind s pot in which
obje cts cannot be de te cte d. This
applie s e s pe cially in thos e cas e s whe re
the s ys te m approache s the phys ical
limits of ultras onic me as ure me nt, as
occurs with tow bars and traile r cou-
plings , and in the vicinity of thin or
we dge -s hape d obje cts .
Ce rtain s ource s of s ound, s uch as a
loud radio, could drown out the PDC
s ignal tone .<
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of ice or s now in orde r to e ns ure
that the y continue to ope rate e ffe c-
tive ly.
Do not apply high pre s s ure s pray to the
s e ns ors for a prolonge d pe riod of time .
Maintain an ade quate dis tance of more
than 4 in (10 cm).<
Traction (ASC+T)/Dynamic
Stability Control (DSC)*
The s e s ys te ms contribute to additional
ve hicle s tability, e s pe cially during
acce le ration and whe n corne ring.
The DSC s ys te m e nhance s the be ne fits
of the ASC+T. In addition to optimizing
ve hicle s tability and traction during
acce le ration or whe n s tarting from a
s tands till, a furthe r be ne fit is re alize d in
corne ring. This , of cours e , is true only
within phys ically fe as ible limits .
The s ys te m activate s automatically
e ach time you s tart the e ngine .
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Indicator lamp
The indicator lamp in the ins tru-
me nt clus te r goe s out s hortly
afte r you s witch on the ignition.
Re fe r to page 21.
Indicator lamp flas he s :
The s ys te m is active and gove rns drive
torque and braking force .
If the indicator lamp fails to go out afte r
the e ngine is s tarte d, or if it come s on
during normal driving:
The re is a s ys te m malfunction or the
s ys te m was de activate d with the
button. You can s till drive the ve hicle
normally without ASC+T/DSC.
Ple as e cons ult your BMW ce nte r for
re pairs .
To deactivate the system
Pre s s the button, the indicator lamp
lights up and re mains on continuous ly.
De pe nding on e quipme nt options , the
button is marke d with ASC or DSC.
With de activate d ASC+T/DSC you are
driving with conve ntional, unre gulate d
torque trans fe r.
In the following e xce ptional s ituations ,
it may be e ffe ctive to de activate the
ASC+T/DSC for a brie f pe riod:
>Whe n rocking the ve hicle or s tarting
off in de e p s now or on loos e s urface s
>Whe n driving with s now chains .
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Pre s s the button again; the indicator
lamp goe s out.
The laws of phys ics cannot be
re pe ale d, e ve n with ASC+T/DSC.
An appropriate driving s tyle always
re mains the re s pons ibility of the drive r.
Do not us e the e xtra s afe ty margins fur-
nis he d by the s e s ys te ms as an e xcus e
for taking unne ce s s ary ris ks .<
Dynamic Brake Control (DBC)*
DBC is an inte gral compone nt of the
DSC s ys te m.
The s ys te m re s ponds to s udde n, high-
inte ns ity applications of force to the
brake pe dal by automatically braking
the ve hicle with maximum boos t to
achie ve the s horte s t pos s ible braking
dis tance s during "panic s tops ." This
s ys te m e xploits all the be ne fits of ABS.
Do not re duce the pre s s ure e xe rte d
agains t the brake pe dal until the
braking mane uve r has be e n comple te d.
DBC is de activate d whe n you re le as e
the brake pe dal.
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Self-leveling suspension* Tire Pressure Monitor (RDC)*
The warning lamp for the s e lf-
le ve ling s us pe ns ion c ome s on,
or the me s s age "SELFLEVEL
SUSP.INACT" appe ars in the Che ck
Control: the re is a malfunction in the
s e lf-le ve ling s us pe ns ion.
Stop and ins pe ct the ve hicle . If it is
riding s ignificantly lowe r in the re ar than
in the front, or if it is s itting at an incline
(le ft re ar compare d to right re ar), con-
s ult the ne are s t BMW ce nte r. Drive with
appropriate caution in the me antime .
The ve hicle has re duce d ground cle ar-
ance or driving comfort is notice ably
re duce d.
Eve n if the attitude of the ve hicle is
normal, you s hould cons ult the ne are s t
BMW ce nte r if the warning lamp indi-
cate s a s ys te m fault.
The concept
RDC monitors the tire pre s s ure s at all
four whe e ls , e ve n whe n the ve hicle is
moving. The s ys te m provide s an ale rt
whe ne ve r the inflation pre s s ure drops
s ignificantly be low the s pe cifie d pre s -
s ure in one or more tire s .
In orde r for the s ys te m to "le arn" the
corre ct tire inflation pre s s ure , che ck the
inflation pre s s ure in all tire s . Re fe r to
the table of "Tire inflation pre s s ure s "
be ginning on page 27 and make any
ne ce s s ary corre ctions . The n activate
the s ys te m.
This indicator lamp in the ins tru-
me nt clus te r or the Che ck Con-
trol will inform you if the tire
pre s s ure is not corre ct.
Activate the system
1. Turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 2 (do
not s tart the e ngine )
2. Maintain pre s s ure on the button until
the ye llow indicator lamp in the
ins trume nt clus te r come s on for s e v-
e ral s e conds or the me s s age "SET
TIRE PRESSURE" appe ars in the
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3. Afte r you have drive n for a fe w min-
ute s , the RDC will import the curre nt
inflation pre s s ure in the tire s as the
re fe re nce value s which the s ys te m
will monitor.
You will only have to re pe at this proce -
dure if the tire inflation pre s s ure mus t
be corre cte d. Othe rwis e , the RDC func-
tions automatically whe n the ignition
ke y is in pos ition 2, and thus ope rate s
whe ne ve r the ve hicle is drive n.
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Loss of tire pressure
If, afte r a ce rtain pe riod of time , the
inflation pre s s ure has gone down s ig-
nificantly (which is normal for any tire ),
the ye llow indicator lamp come s on or
the me s s age "CHECK TIRE PRES-
SURE" appe ars in the Che ck Control.
This ale rts you that you s hould have the
tire s inflate d to the s pe cifie d pre s s ure s
as s oon as pos s ible .
If you are prompte d to che ck the
tire pre s s ure s hortly afte r a cor-
re ction has be e n made , this indicate s
that the corre cte d value s we re not
accurate . Ple as e che ck the inflation
pre s s ure again and make corre ctions
according to the inflation pre s s ure
table .<
Flat tire
If the re is a tire failure with a los s of
inflation pre s s ure , the re d indicator
lamp come s on or the me s s age "TIRE
DEFECT" appe ars in the Che ck Control.
In addition, a gong s ounds .
If this occurs , re duce ve hicle s pe e d
imme diate ly and s top the ve hicle in a
s afe location. Avoid hard brake applica-
tions . Do not ove rs te e r. Re place the flat
tire .
The s pare tire which is available in
your ve hicle as s tandard e quip-
me nt is e quippe d with the e le ctronics
re quire d for RDC and, following activa-
tion of the s ys te m, is als o monitore d
afte r it is mounte d.<
The RDC cannot ale rt you to
s e ve re and s udde n tire damage
caus e d by e xte rnal factors .<
Have the tire s change d at your
BMW ce nte r.
Your BMW ce nte r has the information
ne e de d for working with RDC and is
e quippe d with the ne ce s s ary s pe cial
tools .<
System interference
During the pe riod of the malfunction,
the ye llow indicator lamp come s on
or the me s s age "TIRECONTROL INAC-
TIVE" appe ars in the Che ck Control.
You will als o s e e the s ame me s s age
>in the e ve nt of a s ys te m fault
>if a whe e l is mounte d without the
RDC e le ctronics
>if, in addition to the s pare tire , addi-
tional whe e ls with RDC e le ctronics
are on board.
Ple as e contact your BMW ce nte r for
additional information.
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Parking lamps (side marker
lamps)
With the s witch in this pos ition,
the front, re ar and s ide ve hicle
lighting is s witche d on.
For lighting on one s ide for parking as
an additional fe ature , re fe r to page 104.
Low beams
Whe n the ignition is s witche d off
while the low be ams are on, the
he adlamps go out and only the
parking lamps (s ide marke r lamps )
re main on.
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"Follow me home ":
Whe n you activate the he adlamp
flas he r afte r parking the ve hicle and
s witching off the lamps , the low be ams
will come on for a brie f pe riod. You may
als o have this function de activate d if
you wis h.<
"LIGHTS ON" warning
Whe n the drive r's door is ope ne d with
the ignition ke y in pos ition 0 an acous tic
s ignal will s ound for s e ve ral s e conds to
re mind you that you have forgotte n to
s witch off the lamps .
Ve hicle s with alphanume ric Che ck
Control*:
The re minde r is provide d by the Che ck
Control, re fe r to page 87.
Daytime driving lamps*
The he adlamps are automatically
s witche d on for daytime driving in
ignition ke y pos ition 2.
Automatic headlamp control*
Whe n the s witch is s e t to this
pos ition the s ys te m automati-
cally activate s and cance ls the
low be ams in re s pons e to change s in
ambie nt light (in tunne ls , at dus k, e tc.)
as we ll as rain and s now.
The ve hicle 's e xte rnal lamps
re main on cons tantly whe n you
s witch on the front fog lamps afte r the
he adlamps have come on automati-
cally.<
Automatic he adlamp control
cannot s e rve as a s ubs titute for
the drive r's judge me nt in de te rmining
whe n the ve hicle lamps s hould be
s witche d on. For e xample , the s e ns ors
are not able to de te ct fog. To avoid
s afe ty ris ks , you s hould re s pond to
the s e kinds of low-vis ibility s ituations
by s witching the he adlamps on manu-
ally.<
You can have the s e ns itivity of
your ve hicle 's automatic he ad-
lamp control adjus te d.<
Parking lamps/Low beams
104nInstrument lighting High beams/Standing lamps Fog lamps
Turn the rotary dial to adjus t the illumi-
nation inte ns ity.
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1 High be ams
(blue indicator lamp)
2 He adlamp flas he r
(blue indicator lamp)
3 Standing lamps
Standing lamps, left or right
As an additional fe ature , you can
illuminate your ve hicle on e ithe r s ide
for parking, if you wis h to do s o:
With the ignition ke y in pos ition 0, pus h
the le ve r in the appropriate dire ction.
The le ve r e ngage s in the turn s ignal
indicator pos ition.
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Front fog lamps
The gre e n indicator lamp in the
ins trume nt clus te r lights up to
indicate that the front fog lamps
are on.
If the high be ams are s witche d on, the
fog lamps go out.
If the automatic he adlamp control
is on, the low be ams will come on
automatically whe ne ve r you activate
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Interior lamps Reading lamps
The inte rior lamps ope rate automati-
cally.
Switching the interior lamps on
and off manually
Pre s s the button (arrow) brie fly.
If you want the inte rior lamps to re main
off all the time s , pre s s and hold the
button for approx. 3 s e conds .
Pre s s the button brie fly to re ve rt to
normal ope ration.
The lamp in the s port wagon's cargo
are a ope rate s the s ame way.
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The re ading lamps are locate d in the
front ne ar the inte rior lamp. The re are
als o re ading lamps in the re ar. The y can
be s witche d on and off with the button
(arrow) adjace nt to e ach lamp.
To avoid s ubje cting the batte ry to
e xce s s ive loads , all of the lamps
within the ve hicle are automatically
s witche d off approx. 15 minute s afte r
you turn the ignition ke y to pos ition 0.<
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1 Airflow dire cte d toward the
winds hie ld and s ide windows
2 Airflow for the uppe r body
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3 Footwe ll ve ntilation
4 Re ar footwe ll ve ntilation
5 Airflow for the uppe r body are a
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6 Te mpe rature 107
7 Air dis tribution 107
8 Air s upply 107
9 Re ar window de fros te r 107
10 Cooling 107
11 Re circulate d-air mode 107
Air conditioning
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Air conditioning
Temperature
The graduations on the dial
provide ge ne ral re fe re nce
value s for the inte rior te mpe r-
ature . We re comme nd 70 7
(22 6) as a comfortable s e tting. Whe n
you s tart the ve hicle , this s ys te m
adjus ts the air to the s e le cte d te mpe ra-
ture as quickly as pos s ible , and the n
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Air distribution
You can dire ct the e me rging
air toward the windows ,
toward your uppe r body or
into the footwe ll . All inte r-
me diate s e ttings are als o available . In
the s e tting, the re is a low flow of air
onto the windows to ke e p the m fre e of
conde ns ation.
Air supply
You can control the e me rging
air's flow rate through an infi-
nite ly-variable range . The
he ating and ve ntilation
be come more and more e ffe ctive as the
air s upply s e ttings are incre as e d. In the
"0" s e tting, the blowe r and climate con-
trol are s witche d off and the outs ide air
s upply is blocke d.
Rear window defroster
The indicator lamp come s
on to indicate that the re ar
window de fros te r is in ope ration. The
re ar window de fros te r s witche s off
automatically.
Cooling
The air conditioning cools
and de humidifie s the
incoming air be fore re he ating it to the
s e le cte d te mpe rature . De pe nding on
the we athe r, the winds hie ld may fog
ove r brie fly whe n the e ngine is s tarte d.
You can re duce conde ns ation forming
on the windows by s witching on the air
conditioning.
Conde ns ation forms in the air
conditioning s ys te m during ope ra-
tion, which the n e xits unde r the ve hicle .
Trace s of conde ns e d wate r of this kind
are thus normal.<
Recirculated-air mode
You can re s pond to
unple as ant odors in the s ur-
rounding e nvironme nt by us ing this
mode to te mporarily s us pe nd the flow
of outs ide air into the ve hicle 's inte rior.
The s ys te m the n re circulate s the air
curre ntly within the ve hicle .
If your ve hicle is e quippe d with a multi-
function s te e ring whe e l fe aturing a
re circulate d-air button the n you can
als o s e le ct the re circulate d-air mode
from this location (re fe r to page 22).
If the windows s hould fog ove r in
the re circulate d-air mode , s witch
the re circulate d-air mode off and
incre as e the air s upply as re quire d.<
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Draft-free ventilation
You can adjus t the ve nt outle ts for the
uppe r body are a for optimal pe rs onal
comfort:
1 Rotary dials for ope ning and clos ing
the ve nt outle ts through an infinite ly-
variable range
2 Le ve rs for adjus ting airflow dire ction
3 Rotary dial allows you to control the
te mpe rature of the airflow as de s ire d:
>Turn toward blue colde r
>Turn toward re d warme r.
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1 Rotary dial for ope ning and clos ing
the ve nt outle ts through an infinite ly
variable range
2 Le ve rs for s e le cting airflow dire ction.
The air that flows out he re is s ome what
coole r than the air de live re d to the foot-
we ll.
Microfilter
The microfilte r re move s dus t and polle n
from the incoming air. Your BMW
ce nte r will re place it during routine
mainte nance . A s ubs tantial re duction in
airflow indicate s that the filte r ne e ds to
be re place d e arly.
