2009 BMW 3 SERIES ECU

BMW Assist
184
Navigating with the mouse pointer
1.Select the symbol.
2. Use the mouse pointer to navigate on the
page.
>To move the mouse pointer: move the
controller in the required direction
> To select an element: press the control-
ler
> To scroll: turn the controller
Status display
A symbol at the top left of the screen shows the
following statuses.
Entering an Internet address
1. "Enter URL"
2. Individually select the letters and characters
of the desired address.
3. Select "OK".
Bookmarks/favorites
Adding a bookmark
The page currently being displayed is stored as
a bookmark.
1. Select the symbol.
2. "Add to bookmarks"
Selecting a bookmark
1.Select the symbol.
2. Select the desired bookmark.
Deleting a bookmark
1.Select the symbol.
2. Open "Options".
3. "Delete bookmark" or "Delete all book-
marks"
Defining a bookmark as the start page
1.Select the symbol.
2. Open "Options".
3. "Set as home URL"
Bookmarks/favorites
Zoom
Leave the browser
SymbolFunction
No connection possible
Data transfer
Secure connection
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Under the hood
Do not work on the car unless you pos-
sess the necessary technical knowledge.
If you are unfamiliar with the statutory guide-
lines, have any work on the vehicle performed
only by a BMW center or by a workshop that
work according to BMW repair procedures with
correspondingly trained pe rsonnel. If this work
is not carried out properly, there is a danger of
subsequent damage an d related safety haz-
ards. <
Hood
Releasing
Pull the lever.
Opening
In order to avoid damage, make sure that
the wiper arms are against the windshield
before you open the hood. Do not open the en-
gine hood before the engine has cooled down,
otherwise injuries may result. <
Press the release handle and open the hood.
Closing
Let the hood drop from a height of approx. 10 in/
25 cm. It must be clearly heard to engage.
Make sure that the closing path of the
hood is clear, otherwise injuries may re-
sult.
If you see any signs while driving your vehicle
that the hood is not comp letely closed, stop at
once and close it securely. <
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Navigation
Entertainment
Charging the battery
Only charge the battery in the vehicle via the
terminals in the engine compartment with the
engine off. Connections, refer to Jump starting
on page 231.
Disposal
Have old batteries disposed of by your
BMW center or hand them in to a recy-
cling center. Maintain the battery in an upright
position for transport and storage. Always
secure the battery agains t tipping over during
transport.<
Power failure
After a temporary power loss, the functioning of
some equipment may be limited and require
reinitialization. Individual settings may likewise
have been lost and will have to be programmed:
> Time and date
These values must be updated, refer to
page 73.
> Radio
In some cases, stations may have to be
stored again, refer to page 145.
> Navigation system
Operability must be waited for, refer to
page 122.
> Glass roof
It may happen that the roof can only be
raised. The system must be initialized.
Please contact your BMW center.
> Panorama glass roof
It may happen that the roof can only be
raised. The system must be initialized.
Please contact your BMW center.
> Seat and mirror memory
The positions must be stored again, refer to
page 45.
> Inside rearview mirror with digital compass
The system must be calibrated, refer to
page 101.
Fuses
Never attempt to repa ir a blown fuse and
do not replace a defective fuse with a sub-
stitute of another color or amperage rating, oth-
erwise this could lead to a circuit overload, ulti-
mately resulting in a fire in the vehicle.<
Open the cover in the glove compartment and
remove it.
Spare fuses and a pair of plastic forceps are set
in holders on the distributor box.
See the rear of the cover for information on fuse
assignment.
