2000 BMW 323Ci COUPE Owner's Manual

Everything from A to Z
183n
RepairsIndexOverview Controls Car care Technology Data
Ventilation 88
draft-free 92
Vinyl care 133WWarning lamp "Please fasten
safety belts" 21
Warning lamps 20
Warning messages 77
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet 129
Washer nozzles 122
Washing your car 130
Water on roadways
deep water 104
Waxing, paintwork 132
Weights 172
Wheel lug wrench 148
Wheel rims 115
Wheelbase 171
Wheels and tires 115, 117
Width 171
Windows
ease of use actuation 34
remote control 35
Windshield cleaning
automatic program 70
Windshield washer nozzle
adjustment 122
Windshield washer reservoir,
filling 173
Windshield wiper 69Windshield wiper blade
replacement 140
Winter driving 110
Winter operation 110
Winter tires 115, 116
Wiper blade
replacement 140
Wiper system 69
Work in the engine
compartment 119
XXenon lamp 141, 167

Owner service procedures from A to ZAActivated charcoal filter,
changing 154
Add brake fluid 127
Add coolant 126
Add engine coolant 126
Adjust washer nozzles 122
Avoiding a false alarm 43
Avoiding unwanted
alarm 43BBackup lamps
bulb replacement 143
Battery
add distilled water 152
charging 153
Brake lamps
bulb replacement 143
Brakes, brake faults 109CChanging tires 148
Check air pressure 27
Check Control 77
Check engine oil level 123
Check oil level 123
DDefrost windshields 91
Difficult steering 112
Doors
emergency actuation 34EElectrical accessories,
failure 153
Electrical failure
fuel filler door 155
Electrical fault
sliding/tilt sunroof 155
Emergency actuation
doors 34
Emergency closing
sliding/tilt sunroof 155
Emergency release
fuel filler door 155
Engine oil
add 123
quality 124
specifications 124
viscosity 124FFailure messages 77
Fault displays 77
First aid 25
First aid kit 25Fittings, towing 157
Flat tire 148
Fog lamps
bulb replacement 143
Footwell lamps
bulb replacement 146
Fuel filler door
manual release after
electrical fault 155
Fuses, replacing 153
GGlove compartment lamp
bulb replacement 146HHazard warning flashers 25
Hazard warning triangle 25
Headlamp cover, care 141
High beams, bulb
replacement 141IIndicator lamps 20
Inflated pressure 27
Interior lamps
bulb replacement 145JJack 148
LLicense plate light
bulb replacement 145
Low beams, bulb
replacement 141
Luggage compartment
emergency release 39
Luggage compartment
lamps
bulb replacement 146
Luggage compartment lid
emergency release 39MMaintenance 129
Malfunction displays 77
Microfilter, changing 154NNew transmitter, radio
remote control 147OOil
quality 124
specifications 124
viscosity 124
Onboard tool kit 140

Owner service procedures from A to Z
185n
RepairsIndexOverview Controls Car care Technology Data
PParking lamps
bulb replacement 142
Pressure, tires 27RRadio remote control
new transmitter 147
Release the hood 119
Remove condensation from
windshields 91
Replace bulbs 140
Replace windshield wiper
blades 140
Replenish washer
reservoir 122
Replenish windshield
washer 122
Return used batteries 153SSliding/tilt sunroof
closing after electrical
fault 155
Space-saver tire 148
Spare tire 148
Starting problems 63, 105
Switching off the interior
motion sensor 43
Switching off the tilt sensor
alarm system 43
TTail lamps
bulb replacement 143
Tire damage 113
Tools 140
Tow fittings 157
Tow starting 157
Towing 157
Turn signal
bulb replacement 142UUse anti-freeze 126
radiator 126VVanity mirror
bulb replacement 146WWarning lamps 20
Warning messages 77
Washer fluid
replenish 122
Wheel lug wrench 148
Working in the engine
compartment 119

So that you will have important specifi-
cations available when you stop to re-
fuel, we recommend that you supple-
ment this table with data that apply to
your vehicle.
Fuel For a description, refer to page 26 Engine oil For a description, refer to page 124
The space between the two marks
on the dipstick corresponds to approx.
1.1 US quarts (1 liter). Designation
AKI: minimum
AKI: for rated performance
AKI: for enhanced perfor-
mance
QualityTire inflation pressures For a description, refer to page 27Summer Winter
Front Rear Front Rear
4 persons
5 persons or 4 plus luggageRefueling

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