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To defrost windows and remove
condensation
1. Us e the rotary te mpe rature dial to s e t
the s ys te m for an inte rior te mpe ra-
ture that you find comfortable , s uch
as 70 7 (22 6)
2. Se t the air dis tribution rotary dial
to
3. Se t the blowe r/air s upply rotary dial
comple te ly to the right
4. Clos e the ve nt outle ts in the re ar
s e ating are a
5. Switch on the re ar window de fros te r
to de fros t the re ar window.
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2 Airflow for the uppe r body
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3 Footwe ll ve ntilation
4 Re ar footwe ll ve ntilation
5 Airflow for the uppe r body are a in
the re ar 113
6 Automatic air dis tribution 111
7 Individual air dis tribution 111
8 Te mpe rature control
le ft-hand s ide 111
9 Dis play for te mpe rature and
air s upply 111
Automatic climate control*
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10 Te mpe rature control
right-hand s ide 111
11 To de fros t winds hie ld and
windows 111
12 Air conditioning 112
13 Automatic re circulate d-air control
(AUC) 112
14 Re ar window de fros te r 112
15 Air s upply 111
16 Maximum cooling 112
Re s idual he ating mode 113
17 Air grill for inte rior te mpe rature
s e ns or ple as e ke e p cle ar and
unobs tructe d
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Tips for pleasant driving
Us e the automatic s ys te m, that is ,
pre s s AUTO button 6. Se le ct an inte rior
te mpe rature that you find comfortable .
De taile d s e tting options are de s cribe d
for you in the following s e ction.
Your BMW ce nte r can program
the s e ttings of your ve hicle in s uch
a manne r that, whe n you unlock the
ve hicle with your individualize d ke y,
your own pe rs onalize d s e tting for the
automatic climate control is initiate d.<
Automatic air distribution
The AUTO program
as s ume s the adjus tme nt of
the air dis tribution and the air s upply for
you and als o adapts the te mpe rature to
e xte rnal influe nce s (s umme r, winte r) to
me e t pre fe re nce s you can s pe cify.
Individual air distribution
You can cance l the AUTO
program by s e le cting
s pe cific dis tribution patte rns
to s uit your own individual
re quire me nts . While the
AUTO program is the n de activate d, the
automatic airflow control re mains in
ope ration. The s ys te m dire cts air to the
windows , the uppe r body and
into the footwe lls . You can re acti-
vate the automatic air dis tribution mode
by s e le cting the AUTO button.
Temperature
You can make individual
te mpe rature s e ttings on the
drive r's s ide or the front
pas s e nge r s ide . Your s e le ction appe ars
in dis play 7. The numbe rs that appe ar
in the dis play are re fe re nce figure s for
inte rior te mpe rature . We re comme nd a
s e tting of 72 7 (22 6) for a conge nial
inte rior climate , e ve n whe n the air con-
ditione r is in ope ration. Whe n you s tart
the ve hicle , the s ys te m e ns ure s that the
s e le cte d te mpe rature is achie ve d as
quickly as pos s ible . It the n maintains
this te mpe rature , re gardle s s of the
s e as on.
Air supply
AUTO appe ars in
dis play 9, while the AUTO
program automatically controls the flow
of incoming air, re fe r to ove rvie w on
page 109. You can us e "+" and "" to
vary the airflow. Whe n your s e tting is
dis playe d by bars , the automatic airflow
is s witche d off. Automatic air dis tribu-
tion maintains its s e tting. You can re ac-
tivate the automatic airflow by pre s s ing
the AUTO button.
Whe n you pre s s "" during ope ration at
minimum blowe r s pe e d all dis plays are
cance le d: the blowe r, he ating and air
conditione r are s witche d off. The out-
s ide air s upply is de activate d. By
pre s s ing any button of the automatic
climate control (e xce pt the MAX
button 16), you can s witch the s ys te m
back on.
To defrost windows and remove
condensation
This program quickly
re move s ice and conde n-
s ation from the winds hie ld and the s ide
windows .
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Air conditioning
The air is coole d and
de humidifie d and
de pe nding on the te mpe rature s e tting
warme d again whe n the air conditioning
is s witche d on. De pe nding on the
we athe r, the winds hie ld may fog ove r
brie fly whe n the e ngine is s tarte d. You
can re duce conde ns ation forming on
the windows by s witching on the air
conditioning.
Conde ns ation forms in the air
conditioning s ys te m during ope ra-
tion, which the n e xits unde r the ve hicle .
Trace s of conde ns e d wate r of this kind
are thus normal.<
Maximum cooling
With the e ngine running
this program provide s
maximum cooling at outs ide te mpe ra-
ture s above approx. 41 7 (5 6).
60 7 (16 6) appe ars in the te mpe ra-
ture dis play 9, and the s ys te m re ve rts to
the re circulate d-air mode while s imulta-
ne ous ly providing maximum airflow
through the ve nt outle ts only. That is
why you ne e d to ke e p the s e ope n if you
s e le ct this program.
Automatic recirculated-air
control (AUC)
You can re s pond to
unple as ant e xte rnal odors
by te mporarily s topping the flow of out-
s ide air. The s ys te m the n re circulate s
the air curre ntly within the ve hicle .
Pre s s the button re pe ate dly to run
through the following control s e que nce :
>Indicator lamps off: outs ide airflow
ope rational
>Le ft-hand indicator lamp on AUC
mode : the s ys te m re cognize s pollut-
ants in the outs ide air and blocks the
flow of air whe n ne ce s s ary. The
s ys te m the n re circulate s the air cur-
re ntly within the ve hicle .
De pe nding on the air quality, the
automatic s ys te m the n s witche s back
and forth be twe e n outs ide air s upply
and re circulation of the air within the
ve hicle
>Right-hand indicator lamp on: the
flow of e xte rnal air into the ve hicle is
pe rmane ntly blocke d. The s ys te m
the n re circulate s the air curre ntly
within the ve hicle .
If you have a multifunction s te e ring
whe e l with the re circulate d-air button
(re fe r to page 22), you can als o us e it to
s witch be twe e n "Off" and the re circu-
late d-air mode or AUC and the re circu-
late d-air mode .
If the windows s hould fog ove r in
the re circulate d-air mode , s witch
the re circulate d-air mode off and
incre as e the air s upply as re quire d.<
Rear window defroster
Whe n the re ar window
de fros te r is activate d, the
indicator lamp come s on. The re ar
window de fros te r s witche s off automat-
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Residual heating mode
The he at which is s tore d in
the e ngine is utilize d for
he ating the inte rior whe n the e ngine
has be e n s witche d off (while waiting at
a railroad cros s ing, for ins tance ).
In ignition ke y pos ition 1, you can alte r
the s e ttings of the automatic climate
control. In ignition ke y pos ition 0, the
s ys te m automatically dire cts he ate d air
to the winds hie ld, s ide windows and
footwe lls .
This function is available for ope r-
ation whe n the outs ide te mpe ra-
ture is be low approx. 59 7 (15 6),
with the e ngine warm from re ce nt ope r-
ation and an ade quate charge in the
batte ry. The LED on the button will light
up whe n all conditions have be e n
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Draft-free ventilation
You can adjus t the ve nt outle ts for the
uppe r body are a comple te ly for your
pe rs onal comfort:
1 Rotary dials for infinite ly-variable
ope ning and clos ing of the ve nt out-
le ts
2 Se le ctor le ve rs for airflow dire ction
3 Rotary dial allows you to control the
te mpe rature of the airflow as de s ire d:
>Turn toward blue colde r
>Turn toward re d warme r.
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1 Rotary dial for infinite ly-variable
ope ning and clos ing of the ve nt out-
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2 Se le ctor le ve rs for airflow dire ction
3 The rotary dial ope rate s in the s ame
way as the front dial to adjus t the
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Microfilter, activated-charcoal
filter
The microfilte r re move s dus t and polle n
from the incoming air. The activate d-
charcoal filte r provide s additional
prote ction by filte ring gas e ous pollut-
ants from the outs ide air. Your BMW
ce nte r re place s this combine d filte r as a
s tandard part of your s che dule d main-
te nance . A s ubs tantial re duction in air-
flow indicate s that the filte r mus t be
re place d be fore s che dule d mainte -
nance . To ope rate , pre s s the button brie fly with
the ignition ke y in pos ition 1 or 2.
Sun blinds for rear side windows*
Us e the s trap to e xtract the blinds , the n
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This s ys te m allows you to ve ntilate the
inte rior and lowe r its te mpe rature us ing
the blowe r of the automatic climate
control.
The parke d-car ve ntilation s ys te m is
ope rate d via the Multi-Information Dis -
play (MID) re fe r to page 92 or the
onboard compute r. Re fe r to the s e pa-
rate Owne r's Manual.
You can s e t two diffe re nt time s for the
s ys te m to s tart; it will re main active for
30 minute s . You can als o turn it on and
off dire ctly. Since the s ys te m us e s a
s ubs tantial amount of e le ctrical curre nt,
you s hould not activate it twice in s uc-
ce s s ion without allowing the batte ry to
be re charge d in normal ope ration
be twe e n us e .
The parke d-car ve ntilation s ys te m is
available for time r-controlle d ope ration
at outs ide te mpe rature s above 60 7
(16 6) as we ll as for manual ope ration
at any te mpe rature , provide d that the
ve hicle is s tationary.
The air e me rge s via the ve nt outle ts for
the uppe r body. The re fore , the ve nt
outle ts mus t be ope n for the s ys te m to
ope rate .
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The concept
The BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r
re place s up to thre e hand-he ld trans mit-
te rs to control diffe re nt de vice s s uch as
a garage door ope ne r, alarm s ys te ms or
a door locking s ys te m. The BMW Uni-
ve rs al Trans mitte r re cognize s and
"le arns " the trans mitte d s ignal from e ach
of the original hand-he ld trans mitte rs .
The s ignal of an original hand-he ld
trans mitte r can be programme d on one
of the thre e channe l ke ys . Following
that, e ach of the de vice s can be actu-
ate d with the appropriate ly-programme d
channe l ke y. The indicator lamp flas he s
to confirm trans mis s ion of the s ignal.
Be fore you s e ll your ve hicle , the pro-
gramme d channe l ke ys s hould be
cle are d. Re fe r to page 117 for the
de s cription of this proce s s .
To pre ve nt pote ntial injurie s or
damage during the programming
ope ration and be fore e ve ry re mote trig-
ge ring of a programme d de vice us ing
the BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r, be s ure
that the re are no pe rs ons , animals or
obje cts within the range of move me nt
of the re s pe ctive de vice . Als o, comply
with the s afe ty pre cautions of the orig-
inal hand-he ld trans mitte r.<
To Canadian re s ide nts :
During programming, your hand-
he ld trans mitte r may automatically s top
trans mitting afte r two s e conds . This
may not be long e nough to program the
BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r. If you are
programming from one of the s e hand-
he ld trans mitte rs , the Unive rs al Trans -
mitte r's lamp may be gin to flas h in a
s e rie s of double flas he s . If this occurs ,
continue to hold the ke y on the Uni-
ve rs al Trans mitte r while you re activate
your hand-he ld trans mitte r. You may
have to re pe at this function s e ve ral
time s while programming.<
Be fore programming, re ad the
"Us e r's information" s e ction on
page 117.<
The original hand-held transmitter
If this s ymbol is de picte d on the
packaging or in the us e r's
ins tructions for the original
hand-he ld trans mitte r, it may be
as s ume d that this original hand-he ld
trans mitte r is compatible with the BMW
Unive rs al Trans mitte r.
Checking for the conversion code
In orde r to de te rmine whe the r the orig-
inal hand-he ld trans mitte r is e quippe d
with a conve rs ion-code s ys te m, you
may e ithe r re fe r to the ins tructions for
the original hand-he ld trans mitte r or
program a channe l ke y as de s cribe d in
the le ft column on page 116 unde r
"Programming."
Following that, pre s s and hold the pro-
gramme d channe l ke y of the BMW Uni-
ve rs al Trans mitte r. If the indicator lamp
of the BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r
flas he s rapidly for two s e conds and
the n s tays on continuous ly, the original
hand-he ld trans mitte r is e quippe d with
a conve rs ion-code s ys te m. If the con-
ve rs ion-code s ys te m is available , pro-
gram the channe l ke ys as de s cribe d in
the right-hand column on page 116
unde r "Programming a hand-he ld trans -
mitte r with change code ."
If you have additional que s tions ,
ple as e cons ult your BMW ce nte r
or call 1-800-355-3515.<
BMW Universal Transmitter*
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Programming
1 Channe l ke ys
2 Indicator lamp
3 Re ce ive r for programming
Re ad and comply with the s afe ty
pre cautions on page 115.<
1. Ignition ke y in pos ition 2
2. For initial ope ration: pre s s and hold
the two oute r ke ys 1 until the indi-
cator lamp 2 flas he s . Re le as e the
ke ys . The thre e channe l ke ys are
cle are d
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4. Simultane ous ly pre s s the trans mit-
ting ke y of the original hand-he ld
trans mitte r (arrow 2) and the de s ire d
channe l ke y of the BMW Unive rs al
Trans mitte r (arrow 1). Re le as e both
ke ys as s oon as the indicator lamp
flas he s rapidly
5. To program othe r original hand-he ld
trans mitte rs , re pe at s te ps 3 and 4.
The corre s ponding channe l ke y is now
programme d with the s ignal of the orig-
inal hand-he ld trans mitte r.
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Programming a hand-held
transmitter with conversion code
Cons ult the ope rating ins tructions for
the individual de vice whe n program-
ming the BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r.
Re ad and comply with the following
programming ins tructions for the us e of
the BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r with a
conve rs ion-code s ys te m:
A s e cond pe rs on s implifie s pro-
gramming of the BMW Unive rs al
Trans mitte r.<
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1. Program the BMW Unive rs al Trans -
mitte r as de s cribe d above unde r
"Programming" on the pre vious page
2. Pre s s and hold the programming ke y
on the re ce ive r of the de vice for
about two s e conds or until the pro-
gramming lamp on the de vice come s
on
3. Pre s s the de s ire d channe l ke y of the
BMW Unive rs al Trans mitte r thre e
time s .
If you have additional que s tions ,
ple as e cons ult your BMW ce nte r.<
Clearing the channel keys
The me mory of individual channe l ke ys
cannot be de le te d. Howe ve r, the thre e
channe l ke ys can be cle are d toge the r in
the following manne r:
>Pre s s and hold the two oute r channe l
ke ys of the BMW Unive rs al Trans -
mitte r until the indicator lamp flas he s ,
and the n re le as e the ke ys .
All of the channe l ke ys are cle are d.
User's information
Do not us e this BMW Unive rs al Trans -
mitte r with any garage door ope ne r that
lacks s afe ty "s top" and "re ve rs e " fe a-
ture s as re quire d by fe de ral s afe ty s tan-
dards (this include s any garage door
ope ne r mode l manufacture d be fore
April 1s t, 1982).
This de vice complie s with Part 15 of the
FCC Rule s . Ope ration is s ubje ct to the
following two conditions :
(1) This de vice may not caus e harmful
inte rfe re nce , and
(2) This de vice mus t acce pt any inte r-
fe re nce re ce ive d, including inte rfe re nce
that may caus e unde s ire d ope ration.
