2007 BMW 3 SEDAN Owners Manual

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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety-related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls, may call
1-800-333-0510 toll-free from anywhere in
Canada or 1-613-993-9851 from the Ottawa
region and from other countries, or contact
Transport Canada by mail at: Transport
Canada, ASFAD, Place de Ville, Tower C,
330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0N5.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca
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This overview of buttons, switches and displays
is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's
operating environment. The section will also
assist you in becoming acquainted with the
control concepts and options available for
operating the various systems.
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Cockpit
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Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
3Folding exterior mirrors in and out*50
4Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb
monitor
*50
1Safety switch for electric rear
windows39
2
Opening and closing windows38 5
Parking lamps97
Low beams97
Automatic headlamp control
*97
Adaptive Head Light
*99
6
Fog lamps
*99
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8Instrument cluster12
11Ignition lock57
12Buttons
* on the steering wheel13Horn: the entire surface
14Adjusting the steering wheel51
16Releasing the hood214
17Opening the tailgate/luggage compartment
lid
*
7
Turn signals61
High beams, headlamp flasher99
Roadside parking lamps
*99
Computer74
Settings and information about the
vehicle76
Instrument lighting100
9
Windshield wipers62
Rain sensor
*62
Sports Wagon:
Rear window wiper63
10Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine57
Telephone
*:
>Press: accepting and ending a
call, starting dialing
* selected
phone numbers. Redialing if
no phone number is selected
>Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice com-
mand system
*22
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling through phone book and
lists with stored phone numbers
Individually programmable51
Individually programmable51
15
Cruise control
*64
Active cruise control
*66
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Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2Indicator lamps for turn signals
3Indicator and warning lamps13
4Displays for active cruise control
*66
5Tachometer72
6Energy Control
*73
Engine oil temperature
*73
7Display for
>Clock72
>Outside temperature72
>Indicator and warning lamps828Display for
>Position of automatic transmission
*59
>Computer74
>Date of next scheduled service, and
remaining distance to be driven77
>Odometer and trip odometer72
>Checking engine oil level
*215
>Settings and information76
> There is a Check Control
message82
9Fuel gauge73
10Resetting the trip odometer72
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Mobility
Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
Indicator and warning lamps can light up in var-
ious combinations and colors in the indicator
area 1 or2.
Some lamps are checked for proper functioning
and thus come on briefly when the engine is
started or the ignition is switched on.
Explanatory text messages
Text messages at the lower edge of the Control
Display explain the meaning of the displayed
indicator and warning lamps.
You can call up more information, e.g. on the
cause of a malfunction and on how to respond,
via Check Control, refer to page82.In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps in the indicator
area1 signal that the associated functions are
activated:
High beams/headlamp flasher99
Fog lamps
*99
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the propul-
sive forces in order to maintain driving
stability88
Parking brake applied59
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Around the center console: controls and displays
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