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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 VIII/01
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Overview
Controls and features
Cockpit14
Instrument cluster15
Indicator and warning lamps17
Multifunction steering wheel
(MFL)21
Hazard warning triangle22
Refueling22
Fuel specifications23
Tire inflation pressures24
Opening and closing:
Keys28
Central locking system28
Opening and closing Ð via the
remote control29
Opening and closing Ð via the
door lock31
Opening and closing Ð from the
inside32
Tailgate33
Rear window34
Cargo area35
Alarm system35
Electric power windows37
Sliding/tilt sunroof38
Adjustments:
Correct sitting posture40
Seats40
Manual seat adjustment41
Power seat adjustment42
Lumbar support42
Head restraints43
Safety belts44
Seat and mirror memory45
Seat heating46
Steering wheel46
Mirrors47
Passenger safety systems:
Airbags48
Transporting children safely51Vehicle Memory, Key
Memory54
Driving:
Ignition lock55
Starting the engine55
Switching off the engine56
Parking brake57
Manual transmission57
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic58
Indicator/Headlamp flasher60
Washer/Wiper system/Rain
sensor61
Cruise control63
Everything under control:
Odometer65
Tachometer65
Energy control65
Fuel gauge66
Coolant temperature gauge66
Service Interval Display66
Check Control67
Clock67
Computer68
Technology for safety and
driving convenience:
Park Distance Control (PDC)70
Automatic Stability Control plus
Traction (ASC+T)71
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC)73
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Instrument cluster
7 Indicator and warning
lamps17 to 20
8 Reset trip odometer to zero65
9 Indicator for Check Control6710 Display for
>
Trip odometer/Odometer65
>
Clock67
>
Service Interval66
>
Computer6811 Selector lever and program display
for automatic transmission18, 60
12 Clock reset button67
13 Indicator and warning
lamps17 to 20
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OverviewControlsMaintenanceRepairsDataIndex
Odometer Tachometer Energy control 1 Odometer
2 Trip odometerOdometer You can activate the displays shown in
the illustration with the ignition key in
position 0 by pressing the button in the
instrument cluster.Trip odometerTo reset the trip odometer to zero,
press the button with the ignition key in
position 1 or higher.
Never allow the engine to operate with
the needle in the red overspeed zone of
the gauge.
To protect the engine, the fuel supply is
interrupted when you approach this
sector.
Indicates the current fuel consumption
in mpg (in liters/100 km on Canadian
models). You can check your current
driving style to see whether it is condu-
cive to economy and minimum exhaust
emissions.
When the vehicle is stationary, the
display goes to "Maximum" (zero on
Canadian models).
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Check Control ClockThe following information and/or condi-
tions are indicated using symbols,
starting with the ignition key in
position 2, until the condition has been
corrected.
1 Check the low beams and high
beams, as well as the parking lamps
2 Door open
3 Tailgate open
4 Check brake and tail lamps
When you open the driver's door after
parking, a signal sounds to remind you
if the headlamps have not been
switched off.
If you wish to have a permanent time
display, you can make this setting in the
radio display (refer to the Radio
Owner's Manual).
You can set the clock and the time
display in the car radio as follows.
SettingWith ignition key position 1 or 2 and
time displayed in the instrument cluster.
To set ahead: turn the button to the
right.
To set back: turn the button to the left.
The adjustment speed will increase the
longer you continue to hold the button.
To change the display mode: press the
button briefly.
Every time you press the button, the
clock display alternates between the
12-hour or 24-hour mode.
In ignition key position 0: the time is
displayed for a few seconds after you
press the left button, refer to
Odometer on page 65.
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Everything from A to Z
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OverviewControlsMaintenanceRepairsDataIndex
I
Ice warning68
Icy roads68
Ignition keys28
Ignition lock55
Imprint4
Indicator lamps17
Inflation pressures24, 107
INSPECTION66
Instrument cluster15
Instrument lighting83
Instrument panel15
Interface socket
for onboard diagnostics
(OBD)121
Interior lamps30, 84
remote control30
Interior motion sensor35
operation via remote
control30
switching off36
Interior rearview mirror47
automatic dimming
feature48
Interlock55
J
Jack129
Jump-starting134 K
Key Memory54
Key set28
Keys28 L
Lamps and bulbs,
replacement125
Lashing eyes100
License plate lamps, bulb
replacement128, 129
LIGHTS ON warning82
Litter bag holder93
Loading and driving
notes100
Load-securing devices100
Lock buttons32
Low beams82
bulb replacement125
Lug wrench129
Luggage cover, refer to
cargo area cover
Luggage rack100
M
M+S tires111
Maintenance66, 119
Malfunction displays67
Manual operation
doors31
fuel filler door22
sliding/tilt sunroof39
tailgate33
Manual seat adjustment41
Manual transmission57
Manually controlled recircu-
lated-air90
Master keys28
Memory settings45
MFL (Multifunction steering
wheel)21
Microfilter87, 91
Mirror defrosting47
Mirror memory45
Mirrors47
Mobile phone94
Modifications,
technical10, 120
Motion sensor, refer to
interior motion sensor35
Multifunction steering wheel
(MFL)21
O
OBD interface socket121
Odometer65
Oil
additives115
capacity143
consumption115
quality116
specifications116
viscosity116
Oil change intervals, see the
Service and Warranty
Information Booklet
Oil dipstick115
Oil filter change143
OILSERVICE66
Onboard computer68
refer also to the "Owner's
Manual Onboard
Computer"
Onboard tool kit124
Opening and closing
from the inside32
via the door lock31
via the remote control29
Outside temperature
display68
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Everything from A to Z
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Steering wheel lock55
Stopping the vehicle56
Storage compartments92
Stroke140
Switching off the engine56
Symbols8
Synthetic oils116 T
Tail lamps
bulb replacement127
Tailgate33
electrical malfunction33
manual operation33
remote control
operation30
Tank capacity143
Technical data140
Technical
modifications10, 120
Telephone preparation94
Temperature display
outside temperature68
Temperature gauge
engine coolant66 Temperature
layering87, 90
Temperature
settings86, 89
The Automatic Differential
Brake (ADB-X)75
Thigh support41
Third brake light128
Tilt alarm sensor36
operation via remote
control30
switching off36
Tire change129
Tire inflation
pressures24, 107
Tire inflation pressures,
table25
Tire Pressure Monitor
(RDC)78, 109, 132
Tire pressure, indicator78
Tire pressure,
monitoring78
Tire Quality Grading109
Tire replacement108
Tire tread107
wear indicators (TWI)107 Tools124
Torque140
Tow fittings135
Towing the vehicle135
Trailer weights142
Transmission57
Transmitter keys28
Transporting children
safely51
Tread depth, tires107
Tread wear indicators107
Trip odometer65
Turn signal
indicators20, 60
Turn signals
bulb replacement126
U
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading109
Use antifreeze, radiator117
V
Vehicle keys28
Vehicle Memory54
Vehicle weight142
Vehicle, starting55
Ventilation85, 88
draft-free87, 90 W
Warning lamps17
Warning messages67
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet (Canadian
models)119
Washer fluid, adding114
Washer reservoir, filling114
Washing your vehicle, refer
to the "Caring for your
vehicle" manual
Water on roadways105
Weights142
Wheel and tire
combinations110
Wheels and tires107
Windshield washer system
capacity143
filling114