118nGlove compartment Storage compartments
To open
Pull the handle and the lamp come s on.
To close
Fold the cove r up.
To pre ve nt injury in the e ve nt of an
accide nt, clos e the glove com-
partme nt imme diate ly afte r us e .<
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To lock
Us e one of the mas te r ke ys . A mas te r
ke y is als o re quire d for unlocking.
For e xample , if you turn ove r only
your door and ignition ke ys for
vale t parking (re fe r to page 32), acce s s
to the glove compartme nt is not pos -
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Rechargeable flashlight*
Locate d on the le ft-hand s ide of the
glove compartme nt.
Fe ature s inte gral ove rload-prote ction,
s o it can be le ft in its holde r continu-
ous ly.
To avoid comple te ly dis charging
and pos s ibly damaging the lamp,
always e ns ure that the flas hlight is
s witche d off be fore ins e rting it in the
s ocke t.<
The cove r of the s torage compartme nt
on the ve rtical s urface of the ce nte r
cons ole can be pus he d ope n or clos e d
(illus tration). If your ve hicle is e quippe d
with a cas s e tte holde r*, ope n e ach
cas s e tte compartme nt by pre s s ing on
the s mall button.
Storage compartme nt on the ce nte r
cons ole be twe e n the front s e ats : to
ope n, re ach into the re ce s s at the front
and pull upward.
You will find a coin holde r in the door
pocke t on the drive r's s ide .
You will find additional s torage com-
partme nts in all of the doors as we ll as
on the backre s ts of the front s e ats .
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Cellular phone* Beverage holder* Ashtray, front
Hands-free system
On ve hicle s with te le phone pre para-
tion*, the hands -fre e s pe ake r is pos i-
tione d in the he adline r.
For furthe r information on the ce llular
phone , re fe r to the s e parate Owne r's
Manual.
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Two holde rs for canne d drinks have
be e n provide d in the front ce nte r con-
s ole (illus tration).
Pre s s to ope n; fold back inward to
clos e .
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To empty
Pre s s the e dge of the lid (arrow):
The as htray move s up and can be
re move d.
On ve hicle s e quippe d with a non-
s moke r's package , the ins e rt is
re move d in the s ame way.
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120nCigarette lighter* Ashtray, rear
Pre s s the cove r pane l for acce s s
(arrow), the n pus h the lighte r down.
You can re move the lighte r from its
s ocke t for us e as s oon as it s naps back
out.
Hold or touch the hot cigare tte
lighte r by the knob only. Holding
or touching it in othe r are as could re s ult
in burns .
The cigare tte lighte r re mains ope ra-
tional whe n the ignition ke y has be e n
re move d.
For this re as on, do not le ave uns upe r-
vis e d childre n in the ve hicle .<
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Cigarette lighter socket
This s ocke t is s uitable for attaching
powe r s upplie s for flas hlights , car
vacuum cle ane rs and othe r appliance s
up to a rating of approx. 200 watts at
12 volts . Avoid damage to the s ocke t
caus e d by ins e rting plugs of diffe re nt
s hape s or s ize s .
Anothe r s ocke t is locate d in the cargo
are a of the s port wagon in the middle of
the right-hand s ide pane l.
Non-smoker's equipment
package
On ve hicle s with the non-s moke r's
e quipme nt package , the s ocke t is con-
ce ale d by a cove r.
For acce s s to the s ocke t: lift off the
cove r.
To empty
Pre s s the e dge of the cove r (arrow).
The as htray move s up and can be
re move d.
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Through-loading system*
Fold the rear backrests down
Re ach into the re ce s s and pull forward
(arrow 1).
Whe n you clos e the backre s t, be s ure
that the catch e ngage s s e cure ly. The
re d s lide (arrow 2) mus t go unde rne ath.
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The ce ntral s afe ty be lt has an additional
s mall buckle .
>If you conne ct the two be lt s e ctions ,
you can us e the ce ntral be lt as any
normal 3-point be lt
>It is e as ie r to fold the re ar-s e at back-
re s t up and down if you dis conne ct
the be lt (arrow).
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With a mas te r ke y, you can lock e ach
backre s t in the re ar s e at.
This als o pre ve nts acce s s to the lug-
gage compartme nt from the inte rior of
the ve hicle if you turn ove r only your
door and ignition ke y 3 (re fe r to
page 32), for vale t parking.
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122nSki bag*
The s ki bag allows the s afe and cle an
trans port of up to 4 pairs of s tandard
s kis or up to two s nowboards .
The le ngth of the s ki bag and the addi-
tional s pace provide d in the luggage
compartme nt make it pos s ible to carry
s kis with a le ngth of up to 6.8 ft
(2.1 0 me te rs ). Be caus e of the tape re d
s hape of the bag, the s ki bag can only
accommodate two pairs of s kis with a
le ngth of 6.8 ft (2.1 0 me te rs ).
Removing the center armrest
(Not for ve hicle s with the through-
loading s ys te m and for the s port
wagon, re fe r to page 124.)
1. Fold the ce nte r armre s t comple te ly
outward
2. Loos e n the trim from the uppe r
Ve lcrofas te ne r and place it on the
armre s t
3. Gras p the front of the armre s t with
one hand, the n us e your othe r hand
to re ach down be hind the armre s t
and pull up s harply (arrow).
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Guide the armre s t into pos ition from
above , the n apply pre s s ure until you
he ar it s nap into pos ition.
Whe n re moving and ins talling the
ce nte r armre s t, be s ure that the
s e at cove rs are not damage d by the
s ide pins .<
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Loading
1. Pre s s the re le as e button (arrow 1) to
unlock the cove r pane l in the luggage
compartme nt
2. Pre s s the de te nt le ve rs (arrows 2)
inward and fold the cove r to the front
3. Exte nd the s ki bag be twe e n the front
s e ats . The zippe r provide s conve -
nie nt acce s s to the ins ide of the bag,
and can als o be le ft ope n to promote
drying
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the cove r pane l to the uppe r s urface
(me tal s urface be low re ar tray) of the
luggage compartme nt.
To s tore the s ki bag, pe rform the above
s te ps in re ve rs e s e que nce .
An uns e cure d s ki bag could le ad
to los s of ve hicle control and in
cas e of an accide nt to pe rs onal injury.<
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Se cure the bag's conte nts by
tighte ning down the re taining
s trap at the buckle .<
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be fore loading the m into the bag. Take
care to avoid damage from s harp
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1. Fold the ce nte r armre s t outward.
Loos e n the trim from the uppe r
armre s t
2. Pre s s button 1 downward and s wing
the cove r forward
3. Pre s s knob 2: the cove r in the lug-
gage compartme nt is unlocke d.
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1. Fold the ce nte r armre s t outward.
Loos e n the trim from the uppe r
armre s t
2. Pre s s button 1 downward and s wing
the cove r forward
3. Pre s s button 2: the cove r in the
cargo are a is unlocke d.
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Cargo area sport wagon
Fold the rear backrests down
Re ach into the re ce s s and pull upward
(arrow).
The re ar backre s t is divide d into two
s e ctions (one -third and two-thirds of
the width of the s e at). You can fold
e ithe r s e ction of the backre s t down
s e parate ly in orde r to incre as e the
capacity of the cargo are a.
Whe n you clos e the backre s t, be
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s e cure ly. The re d warning indicator dis -
appe ars in the re ce s s whe n the re taine r
is locke d.
The ce nte r s afe ty be lt can be re tracte d
only whe n the large r backre s t is
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Roll-up cover
Pull the roll-up cove r out and hook it
into the re ar bracke t.
The cove r will s upport light obje cts
s uch as ite ms of clothing.
Do not place he avy or bulky
obje cts on the roll-up cove r,
othe rwis e , the y could e ndange r occu-
pants while braking hard, during e va-
s ive mane uve rs , or in an accide nt, for
e xample .
Do not allow the cove r to s nap back,
s ince this could damage it.<
For s toring the cas e , re fe r to the ne xt
page .
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Partition net
Pull out the partition ne t by the s trap
and hold the bar firmly in the othe r
hand. The n gras p the bar on both s ide s ,
pull it up and e ngage it in the holde rs . It
is e as ie s t to do this from the back s e at.
Do not allow the partition ne t to
s nap back. Doing s o could pos e a
ris k of injury and the partition ne t could
be damage d.<
Whe n the re ar backre s ts are folde d
down, you can s tore the cas e in front of
the re ar s e ats , pull the partition ne t out
from the re and ins e rt it in the front
holde rs (re fe r to the ne xt page ).
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Removing the roll-up cover and
partition net
1. Pre s s on the buttons (arrow 1) to
re le as e the cas e on both s ide s
2. Holding the cas e s traight, pull out to
the re ar (arrow 2).
Installation
Simply s lide the cas e forward in the two
s ide holde rs until it e ngage s .
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Storage
The re are holde rs for the cas e in front
of the re ar s e ats .
Guide the cas e in from the s ide as
s hown in the illus tration. The s trap of
the partition ne t mus t be dire cte d
upward, while the e nd of the roll-up
cove r mus t be laid around and unde r
the cas e to the re ar.
You can pull the partition ne t out and
ins e rt it in the holde rs above it in the
uppe r roof are a.
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Ope n the s ide cove rs by pre s s ing the
button.
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Floor compartment
To re le as e : pre s s the handle in the
re ce s s and fold the cove r upward on
the handle (large arrow).
You can lock the cove r with a mas te r
ke y.
The divide rs in the compartme nt can be
re arrange d. If you re move the divide r
and turn the divide r re taine r to the le ft
and re move it, you have a le ve l s torage
compartme nt.
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Fold the floor panel up
Lift up the black re taine r on the lowe r
s ide of the pane l and hook it into the
uppe r frame of the tailgate cutout.
Be fore you fold the floor pane l down,
re turn the re taine r to its original pos i-
tion.
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Fold up the spare tire cover
Lift up the cove r and hook it into the re d
re taine r on the floor pane l (arrow).
Be fore you fold the cove r down, re turn
the re taine r to its original pos ition.
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Raise the cargo floor
For acce s s to the compartme nt unde r
the floor or to the s pare tire , e tc.:
>Rais e the cargo floor and s e cure it
with the s upport rod (arrow)
>Ope n the quick-re le as e fas te ne rs on
the s pare tire cove r.
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Stowing cargo
Whe n trans porting loads in your BMW:
>Pos ition he avy loads as far forward
as pos s ible dire ctly be hind the
backre s ts or the luggage compart-
me nt partition pane l and at the
bottom (the illus tration s hows the
s port wagon)
>Cove r s harp e dge s and corne rs
>Do not pile obje cts highe r than the
top e dge of the backre s t
>Pull out the partition ne t* (re fe r to
page 125) and e ns ure that carrie d
ite ms cannot pas s through the parti-
tion ne t
>For ve ry he avy loads whe n the re ar
s e at is not occupie d, s e cure e ach
s afe ty be lt in the oppos ite buckle .
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Securing the load
>Se cure s malle r, light pie ce s with the
re taining s traps or a luggage ne t*, or
us e e las tic s traps (re fe r to page 42)
>For large , he avy pie ce s , vis it your
BMW ce nte r for load-s e curing
de vice s *. Las hing e ye s are provide d
at the corne rs of the luggage com-
partme nt/cargo are a for attaching
the s e load-s e curing de vice s (the
illus tration s hows the s port wagon)
>Re ad and comply with the informa-
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de vice s .
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Cargo loading Roof-mounted luggage rack
Always pos ition and s e cure the
load corre ctly. If you do not, it can
e ndange r the pas s e nge rs during
braking or e vas ive mane uve rs .
Do not e xce e d the approve d gros s
ve hicle we ight or the pe rmis s ible axle
loads (re fe r to page 173). If you do, the
ope rating s afe ty of the ve hicle is no
longe r e ns ure d and you are in violation
of the law.
Do not carry hard or he avy obje cts
uns e cure d in the pas s e nge r compart-
me nt. If you do s o, the y may be pro-
je cte d through the air during braking
and e vas ive mane uve rs , thus e ndan-
ge ring ve hicle occupants .<
A s pe cial roof-rack s ys te m is available
as an optional e xtra for your BMW.
Ple as e obs e rve the pre cautions
include d with the ins tallation ins truc-
tions .
Anchorages
Acce s s to the anchorage s :
To fold up the cove r (arrow), ple as e us e
the tool provide d with the roof-rack
s ys te m.
Loading and driving notes
Roof-mounte d luggage racks rais e the
ce nte r of gravity of the ve hicle whe n
the y are loade d. For this re as on, the y
e xe rcis e a major e ffe ct on the ve hicle 's
handling and s te e ring re s pons e .
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You s hould the re fore always re me mbe r
not to e xce e d the approve d roof
we ight, the approve d gros s ve hicle
we ight or the axle loads whe n loading
the rack. You will find the s pe cifications
unde r "Te chnical data" on page 173.
Make s ure that the load is not too bulky,
and atte mpt to dis tribute it e ve nly.
Always load the he avie s t pie ce s firs t (on
the bottom). Ens ure that ade quate room
re mains for the tilt s unroof to e xte nd
upward and that no obje cts protrude
into the tailgate 's trave l range on the
s port wagon.
Always e ns ure that roof-mounte d
loads are tightly s e cure d, as loos e
loads can s hift or e ve n fly off the roof,
pos ing a s e rious hazard for following
traffic.<
Drive s moothly and avoid s udde n
acce le ration and braking. Do not corne r
at high s pe e ds .
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Overview
Index
Technical data
Mai nt e-
132nBreak-in procedures
To e ns ure that your ve hicle provide s
maximum e conomy throughout a long
s e rvice life , we re que s t that you
obs e rve the following s ugge s tions .
Engine and differential
Up to 1,200 mile s (2,000 km):
Drive at varying e ngine s pe e ds and
road s pe e ds , but do not e xce e d
4,500 rpm and the following road
s pe e ds during this initial pe riod:
BMW 525i, 530i: 100 mph (160 km/h)
BMW 540i: 106 mph (170 km/h).
Comply with all official s pe e d limits .
Re frain from us ing full throttle and avoid
pre s s ing the acce le rator be yond the
kickdown point.
Once you have drive n 1,200 mile s
(2,000 km), e ngine and ve hicle s pe e ds
can gradually be incre as e d.
You s hould als o comply with the s e
bre ak-in proce dure s if the e ngine or dif-
fe re ntial is re place d late r in the cours e
of the ve hicle s e rvice life .
Tires
Owing to te chnical factors as s ociate d
with the ir manufacture , tire s do not
achie ve the ir full traction pote ntial until
an initial bre ak-in pe riod has e laps e d.
For this re as on, you s hould drive with
e xtra care during the initial 200 mile s
(300 km).
Comply with all official s pe e d limits .
