2005 BMW 325I SEDAN Owner's Manual

Everything from A - Z
216 Reverse gear
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic52
– manual transmission51
Road map126
"Roadside Assistance"162
Roadside
Assistance162,193
Roadside parking lamps86
– replacing bulbs189
Roadworthiness test, refer to
Service requirements69
Roller blind
– sun blinds95
Roof load capacity201
Roof-mounted luggage
rack109
Rope, refer to Tow-starting,
towing away196
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to
iDrive16
Route123
– changing123
– display126
– displaying arrow view126
– displaying map view126
– displaying town127
– list127
– selecting123
– selecting criteria123
"Route list" in navigation127
Route map126
"Route preference",
changing123
Route selection123
RSC Runflat System
Component, refer to Run-
Flat Tires178
Runflat System Component
RSC, refer to Run-Flat
Tires178
Run-Flat Tires178
– continuing driving with a
damaged tire81
– flat tire81
– new tires178
– replacing tires178
– tire pressures170
– winter tires179Runflat Tyres, refer to Run-
Flat Tires178
S
Safety-belt height
adjustment43
Safety belts43
– damage43
– indicator lamp43
– reminder43
– sitting safely38
Safety systems
– airbags82
– Antilock Brake System
ABS78
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC78
– safety belts43
Safety tires, refer to Run-Flat
Tires178
Sampling tracks
– scan146
Satellite radio141
– enabling141
– selecting channel142
– storing channel142
"SAT" for radio134,142
Scan
– CD changer146
– CD player146
– radio139
"Scan", sampling radio
stations139
"Scan", sampling
tracks on CD146
Screen, refer to iDrive
controls16
Seat adjustment
– electric39
– mechanical39
Seat belt reminder, refer to
'Fasten safety belts'
reminder43
Seats39
– adjusting the seats39
– heating41
– sitting safely38
Securing cargo101"Select as destination"120
"Select current speed"75
Selecting distance for active
cruise control59
Selecting menu items19
Selecting new scale for
navigation127
Selecting the frequency
manually139
Selection options with
navigation system123
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic52
"Service"75
,161,182
Service, refer to Roadside
Assistance193
Service car, refer to Roadside
Assistance193
Service data in the remote
control185
Service Interval Display, refer
to Condition Based Service
CBS185
"Service notification"161
"Service Request"162,164
Service requirement display,
refer to Condition Based
Service CBS185
"Service
requirements"70,161,182
Service requirements69
"Service Status"161
"Set date"73
"Set" for audio mode134
"Set time"72
Settings
– clock,12h/24h mode72
– date format73
"Set tire pressure"81
Shifting with automatic
transmission with
Steptronic52
Shiftlock, refer to Changing
selector lever positions52
Short commands of voice
command system202
Shortest route in navigation,
refer to Selecting route123

Reference 217
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
"Short route" in
navigation123
"Show current position"119
"Show destination
position"119
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer147
– CD player147
Side airbags82
Side-mounted turn signals
– replacing bulbs189
Side window blind, refer to
Roller sun blinds95
Side windows, refer to
Windows35
Signal horn, refer to Horn10
Sitting safely38
– airbags38
– safety belt38
– with head restraint38
Ski bag101
Ski sack, refer to Ski bag101
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to
Glass sunroof, electric36
Slot for remote control49
Smokers' package, refer to
Ashtray99
Socket, refer to Connecting
electrical appliances99
Sound output for
entertainment on/off134
Spare fuses192
Spare fuses, refer to
Fuses192
Spark plugs, refer to Service
requirements69
Speed
– for winter tires179
Speed-dependent
volume135
Speed limit75
– setting75
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit75
Speedometer12
"Speed volume"136
Sports seat40Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems78
Start/stop button49
– starting the engine49
– switching off the engine50
"Start guidance"118,125
Starting
– difficulties, temperature50
Starting, refer to Starting the
engine49
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump starting194
Starting the engine
– start/stop button49
Start menu17
"State / Province" in
destination entry116
Station, refer to Radio138
"Status"70
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing5
Steering wheel44
– adjustment44
– buttons on steering
wheel11
– freely programmable
buttons45
– lock49
"Steering wheel buttons"45
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering81
Steptronic, refer to Automatic
transmission with
Steptronic51
"Stopwatch"76
Stopwatch75
Storage compartment
– permissible load97
Storage compartments97
Storage package97
"Store in address book" in
navigation121
"Store" on the radio140,143
Storing current position121
Storing radio stations140
Storing tires179
Stowage, refer to Storage
compartments97"Street" in destination
entry117
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires170
Sun blinds95
SW, waveband138
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching Control Display on/
off21
Switching navigation voice
instructions on/off127
Switching off
– engine50
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button49
Switching on
– audio134
– CD changer134
– CD player134
– radio134
Switching on the hour
signal72
Switching the cooling function
on and off
92
Symbols4
– Control Display20
T
Tachometer64
Tail lamps189
– replacing bulbs190
Tank contents, refer to
Capacities201
Technical data200
Telematik, refer to
TeleService, BMW
Assist160
Telephone, refer to Portable
phone152
Telephone, refer to separate
Owner's Manual
"Telephone list"45
TeleService160
– enabling160
– services offered161

