2002 BMW M3 COUPE maintenance

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Capacities
Notes
Fuel tank
Reserve gal. (liters)
gal. (liters)approx. 16.6 (approx. 63)
approx. 2.1 (approx. 8)Fuel specification: page 24
Windshield and headlamp washer
reservoir quarts (liters) approx. 5.6 (approx. 5.3)Specifications: page 109
Cooling system including heater
circuitquarts (liters) approx. 9.9 (approx. 9.3) Specifications: page 112
Engine oil and filter change quarts (liters) approx. 5.3 (approx. 5.0) Specifications: page 111
Manual transmission quarts (liters) approx. 1.9 (approx. 1.8) Oil change during break-in inspec-
tion and during each inspection II
Differential quarts (liters) approx. 1.2 (approx. 1.1) Oil change during break-in inspec-
tion and during each inspection II

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Overview
Controls and features
Operation, maintenance
Owner service procedures
Index Technical data
Index

Everything from A to Z
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Caring for headlamp covers,
refer to the "Caring for your
vehicle" manual
Caring for your vehicle's
paintwork, refer to the
"Caring for your vehicle"
manual
CBC (Cornering Brake
Control)101
warning lamp18
Cellular phone92
refer also to the separate
Owner's Manual
Center (high-mount) brake
lamp125
Center armrest91
Central locking system28
key33
Check Control72
Checking
engine coolant112t
engine oil level110t
tire inflation
pressures24t
Child seat security54
Child-restraint systems52
Cigarette lighter93
Clean the headlamps67 Clean the windshield67
Clock72
also refer to the "Radio
Owner's Manual"
Clothes hooks93
Cockpit14
Coin box91
Combination switch65
Compression136
Computer72
refer also to the "Onboard
Computer Owner's
Manual"
Configuring individual
settings with Vehicle and
Key Memory55
Connecting car vacuum
cleaner93
Consumption74
Consumption display71
Control elements14
Coolant112
Coolant system,
capacity139
Coolant temperature
gauge71
Copyright4 Cornering Brake Control
(CBC)101
warning lamp18
Cover, sun blinds89
Cruise control68
Cruising range74
Curb weight138
D
Data
dimensions137
engine136
technical136
weights138
Daytime driving lamps80
DBC (Dynamic Brake
Control)77
Deep water101
Defrostable rear window88
Defroster, rear window84
Defrosting windows87
Dimensions137
Dipstick, engine oil110
Disc brakes102
Displacement136
Display lighting81
Distance warning75
Divided rear backrest94
Door key28 Doors
electrical
malfunction29t
manual operation29t
operating manually29
remote control30
unlocking and
locking29, 30
Draft-free ventilation85, 88
Driving notes
aquaplaning101
brakes101
DSC (Dynamic Stability
Control)76
indicator lamp19
Dynamic Brake Control
(DBC)77
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC)76
indicator lamp19
E
Electric power windows39
Electrical malfunction
doors29t
fuel filler door22t
luggage compartment
lid34
sliding/tilt sunroof41t

Everything from A to Z
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INSPECTION71
Instrument cluster15
Instrument lighting81
Instrument panel15
Interface socket
for Onboard
Diagnostics116
Interior lamps31, 82
remote control31
Interior motion
sensor37, 38
avoiding unintentional
alarms38
deactivate31
operating via remote
control31
Interior rearview mirror with
automatic dimming
feature49 J
Jump-starting131 K
Key28
with remote control28
Key Memory55
L
Lamps80, 120
LAMPS ON warning80
Lashing eyes97
LATCH child-restraint
system installation53
Leather care, refer to the
"Caring for your vehicle"
manual
Length137
License plate lamp
bulb replacement125t
Lighting, refer to lamps
Load-securing devices97
Locking luggage
compartment lid
separately34
Louvers83, 86
Low ambient
temperatures111
Low beams80
bulb replacement121t
Luggage compartment
capacity138
floor mat36
floor panel36
lighting34
operating via remote
control31 Luggage compartment
lid34
electrical malfunction34
emergency release from
luggage compartment's
interior36
locking it separately34
manual operation34t
Luggage rack97
Lumbar support,
adjusting43
M
M Engine dynamics
control79
M+S-tires106
Maintenance71, 114
Malfunction displays72
Manual operation
doors29t
fuel filler door22t
luggage compartment
lid34t
sliding/tilt sunroof41t
Manual transmission58
Master key28 MFL (Multifunction steering
wheel)21
Microfilter85, 89
Mirror memory46
Mirrors48
automatic curb
monitor48
Modifications,
technical10, 115
Multifunction steering wheel
(MFL)21
N
Navigation system, refer to
the "Onboard Computer
Owner's Manual"
Neckrest44 O
OBD interface socket116
Obstruction protection39
Odometer70
Oil
additives111
capacity139
quality111
specifications111
viscosity111

Everything from A to Z
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Sliding/tilt sunroof40
closing after electrical
fault41t
convenience operation
mode29
electrical
malfunction41t
manual operation41t
remote control30
Snow chains106
Sockets for towing132t
Sound system90
Spare key28t
Speaker92
Speedometer15
Sport-mode
identification79
Standing lamps81
bulb replacement121t
Starting problems57t
Starting the engine57
Steering lock56
Steering wheel,
adjusting47
Stopping the vehicle57
Storage areas91
Stroke136
Summer tires105 Sun blind cover89
Surface ice warning73
Switching off the engine57
Switching off the interior
motion sensor38
Switching off the tilt alarm
sensor38
Symbols, used8
T
Tail lamp assembly
bulb replacement123t
Tail lamps123
bulb replacement123t
Tank capacity139
Technical data136
Technical
modifications10, 115
Telephone hookup92
Temperature display
outside temperature73
Temperature gauge
engine coolant71
Temperature
layering85, 88
Temperature,
adjusting84, 87 Thigh support, adjusting43
Third brake lamp125
Through-loading system94
Tilt alarm sensor38
avoiding unintentional
alarms38
deactivate31
operating via remote
control31
Tire codes105
Tire damage103t
Tire inflation
pressures24, 25, 103
Tire Quality Grading104
Tire replacement104
Tire tread103
Tool kit120
Torque136
Tow sockets132t
Towing the vehicle132t
Track137
Transmission58
Transporting children
safely52
Tread depth, tires103
Tread wear indicator103 Trip odometer70
Trunk lid, refer to luggage
compartment lid34
Turn signal indicator65
bulb replacement122t
indicator lamps20
Turning radius137
U
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading104
Upholstery material, refer to
the "Caring for your
vehicle" manual
Used batteries130t V
Vehicle battery130
Vehicle Memory55
Vehicle weight138
Ventilation83, 86
draft-free85, 88
Viscosity rate, oil111