Whe n the ve hicle is ope rate d on
we t or s lus hy roads , a we dge of
wate r may form be twe e n the tire and
the road s urface . This phe nome non is
re fe rre d to as aquaplaning or hydro-
planing, and can le ad to partial or com-
ple te los s of traction, ve hicle control
and braking e ffe ctive ne s s . Re duce your
s pe e d on we t roads .<
Brake system
Approx. 300 mile s (500 km) mus t
e laps e be fore the brake pads and
rotors achie ve the optimal pad-s urface
and we ar patte rns re quire d for trouble -
fre e ope ration and long s e rvice life late r
on.
To bre ak-in the s e parate parking brake
drums , apply the parking brake lightly
whe n coas ting to a s tands till (at a traffic
s ignal, for ins tance ), provide d that
traffic conditions allow you to do s o.
To avoid corros ion, re pe at this proce -
dure from time to time .
The brake lamps do not come on
whe n the parking brake is applie d.
Vacuum for the brake s ys te m s e rvo unit
on your BMW is available only whe n the
e ngine is running. Whe n you move the
ve hicle with the e ngine s witche d off
whe n towing, for ins tance s ubs tan-
tially highe r le ve ls of pe dal force will be
re quire d to brake the ve hicle .<
Clutch
The clutch will als o be gin to function
optimally afte r about 300 mile s
(500 km). Engage the ge ars care fully
during the bre ak-in pe riod.
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Driving notes Antilock Brake System
Brake s :
Do not drive with your foot re s ting
on the brake pe dal. Eve n light but con-
s is te nt pe dal pre s s ure can le ad to high
te mpe rature s , brake we ar and pos s ibly
e ve n brake failure .
Hydroplaning:
Whe n driving on we t or s lus hy roads ,
re duce ve hicle s pe e d. If you do not, a
we dge of wate r may form be twe e n the
tire s and the road s urface . This phe -
nome non is re fe rre d to as aquaplaning
or hydroplaning. It is characte rize d by a
partial or comple te los s of contact
be twe e n the tire s and the road s urface .
The ultimate re s ults are los s of s te e ring
and braking control.
Driving through wate r:
Whe n the re is wate r on the roads , do
not drive in it if it is de e pe r than
1 ft (30 cm), and e ve n the n, only at
walking s pe e d, othe rwis e the ve hicle
can s us tain damage to the e ngine , the
e le ctrical s ys te ms and the trans mis s ion.
Re ar parce l tray:
Do not place he avy or hard obje cts on
the re ar parce l tray. The s e obje cts
could e ndange r ve hicle occupants
during he avy brake applications or e va-
s ive mane uve rs .
Clothe s hooks :
Hang ite ms of clothing from the hooks
s o that the y will not obs truct the drive r's
vis ion. Do not hang he avy obje cts on
the hooks . If you do s o, the y could
caus e pe rs onal injury during braking or
e vas ive mane uve rs .<
The concept
The Antilock Brake Sys te m (ABS) ke e ps
the whe e ls from locking during braking,
the re by e nhancing active driving s afe ty.
With ABS, the s horte s t pos s ible braking
dis tance s are achie ve d unde r mos t
conditions (on s traight-aways and in
curve s , on as phalt, ice , we t road s ur-
face s , e tc.).
Braking with ABS
If you are in a s ituation that re quire s full
braking, you will e xploit the full be ne fits
of the ABS s ys te m if you apply max-
imum pe dal pre s s ure ("panic s top").
Puls ation at the brake pe dal combine d
with s ounds from the hydraulic circuits
indicate s to the drive r that ABS is in its
active mode .
134nBrake system
Brake fluid level
If the brake fluid le ve l is too low and
brake pe dal trave l has be come notice -
ably longe r, the re may be a de fe ct in
one of the two brake s ys te m's hydraulic
circuits .
Proce e d to the ne are s t BMW
ce nte r. Highe r brake application
pre s s ure may be ne ce s s ary unde r the s e
conditions , and the ve hicle may e xhibit
a s light te nde ncy to pull to one s ide
whe n the brake s are applie d. Braking
dis tance s may als o be longe r. Ple as e
re me mbe r to adapt your driving s tyle
accordingly.<
Disc brakes
Limite d ve hicle us e , e xte nde d pe riods
with the ve hicle parke d or in s torage ,
and ope rating conditions in which
braking is re s tricte d to ge ntle , low-
pre s s ure applications will all incre as e
the te nde ncy for corros ion to form on
the rotors ; this is ofte n accompanie d by
a s imultane ous accumulation of con-
tamination on the brake pads . The pads
mus t e xe rt a ce rtain minimal le ve l of
pre s s ure agains t the rotors for the dis c
brake s ' inhe re nt s e lf-cle aning e ffe ct to
re main e ffe ctive ; the pre s s ure available
unde r the above conditions may not
provide ade quate cle ans ing.
If the brake rotors are corrode d, the y
will te nd to re s pond to braking with a
puls ating e ffe ct that e ve n e xte nde d
brake applications will fail to cure .
Whe n driving in he avy rain and on we t
roads it is a good ide a to apply light
pre s s ure to the brake pe dal e ve ry fe w
mile s . Monitor traffic conditions to
e ns ure that this mane uve r doe s not
pos e a hazard to you or to othe r road
us e rs . The he at ge ne rate d in this pro-
ce s s he lps dry the pads and rotors to
e ns ure that your brake s ys te m will
re s pond with undiminis he d e fficie ncy
whe n you ne e d it.
Whe n de s ce nding s te e p hills and
e xte nde d grade s , downs hift to a ge ar
that will allow you to continue s afe ly
with only a minimal amount of braking.
By minimizing the loads place d on the
brake s ys te m, this s trate gy he lps
e ns ure that optimal brake s ys te m
re s pons e will re main available at all
time s .
Do not coas t with the clutch
de pre s s e d or with the trans mis s ion
or s e le ctor le ve r in Ne utral. Do not coas t
with the e ngine s witche d off. The e ngine
provide s no braking e ffe ct whe n the
clutch is de pre s s e d and the re is no
powe r-as s is t for braking or s te e ring
whe n the e ngine is not running.
Ne ve r allow floor mats , carpe ts or any
othe r obje cts to protrude into the are a
around the acce le rator, clutch and brake
pe dals and obs truct the ir move me nt.<
Brake pads
For your own s afe ty: us e only
brake pads that BMW has
approve d for your particular ve hicle
mode l. BMW cannot e valuate non-
approve d brake pads to de te rmine if
the y are s uite d for us e , and the re fore
cannot e ns ure the ope rating s afe ty of
the ve hicle if the y are ins talle d.<
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Information for your safety
The factory-approve d radial tire s are
matche d to the ve hicle and have be e n
s e le cte d to provide optimum s afe ty and
driving comfort.
It is not me re ly the tire 's s e rvice life , but
als o driving comfort and above all e ls e
driving s afe ty which de pe nd on the
condition of the tire s and the mainte -
nance of the s pe cifie d tire inflation
pre s s ure .
Incorre ct inflation pre s s ure s are a
fre que nt caus e of tire proble ms
and flat tire s . Tire pre s s ure als o has a
major e ffe ct on your BMW's handling
re s pons e . We re comme nd that you
che ck the tire pre s s ure re me mbe r to
che ck the s pare tire as we ll be fore
e ve ry e xte nde d trip, as we ll as at le as t
e ve ry two we e ks in normal us e (re fe r to
page 26). Failure to obs e rve the s e pre -
cautions can re s ult in incorre ct tire
pre s s ure s , which caus e ins table han-
dling re s pons e as we ll as tire damage ,
and can ultimate ly le ad to an acci-
de nt.<
Tire tread Tire damage
Ins pe ct your tire s fre que ntly for tre ad
we ar, s igns of damage and for fore ign
obje cts lodge d in the tre ad. Che ck the
tre ad de pth.
The tre ad de pth s hould not drop
be low 0.12 in (3 mm), e ve n though, for
e xample the le gally s pe cifie d minimum
tre ad de pth in Europe is only 0.063 in
(1.6 mm). Be low a tre ad de pth of
0.12 in (3 mm) the re is an incre as e d ris k
of hydroplaning, e ve n at re lative ly mod-
e rate s pe e ds and with only s mall
amounts of wate r on the road.
Tre ad we ar indicators , re fe r to arrow,
are e mbe dde d around the tire circum-
fe re nce in the bas e of the tire tre ad.
The ir locations are indicate d on the tire
s ide wall with TWI Tre ad We ar Indi-
cator. At a tre ad de pth of 0.063 in
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the tire s have re ache d the le gally pe r-
mis s ible we ar limit.
Do not drive on a de flate d (flat)
tire . A flat tire gre atly impairs
s te e ring and braking re s pons e , and can
le ad to comple te los s of control ove r
the ve hicle .
Avoid ove rloading the ve hicle s o that
the pe rmitte d load on the tire s is not
e xce e de d. Ove rloading le ads to ove r-
he ating and caus e s damage ins ide the
tire s . The ultimate re s ult can as s ume
the form of a s udde n air los s .
Unus ual vibrations e ncounte re d during
normal ve hicle ope ration can indicate a
flat tire or s ome othe r ve hicle malfunc-
tion. The type of proble m can be
caus e d by contact with curbs , e tc. This
is als o true for irre gularitie s in the
ve hicle 's handling characte ris tics , s uch
as a pronounce d te nde ncy to pull to the
le ft or right. Should this occur, re s pond
by imme diate ly re ducing your s pe e d.
Proce e d care fully to the ne are s t BMW
ce nte r or profe s s ional tire ce nte r, or
have the ve hicle towe d in to have it, its
whe e ls and tire s ins pe cte d.
Tire damage (up to and including blow-
outs ) can e ndange r the live s of both the
ve hicle occupants and othe r road
us e rs .<
Tire inflation pressure Tire condition
136nTire replacement
To maintain good handling and ve hicle
re s pons e , us e only tire s of a s ingle
tre ad configuration from a s ingle manu-
facture r. BMW te s ts whe e l and tire
combinations and approve s the m.
DOT Quality Grades
Tre adwe ar
Traction AA A B C
Te mpe rature A B C
All pas s e nge r car tire s mus t con-
form to Fe de ral Safe ty Re quire -
me nts in addition to the s e grade s .<
Treadwear
The tre adwe ar grade is a comparative
rating bas e d on the we ar rate of the tire
whe n te s te d unde r controlle d condi-
tions on a s pe cifie d gove rnme nt te s t
cours e .
For e xample , a tire grade d 150 would
we ar one and one -half (1 1/2) time s as
we ll on the gove rnme nt cours e as a tire
grade d 100. The re lative pe rformance
of tire s de pe nds upon the actual condi-
tions of the ir us e , howe ve r, and may
de part s ignificantly from the norm due
to variations in driving habits , s e rvice
practice s and diffe re nce s in road char-
acte ris tics and climate .
Traction
The traction grade s , from highe s t to
lowe s t, are AA, A, B and C.
Thos e grade s re pre s e nt the tire 's ability
to s top on we t pave me nt as me as ure d
unde r controlle d conditions on s pe ci-
fie d gove rnme nt te s t s urface s of
as phalt and concre te . A tire marke d C
may have poor traction pe rformance .
The traction grade as s igne d to
this tire is bas e d on s traight-
ahe ad braking traction te s ts , and doe s
not include acce le ration, corne ring,
hydroplaning, or pe ak traction charac-
te ris tics .<
Temperature
The te mpe rature grade s are A (the
highe s t), B and C, re pre s e nting the
tire 's re s is tance to the ge ne ration of
he at and its ability to dis s ipate he at
whe n te s te d unde r controlle d condi-
tions on a s pe cifie d indoor laboratory
te s t whe e l.
Sus taine d high te mpe rature can caus e
the mate rial of the tire to de ge ne rate
and re duce tire life , and e xce s s ive te m-
pe rature can le ad to s udde n tire failure .
The grade C corre s ponds to a le ve l of
pe rformance which all pas s e nge r car
tire s mus t me e t unde r the Fe de ral
Motor Car Safe ty Standard No. 109.
Grade s B and A re pre s e nt highe r le ve ls
of pe rformance on the laboratory te s t
whe e l than the minimum re quire d by
law.
The te mpe rature grade for this tire
is e s tablis he d for a tire that is
prope rly inflate d and not ove rloade d.
Exce s s ive s pe e d, unde rinflation, or
e xce s s ive loading, e ithe r s e parate ly or
in combination, can caus e he at buildup
and pos s ible tire failure .<
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Tire replacement Wheel and tire combinations
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Quality grade s can be found whe re
applicable on the tire s ide wall be twe e n
tre ad s houlde r and maximum s e ction
width. For e xample :
Tre adwe ar 200 Traction AA
Te mpe rature A
Do not us e re tre ade d tire s , s ince
driving s afe ty may be impaire d.
This is due to the pos s ible variations in
cas ing s tructure s and, in s ome cas e s ,
to the ir e xtre me age , which can le ad to
a de cre as e in the ir durability.<
Tire age
The date on which the tire was manu-
facture d is indicate d by the code on the
s ide wall:
DOT ... 2601 indicate s that the tire was
manufacture d in We e k 26 of the ye ar
2001.
Although tire s may have a the ore tical
s e rvice life of up to 10 ye ars , BMW
s trongly re comme nds that you re place
all tire s afte r an abs olute maximum of
6 ye ars .
The right choice
Ne ve r mount whe e ls and tire s that
have not be e n s pe cifically
approve d by BMW for us e on your par-
ticular mode l. Although othe r whe e ls
and tire s may the ore tically have the
s ame dime ns ions , variations in factors
s uch as manufacturing tole rance s can
re s ult in contact be twe e n tire and body-
work, ultimate ly le ading to s e rious acci-
de nts . If non-approve d whe e ls and tire s
are us e d, BMW cannot e valuate the ir
s uitability, and the re fore cannot be he ld
liable for driving s afe ty.<
BMW has te s te d ce rtain tire s for e ach
tire s ize , rate d the m according to road
s afe ty and approve d the m. Your BMW
ce nte r can inform you which tire s have
be e n te s te d in this way. Obs e rve pos -
s ible national guide line s , e .g. re garding
e ntry into ve hicle docume nts .
The corre ct whe e l and tire combi-
nation affe cts diffe re nt s ys te ms
s uch as ABS, ATC, ASC+T/DSC.
The function of the s e s ys te ms is
impaire d if imprope r whe e l and tire
combinations are us e d.
Always e ns ure that all of the tire s
mounte d on the ve hicle are the s ame
s e rie s , from the s ame manufacture r and
with the s ame tre ad patte rn. If you have
to mount the s pare tire in re s pons e to a
flat tire , e tc., you s hould re mount a tire
of the corre ct s pe cifications as s oon as
pos s ible .<
The us e of rims and whe e l bolts
that do not me e t the s pe cifica-
tions of the original factory-ins talle d
e quipme nt will affe ct the s afe ope ration
of your ve hicle and may caus e an acci-
de nt and pe rs onal injury.