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252
Care
218
– automatic car washes 218
– care products 218
– carpets 220
– CD/DVD drives 221
– chrome parts 219
– displays 220
– exterior 218
– fine wood parts 220
– headlamps 219
– high-pressure washer 218
– interior 220
– leather 220
– light-alloy wheels 219
– paintwork 219
– plastic parts 220
– rubber seals 219
– safety belts 220
– sensors and cameras 220
– upholstery and cloth trim 220
– washing the car
manually 219
– windows 219
– wiper blades 219
Cargo, securing 118
Cargo bay 107
– capacity 241
– convenient access 35
– folding up the floor panel 109
– lamp, refer to Interior lamps 93
– opening from inside 30
– opening from outside 31
– partition net 107
– roll-up cover 107
Cargo bay lid, refer to Luggage compartment lid/
tailgate 30
Cargo bay net, refer to Partition net 107
Cargo loading 117
– securing cargo 118
– stowing cargo 118
– vehicle 117
Car jack
– jacking points 228 Car key, refer to Integrated
key/remote control 26
Car phone
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 103
– refer to separate Owner's Manual
Car phone, refer to
Telephone 168
Car radio, refer to Radio 145
Car s

hampoo 220
Car wash 117
Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system 115
CBS Condition Based Service 216
CD, audio playback 150
CD changer 150
– controls 142
– fast forward/reverse 152
– installation location 154
– random play sequence 151
– selecting a track 150
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
CD player 150
– controls 142
– fast forward/reverse 152
– random play sequence 151
– selecting a track 150
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
Center armrest 103
Center brake lamp
– replacing bulb 228
Center console, refer to Around the center
console 14
Central locking
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Central locking system 27
– convenient access 34
– hotel function 32
– setting unlocking characteristics 27 Changes, technical, refer to
For your own safety 5
Changing bulbs, refer to Lamps and bulbs 223
Changing the measurement
units on the Control
Display 71
Changing wheels 228
Chassis number, refer to Engine compartment 212
Check Control 75
Check Gas Cap 190
Child-restraint fixing system
LATCH 50
Child-restraint systems 49
Child-safety lock 52
Child seats, refer to Transporting children
safely 49
Chrome parts 220
Chrome polish 220
Cigarette lighter, refer to
Ligh
ter104
Cleaning headlamps 58
– washer fluid 59
Cleaning your BMW, refer to Care 218
Clock 67
– 12h/24h mode 74
– setting the time and date 74
– setting time 73
Closing
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Clothes hooks 103
Cockpit 10
Cold start, refer to Starting the
engine 53
Combined instrument, refer to Instrument cluster 12
Comfort access, refer to Convenient access 34
Comfort area, refer to Around
the center console 14
Compartment for remote control, refer to Ignition
lock 53
Compass 101
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Interior rearview mirror48
– automatic dimming
feature 48
– compass 101
Interlock, refer to Disengaging
the remote control 55
Intermittent mode of the wipers 58
Intersection, entering, navigation 124
iPod, connecting, refer to
AUX-IN port 161
iPod, connecting, refer to
USB-audio interface 162
J
Jacking points228
Joystick, refer to iDrive 16
Jumpering, refer to Jump starting 231
Jump starting 231
K
Key, refer to Integrated key/
remote control 26
Keyless go, refer to
Convenient access 34
Keyless opening and closing, refer to Convenient
access 34
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 26
Kick-down 56
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 56
Knock control 191
L
Lamps
– automatic headlamp
control 90
– parking lamps/low beams 90
Lamps and bulbs, replacing
bulbs 223
Language, changing on Control Display 78 Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer
to Safety belts 46
Lashing eyes, refer to Securing cargo 118
Last destinations 126
LATCH child-restraint fixing system 50
Leather care 220
LED Light-emitting diodes 223
Length, refer to
Dimensions 239
License plate lamp, replacing
bulb 228
Light-alloy wheels 219
Light-emitting diodes
LED 223
Lighter 104
– connecting electrical
appliances 105
Lighting
– instruments 92
– lamps and bulbs 223
– vehicle, refer to Lamps 90
Light switch 90
Limit, refer to Speed limit 77
Load 118
Load securing equipment,
refer to Securing cargo 118
Lock buttons, doors, refer to Locking 30
Locking
– adjusting confirmation signal 28
– from inside 30
– from outside 28
– without remote control, refer
to Convenient access 34
Locking and unlocking doors
– confirmation signals 28
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Longlife oils
– alternative oil types 215
– approved engine oils 215
Low-beam headlamps 90
– automatic 90
Low beams
– replacing bulbs 224Lower back support, refer to
Lumbar support 43
Luggage compartment lid 30
– convenient access 35
– emergency release 32
– locking or unlocking separately 32
