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BMW 325I WAGON 2002 Owners Manual
Contents

© 2001 Bayerische Motoren Werke
Aktiengesellschaft
Munich, Germany
Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the
written consent of BMW AG, Munich.
Order No. 01 41 0 156 156
US English

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BMW 325I WAGON 2002 Owners Manual
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Indicator and warning lamps

Red and yellow: continue driving
cautiously

The brake warning lamp comes
on together with the yellow indi-
cator lamps for ABS and
ASC+T/DSC:
The entire ABS,

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BMW 325I WAGON 2002 Owners Manual 40n
Correct sitting posture SeatsFor relaxed and fatigue-free driving you
should select a sitting position that
reflects your personal requirements.
Correct posture combines with safety
belts and

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Correct sitting posture SeatsFor relaxed and fatigue-free driving you
should select a sitting position that
reflects your personal requirements.
Correct posture combines with safety
belts and airbags to enhance occupant
safety in the event of an accident. To
ensure that the vehicle's safety systems
provide you with optimal protection, we
request that you direct your careful
attention to the following section.
For additional information on trans-
porting children refer to page 51. Sitting correctly with airbags
Always maintain an adequate
distance between yourself and the
airbags. Always hold the steering wheel
by the rim to keep any chance of injury
to hands or arms to an absolute
minimum should the airbag be
deployed. Never allow any objects,
individuals or animals to obstruct the
areas between passengers and airbags.
Never use the front airbag's cover as a
storage tray or support for objects of
any kind. Never allow front passengers
to rest their feet or legs on the airbag
cover.<
For airbag locations and additional
information on airbags refer to page 48.
Safe with safety belts
Never allow more than one person
to wear a single safety belt. Never
allow an infant or small child to ride in a
passenger's lap. Avoid twisting the belt
while routing it firmly across the hips
and shoulder, wear it as snugly against
your body as possible. Do not allow the
belt to rest against hard or fragile
objects. Do not route the belt across
your neck, or run it across sharp edges.
Be sure that the belt does not become
caught or jammed. Avoid wearing loose
or bulky clothing. You should remember
to retension the lap belt periodically by
pulling the shoulder strap to take up
any slack in the mechanism. In the
event of a frontal impact, a loose lap
belt could slide over your hips, leading
to abdominal injury. In addition, the
safety belt's restraint effectiveness is
reduced if the belt is worn loosely.
Expectant mothers should always wear
their safety belts, taking care to position
the lap belt against the lower hips,
where it will not exert pressure against
the abdominal area. <
For information on using safety belts,
refer to page 44.
When adjusting your seat, always
observe the following precautions
Never try to adjust your seat while
operating the vehicle. The seat
could respond with unexpected move-
ment, and the ensuing loss of vehicle
control could lead to an accident. Never
ride with the backrest reclined to an
extreme horizontal angle (important for
front passengers to remember). Keep
the backrest relatively upright to mini-
mize the risk of sliding under the safety
belt and sustaining injury in an acci-
dent.<
Seat adjustment>Manual seat adjustment, refer to
page 41
>Power seat adjustment, refer to
page 42
>Head restraint, refer to page 43

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BMW 325I WAGON 2002 Owners Manual 44n
Safety beltsDrive with your safety belt onEven though there is an airbag, wear a
safety belt every time you get in the
vehicle, because airbags enhance
safety by providing added protection.To c

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BMW 325I WAGON 2002 Owners Manual 48n
Mirrors AirbagsInterior rearview mirror with
automatic dimming feature
*
This mirror automatically responds to
glare by dimming through an infinitely
variable range. It automatically reverts
t

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Mirrors AirbagsInterior rearview mirror with
automatic dimming feature
*
This mirror automatically responds to
glare by dimming through an infinitely
variable range. It automatically reverts
to its clear, undimmed mode whenever
you select reverse.
To ensure that the mirror continues to
operate efficiently, ensure that the area
adjacent to the photocells remains
clean and unobstructed. One photocell
is integrated within the mirror's lens
(arrow), while the other is located at an
offset position on the rear of the mirror.
Refrain from attaching stickers or other
objects to the windshield in the area
immediately behind the rearview mirror.
1 Front driver and passenger-side
airbags
2 Head airbags for driver and front
passenger
3 Side airbags on the driver and
passenger sides (front and rear
*)
Protective effectThe front airbags protect the vehicle's
occupants during frontal impacts in
which the protection provided by the
safety belts alone might not be enough
to prevent injury. The head airbags and
side airbags help provide protection in
the event of a collision from the side.
Each of the side airbags is designed to
help support the seat occupant's upper
body. For information on correct sitting
posture refer to page 40.
Indicator lamp
The indicator lamp displays the
operational status of the airbag
system from ignition key posi-
tion 1.
System operational:
>The indicator lamp comes on briefly
when you turn the ignition key to
position 1 or higher.
System malfunction:
>The indicator lamp fails to go out
after the engine is started, or comes
on in the course of normal vehicle
operation.
Because a system malfunction could
prevent the airbags from deploying in
the event of a severe impact within their
normal activation range, you should
always respond to any problems by
having them corrected at your BMW
center as soon as possible.
The side airbags in the rear
passenger area
* of your vehicle
may already have been deactivated,
either at the time of manufacture or by a
BMW center. You may have them acti-
vated if you desire to do so. Please
contact your BMW center for additional
information.<

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BMW 325I WAGON 2002 Owners Manual 49n
OverviewControlsMaintenanceRepairsDataIndex
Airbags
The airbags do not respond to
minor collisions, rear impacts, or
to some kinds of vehicle rollovers.<
For your safety, comply with the
follow