Ne ve r mix tire s of diffe re nt de s ign, s uch
as s te e l-be lte d radials with radial bias -
be lte d or bias -ply tire s , e tc. Mixing tire
type s will adve rs e ly affe ct roadholding
and can le ad to los s of ve hicle con-
trol.<
Storage
Store tire s in a cool, dry place , pro-
te cting the m agains t light whe ne ve r
pos s ible . Prote ct the tire s agains t con-
tact with oil, gre as e and fue l.
138nSpecial characteristics of winter tires Snow chains*
Choosing the right tire
BMW re comme nds winte r tire s (M+S
radial tire s ) for ope ration unde r
incle me nt winte r driving conditions .
While all-s e as on tire s (M+S de s igna-
tion) provide be tte r winte r traction than
s umme r tire s with the load ratings H, V,
W, Y and ZR, the y ge ne rally do not
achie ve the pe rformance of winte r tire s .
In the inte re s ts of s afe tracking and
s te e ring re s pons e , ins tall radial tire s
made by the s ame manufacture r and
with the s ame tre ad configuration on all
four whe e ls if you e le ct to mount winte r
tire s .
Do not exceed specified
maximum speeds
Ne ve r e xce e d the maximum
s pe e d for which the winte r tire s
are rate d.
Unprofe s s ional atte mpts by layme n to
s e rvice tire s can le ad to damage and
accide nts .
Have this work pe rforme d by s kille d
profe s s ionals only. Any BMW ce nte r
has the re quire d te chnical knowle dge
and the prope r e quipme nt and will be
happy to as s is t you.<
Tire condition, tire inflation
pressure
Winte r tire s dis play a pe rce ptible los s in
the ir ability to cope with winte r driving
conditions once the tre ad we ars to
be low 0.16 in (4 mm), and s hould thus
be re place d.
Comply with the s pe cifie d tire inflation
pre s s ure s and be s ure to have the
whe e l and tire as s e mblie s balance d
e ve ry time you change the whe e ls /tire s .
BMW narrow-link s now chains are
approve d e xclus ive ly for us e in combi-
nation with winte r tire s on the re ar
whe e ls only. Comply with all manufac-
ture r's s afe ty pre cautions whe n
mounting the chains . Do not e xce e d a
s pe e d of 30 mph (50 km/h) while
driving with mounte d s now chains .
It is not pos s ible to mount s now
chains on tire s with 17-inch
whe e ls .<
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To unlock
Pull the le ve r locate d unde r the le ft-
hand s ide of the ins trume nt pane l.
Do not work on your ve hicle
without appropriate s kills . Failure
to work in an informe d, profe s s ional
manne r whe n s e rvicing compone nts
and mate rials cons titute s a s afe ty
hazard for ve hicle occupants and othe r
road us e rs . If you are not familiar with
the guide line s , ple as e have the ope ra-
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Pull the re le as e handle and ope n the
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Allow the hood to fall from a he ight
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e ngage s .
To avoid injurie s , be s ure that the
trave l path of the hood is cle ar
whe n it is clos e d, as with all clos ing
proce dure s .
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1 Re s e rvoir for brake fluid (unde r the
hous ing of the microfilte r) 145
2 Auxiliary te rminal for
jump-s tarting 164
3 Engine oil dips tick 142
4 Engine oil fille r ne ck 142
5 Coolant e xpans ion tank 144
6 Re s e rvoir for inte ns ive -cle aning
s ys te m* 141
7 Re s e rvoir for winds hie ld and
he adlamp was he r s ys te m* 141
Engine compartment essentials
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Headlamp* and windshield
washer system
Capacity in US quarts (lite rs ).
Winds hie ld was he r:
approx. 3.7 (3.5) s e dan
approx. 6.3 (6.0) s port wagon
Incl. he adlamp was hing s ys te m:
approx. 6.3 (6.0)
Fill with wate r and if re quire d with a
was he r antifre e ze (according to manu-
facture r's re comme ndations ).
We re comme nd that you mix the
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reservoir*
Capacity approx. 1.1 US quarts
(1.0 lite r).
Fill with inte ns ive -cle aning was he r fluid.
It re s is ts fre e zing to approx. 17 7
(27 6) and is available from your BMW
ce nte r.
Antifre e ze age nts or inte ns ive -
cle aning was he r fluids for the
was he r s ys te ms are highly inflammable .
For this re as on, ke e p the m away from
s ource s of flame and s tore only in orig-
inal containe rs . Store the m s o that the y
are inacce s s ible to childre n. Comply
with the ins tructions on the con-
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142nEngine oil
Checking oil level
1. Park the ve hicle on a le ve l s urface
2. Switch the e ngine off afte r it has
re ache d normal ope rating te mpe ra-
ture
3. Afte r approx. 5 minute s , pull the dip-
s tick out and wipe it off with a cle an
lint-fre e cloth, pape r towe l, or s imilar
mate rial
4. Care fully pus h the dips tick all the
way into the guide tube and pull it
out again
5. The oil le ve l s hould be in be twe e n
the two marks on the dips tick.
As with fue l e conomy, oil cons umption
is dire ctly influe nce d by your driving
s tyle and ve hicle ope rating conditions .
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on the dips tick corre s ponds to approx.
1.1 US quarts (1 lite r). Do not fill be yond
the uppe r mark on the dips tick. Exce s s
oil will damage the e ngine .
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While you s hould wait until the le ve l has
droppe d to jus t above the lowe r mark
be fore adding oil, you s hould ne ve r
allow the oil le ve l to fall be low this
mark.
BMW e ngine s are de s igne d to
ope rate without oil additive s ; the
us e of additive s could le ad to damage
in s ome cas e s . This is als o true for the
manual trans mis s ion, the automatic
trans mis s ion, the diffe re ntial, and the
powe r s te e ring s ys te m.<
Re comme ndation: have the oil change d
by your BMW ce nte r only.
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Continuous e xpos ure to us e d oil
has caus e d cance r in laboratory
te s ting. For this re as on, any s kin are as
that come into contact with oil s hould
be thoroughly was he d with s oap and
wate r.
Always s tore oil, gre as e , e tc., out of
re ach of childre n. Comply with all
warning labe ls and information on lubri-
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Specified engine oils
The quality of the e ngine oil s e le cte d
has critical s ignificance for the ope ra-
tion and s e rvice life of an e ngine .
Bas e d on e xte ns ive te s ting, BMW has
approve d only ce rtain e ngine oils .
Us e only approve d "BMW High
Pe rformance Synthe tic Oil."
If you are unable to obtain "BMW High
Pe rformance Synthe tic Oil," you can
add s mall amounts of s ynthe tic oil in
be twe e n oil change s . Only us e oils with
the API SH s pe cification or highe r.
As k your BMW ce nte r for de tails
conce rning the s pe cific "BMW
High Pe rformance Synthe tic Oil" or
"s ynthe tic oils " which have be e n
approve d.<
You can als o call BMW of North
Ame rica at 1-800-831-1117 or vis it the
we bs ite : www.bmwus a.com to obtain
this information.
Viscosity ratings
Vis cos ity is the oilflow rating as e s tab-
lis he d in SAE clas s e s .
The s e le ction of the corre ct SAE clas s
de pe nds on the climatic conditions in
the are a whe re you typically drive your
BMW.
Approve d oils are in SAE clas s e s
5W-40 and 5W-30.<
The s e oils may be us e d for driving in all
ambie nt te mpe rature s .
144nCoolant
Do not add coolant to the cooling
s ys te m whe n the e ngine is hot. If
you atte mpt to do s o, e s caping coolant
can caus e s calds .
To avoid the pos s ibility of damage late r
on, ne ve r us e anything othe r than fac-
tory-approve d, nitrite and amino-fre e
e xte nde d-duty antifre e ze with corros ion
inhibitor. Your BMW ce nte r is familiar
with the factory s pe cifications .
Antifre e ze and anti-corros ion age nts
are hazardous to he alth. You s hould
always s tore the m in the ir original con-
taine rs and in a location which is out of
re ach of childre n.
Exte nde d-duty antifre e ze with corro-
s ion inhibitor contains the inflammable
s ubs tance e thyle ne -glycol. For this
re as on, do not s pill antifre e ze with cor-
ros ion inhibitor on hot e ngine parts . It
could catch fire and caus e burns .<
Checking coolant level and
adding coolant
Corre ct coolant le ve l whe n the e ngine
is cold (approx. 68 7/20 6):
Uns cre w the cap from the e xpans ion
tank.
The coolant le ve l is corre ct whe n the
uppe r e nd of the re d float is at le as t
e ve n with the uppe r e dge of the fille r
ne ck (re fe r to the arrow in the illus tra-
tion), but no more than 0.8 in (2 cm)
above it that is , up to the s e cond mark
on the float (re fe r als o to the s che matic
diagram ne xt to the fille r ne ck).
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2. If the coolant is low, s lowly add
coolant until the corre ct le ve l is
re ache d do not ove rfill.
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The warning lamp for the brake
s ys te m's hydraulic circuits
come s on/the me s s age
"CHECK BRAKE FLUID"
appe ars in the Che ck Control:
brake fluid le ve l too low.
To add brake fluid
The brake fluid re s e rvoir is locate d
unde r the microfilte r hous ing on the
drive r's s ide of the ve hicle . For adding
brake fluid or for de te rmining and cor-
re cting the caus e of brake fluid los s ,
cons ult your BMW ce nte r. Your BMW
ce nte r is familiar with the s pe cifications
for factory-approve d brake fluids
(DOT 4).
Brake fluid los s may re s ult in e xte nde d
brake pe dal trave l. Should this occur,
re fe r to the note s on page 134.
Brake fluid is hygros copic, that is ,
it abs orbs mois ture from the air
ove r time .
In orde r to e ns ure the s afe ty and re li-
ability of the brake s ys te m, have
the brake fluid change d e ve ry two ye ars
by a BMW ce nte r. Re fe r als o to the Se r-
vice and Warranty Information Bookle t
(US mode ls ) or to the Warranty and
Se rvice Guide Bookle t (Canadian
mode ls ).
Brake fluid is hazardous to he alth and
damage s the ve hicle 's paint. You
s hould always s tore it in its original
containe r and in a location which is out
of re ach of childre n.
Do not s pill the fluid and do not fill the
brake fluid re s e rvoir be yond the MAX
mark. The brake fluid could ignite upon
contact with hot e ngine parts and
caus e s e rious burns .<
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The BMW Mainte nance Sys te m has
be e n de s igne d as a re liable me ans of
providing maximum driving and ope r-
ating s afe ty and as cos t-e ffe ctive ly as
pos s ible for you.
Ple as e ke e p in mind that re gular main-
te nance is not only ne ce s s ary for the
s afe ty of your ve hicle , but als o plays a
s ignificant role in maintaining its re s ale
value .
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While conve ntional s ys te ms re ly on dis -
tance trave le d alone to de te rmine whe n
s e rvice is due , the BMW Mainte nance
Sys te m has for ye ars cons ide re d the
actual conditions unde r which the
ve hicle ope rate s , be caus e mile age can
be accumulate d in ve ry diffe re nt ways .
From a mainte nance s tandpoint,
62,000 mile s (100,000 km) accumulate d
in s hort-dis tance urban driving are not
the e quivale nt of the s ame dis tance
cove re d at mode rate s pe e ds in long-
dis tance highway trave l.
The BMW Mainte nance Sys te m
include s the Engine Oil Se rvice and
Ins pe ctions I and II.
De te rmining the mainte nance inte rvals
according to the actual loads on the
ve hicle cove rs e ve ry kind of ope rating
s ituation. Howe ve r, e ve n thos e who
drive only s hort dis tance s s ignificantly
le s s than 6,000 mile s (10,000 km) annu-
ally s hould have the e ngine oil
change d at le as t e ve ry 2 ye ars s ince oil
de te riorate s ove r time , re gardle s s of
us e .
Service and Warranty Information
Booklet (US models) or Warranty
and Service Guide Booklet
(Canadian models)
For additional information on mainte -
nance inte rvals and proce dure s , ple as e
re fe r to the Se rvice and Warranty Infor-
mation Bookle t (US mode ls ) or the
Warranty and Se rvice Guide Bookle t
(Canadian mode ls ).
As a pre caution agains t corros ion, it is
advis able to have the body che cke d for
damage from rocks or grave l at the
s ame time , de pe nding upon ope rating
conditions .
Have your BMW ce nte r do the
mainte nance and re pair.
Be s ure that all mainte nance work is
confirme d in the Se rvice and Warranty
Information Bookle t (US mode ls ) or in
the Warranty and Se rvice Guide
Bookle t (Canadian mode ls ).
The s e e ntrie s will cons titute your proof
that the ve hicle has re ce ive d re gular
mainte nance . The y are als o re quire d in
the e ve nt of a warranty claim.<
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Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
Light-e mitting diode s ins talle d be hind
trans luce nt le ns e s s e rve as the light
s ource for many of the controls and dis -
plays in your ve hicle . The conce pt
be hind the ir ope ration is re late d to that
e mploye d for las e rs , and the y are offi-
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ting diode s .
Do not re move the prote ctive le ns
and avoid s taring dire ctly at the
unfilte re d be am for e xte nde d pe riods
(s e ve ral hours ), as inflammation of the
iris could re s ult.<
California laws re quire us to s tate the
following warning:
Engine e xhaus t, s ome of its con-
s titue nts , and ce rtain ve hicle com-
pone nts contain or e mit che micals
known to the State of California to
caus e cance r and birth de fe cts and
re productive harm. In addition, ce rtain
fluids containe d in ve hicle s and ce rtain
products of compone nt we ar contain or
e mit che micals known to the State of
California to caus e cance r and birth
de fe cts or othe r re productive harm.
Batte ry pos ts , te rminals and re late d
acce s s orie s contain le ad and le ad
compounds . Was h your hands afte r
handling.
Us e d e ngine oil contains che micals that
have caus e d cance r in laboratory ani-
mals . Always prote ct your s kin by
was hing thoroughly with s oap and
wate r.<
Technical modifications California Proposition 65 Warning
148nOBD interface socket
The Onboard Diagnos tic (OBD) inte r-
face s ocke t is locate d on the le ft of the
drive r's s ide at the bottom of the ins tru-
me nt pane l and unde r a cove r. The
cove r has the le tte rs "OBD" on it.
The purpos e of the OBD s ys te m is to
e ns ure prope r ope ration of the e mis -
s ion control s ys te m for the ve hicle 's
life time . The s ys te m monitors e mis -
s ions -re late d compone nts and s ys -
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An illuminate d lamp informs you
of the ne e d for s e rvice , not of
the ne e d to s top the ve hicle .
Howe ve r, the s ys te ms s hould be
che cke d by your BMW ce nte r at the
e arlie s t pos s ible opportunity.
Unde r ce rtain conditions , the indicator
will blink or flas h. This indicate s a rathe r
s e ve re le ve l of e ngine mis fire . Whe n
this occurs , you s hould re duce s pe e d
and cons ult the ne are s t BMW ce nte r as
s oon as pos s ible . Se ve re e ngine mis fire
ove r only a s hort pe riod of time can
s e rious ly damage e mis s ion control
compone nts , e s pe cially the catalytic
conve rte r.