– open
ing from inside 30
– opening from outside 31
– remote control 28
Luggage rack, refer to Roof-
mounted luggage rack 119
Lumbar support 43
LW, waveband 145
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter
tires 210
Maintenance, refer to Service Booklet
Maintenance system 216
Malfunction
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 57
– luggage compartment lid 31
– tires 84
Malfunction warnings, refer to
Check Control 75
Manual car wash 219
Manual mode, automatic
transmission with
Steptronic 56
Manual operation
– door lock 29
– driver's door 29
– fuel filler door 190
– glass roof 37
– luggage compartment lid 31
– panorama glass roof 39
– transmission lock, automatic transmission 57
Manual transmission 55
Map display 135
Map for navigation
– changing scale 135
– entering destination 128
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Saving fuel114
Screen, refer to iDrive
controls 16
Screw thread for tow fitting 233
SDARS, refer to Satellite radio 148
Seat adjustment
– electric 42
– mechanical 42
Seat and mirror memory 45
Seat belt reminder, refer to 'Fasten safety belts'
reminder 46
Seat heating 45
Seats 42
– adjusting electrically 42
– adjusting the seats 42
– heating 45
– memory, refer to Seat and mirror memory 45
– saving a setting, refer to Seat
and mirror memory 45
– sitting safely 41
Securing cargo 110
Securing the vehicle
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
Selecting distance for active cruise control 63
Selecting new scale for
navigation 135
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 56
Selector lever lock, refer to Changing selector lever
positions, shiftlock 56
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 56
Service, refer to Roadside Assistance 230
Service car, refer to Roadside Assistance 230
Service data in the remote
control 216 Service Interval Display, refer
to Condition Based Service
CBS 216
Service Request 185
Service requirement display,
refer to Condition Based
Service CBS 216
Service requirements 71
Services status 186
Settings
– changing on Control
Display 78
– clock, 12h/24h mode 74
– DVD 153
– language 78
Settings and information 70
Setting times, refer to Preselecting switch-on
times 98
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 56
– manual

transmission 55
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission,
refer to Changing selector
lever positions 56
Short commands for the voice
activation system 243
Short route in navigation, refer to Selecting route 133
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer 151
– CD player 151
Side airbags 88
Side window blind, refer to Roller sun blinds 102
Side windows, refer to Windows 36
Signal horn, refer to
Horn 10,11
Sitting safely 41
– with airbags 41
– with head restraint 41
– with safety belts 41
Ski bag 109
Sliding/tilt sunroof
– refer to Panorama glass roof 38 Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to
Glass roof, electric 37
Slot for remote control 53
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 104
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing 177
– use 168
Snap-in adapter, refer to Center armrest storage
compartment 103
Socket, On-Board Diagnosis OBD 217
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 105
Soot particulate filter, refer to
Diesel particulate filter 115
SOS, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 230
Sound output for entertainment on/off 142
Spare fuses, 229
Spare fuses, refer to Fuses 229
Special destinations 126
Speed
– Run-Flat Tires 84
– with winter tires 210
Speed limit 77
Speed limit warning, refer to Speed limit 77
Speedometer 12
Speed Volume 143
Split rear seat backrest, refer
to Expanding the cargo
bay 10
7
Split screen, refer to Control
Display, switching on/off 19
Split screen content, refer to Display for split screen
content, selecting 19
Spray nozzles, refer to Cleaning windshield and
headlamps 58
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control
systems 81
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Start/stop button
53
– starting the engine 53
– switching off the engine 54
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 53
Starting assistance, refer to Jump starting 231
Starting difficulties
– jump starting 231
Starting the engine
– start/stop button 53
Start menu 17
State/province, for
navigation 123
Station, selecting
– radio 145
Status of this Owner's Manual at time of printing 5
Steam jet 218,219
Steering wheel 48
– adjustment 48
– buttons on steering
wheel 11
– heating 48
– lock 53
– locking with convenient access 34
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering 87
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 55
Storage 221
Storage compartments 103
Storage nets 108
"Store Channel" in radio 149
Storing seat positions, refer to Seat and mirror memory 45
Storing tires 210
Stowage, refer to Storage compartments 103
Street, entering,
navigation 124
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 195
Sun blinds 102
