2001 BMW 325i SEDAN engine

Everything from A to Z
205n
IndexDataTechnologyRepairsCar careControlsOverview
Tire inflation
pressure28,125
Tire pressure
checking28
Tire Pressure Control
(RDC)86,186
Tire pressure
monitoring86,186
Tire Quality Grading126
Tire replacement126,127
Tire rotation127
Tire specifications130
Tire tread125
To switch on the interior
lamps36
Tools158
Torque192
Tow fittings174
Tow starting174
Towing174
Track193
Traction Control System,
refer to DSC80
Transmission65
Transporting children
safely59
Tread depth, tires125
Trip odometer74
Trunk39
Trunk lid, refer to luggage
compartment lid39 Turn signal
indicator23,69,160
bulb replacement160
Turning radius193
Two-way radios124
U
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading126
Used batteries170 V
Vacuum cleaner108
Vacuum cleaner,
connecting108
Vanity mirror52
bulb replacement164
V-belts196
Vehicle battery168,196
Vehicle care
exterior147
interior150
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)144
Vehicle immobilizer33
Vehicle painting147
Vehicle storage152 Vehicle weight194
Ventilation92,95,98
draft-free95,102
Vinyl care149
Voice recognition24,25
W

Warning lamp "Please fasten
safety belts"21
Warning lamps20
Warning messages76
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet145
Washer fluids138
Washer nozzles138
Washer reservoir, filling138
Washing your car146
Water on roadways
deep water117
Waxing, paintwork148
Weights194
Wheel changing165
Wheel rims128
Wheelbase193
Wheels and tires128,130
Width193
Windows, convenience
operation34
Windshield washer nozzle
adjustment138
Windshield washer reservoir,
filling138,195 Windshield washer,
automatic70
Windshield wiper69
Windshield wiper blade
replacement158
Winter operation122
Winter tires128,129
Wiper blade
replacement158
Wiper system69
Work in the engine
compartment134
X
Xenon lamps159,188

Owner service proceduresA
Activated-charcoal filter,
changing171
Adding brake fluid143
Adding engine coolant142
Adding engine oil139
Air pressure, checking28
Antifreeze142 B
Backup lamps, bulb
replacement161
Battery
add distilled water169
charging170
Brake fluid, adding143
Brake lamps, bulb
replacement161
Brakes, brake faults121 C
Changing a tire165
Changing a wheel165
Checking air pressure28
Checking engine oil
level139
Checking oil level139 D
Defrost setting96
Defrosting the
windows96,101 Difficult steering123
Doors, emergency
operation34
E
Electrical accessories,
failure170
Electrical malfunction
fuel filler door172
sliding/tilt sunroof172
Emergency operation
doors34
fuel filler door172
sliding/tilt sunroof172
Engine coolant, adding142
Engine oil
add139
check139
quality140
specifications140
viscosity140
Engine oil level,
checking139 F
First-aid kit26
Fittings, towing and
tow-starting174
Flat tire165
Footwell lamps, bulb
replacement164 Front fog lamps, bulb
replacement161
Fuses, replacing170
G
Glove compartment lamp,
bulb replacement164 H
Hazard warning flashers26
Hazard warning triangle26
Headlamp cover, care159
High beams, bulb
replacement159 I
Indicator lamps20
Inflated pressure28,125
Interior lamps, bulb
replacement163
Interior motion sensor,
switching off43 J
Jack165 L
License plate lamp, bulb
replacement163
Low beams, bulb
replacement159 Lug wrench165
Luggage compartment
lamps, bulb
replacement164
Luggage compartment lid,
emergency release39
M
Maintenance145
Microfilter, changing171
Motion sensor, switching
off43 O
Oil
quality140
specifications140
viscosity140
Onboard tool kit158 P
Pressure, tires28 R
Rear lamps161
Releasing the fuel filler door
following an electrical
malfunction172
Releasing the hood134
Removing condensation
from the
Owner service procedure

Owner service procedures
207n
IndexDataTechnologyRepairsCar careControlsOverview
windows96,101
Replacement key32
Replacing bulbs158
Replacing windshield wiper
blades158
Replacing wiper blades158
Return used batteries170 S
Side lamps, bulb
replacement160
Sliding/tilt sunroof, closing
following an electrical
malfunction172
Space-saver spare tire165
Spare key32
Spare wheel165
Starting difficulties123
Starting problems117 T
Tail lamp assembly, bulb
replacement161
Tail lamps, bulb
replacement161
Tilt alarm, switching off43
Tire damage125
Tire, changing165
Tools158
Tow fittings174
Tow starting174 Towing174
Trunk, emergency
release39
Turn signal indicator, bulb
replacement160
U
Use of antifreeze,
radiator142 V
Vanity mirror, bulb
replacement164 W

Warning lamps20
Washer fluid, adding138
Washer nozzles,
adjusting138
Washer reservoir, filling138
Wheel, changing165
Windshield washer,
filling138
Windshield wiper blades,
replacing158
Wiper blades, replacing158
Working in the engine
compartment134

So that you will have important
specifications available when you
stop to refuel, we recommend
that you supplement this table
with data which apply to your
vehicle.
Fuel
Engine oil The oil volume between the
two marks on the oil dipstick
corresponds to approx.
1.1 US quarts (1 liter). Designation Premium Unleaded
Gasoline
AKI: minimum 91
QualityTire inflation pressures
Summer Winter
Front Rear Front Rear
4 persons
5 persons or 4 plus luggage
Refueling
BMW recommends Castrol