Se rvice Engine Soon warning
lamp for Canadian mode ls .
Whe n the fille r cap is not prope rly
tighte ne d, the OBD s ys te m can
de te ct the vapor le ak and the indicator
will light up. If the fille r cap is s ubs e -
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go out within a fe w days .<
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Index
Technical data
Repai r s
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Attache d to the unde rs ide of the lug-
gage compartme nt lid/tailgate .
Uns cre w the wingnut for acce s s .
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1. Pull the wipe r arm up s lightly and
hold it firmly
2. Pre s s back the re le as e (arrow) and
pull the wipe r blade back toward the
bas e of the wipe r arm
3. Ins tall the ne w blade and s lide the
re le as e back into pos ition.
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1. Hold the wipe r blade on the window
and re move /unclip the wipe r arm at
the articulate d joint (arrow)
2. Ins e rt a ne w wipe r blade and pre s s it
on/clip it into the wipe r arm.
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Lamps and bulbs
The lamps and bulbs are e s s e ntial fac-
tors contributing to the s afe ty of your
ve hicle . For this re as on, you s hould
follow the ins tructions be low care fully
whe n re placing a bulb. If you are not
familiar with any of the proce dure s ,
cons ult your BMW ce nte r.
Do not touch the glas s portion of a
ne w bulb with your bare hands
s ince e ve n s mall amounts of impuritie s
burn into the s urface and re duce the
s e rvice life of the bulb. Us e a cle an
cloth, pape r napkin, or a s imilar mate -
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A re place me nt bulb s e t is available from
your BMW ce nte r.
Whe ne ve r working on the e le c-
trical s ys te m, s witch off the e le c-
trical acce s s ory you are working on or
dis conne ct the cable from the ne gative
te rminal of the batte ry. Failure to do this
could re s ult in s hort circuits .
To pre ve nt injurie s and damage ,
comply with any ins tructions provide d
by the bulb manufacture r.<
The right s ide of the e ngine compart-
me nt.
1 Low be ams
2 High be ams
For che cking and adjus ting he ad-
lamp aim, ple as e contact your
BMW ce nte r.<
Low and high beams
H7 bulb, 55 watt
The bulb is pre s s urize d. The re -
fore , you s hould always we ar
s afe ty glas s e s and prote ctive glove s .
Failure to obs e rve the s e pre cautions
can re s ult in phys ical injury if the bulb
bre aks .<
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1. Turn the bulb holde r to the le ft
(arrow) and re move
2. Re move and re place the bulb.
Whe n cle aning the he adlamps ,
ple as e obs e rve the following:
>Do not wipe dry (s cratche s ). Ne ve r
us e abras ive s or s trong s olve nts to
cle an the cove rs
>Re move dirt and contamination (s uch
as ins e cts ) by s oaking with BMW Car
Shampoo and the n rins ing with ple nty
of wate r
>Always us e a de ice r s pray to re move
accumulate d ice and s now ne ve r
us e a s crape r.<
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Xenon lamps*
The ope rating life of the s e lamp units is
e xtre me ly long and the like lihood of
failure ve ry low, provide d that the y are
not s witche d on and off an e xce s s ive
numbe r of time s . If one of the s e bulbs
s hould ne ve rthe le s s fail, it is pos s ible to
continue driving with gre at caution
us ing the fog lamps , provide d traffic
laws in your are a do not prohibit this .
Be caus e of the e xtre me ly high
voltage s involve d, any work on the
xe non lighting s ys te m s hould be carrie d
out by te chnically-qualifie d pe rs onne l
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10 watt bulb
The bulb holde r and re fle ctor are a
s ingle unit and are both change d
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1. Turn the bulb holde r with re fle ctor to
the le ft and re move
2. Dis conne ct the plug
3. Plug the ne w bulb holde r into the
plug conne ctor. Be s ure that it is
s e cure ly e ngage d
4. Ins e rt the re fle ctor with bulb holde r
and turn to the right as far as
pos s ible .
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Dual-filame nt bulb, 21 watt
1. Turn the bulb to the le ft and re move
2. Re move and re place the bulb.
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Side turn signal indicators
5 watt bulb
1. Us e finge r pre s s ure agains t the re ar
e nd of the le ns (arrow) to pre s s it for-
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2. Pre s s ge ntly on the bulb and turn it to
the le ft to re move it.
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H8 bulb, 35 watt
The bulb is pre s s urize d. The re -
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te ctive glove s . Failure to obs e rve the s e
pre cautions can re s ult in phys ical injury
if the bulb bre aks .<
1. Us ing a s cre wdrive r, re move the
mounting clips for the air grill (arrow)
and re move the grill by bringing it
toward the front
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3. Take off the cove r pane l ne xt to the
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4. Turn the he adlamp 903 to the le ft and
re move it by bringing it toward the
front
5. Dis conne ct the plug
6. Turn the lamp to the le ft and re move
it.
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Tail lamps sedan
Re ar lamp/Side marke r lamps : LEDs
Re maining bulbs : 21 watt
1 Turn s ignal
indicator ye llow or white
2 Re ar lamp/
Side marke r lamps re d
3 Backup lamps white
4 Brake lamps re d
5 Re fle ctor re d
Ple as e contact your BMW ce nte r
if the re is a de fe ct in the re ar
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partme nt
2. Turn the corre s ponding bulb holde r
to the le ft (arrow) and re move it
3. Pre s s the de fe ctive bulb ge ntly and
turn it to the le ft. Re move the bulb
and re place it
4. Ins e rt the bulb holde r and turn to the
right as far as pos s ible .
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Re ar lamp/Side marke r lamps : LEDs
Re maining bulbs : 21 watt
1 Turn s ignal indicator re d
2 Re ar lamp/
Side marke r lamps re d
3 Backup lamps white
4 Brake lamps , re fle ctor re d
5 Re fle ctor re d
Ple as e contact your BMW ce nte r
if the re is a de fe ct in the re ar
lamp/s ide marke r lamp as s e mbly.<
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Lamps and bulbs
Lamps in the re ar apron pane l:
1. Ope n the cove r in the s ide pane l
2. Turn the quick-re le as e fas te ne r and
re move the trim pane l in front of the
bulb holde r
3. Ope n the quick-re le as e fas te ne r
(arrow) and re move the bulb holde r
4. Apply ge ntle pre s s ure to the bulb
while turning it to the le ft to re move .
If a s ubwoofe r* is ins talle d be hind the
right-hand pane l, uns cre w the T-s cre w
and s wing the s ubwoofe r to the s ide .
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Lamps in the luggage compartme nt lid/
tailgate :
1. Ope n the trim pane l in the luggage
compartme nt lid/tailgate
2. Ope n the quick-re le as e fas te ne r
(arrow) and re move the bulb holde r
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Center (high-mount) brake lamp
21 watt bulb
1. Ope n the luggage compartme nt lid
2. Unclip the cove r pane l (on the
unde rs ide of the re ar tray) with
a s cre wdrive r (arrow)
3. Turn the bulb to the le ft and re move
s port wagon: LED s trip in the tailgate .
Ple as e contact a BMW ce nte r in cas e of
a malfunction.
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License plate lamps
5 watt bulb
1. Ins e rt a s cre wdrive r into the s lot and
pre s s to the le ft (arrow); this dis e n-
gage s the lamp
2. Re move the lamp and re place the
bulb.
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Safe ty me as ure s in the e ve nt of a
flat tire or whe e l change :
Stop the ve hicle as far as pos s ible from
pas s ing traffic. Park on a firm, flat, s ur-
face . Switch on the hazard warning
flas he rs .
Turn the s te e ring whe e l to the s traight-
ahe ad pos ition, re move the ke y and
e ngage the s te e ring lock. Shift into 1s t
or re ve rs e (s e le ctor le ve r in Park with
automatic trans mis s ion) and e ngage
the parking brake .
All pas s e nge rs s hould be outs ide the
ve hicle and we ll away from your imme -
diate working are a (be hind a guardrail,
for ins tance ).
If ne ce s s ary, s e t up your warning tri-
angle or portable hazard warning lamp
on the roads ide at an appropriate dis -
tance from the re ar of the ve hicle .
Comply with all s afe ty guide line s and
re gulations .
Change the whe e l only on a le ve l, firm
s urface which is not s lippe ry. Avoid
jacking the ve hicle up on a s oft or s lip-
pe ry s urface (s now, ice , ve ry s mooth
s urface s , e tc.), s ince it could s lide s ide -
ways .
Pos ition the jack on a firm s upport s ur-
face .
Do not place woode n blocks or s imilar
obje cts unde r the jack. If this is done ,
the jack might not be able to re ach its
full s upport capacity be caus e of the
limite d he ight.
Do not lie unde r the ve hicle or s tart the
e ngine whe n the ve hicle is s upporte d
by the jack ris k of fatal injury.<
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Changing a wheel
What you will need
In orde r to avoid rattling nois e s late r,
note the pos ition of the tools whe n you
re move the m and re turn the m to the ir
original pos itions whe n you are through
us ing the m.
>Car jack
s e dan: fold back the luggage com-
partme nt floor mat for acce s s , the n
uns cre w the wingnut to re le as e the
jack (arrow).
s port wagon: rais e the floor pane l
and s pare tire cove r (re fe r to
page 127).
Whe n you have comple te d work,
s cre w the jack all the way back
down. Fold the handle back and
ins e rt it in its holde r
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>We dge (whe e l chock)
Locate d ne xt to the jack. Loos e n the
wingnut to re move it
>Spare tire and adapte r* for re moving
the lug bolt cove r* (re fe r to the ne xt
page )
Both are ne xt to the jack. Re move the
adapte r or the plas tic cove r. Uns cre w
the wingnut (arrow) by hand and
re move the whe e l
>Lug wre nch and s cre wdrive r
In the onboard tool kit unde r the lug-
gage compartme nt lid (re fe r to
page 152).
s port wagon: the lug wre nch is ne xt
to the s pare tire .
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Procedure
1. Care fully re ad and comply with the
s afe ty pre cautions on the pre vious
page
2. Se cure the ve hicle to pre ve nt it
from rolling:
Place the we dge agains t the re ar
s urface of the front tire on the s ide
oppos ite the s ide be ing rais e d. If
the ve hicle is parke d on a down-
ward s lope , place the we dge
s e cure ly in front of the tire . If the
whe e l mus t be change d on a s ur-
face with a more s e ve re s lope , take
additional pre cautions to s e cure the
ve hicle from rolling
3. Whe e ls with full whe e l cove rs *:
Re ach into the ve ntilation ope nings
and pull the cove r off
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4. Whe e ls with adapte r*: pos ition the
lug bolt adapte r on the lug bolt
cove r. The n apply the lug wre nch
and turn it to the le ft (re fe r to the
illus tration)
5. Whe e ls with hub cove r*: pry the
hub cove r off with the s cre wdrive r
in the s lot
6. Loos e n the lug bolts 1/2-turn
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point clos e s t to the flat tire s o that
the jack bas e is ve rtically be low the
jacking point and the e ntire s urface
of the he ad of the jack will move
into the s quare re ce s s of the
jacking point (re fe r to the illus tration
de tail) whe n the jack is cranke d
8. Jack the ve hicle up until the whe e l
you are changing is rais e d from the
ground
9. Uns cre w the lug bolts and re move
the whe e l
10. Re move accumulations of mud or
dirt from the mounting s urface s of
the whe e l and hub. Cle an the lug
bolts
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11. Pos ition the s pare tire . Se cure the
whe e l by turning at le as t two lug
bolts into oppos ite bolt hole s
12. Scre w in the re maining lug bolts .
Tighte n all the bolts s e cure ly in a
diagonal patte rn
13. Lowe r the jack and re move it from
be ne ath the ve hicle
14. Tighte n the lug bolts in a diagonal
patte rn
15. Whe e ls with full whe e l cove rs :
Place the whe e l cove r with the
valve ope ning ove r the valve
(arrow). Us e both hands to pre s s
the cove r s e cure ly onto the rim
For this light-we ight whe e l, us e
only the full whe e l cove r ins talle d
by the factory. Othe r whe e l cove rs may
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Changing a wheel
16. Whe e ls with hub cove rs :
Pos ition the hub cove r and pre s s it
on tightly
17. If e quippe d with lug bolt cove rs :
Align the arrow on the cove r with
the line in the whe e l and pre s s the
cove r into place
18. Che ck and corre ct the tire inflation
pre s s ure at the e arlie s t opportunity.
For ve hicle s with Tire Pre s s ure
Monitor (RDC)*:
Afte r mounting the s pare tire or cor-
re cting the inflation pre s s ure , re ac-
tivate the s ys te m. Re fe r to
page 101.
The ve hicle jack is de s igne d for
changing whe e ls only. Do not
atte mpt to rais e anothe r ve hicle mode l
with it or to rais e any load of any kind.
To do s o could caus e accide nts and
pe rs onal injury.
To e ns ure continue d s afe ty, have the
lug bolts che cke d with a calibrate d
torque wre nch [torque s pe cification
72 lb-ft (100 Nm)] at the e arlie s t
opportunity.<
Whe n s toring the whe e l, take care to
e ns ure that you do not damage the
re taining pin in the s pare tire re ce s s .
If light-alloy whe e ls othe r than original
BMW light-alloy whe e ls have be e n
mounte d, it may be ne ce s s ary to us e
diffe re nt lug bolts for thos e whe e ls .
Re place the de fe ctive tire as s oon as
pos s ible and have the ne w whe e l/tire
balance d.
Prote ct valve ins e rts agains t dirt us ing
s cre w-on valve s te m caps . Dirty valve
s te ms fre que ntly le ad to s low pre s s ure
los s .
Size 255/40 R17 94 W* tire s on
the re ar axle :
In the e ve nt of a flat tire , it may be ne c-
e s s ary to mount the s pare tire of dif-
fe re nt s ize at the re ar. This tire is s uit-
able for us e in all load and s pe e d
range s . Ne ve rthe le s s , you s hould
re mount a tire of the corre ct s ize as
s oon as pos s ible .<
162nBattery Fuses
Batte ry pos ts , te rminals and othe r
compone nts contain le ad and le ad
compounds . Was h hands afte r han-
dling.<
Battery care
The batte ry is mainte nance -fre e , that is ,
the original e le ctrolyte will normally las t
for the s e rvice life of the batte ry unde r
mode rate climatic conditions .
For all que s tions that re gard the
batte ry, ple as e cons ult your BMW
ce nte r. The batte ry is comple te ly main-
te nance -fre e ; the following s e ction is
provide d for your information only.<
Do not dis conne ct the batte ry
whe n the e ngine is running, as the
e ns uing voltage s urge would damage
the ve hicle 's onboard e le ctronics .<
Charging the battery
Whe n charging the batte ry in the
ve hicle , le ave the e ngine off at all time s .
Conne ct the charge cable s to the te rmi-
nals in the e ngine compartme nt (for te r-
minal locations , re fe r to "Jump-s tarting"
on page 164).
