2001 BMW 330i SEDAN seat adjustment

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Drive with your safety belt onFasten your safety belt at the beginning
of every trip.
To fasten:
Make sure you hear the catch engage in
the belt buckle.
To release:
Press the red button in the buckle. Hold
the belt and guide it back into its reel.The two rear safety belt buckles which
are integrated in the rear seat are for
passengers sitting on the left and right.
The belt buckle with the word "CENTER"

is intended exclusively for passengers
sitting in the middle.
For care instructions, refer to page 149.
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Safety belt height adjustmentYou can adjust the safety belts to fit
your own physical dimensions by using
the safety belt height adjustment.
Slide the button downward or upward.460de136
For your safety, please comply
with the following instruction for
wearing safety belts. If you do not, the
safety belts may not be able to provide
their maximum protection. The
following information also applies to
your passengers:
Never allow more than one person to
wear a single safety belt. Never allow
infants or small children to ride in a
passenger's lap.
Avoid twisting the belt while routing it
firmly across your hips and shoulder.
Do not allow the belt to rest against
hard or fragile objects. Never route the
belt across your neck, do not run it
across sharp edges and be sure that
the belt does not become caught or
jammed.
Avoid wearing clothing that prevents
the belt from fitting properly. Pull on the
belt periodically to readjust the tension
across your shoulder. In the event of a
frontal impact, a loose lap belt could
slide over your hips, leading to abdom-
inal injury. In addition, the safety belt's
restraint effectiveness is reduced if the
belt is worn loosely.
Expectant mothers should also wear
the safety belt, taking special care to
place the lap belt over the lower hips,
where it does not exert pressure on the
abdominal area.<
Safety belts

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IndexDataTechnologyRepairsCar careControlsOverview
Self-diagnostics All of the important electrical and elec-
tronic systems in the vehicle are tested
regularly and automatically Ð the driver
does not have to perform any extra
operations or adjustments.
The indicator lamps also come on
briefly after the ignition has been turned
on.
While you are driving, the functional
status of the actuator motors (for the
windshield wipers, power windows,
seats, sliding/tilt sunroof, etc.) is
constantly analyzed by current
measurements in their relays.460de177
In the same manner, the electrical
resistance of the airbag ignition genera-
tors and all of the remaining airbag
components is measured at all times.
Any fault in this system would be
detected immediately by a current fluc-
tuation that would necessarily accom-
pany it. The fault would be indicated
immediately by the airbag warning
lamp.
Even after you shut off the engine, the
overall functional status of your vehicle
is monitored. For example, all of the
flaps of the heating and ventilation
system travel to the nearest limit posi-
tion. This ensures that the defrost func-
tion is always available even if a
malfunction in the air conditioner
system/automatic climate control
should occur while the vehicle is
parked overnight, for instance.
A calibration cycle runs every tenth time
the engine is shut off. During this cycle,
the actuator motors of all the heating
and ventilation flaps travel to their limit
stops in both directions. The limit posi-
tions and the return travel paths are
checked in this manner in order to
ensure that appropriate adjustments for
the operating elements can be made at
any time.You will hear the sounds of the air flaps
as the air conditioning system/auto-
matic climate control carry out their
self-diagnostic functions after the igni-
tion has been turned off. All of the other
self-diagnostics functions operate
silently in the background.
Any possible faults detected during
these self-diagnostics can be read out
by your BMW center during the next
regularly-scheduled maintenance and
corrected with a minimum of time.

Everything from A to ZRemoving condensation
from the
windows96,101
Replacement key32
Reporting safety defects7
Restraint systems55,59
Reverse17,65
Roller blind, sun
protection103
Roof load capacity194
Roof-mounted luggage
rack113
Rubber parts122 S
Safety belt tensioner183
Safety belts54
height adjustment54
Safety defects, reporting7
Safety feature44
Safety lock buttons38
Safety terminal, battery169
Seat
mechanical47
power49
Seat adjustment47
Seat heating103
Seat memory50
Securing cargo112
Securing loads112 Selector lever, automatic
transmission66
Self-defrosting mirrors52
Self-diagnostics187
Service and Warranty
Information Booklet145
Service Interval
Display75,145
Shiftlock66
Side airbags55
Side impact Head Protection
System55
Side lamps88
bulb replacement160
Ski bag110
Skid control123
Sliding/tilt sunroof45
closing following an
electrical malfunction172
convenience operation34
Slippery roads122
Snow chains122,129,1
31
Socket108
for flashlights108
for power supplies108
for vacuum cleaner108
Space-saver spare tire165
Spare key32
Spare tire165
Spare wheel165
Spark plugs196 Speaker107
Speed control72
Speed display18
Speedometer18
Sports seat49
Sports steering wheel with
multfunction buttons25
Starting62
Starting assistance173
Starting
problems117,173
Starting the engine62
Steel wheels130
Steering123
Steering wheel lock62
Steering wheel,
adjusting51
Steptronic66
Stopping the vehicle63
Storage compartments105
Storing the vehicle152
Stroke192
Summer tires128
Sun blind103
Sun visors52
Switching off the engine63
Symbols4,169
Synthetic oils140
T
Tachometer74 Tail lamp assembly, bulb
replacement161
Tail lamps161
Tank capacity195
Technical data192
Technical
modifications6,153
Telephone hookup107
Telephone, refer to the
separate Owner's Manual
Temperature
adjustment100
Temperature display
outside temperature77
Temperature gauge
engine coolant75
Temperature
layering95,102
Thigh support area,
adjusting49
Third brake lamp163
Three-point-safety belt in the
rear109
Through-loading
system109
Tilt alarm36,43
remote control36
Tire changing165
Tire codes128
Tire condition125
Tire damage125