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OverviewControlsMaintenanceRepairsDataIndex
Airbags
The airbags do not respond to
minor collisions, rear impacts, or
to some kinds of vehicle rollovers.<
For your safety, comply with the
following instructions for the
airbags. If you do not, the airbags may
not be able to provide their maximum
protection. All passengers in the vehicle
should be aware of and comply with
this information:
The airbags are supplemental restraint
devices designed to provide extra
protection; they are not a substitute for
safety belts. Wear your safety belt at all
times. The airbags will not be triggered
in the event of a minor accident, a
vehicle rollover, or collisions from the
rear. In these instances, the safety belt
provides optimal protection.
Airbags are located under cover panels
in the steering wheel, in the instrument
panel, in the side trim panels in the
front and rear
*, in the roof panels, and
in the sides of the inside roof lining.
Adjust your seat to a position that
provides maximum distance between
you and the steering wheel, the instru-
ment panel and the door while still
allowing comfortable and safe access
to all vehicle controls.
To avoid sustaining hand and arm inju-
ries, always grasp the steering wheel
on the rim with the hands at the 9 and
3 o'clock positions. Do not place your
hands on the center pad.
Never allow any objects to obstruct the
area between the airbag and an occu-
pant.
Do not use the cover panel above the
passenger-side airbag as a storage
area.
Do not apply adhesive materials to the
cover panels of the airbags, cover them
or modify them in any other way.
Do not install a rear-facing child-
restraint system in the front passenger
seat of this vehicle.
Children under 13 years of age and less
than 5 ft (150 cm) tall should ride only in
the rear seat.
Infants or small children should never
be held on the lap of a passenger.
If your vehicle is equipped with side
airbags in the rear passenger area
*, be
sure that child restraints are mounted
correctly with the greatest-possible
distance between them and the airbags
in the side trim panels. Do not allow
children to lean out of the child's seat in
the direction of the side trim panels. If
they do so, serious injuries can occur if
the airbag is triggered. upright and be properly restrained
(infants and small children in appro-
priate child-restraint systems; larger
children and adults using the safety
belts). Never let an occupant's head
rest near or on a side airbag because
the inflating airbag could cause a
serious or fatal injury. Please note that
the word Airbag imprinted on the door
trim panel indicates the airbag's loca-
tion.
Accident research shows that the
safest place for children in an
automobile is in the rear seat. However,
a child sitting in the rear seat and not
properly restrained may place his or her
head on or near the airbag, if so
equipped. For example, a child Ñ even
though belted Ñ may fall asleep with his
or her head against the side airbag. It
may be difficult for a driver to ensure
that children in the rear seat will remain
properly positioned at all times and not
place their heads on or near the side
airbag.
Therefore, we recommend that the
rear-seat side airbags, if installed in the
vehicle, be deactivated if children will
travel in the rear seat.
The rear side airbags may already have
been deactivated, either at the time of

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Airbagsmanufacture or by a BMW center.
Labels in the door opening should indi-
cate the status of your rear side
airbags. If you are uncertain of their
status, or wish to have the airbags acti-

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BMW 325I WAGON 2002 Owners Manual 52n
Transporting children safelyCommercially available child seats
complying with the legal standards are
designed to be secured with a safety
belt or with the safety belt portion of a
combination

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Transporting children safelyCommercially available child seats
complying with the legal standards are
designed to be secured with a safety
belt or with the safety belt portion of a
combination lap/shoulder belt. Improp-
erly or inadequately installed restraint
systems can increase the risk of injury
to children. Always read and follow the
instructions that come with the system.
If you use a child-restraint system with
a tether strap, three additional tether
anchorage points (refer to the arrows in
the illustration) have been provided.
Depending on the location selected
for seating in the rear passenger area,
attach the tether strap to the
corresponding anchorage point to
secure the child-restraint system.
Remove the cover first on the middle
location.
If the respective seating position is
fitted with a headrest lift the headrest
and pass the tether strap between the
headrest and the backrest.
Adjust the tether strap according to the
child-restraint manufacturer's instruc-
tions.
Before installing any child-restraint
device or child seat, please read
the following:
Never install a rear-facing child-restraint
system in the front passenger seat of this
vehicle.
Your vehicle is equipped with an airbag
supplemental restraint system for the
front passenger. Because the backrest
on any rear-facing child-restraint system
(of the kind designed for infants under 1
year and 20 lbs/9 kg) would be within the
airbag's deployment range, you should
never mount such a device in the front
passenger seat, as the impact of the
airbag against the child restraint's back-
rest could lead to serious or fatal injuries.
If it is necessary for a child (not an infant)
to ride in the front seat, certain precau-
tions should be taken. First, move the
passenger seat as far away from the
instrument panel as possible. This
important precaution is intended to
maximize the distance between the
airbag and the child. Older children
should be tightly secured with the safety
belt. Younger children should be
secured in an appropriate forward-
facing child-restraint system that has
first been properly secured with a safety
belt. Never install a rear-facing child-
restraint system in the front passenger
seat.
We strongly urge you to carefully read
and observe the instructions for installa-
tion and use provided by the child
restraint's manufacturer whenever you
use such a device.
Always ensure that all occupants (of all
ages) remain properly and securely
restrained at all times.<
All rear seating positions in your vehicle
meet the recommendations of
SAE J1819, an industry standard
recommended practice for securing
child-restraint systems in motor vehi-
cles.

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