Re turn us e d batte rie s to a re cy-
cling point or your BMW ce nte r.
Maintain the batte ry in an upright pos i-
tion for trans port and s torage . Se cure
the batte ry agains t tilting during trans -
port.<
In the glove compartment
Ope n the glove compartme nt and turn
the two white quick-re le as e fas te ne rs
to the le ft.
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In the luggage compartment
Us e the handle to pull down the trim on
the right wall.
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Ope n the right acce s s door by pre s s ing
the button and pull the trim pane l to the
s ide .
If a s ubwoofe r* is ins talle d, loos e n the
T-s cre w and s wing the s ubwoofe r to
the s ide .
Do not atte mpt to re pair a burne d
fus e or re place it with a fus e
having a diffe re nt color or ampe re
rating. To do this could caus e a fire in
the ve hicle re s ulting from a circuit ove r-
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Do not us e s pray s tarte r fluids to s tart
the e ngine .
Whe n your batte ry is dis charge d you
can us e d two jumpe r cable s to s tart
your ve hicle with powe r from the bat-
te ry in a s e cond ve hicle . You can als o
us e the s ame me thod to he lp s tart
anothe r ve hicle . Always us e jumpe r
cable s with fully ins ulate d handle s on
the te rminal clamps .
Do not touch high-voltage wiring
and cable s on a running e ngine .
Contact with compone nts carrying high
voltage can be harmful or fatal. Care -
fully obs e rve the following ins tructions
to avoid pe rs onal injury and/or damage
to one or both ve hicle s .<
1. Ens ure that the batte ry in the s up-
port ve hicle is als o rate d at
12 volts . This information is pro-
vide d on the top of the batte ry
cas ing
2. Do not dis conne ct your batte ry from
your ve hicle 's e le ctrical s ys te m.
Switch off all e le ctrical acce s s orie s
in both ve hicle s
3. Make abs olute ly ce rtain that the re
is no contact be twe e n the body-
work of the two ve hicle s s hort cir-
cuit hazard
4. Start the e ngine on the s upport
ve hicle and allow it to run
5. Us e one jumpe r cable (+) to con-
ne ct the pos itive te rminal of the
batte ry in the s upport ve hicle with
the auxiliary pos itive te rminal pro-
vide d in the e ngine compartme nt of
your BMW s pe cifically for jump-
s tarting. The cove r on this auxiliary
te rminal is ide ntifie d by a "+"
s ymbol, re fe r to the illus tration. Pull
up to ope n the cove r
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jumpe r cable () to e ithe r the s up-
port ve hicle 's ne gative batte ry te r-
minal or a s uitable ground on its
e ngine or bodywork. Conne ct the
othe r e nd to the ne gative batte ry
te rminal or a s uitable ground on the
ve hicle be ing s tarte d. The re is a
s pe cial nut on the s trut dome of
your BMW; re fe r to the arrow in the
illus tration
Always adhe re to this s e que nce
whe n conne cting jumpe r cable s ;
failure to obs e rve this proce dure can
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J ump-starting Towing the vehicle
7. Start the s upport ve hicle 's e ngine
and le t it run at an incre as e d idling
s pe e d for a fe w minute s . Start the
e ngine on the ve hicle ne e ding the
jump-s tart, and allow it to run as
us ual. If the firs t s tart atte mpt is not
s ucce s s ful, wait a fe w minute s
be fore anothe r atte mpt in orde r to
allow the dis charge d batte ry to
re charge
8. Be fore dis conne cting the jumpe r
cable s le t the e ngine s run for a fe w
minute s
9. The n dis conne ct the jumpe r cable s
in re ve rs e s e que nce .
De pe nding on the caus e of the fault,
have the batte ry re charge d by your
BMW ce nte r.
Tow fitting
The s cre w-in tow fitting is s tore d in the
onboard tool kit; be s ure that it re mains
in the ve hicle at all time s . This fitting is
de s igne d for ins tallation in the tow
s ocke ts locate d at the front and re ar of
the ve hicle , and is inte nde d for towing
on pave d road s urface s only.
It s hould not be us e d to pull a ve hicle
out of de e p s now, mud, s and, e tc.
Always obs e rve all applicable towing
laws and re gulations .
Access to tow sockets
Front:
Apply pre s s ure to the arrow s ymbol on
the cove r pane l to re move .
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Apply pre s s ure to the arrow s ymbol on
the cove r pane l to re move .
Scre w the tow fitting in until it bot-
toms firmly. Failure to s cre w the
fitting all the way in can caus e thre ad
damage .
Ne ve r attach tie -down hooks , chains ,
s traps , or tow hooks to tie rods , control
arms , or any othe r part of the ve hicle
s us pe ns ion, as s e ve re damage to the s e
compone nts will occur, le ading to pos -
s ible accide nts .<
Us e only a nylon towing s trap to tow
the ve hicle , s ince the inhe re nt re s il-
ie nce of this mate rial he lps prote ct both
ve hicle s from s udde n je rking move -
me nts .
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166nTowing the vehicle
The towe d ve hicle s hould always
be the lighte r of the two ve hicle s .
If this is not the cas e , it is no longe r
pos s ible to control ve hicle re s pons e .<
Tow-starting
It is not pos s ible to s tart the e ngine of
ve hicle s e quippe d with an automatic
trans mis s ion by towing or pus hing.
For ins tructions on jump-s tarting: re fe r
to page 164.
Ne ve r atte mpt to us e your ve hicle to
pus h anothe r ve hicle , s ince damage to
the e ne rgy-abs orbing bumpe rs could
re s ult.
Towing a vehicle with automatic
transmission
1. Place the s e le ctor le ve r in pos ition N
2. Towing s pe e d:
Max. 45 mph (70 km/h)
3. Towing dis tance :
Max. 95 mile s (150 km)
4. Le ave the ignition ke y in pos ition 1 to
e ns ure that the brake lamps , turn
s ignal indicators , horn and wind-
s hie ld wipe rs re main ope rative , and
to pre ve nt the s te e ring lock from
e ngaging
5. Switch on the hazard warning
flas he rs (obs e rve official re gulations ).
Find s ome me ans of ide ntifying the
ve hicle in tow, for ins tance , place a s ign
or warning triangle in the re ar window.
Make s ure that the ignition ke y
re mains in pos ition 1 e ve n whe n
the e le ctrical s ys te m has faile d to pre -
ve nt the s te e ring lock from e ngaging.
The s te e ring and brake s are without
powe r-as s is t whe n the e ngine is off.
This me ans that incre as e d e ffort is
re quire d for s te e ring and braking.<
Towing with a commercial
tow truck
>Do not tow with s ling-type e quipme nt
>Us e a whe e l-lift or flatbe d carrie r
>Ple as e comply with applicable towing
laws .
Ne ve r allow pas s e nge rs to ride in
a towe d ve hicle for any re as on.<
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Overview
Index
Technical data
I ndex
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Dis place me nt
Numbe r of cylinde rs
cu in (cm
m
) 152.2 (2,494)
6
181.8 (2,979)
6
268.4 (4,398)
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Maximum output
at e ngine s pe e d
hp
rpm
184
6,000
225
5,900
290
5,400
Maximum torque
at e ngine s pe e d
Ib ft (Nm)
rpm
175 (236)
3,500
214 (289)
3,500
324 (440)
3,600
Compre s s ion ratio e 10.5 10.2 10.0
Stroke
Bore
in (mm)
in (mm)
2.95 (75.0)
3.31 (84.0)
3.53 (89.6)
3.31 (84.0)
3.26 (82.7)
3.62 (92.0)
Fue l-inje ction s ys te m
Digital e le ctronic e ngine -manage me nt s ys te m
Engine specifications
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Dimensions sedan
All dime ns ions are give n in inche s (mm).
Min. turning circle dia.: BMW 525i, 530i: 37.1 ft (11.3 m); BMW 540i: 37.4 ft (11.4 m)
172nDimensions sport wagon
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All dime ns ions are give n in inche s (mm). He ight with roof-mou nte d luggage rack*: 57.4 (1,459)
Min. turning circle dia.: BMW 525i: 37.1 ft (11.3 m); BMW 540i: 37.4 ft (11.4 m)
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Weights sedan
BMW 525i BMW 530i BMW 540i
Curb we ight (with one pe rs on, re ady for ope ration, full tank of fue l, options not include d)
with manual trans mis s ion
with automatic trans mis s ion
lbs . (kg)
lbs . (kg)
3,450 (1,565)
3,505 (1,590)
3,494 (1,585)
3,549 (1,610)
3,748 (1,700)
3,803 (1,725)
Approve d gros s ve hicle we ight
lbs . (kg)
lbs . (kg)
4,464 (2,025)
4,520 (2,050)
4,509 (2,045)
4,563 (2,070)
4,762 (2,160)
4,817 (2,185)
Approve d front axle load lbs . (kg)
2,138 (970)
2,138 (970) 2,381 (1,080)
Approve d re ar axle load lbs . (kg) 2,579 (1,170) 2,579 (1,170) 2,635 (1,195)
Approve d roof load capacity lbs . (kg) 220 (100) 220 (100) 220 (100)
Ne ve r e xce e d e ithe r the approve d axle loads or the gros s ve hicle we ight.
Luggage compartme nt capacity cu ft (l) 16.2 (460) 16.2 (460) 16.2 (460)
174nWeights sport wagon
BMW 525i BMW 540i
Curb we ight (with one pe rs on, re ady for ope ration, full tank of fue l, options not include d)
lbs . (kg)
lbs . (kg)
3,682 (1,670)
3,715 (1,695)
4,056 (1,840)
Approve d gros s ve hicle we ight
lbs . (kg)
lbs . (kg)
4,773 (2,165)
4,828 (2,190)
5,093 (2,310)
Approve d front axle load lbs . (kg)
2,116 (960)
2,381 (1,080)
Approve d re ar axle load lbs . (kg) 2,844 (1,290) 2,910 (1,320)
Approve d roof load capacity lbs . (kg) 220 (100) 220 (100)
Ne ve r e xce e d e ithe r the approve d axle loads or the gros s ve hicle we ight.
Cargo are a capacity cu ft (l) 14.5 53.9 (410 1,525) 14.5 53.9 (410 1,525)
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Note s
Fue l tank
Re s e rve
gal. (lite rs )
gal. (lite rs )
approx. 18.5 (approx. 70)
approx. 2.0 (approx. 8) BMW 525i, 530i
approx. 2.5 (approx. 10) BMW 540i
Fue l s pe cification: page 25
Winds hie ld was he r s ys te m
with he adlamp was he r s ys te m
Inte ns ive cle aning s ys te m
quarts (lite rs )
quarts (lite rs )
quarts (lite rs )
approx. 3.7 (approx. 3.5)
approx. 6.3 (approx 6.0)
approx. 1.1 (approx 1.0)
For de tails : page 141
Cooling s ys te m including
he ate r circuit
quarts (lite rs ) 11.1 (10.5) BMW 525i, 530i
12.7 (12.0) BMW 540i
Engine oil and filte r change quarts (lite rs ) 6.9 (6.5) BMW 525i, 530i
7.9 (7.5) BMW 540i
"BMW High Pe rformance
Synthe tic Oil."