Surface ice, refer to Outside temperature warning 67SVCD
152
SW, waveband 145
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 54
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button 53
Switching on
– audio 142
– CD changer 142
– CD player 142
– radio 142
Switching the cooling function
on and of
f96
Switch-on times of parked car ventilation, preselecting 98
Symbols 4
– status information 19
– traffic bulletins for navigation
system 136
T
Tachometer 67
Tailgate 30
– convenient access 35
– emergency operation, refer to Opening manually 31
– opening from inside 30
– opening from outside 31
– opening manually 31
– remote control 28
Tailgate, refer to Luggage compartment lid/tailgate 30
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb 228
Tail lamps 226
– replacing bulb 227
Tank contents, refer to Capacities 242
Technical data 238
– capacities 242
– dimensions 239
Technical modifications, refer to For your own safety 5Telephone
168
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest 103
– refer to separate Owner's Manual
TeleService, activating 185
TeleService Diagnosis 182
TeleService Help 182
Temperature
– automatic climate control 95
– changing unit of measure 71
– coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 68
Temperature display
– outside temperature 67
– outside temperature
warning 67
– setting the units 71
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control 59
Tensioning straps, refer to Securing cargo 118
The individual vehicle 5
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 228
Through-loading system 106
Through-loading system, refer to Expanding the cargo
bay 107
Tilt alarm sensor 33
Tilt function, passenger-side
mirror 47
Timer, refer to Preselecting switch-on times 98
Tire inflation pressure 195
– loss 84,85
Tire pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire Monitor 83
Tire

Pressure Monitor
TPM 84
– resetting the system 85
– system limitations 85
– warning lamp 86
Tire puncture, refe r to Flat Tire
Monitor 84
Tire Quality Grading 207
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Tires
– age207,208
– air loss 86
– breaking in 114
– changing, refer to Changing
wheels 228
– condition 208
– damage 208
– inflation pressure 195
– labels 207
– minimum tread depth 208
– new wheels and tires 209
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor 83
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 84
– puncture 84
– replacing 209
– Run-Flat 209
– size 207
– storage 210
– tread depth 208
– wear indicators, refer to Minimum tread depth 208
– wheel/tire combination, refer to Correct wheels and
tires 209
– winter tires 210
TMC station, refer to Traffic bulletins 136
Tone
– control 142
– middle setting 144
Tools, refer to Onboard tool kit 222
Top 50 of music
collection 159
Torque, refer to Engine data 238
Tow bar 233
Tow fitting 233
– screw thread 233
Tow fittings for tow-starting and towing away 233
Towing 232
– car with automatic transmission 232
– methods 233 Towing and tow-starting
232
Town/city, for navigation 123
Tow rope 233
Tow-starting 232,234
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor 84
Track
– selecting on CD 150
Traction control, refer to Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 81
Traffic bulletins
– categorie

s137
Traffic bulletins, filtering 137
Traffic bulletins for navigation 136
– during destination guidance 137
– in map display 137
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic bulletins 136
Transmission
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 55
– manual transmission 55
– overriding selector lever lock for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 57
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector
lever position 56
– refer to P Park 56
Transporting children
safely 49
Transport securing devices, refer to Securing cargo 118
Travel instructions, refer to Voice
instructions 134
Tread depth, refer to Minimum tire tread 208
Trip-distance coun ter, refer to
Trip odometer 67
Triple turn signal activation 58
Trip odometer 67
Trunk, refer to Cargo bay 107
Turning circle, refer to Dimensions 239 Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp
12
– replacing bulbs 226
– triple turn signal 58
Turn signals 57
TV
– control elements 142
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
Tying down loads, refer to
Cargo loading 118
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 207
Units
– average consumption 71
– temperature 71
Universal garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal
remote control 99
Universal mobile phone preparation package, refer
to separate Owner's Manual
Universal remote control 99
Unlatching, refer to
Unlocking 34
Unlocking
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
– luggage compartment lid 35
– setting unlocking
characteristics 27
– tailgate 35
– without remote control, refer
to Convenient access 34
USB-audio interface 162
V
VCD152
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