Contents
Operation, maintenance
Special operating instructions:
Break-in procedures108
Driving notes109
Antilock Brake System
(ABS)109
Brake system110
Wheels and tires:
Tire inflation pressure111
Tire condition111
Tire replacement112
Wheel and tire
combinations114
Winter tires114
In the engine compartment:
Hood116
Engine compartment
essentials118
Washer fluids120
Engine oil120
Coolant122
Brake fluid123
Maintenance:
The BMW Maintenance
System124
Laws and regulations:
California Proposition 65
warning126
OBD interface socket126
Owner service procedures
Replacement procedures:
Onboard tool kit130
Windshield wiper blades130
Lamps and bulbs131
Changing a wheel135
Run Flat tires*139
Battery140
Fuses140
Giving and receiving
assistance:
Jump-starting141
Towing the vehicle142
Technical data
Engine data146
Dimensions147
Weights148
Capacities149
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Everything from A to Z
153
Cockpit 14
Code, refer to the Owner's
Manual for Radio
Coin box 98
Compartments 98
Compression ratio 146
Computer 74
Condensation
removing from windows
91, 94
Consumption 75
display 71
Coolant 122, 149
Cooling system 149
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Cornering Brake Control
(CBC) 18, 109
Cruise control 68
Cup holder, see Beverage
holder 98
Curb weight 148
Cushion height 147
D
Data
dimensions 147
engine 146
technical 146
weights 148
Daytime driving lamps 85
DBC Dynamic Brake
Control 109Defrost position 91, 94
Defrosting
rear window 90, 95
windows 91, 94
Digital clock 73
Dimensions 147
Dipstick, engine oil 120
Displacement 146
Display lighting 86
Displays 16
Distance warning 76
Divided rear backrest 102
Door key 30
Door lock buttons 34
Doors
emergency operation 33
unlocking and locking 31
Driving notes 109
DSC Dynamic Stability Con-
trol 18, 19, 79
DTC Dynamic Traction
Control 79
Dynamic Brake Control
(DBC) 109
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC) 18, 19, 79
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) 79
E
Electric power windows 40Electrical accessories, fail-
ure 140
Electrical malfunction
fuel filler door 23
sliding/tilt sunroof 42
Emergency operation
doors 33
fuel filler door 23
sliding/tilt sunroof 42
Emergency release
luggage compartment
lid 37
Emissions, minimum, refer
to Energy control 70
Energy control 70
Engine
starting 59
switching off 61
Engine compartment 118
Engine coolant 149
adding 122
temperature gauge 71
Engine data 146
Engine oil
adding 120
capacity 149
quality 121
viscosity 121
Engine oil consumption 120
Engine oil level 19
check 120
Engine oil pressure 18Engine oil types 121
Engine speed 146
Entering the rear 46
Environmentally-friendly
driving, refer to Energy
control 70
Exterior mirrors 50
Eyelet, towing 142
F
False alarm, avoiding 39
Fault displays 72
First-aid kit 22
Flashlight 98
Flat tire 111, 135
Flat Tire Monitor 82
Fog lamps 87
Folding rear backrest 102
Follow me home lamps 85
Front fog lamps 87
Front seat adjustment 43
Frost protection
radiator 122
Fuel consumption 75
display 71
Fuel economy, refer to
Energy control 70
Fuel filler door 23
release following an elec-
trical malfunction 23
Fuel gauge 71
Fuel specifications 24
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