Everything from A - Z
218 Temperature display
– ice warning64
– outside temperature64
– setting the units68
"Terminate services"163
"Text language"76
"Theater" tone settings136
Thigh support40
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp190
Tilt alarm sensor35
Tilt function, passenger-side
mirror44
"Time"72
"Time format"72
Tire inflation pressures170
Tire pressure
– loss81
Tire pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire Monitor80
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor81
Tire Quality Grading176
Tires
– age176,178
– breaking in106
– changing, refer to Changing
wheels191
– condition177
– damage177
– inflation pressure170
– minimum tread depth177
– new tires178
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor80
– puncture81
– Run-Flat Tires178
– size176
– wear indicators, refer to
Minimum tread depth177
– winter tires179
"Tone"135
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting135
– middle setting137
Tools, refer to Onboard tool
kit187
"Top 8" for portable
phone155Torque200
Touch tone dialing156
Tow bar196
Tow fittings195
Tow fittings for tow-starting
and towing away195
Towing195
– methods
196
Towing away
– car with automatic
transmission195
"Town / City" in destination
entry116
Tow rope196
Tow-starting195
Tracks
– random play sequence147
Track width, refer to
Dimensions200
Traction-assist feature, refer
to DSC78
Traction control, refer to DSC
Dynamic Stability
Control78
Trailer towing
– towing loads and gross
weight201
Transmission
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic51
– manual transmission51
Transporting children
safely46
Transport securing device,
refer to Securing cargo109
Tread depth, refer to Minimum
tire tread177
Treble, tone control135
"Trip computer"66
Trip computer66
Trip-distance counter, refer to
Trip odometer64
"Triple turn signal
activation"53,85
Trip odometer64
Trunk lid, refer to Luggage
compartment lid32
Trunk lights, refer to Luggage
compartment lamp87Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions200
Turn signals53
– indicator lamp12
– replacing bulbs189
Tying down loads, refer to
Cargo loading109
U
Underbody protection, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR176
"Units"68
Units
– average consumption68
– temperature68
Universal garage door opener,
refer to Integrated universal
remote control93
Universal remote control93
"Unlock button"30
Unlocking
– from inside32
– from outside30
"Update services"163
V
Vehicle
– battery191
– breaking in106
– care, refer to Caring for your
vehicle brochure
– cargo loading108
– dimensions200
– Identification Number, refer
to Engine compartment181
– parking50
– washing, refer to Caring for
your vehicle brochure
– weight201
Vehicle jack191
Vehicle position, refer to
Displaying current
position129
"Vehicle settings"80

Reference 219
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Ventilation92
– draft-free92
– in the rear92
Vents, refer to Ventilation92
"Vent settings"90
Voice command
– overview22
Voice input
– short commands202
Voice instructions for
navigation system127
– muting45
– repeating45,128
– switching on/off127
– volume128
Voice phone book158
Volume134
– audio sources134
– portable phone153
– voice instructions128
Volume control
– speed-dependent
adjustment135
Volume of luggage
compartment201
W
Warning and indicator
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control73
Warning triangle194
Washer fluid55
– content of the reservoir55
Washer fluid reservoir55
Washing the car, refer to
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Waste tray, refer to Ashtray98
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water107
Waveband138
"WB"134,141
Wear indicators in tires, refer
to Minimum tread depth177
Weights201
Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions200Wheels, new178
Wheels and tires170
Width, refer to
Dimensions200
Windows35
– anti-trapping mechanism35
– convenience operation30
– opening, closing35
– safety switch36
Windshield
– cleaning54
– defrosting and removing
condensation91
Windshield defrosting, refer to
Defrosting windows91
Windshield washer fluid
reservoir, refer to Washer
fluid55
Windshield washer system54
– washer fluid55
– washer nozzles54
Windshield wiper blades,
changing187
Windshield wipers, refer to
Wiper system54
Winter tires179
– setting speed limit75
– storage179
Wiper blade replacement187
Wiper system54
"With highways" for
navigation123
Word-matching principle for
navigation124
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to
Onboard tool kit187
X
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulbs187

Refueling
So that you always have access to the data you
need when refueling, you are recommended to
enter the relevant figures for your car in the
table provided below. Consult the index for indi-
vidual specifications.Fuel
Engine oil
Do not add engine oil until the corresponding
warning lamp in the instrument cluster lights up,
refer to page183.
Tire inflation pressures
Designation
Please enter your preferred fuel here.
Quality
Summer tires
FrontRearWinter tires
FrontRear
Up to 4 persons
5 persons or 4 plus luggage

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