2001 BMW M3 COUPE service

Overview
Controls and features
Operation, care
and maintenance
Owner service procedures
Technical data
Index Advanced technology
165n
IndexDataTechnologyRepairsCar careControlsOverview
Engine data166
Dimensions167
Weights168
Capacities169
Electrical system170
Drive belts170

Data

Overview
Controls and features
Operation, care
and maintenance
Owner service procedures
Technical data
Index Advanced technology
173n
IndexDataTechnologyRepairsCar careControlsOverview
Everything from A to Z174
Index

Everything from A to Z
177n
IndexDataTechnologyRepairsCar careControlsOverview
JJump-starting154KKey30
with remote control30
Key Memory52LLamps
fog lamps82
footwell lamps82
interior lamps82
reading lamps83
LAMPS ON warning81
Lashing eyes98
LATCH attachment of the
child seat60
Leather care132
Length167
License plate lamp, bulb
replacement143t
Light switch81
Light-alloy wheels116
Lighter93
Load-securing devices98
Louvers84
Low beam headlamps81
bulb replacement139tLuggage compartment37
capacity168
emergency release37t
floor mat39
floor panel39
lid37
lighting37
locking separately37
remote control34
Luggage compartment
lamps, bulb
replacement144t
Luggage rack98
Lumbar support48
MM Engine dynamics
control80
M Mobility system145
components146
using146
Maintenance71, 127t
Make-up mirror50
Malfunction displays72t
Manual transmission64
Manual-shift gear lever64
Master key30
Mechanical seat45
Memory51
MFL (Multifunction steering
wheel)23Microfilter/Activated-
charcoal filter88
changing152t
Mirror memory51
Mirrors49
automatic curb
monitor49
with automatic dimming
feature161
Mobile phone110
Modifications,
technical6, 134
Motion sensor, interior40
Multifunction steering wheel
(MFL)23
M+S radial tires115
NNavigation system, refer to
the separate Owner's
Manual
Neckrest46OOBD interface socket135
Obstruction protection42
Odometer69
Oil
additives123
capacity169
consumption123Oil change intervals, see the
Service and Warranty
Information Booklet (US
models)/Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet
(Canadian models)
Oil filter change169
Oil level, indicator lamp21
Oil pressure, indicator
lamp20
OILSERVICE71
Onboard computer, refer to
computer72
Onboard monitor, refer to
the separate Owner's
Manual
Onboard tool kit138t
Opening and closing
from inside36
via remote control33
via the door lock32
Outside temperature
display73
PPaint blemishes129
Paintwork
minor repairs130
waxing130
Paint, care129
Panic mode35

Everything from A to ZPark Distance Control
(PDC)75
Parking brake63
Parking help75
Parking lamp82
Parking, winter109
PDC (Park Distance
Control)75
Performance166
Phone hookup92
Phone, mobile110
Pollen88
Power seat47
Power windows42
Pressure specifications for
tires26
Pressure,
tires26, 26t, 111
Protective gloves141QQuality Grades112RRadiator169
Radio
please refer to the
separate Owner's Manual
reception110, 158
Radio Data System
(RDS)159
Rain sensor66, 160RDS (Radio Data
System)159
RDW (Tire Pressure
Warning)78
indicator lamp22
Reading lamps83
Rear backrest, folding95
Rear lamps141t
Rear window
defroster67, 88
Rear-entry assist47
Rearview mirror49
Recirculated air mode87
Reclining seat45
Refueling25
Remote control33
Removing condensation
from the windows87t
Repairing a flat tire145t
Replace windshield wiper
blades138t
Replacement key30t
Replacing bulbs138t
Reporting safety defects7
Restraint system55, 59
Return used
batteries151t
Reverse64
Roller blind, sun
protection89
Roof load capacity168Roof-mounted luggage
rack98
Rubber seals and
components108
SSafety belt tensioner159
Safety belts54
height adjustment55
three-point safety belt95
Safety buttons36
Safety defects, reporting7
Safety feature, electric
power windows42
Safety glasses141
Seat
mechanical45
power47
Seat adjusting45
Seat heating89
Seat memory51
Securing cargo97
Securing loads97
Self-defrosting mirrors49
Self-diagnostics162
Service and Warranty
Information Booklet127
Service Interval
Display71, 127
Service Manual127
Side airbags56Side impact Head Protection
System56
Side lamps81
Side marker lamp, bulb
replacement139t
Side turn signals, bulb
replacement140t
Ski bag96
Sliding/tilt sunroof43
closing after electrical
fault153t
convenience
operation32, 33
remote control33
Snow chains108, 115
Socket93
for flashlights93
for power supplies93
for vacuum cleaner93
Spare key30t
Spark plugs170
Speaker92
Speedometer18
Sport-mode,
identification80
Sports seat46, 47
Starting
problems63t, 103
Starting the engine62
Steel wheels116
Steering110
Steering lock62

Everything from A to Z
179n
IndexDataTechnologyRepairsCar careControlsOverview
Stopping the vehicle63
Storage areas91
Storing your vehicle133
Stroke166
Summer tires114
Sun roller blind89
Sun visors50
Surface ice warning73
Switching off the engine63
Switching off the interior
motion sensor41
Symbols, used4
Synthetic oils124TTachometer69
Tail lamps141
bulb replacement141t
Tank capacity169
Technical data166
Technical
modifications6, 134
Temperature display
outside temperature73
Temperature gauge
engine coolant70
Temperature layering88
Third brake lamp143
Through-loading system95
Tilt alarm34, 41
remote control34Tire codes114
Tire damage111t
Tire inflation
pressure26, 111
Tire Pressure Warning
(RDW)78
indicator lamp22
Tire Quality Grading112
Tire
replacement112, 113t
Tire specifications116
Tire tread111
Tools138t
Torque166
Towing eyelets155t
Towing the vehicle155t
Track167
Transmission64
Transporting children
safely59
Tread depth, tires111
Tread wear indicator111
Trip odometer69
Trunk, refer to luggage
compartment37
Turn signal indicator22, 65
bulb replacement140t
Turning radius167
Two-way radios110
UUniform Tire Quality
Grading112
Used batteries,
disposal151
Used engine oil,
disposal124VVacuum cleaner,
connecting93
Vanity mirror
bulb replacement144t
Vehicle battery148, 170
Vehicle care
exterior129
interior131
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)126
Vehicle immobilizer31
Vehicle painting129
Vehicle storage133
Vehicle weight168
Ventilation84
draft-free88
Vinyl, care131
Voice recognition23
WWarning lamps20t
Warning messages72t
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet127
Washing your vehicle128
Water on roadways103
Waxing, paintwork130
Wear indicator in the
tires111
Weights168
Wheel rims114
Wheelbase167
Wheels and tires114, 116
Width167
Windows
convenience
operation32, 33
remote control33
Windshield washer reservoir,
filling
Windshield wiper65
Winter operation108
Winter tires114, 115
Wiper system65
Work in the engine
compartment118tXXenon lamps139, 163