Manual trans mis s ion, automatic
trans mis s ion and diffe re ntial
Life time fluid, no fluid
change re quire d
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Index
Technical data
Key w or ds
Everything from A to Z
A
ABS (Antilock Brake
Sys te m) 20, 133
Acce s s orie s 9
Activate d-charcoal
filte r 114
Active s e at 52
Adaptive Trans mis s ion
Control (ATC) 72, 75
Add
antifre e ze 144t
brake fluid 145t
e ngine coolant 144t
e ngine oil 142t
was he r fluid 141t
Adjus ting
backre s t 50
he ad re s traints 52
mirrors 57
s e ats 48
s te e ring whe e l 56
te mpe rature 107, 111
thigh s upport 50
Air conditioning 106
Air dis tribution 107, 111
Air outle ts 106, 109
Air pre s s ure ,
tire s 26t, 135
Air s upply 107, 111
Air ve nt 106, 109
Airbags 20, 59
Alarm s ys te m 42
Anchorage points
child-re s traint s ys te m with
te the r s trap 62
Antifre e ze , dis pos al 144t
Antifre e ze , radiator 144
Antilock Brake Sys te m
(ABS) 20, 133
Anti-the ft alarm s ys te m 42
Anti-the ft prote ction 34
Approve d axle load 173
Approve d gros s ve hicle
we ight 173
Aquaplaning 133, 135
ASC+T (Automatic Stability
Control plus Traction) 21
ASC+T/DSC (Automatic
Stability Control plus
Traction/Dynamic Stability
Control) 99
As htray, front 119
As htray, re ar 120
ATC (Adaptive Trans mis s ion
Control) 72, 75
Attach vacuum cle ane r 120
AUC (Automatic
re circulate d-air
control) 112
Automatic climate
control 109
re moving conde ns ation
from windows 111
Automatic cruis e control 80
Automatic curb monitor 55
Automatic re ar window
cle aning 79
Automatic re circulate d-air
control (AUC) 112
Automatic Stability Control
plus Traction (ASC+T) 21
Automatic Stability Control
plus Traction/Dynamic
Stability Control (ASC+T/
DSC) 99
Automatic
trans mis s ion 20, 72
Automatic trans mis s ion with
Ste ptronic 20, 75
Ave rage fue l
cons umption 88
Ave rage s pe e d 88, 96
Avoiding uninte ntional
alarms 43t, 44
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Backre s t, adjus ting 50
Backup lamps
bulb re place me nt 156t
Batte ry 162
care 162t
charging 162t
dis charge d 164t
dis pos al 162t
Be lts 53
Be ve rage holde r 119
Blowe r 107, 111
BMW active s e at 52
BMW comfort s e at 51
BMW Mainte nance
Sys te m 146t
BMW Unive rs al
Trans mitte r 115
Bottle holde r, re fe r to
be ve rage holde r 119
Brake fluid 145
adding 145
Brake hydraulic s ys te m 19
Brake lamps , bulb
re place me nt 156t
Brake malfunctions 134
Brake s ys te m 134
brake fluid le ve l 134
brake pads 20, 134
dis c brake s 134
malfunctions 134
Bre ak-in proce dure s 132
Bulbs and lamps 153t

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California Propos ition
65 Warning 147
Capacitie s 175
Cargo are a
floor compartme nt 127
lamps 105
ope ning from the
ins ide 40
partition ne t 125
roll-up cove r 125
Cargo loading 128
Ce llular phone 119
Ce nte r (high-mount) brake
lamp 157
Ce ntral locking
s ys te m 32, 37
Changing a whe e l/
tire 158t
Charge indicator lamp 19
CHECK button 85
Che ck Control 85t
Che ck e ngine oil
le ve l 142t
Child s e ats 62
Child-re s traint
ins tallation 64
Child-re s traint s ys te m with
te the r s trap 62
Child-re s traint s ys te ms 62
Child-s afe ty locks 66
Cigare tte lighte r 120
Cle an re ar window 79
Cle aning winds hie ld 79
Climate control, re fe r to
Automatic climate
control 109
Clock 90
for additional information
re fe r to the "Owne r's
Manual for Onboard
Compute r"
Cockpit 14
Code , re fe r to immobilize r
function 96
Cold s tart 69
Comfort s e at 51
Compartme nts 118
Compute r 88
Manual for Onboard
Compute r"
re mote control 97
Compute r in the MID 93
Configuring pe rs onal
adjus tme nts , Ve hicle and
Ke y Me mory 67
Cons umption dis play 83
Cons umption, fue l 88, 95
Conve nie nce ope ration of
windows and s liding/tilt
s unroof 33
Conve nie nce s tarting
fe ature 69
Coolant 144
Coolant te mpe rature
gauge 84
Copyright 4
Cove r, s un blinds 114
Cruis ing range 88, 95
Cup holde r 119
Cup holde r, re fe r to
be ve rage holde r 119
Curb monitor 55
D
Date
calling up 90
changing 90
Daytime driving lamps 103
DBC (Dynamic Brake
Control) 20
De activating 97
inte rior motion s e ns or 43
tilt alarm s e ns or 43
De e p wate r 133
De fros t windows 108, 111
De fros te r mode 108, 111
Digital clock in the MID 90
Dime ns ions 171
Dips tick, e ngine oil 142t
Dis place me nt 170
Dis play lighting 104
Dis plays 16, 17
Dis pos al
antifre e ze with corros ion
inhibitor 144t
us e d batte rie s 162t
us e d oils 143t
Dis tance from
de s tination 94
Dis tance warning 98
Divide d re ar-s e at
backre s t 121
Doors
manual ope ration 33
ope ning and clos ing 34
ope ning/clos ing from the
ins ide 34
ope ration via re mote
control 34
DOT Quality Grade s 136
Driving note s 133
DSC (Dynamic Stability
Control) 21, 99
Dynamic Brake Control
(DBC) 20
(DSC) 21, 99
E
Ele ctric powe r s e at 50
Ele ctric powe r windows 44
Ele ctrical malfunction
doors 33
fue l fille r door 24
luggage compartme nt
lid 38
s liding/tilt s unroof 47
tailgate 39
Ele me nts of ope ration,
cockpit 14
Eme rge ncy re le as e of
luggage compartme nt lid
from luggage
compartme nt's inte rior 41
Ene rgy control 83
Engine compartme nt
e s s e ntials 140
Engine coolant 84, 144
Engine oil 142
cons umption 142
dis pos al 143t
le ve l 20
pre s s ure 19
s pe cifications 143t
vis cos ity ratings 143
Engine s pe cifications 170
Es timate d time of arrival 95
Exte rior mirrors 57, 58
F
Failure me s s age s 85t
Filling the was he r
re s e rvoir 141t
Firs t-aid kit 23
Fittings , tow-s tarting and
towing 165t
Flas hlight 118
Flat tire 135, 158t
Fog lamps 104
Fold re ar-s e at backre s t 121
Follow me home lamps 103
Front as htray 119
Front fog lamps 104
Front s e at adjus tme nt 48
Fue l 25
gauge 83
quality 25
s pe cifications 25
tank capacity 175
Fue l cons umption 88, 95
ave rage 88, 95
indicator 83
Fue l fille r door 24
e le ctrical malfunction 24
manual re le as e 24
Fus e s 162
G
Gas oline 25
gauge 83
quality 25
Glas s moonroof 47
Glove compartme nt 118
Grille s 109
Gros s ve hicle we ight 173
H
Handbrake 70
Hands -fre e s ys te m 119
Hazard warning triangle 23
He ad re s traints 50
He adlamp cove rs ,
care 153t
He adlamp flas he r 78
He adlamp was he r
s ys te m 141
He ate d s e ats 55
He ate d s te e ring whe e l 56
He ating and
ve ntilation 106, 109
He ating while s toppe d 113
He avy cargo 128
He ight adjus tme nt
s e ats 50
He ight of ve hicle 171
High be ams 21, 104
High Pe rformance Synthe tic
Oils 143
High-mount brake lamp 157
Holde r for canne d
be ve rage s 119
Hood 139
re le as e 139t
Horn 14
Hydraulic Braking As s is tant,
re fe r to DBC 20
Hydroplaning 133, 135
I
Ice warning 82
Ide ntification, tire s 137
Ignition lock 68
Immobilize r function 96
activating code 96
de activating code 96
s e le cting code 96
Imprint 4
Indicator and warning
lamps 19
Inflation pre s s ure 26t
monitoring 101
Inflation pre s s ure ,
tire s 26, 135
INSPECTION 84
Ins trume nt
clus te r 15, 16, 17
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Ins trume nt lighting 104
Ins trume nts 15
Inte ns ive cle aning 141
Inte rior lamps 105
Inte rior mirrors 58
Inte rior motion s e ns or 42
avoiding uninte ntional
alarms 44
de activate 35
Inte rior re arvie w mirror 57
automatic dimme r 58
Inte rlock 68
J
Jack 159
Jump-s tarting 164t
K
Ke y Me mory 67
Ke y with re mote control 32
Ke ys 32
Kickdown 73, 76
L
Lamp s witch 103
Lamps and bulbs 153t
Las hing e ye s to s e cure the
load 128
Le ngth of ve hicle 171
Le ve l control
s ys te m 21, 101
Lice ns e plate lamps
Lighte r 120
LIGHTS ON warning 103
LIMIT 93
Load-s e curing de vice s 128
Louve rs 106, 109
Low be ams 103
Low-fue l warning lamp 83
Lug bolts 160
Lug wre nch 159t
Luggage
compartme nt 38, 42, 125
capacity 173
manual ope ration 38t
Luggage compartme nt
lid 38
e le ctrical malfunction 38
e me rge ncy re le as e from
luggage compartme nt's
inte rior 41
ope ning from the
outs ide 39
ope ning s e parate ly 38
re mote control 35
s e cure s e parate ly 38
Luggage compartme nt's
inte rior, e me rge ncy
re le as e 41
Luggage ne t 42
Luggage s traps 42
Lumbar s upport 50
M
M+S tire s 138
Mainte nance 84, 146t
Malfunction dis plays 85t
Manual ope ration
doors 33
fue l fille r door 24
luggage compartme nt
lid 38
s liding/tilt s unroof 47
tailgate 39
Manual trans mis s ion 71
Manually controlle d
re circulate d-air 112
Manually-adjus te d s e at 49
Mas te r ke y 32
Maximum cooling 112
Me mory s e ttings
for s e at, mirror and
re late d to individuals ("Ke y
Me mory") 67
re late d to the ve hicle
("Ve hicle Me mory") 67
Microfilte r 108, 114
MID (Multi-Information
Dis play) 89
Mirrors 57
adjus ting 57
automatic dimming
fe ature 58
de fros ting 57
me mory s e tting 54
Modifications ,
te chnical 9, 147
Monitoring inflation
pre s s ure , tire s 101
Moonroof 47
Multifunction buttons ,
Multi-Information Dis play
(MID) 89
N
Non-s moke r's
e quipme nt 120
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OBD inte rface s ocke t 148
Odome te r 16, 82
Oil additive s 142
Oil change inte rval, re fe r to
the Se rvice and Warranty
Information Bookle t (US
mode ls ) or to the Warranty
and Se rvice Guide Bookle t
(Canadian mode ls )
Oil cons umption 142
Oil dips tick 142t
Oil le ve l, indicator lamp 20
Oil pre s s ure , indicator
lamp 19
Oil s pe cifications 143t
Oil vis cos ity 143
Oils , dis pos al 143t
OILSERVICE 84
Old batte rie s 162
Onboard compute r, re fe r to
the "Owne r's Manual for
Onboard Compute r"
Onboard Diagnos tic (OBD)
s ys te m 148
Onboard Diagnos tics
(OBD) 148
Onboard tool kit 152t
Ope ning and clos ing
from the ins ide 37
from the outs ide 33
us ing the ke y 33
us ing the re mote
control 33
Ope ning the re ar
window 40
Ope rating range 88
Outle ts ,
ve ntilation 106, 109
Outs ide te mpe rature
dis play 82, 88
P
Park Dis tance Control
(PDC) 98
Parke d-car ve ntilation
s ys te m 114
Manual for Onboard
Compute r"
Parking aid 98
Parking brake 20, 70
Parking lamps 103
Partition ne t 125
Pas s e nge r-s ide mirror tilt
function 55
PDC (Park Dis tance
Control) 98
Pocke t light 118
Polle n filte r 108, 114
Powe r windows 45
s afe ty s witch 45
Powe r-s lip control, re fe r to
ASC+T/DSC 99
Q
Quality Grade s , tire s 136
R
Rain s e ns or 78
RDC (Tire Pre s s ure
Monitor) 101
Re ading lamps 105
Re ar as htray 120
Re ar window 40
de fros te r 107, 112
s un blinds 114
wipe r 79
Re ar window cle aning 79
Re ar-s e at backre s t
fold 121
folding 121
Re arvie w mirror 57
Re circulate d-air mode 107
Re clining s e at 48
Re fue ling 24
Re le as ing hood 139
Re minde r s ignal (Me mo) 91
Re mote control 34
compute r 97
Re move conde ns ation from
windows 108, 111
Re placing
fus e s 162t
lamps and bulbs 153t
wipe r blade s 152t
Re porting s afe ty de fe cts 10
Re s e rvoir, was he r
s ys te m 141t
Re s idual he at 113
Rims 137
Rolle r s un blind 114
Roll-up cove r 125
Roof load capacity 173
Roof-mounte d luggage
rack 129
S
Safe ty be lts 53
Safe ty de fe cts , re porting 10
Safe ty lock buttons 37
Se at be lts 53
Se at he ating 55
Se ats
e le ctric powe r 50
he ating 55
manually-adjus te d 49
Se cure the load 128
Se curing cargo 42, 128
Se le ctor le ve r, automatic
trans mis s ion 72, 75
Se lf-le ve ling
s us pe ns ion 101
inactive 21
Se rvice and Warranty 10
Se rvice and Warranty
Information Bookle t (US
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Shiftlock 72, 75
Shoulde r s upport 51
Side airbags 59
Side Impact He ad Prote ction
Sys te m 59
Side lamps
Side turn s ignal indicators
Sitting s afe ly 48
with airbags 48
with s afe ty be lt 48
Ski bag 122
Ski bag in the s port
wagon 124
Sliding/tilt s unroof 46
with glas s moonroof 47
Snow chains 138
Socke t for attaching
e le ctrical appliance s 120
Spare tire 159t
Spe ake r 119
Spe cial characte ris tics of
winte r tire s 138
Spe cial oil 143t
Spe e d 96
Spe e d limit 93
Spe e d, ave rage 88, 96
Spe e dome te r 15, 16, 17
s port wagon
cargo are a 125
compartme nts in the cargo
are a 126
cove r in the cargo
are a 126
folding down the re ar
backre s t 125
las hing e ye s 128
load-s e curing
de vice s 128
ope ning the re ar
window 40
partition ne t 125
re ar window wipe r, blade
re place me nt 152t
re le as ing the tailgate afte r
an e le ctrical
malfunction 39
roll-up cove r 125
s e curing a load 128
s ki bag 124
tail lamp as s e mbly, bulb
re place me nt 156t
Standing lamps 104
Starting as s is tance 164t
Starting proble ms 69t
Starting the e ngine 69
Ste e ring whe e l
he ating 56
lock 68
Ste e ring whe e l with
multifunction buttons 22
Ste ptronic 75
Stopwatch 91
Manual for Onboard
Compute r"
Storage compartme nts 118
in the cargo are a 126
Summe r tire s 137
Sun blinds 114
Sunroof 46
Switching off the e ngine 70
Switch-on time s for parke d-
car ve ntilation 92
Symbols 8
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Tachome te r 83
Tail lamps 156
Tailgate
manual re le as e 39
ope ning from the
ins ide 40
ope ning from the
outs ide 39
Te chnical
modifications 9, 147
Te le phone pre paration 119
Te mpe rature dis play 82, 88
Te mpe rature gauge 84
Te mpe rature
laye ring 108, 113
Te the r s trap 62
Third brake lamp 157
Through-loading
s ys te m 121
Tilt alarm s e ns or 42, 43
avoiding uninte ntional
alarms 44
de activate 35
Tilt function, pas s e nge r-s ide
mirror 55
Time
calling up 90
changing 90
of arrival, e s timate d 95
Time r 90
Manual for Onboard
Compute r"
Tire
change 158t
damage 135t
inflation pre s s ure 26, 135
pre s s ure
monitoring 101, 135
re place me nt 136
tre ad 135
Tire Pre s s ure Monitor
(RDC) 101
Tire Quality Grading 137
Tools 152t
Torque 170
Tow fittings 165t
Towing the ve hicle 165t
Track 171
Traction control s ys te m,
re fe r to ASC+T/DSC
Trans mis s ion 71, 72, 75
Trans mitte r ke y 32
Trans porting childre n
s afe ly 62
Tre ad de pth, tire s 135
Trip odome te r 82
Trunk lid
re fe r to luggage
compartme nt lid 38
Trunk, re fe r to luggage
compartme nt 42
Turn s ignal indicator 78
Turning circle 171
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
(UTQR) 137
Unive rs al Trans mitte r 115
Us e antifre e ze ,
radiator 144t
Us e d batte rie s ,
dis pos al 162t
Us e d oils , dis pos al 143t
V
Vacuum cle ane r, attach 120
Valve caps 161
Ve hicle Me mory 67
Ve nt outle ts 108, 113
Ve ntilation 106, 108, 113
draft-fre e 108, 113
in the re ar 108
Vis cos ity ratings , oils 143
W
Warm fe e t cool
he ad 108, 113
Warning and indicator
lamps 19
Warning lamps 19t
Warning me s s age s 85t
Warning triangle 23
Warranty and Se rvice Guide
Bookle t (Canadian
mode ls ) 146
Was he r s ys te m 78
Wate r on the roads 133
We ights 173
Whe e l and tire
combinations 137
Whe e l change 158t
Whe e lbas e 171
Width of ve hicle 171
Winds hie ld wipe rs 78
blade re place me nt 152t
Winte r tire s 138
Wipe r blade
re place me nt 152t
Wipe r s ys te m 78
Work in the e ngine
compartme nt 139t
X
Xe non lamps 154
To e ns ure that you always have conve -
nie nt acce s s to all e s s e ntial information
whe n you s top for fue l, we re comme nd
that you take the time to fill out the
adjoining chart by e nte ring the data that
apply to your ve hicle .
Cons ult the inde x for individual s pe cifi-
cations .
Fuel
Ple as e e nte r your pre fe rre d fue l he re .
Engine oil
The s pace be twe e n the two marks on
the dips tick corre s ponds to approx.
1.1 US quarts (1 lite r).
De s ignation
Quality
Tire inflation pressures Summe r tire s Winte r tire s
Front Re ar Front Re ar
Up to 4 pe rs ons
5 pe rs ons or 4 plus luggage
Refueling
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