2009 BMW 3 SERIES key

Telephone
170
>
Transfer all phone book entries from the
SIM card to the mobile phone, if necessary.
> Phone book entries with special characters
may not be displayed.
Checks to perform if pairing is
unsuccessful
>Is the mobile phone supported by the
mobile phone preparation package? You
can obtain information on the Internet at:
www.bmw.com.
> Do the Bluetooth passkeys on the mobile
phone and vehicle match? The same Blue-
tooth passkey must be entered on the
mobile phone's disp lay and via iDrive.
> Did it take you more than 30 seconds to
enter the Bluetooth passkey? Then repeat
the pairing procedure.
> Only a limited number of devices can be
connected with the mob ile phone. If neces-
sary, delete connections with other devices.
> Is the mobile phone no longer responding?
Switch the mobile phone off and on or
briefly disconnect the power supply.
Connecting a particular mobile phone
If more than one mobile phone is detected by
the vehicle, the mobile phone at the top of the
list is connected. A different mobile phone can
be connected by selecting it.
iDrive, for operating pr inciple refer to page16.
1. "Telephone"
2. "Bluetooth"
3. Select the desired mobile phone.
Unpairing the mobile phone from the
vehicle
1.Switch off the mobile phone.
2. "Telephone"
3. "Bluetooth"
4. Highlight the mobile phone that is to be
unpaired.
5. Open "Options".
6. "Remove phone from list"
The unpaired mobile ph one is deleted from
the list.
The phone book entries and the lists of
stored phone numbers are deleted as well.
Activating/deactivating the Bluetooth
link
The use of Bluetooth technology is not
permitted in all coun tries. Observe all
applicable local regulati ons. Temporarily deac-
tivate the Bluetooth lin k between the vehicle
and the mobile phon e, if necessary.
If the Bluetooth link is deactivated, you can no
longer operate the mobile phone via the vehicle,
and other devices with a Bluetooth interface
can be used in combination with the mobile
phone, e.g. a laptop. <
To temporarily deactiva te the Bluetooth link
between the vehicle and your mobile phone:
1. "Telephone"
2. "Bluetooth"
All paired mobile phones are listed.
3. Open "Options".
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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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Display lighting, refer to
Instrument lighting 92
Displays
– on the Control Display 16
Displays, refer to Instrument
cluster 12
Displays and controls 10
Disposal
– coolant 215
– remote control battery 35
– vehicle battery 229
Distance control, refer to Active cruise control 61
Distance remainin g to service,
refer to Service
requirements 71
Distance warning, refer to Park Distance Control
PDC 80
Door key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 26
Door lock 29
Doors, emergency operation 29
DOT Quality Grades 207
Draft-free ventilation 97
Drinks holders, refer to Cup
holders 104
Drive-off assistance, refer to Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 81
Drive-off assistant 83
Driving lamps, refer to Parking
lamps/low beams 90
Driving notes 114
Driving off on hills, refer to
Drive-off assistant 83
Driving stability control systems 81
Driving through water 116
Driving tips, refer to Driving notes 114
Dry air, refer to Cooling function 96
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 81 DTC Dynamic Traction
Control 81
– indicator/warning lamp 81
DVD
– country codes 152
– settings 153
– video playback 152
DVD menu 153
DVD video 152
Dynamic Brake Control DBC 81
Dynamic Stability Control DSC
– indicator/warning lamp 81
Dynamic Traction Control DTC
– indicator/warning lamp 82
E
Eject button, refer to Buttons
on the CD player 142
Electrical malfunction
– door lock 29
– driver's door 29
– fuel filler door 190
– glass roof 37
– luggage compartment lid 31
– panorama glass roof 39
Electric seat adjustment 42
Electric steering wheel lock
– with convenient access 34
Electronic brake-force distribution EBV 81
Electronic oil level check 213
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to Dynamic
Stability Control DSC 81
Emergency actuation, automatic transmission,
refer to Overriding selector
lever lock 57
Emergency operation
– fuel filler door, manual release 190
Emergency operation, refer to
Closing manually
– glass roof 37
– panorama glass roof 39Emergency operation, refer to
Manual operation
– door lock 29
Emergency release
– luggage compartment lid
from inside 32
Emergency Request 230
Emergency services, refer to
Roadside Assistance 230
Energy, saving
– saving fuel 114
Energy-conscious driving, refer to Energy Control 68
Energy Control 68
Engine
– breaking in 114
– data 238
– overheated, refer to Coolant temperature 68
– speed 238
– starting 53
– starting, convenient
access 34
– switching off 54
Engine compartment 212
Engine coolant, refer to Coolant 215
Engine oil
– adding 214
– alternative oil types 215
– BMW Maintenance
System 216
– capacity 242
– checking level 212
– dipstick 212
– intervals between changes, refer to Service
re

quirements 71
Engine output, refer to Engine data 238
Engine speed, refer to Engine data 238
Engine starting, refer to
Starting the engine 53
Entry lamps, refer to Interior lamps 93
Entry map for destination 128
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H
Halogen lamps
– replacing bulbs224
Handbrake, refer to Parking
brake 54
Hands-free system 14
Hazard warning flashers 14
HDC Hill Descent Control 82
HD radio, refer to High Definition Radio 146
Head airbags 88
Headlamp control,
automatic 90
Headlamp cover 224
Headlamp flasher 57
– indicator lamp 11,13
Headlamps
– replacing bulbs 224
Head restraints 43
– rear, removing 44
– sitting safely 41
Heated
– mirrors 47
– rear window 97
– seats 45
Heating
– mirrors 47
– rear window 97
– residual heat 96
– seats 45
– steering wheel 48
Heating and ventilation, refer to Climate 94
Heating while at a standstill, refer to Using residual
heat 96
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing cargo 118
Height, refer to
Dimensions 239
Height adjustment
– seats 42
– steering wheel 48
High beams 92
– headlamp flasher 92
– indicator lamp 13
– replacing bulbs 224
High Definition Radio 146High-pressure
washer 218,219
High water, refer to Driving through water 116
Highways, refer to Route
criteria 133
Hill Descent Control HDC 82
Hills 116
Holders for cups 104
Homepage BMW 4
Hood 211
Hooks for shopping bags 108
Ho

rn 10, 11
Hotel function, refer to Locking or unlocking
separately 32
Hot exhaust system 115
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to Dynamic Brake Control
DBC 81
Hydroplaning 116
I
IBOC, refer to High Definition
Radio 146
Ice warning, refer to Outside temperature
warning 67
ID3 tag, refer to Information about the track 151
Identification marks
– Run-Flat Tires 209
– tire coding 207
iDrive 16
– adjusting brightness 78
– changing language 78
– changing settings 78
– changing units of measure and display format 71
– controls 16
– menu guidance 17
– operating principle 16
– overview 16
– setting the date and time 74
– start menu 17
– status information 19
iDrive operating principle 16Ignition
53
– switched off 53
– switched on 53
Ignition key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 26
Ignition key position 1, refer to Radio readiness 53
Ignition key position 2, refer to Ignition on 53
Ignition lock 53
Imprint 2
Indicator and warning
lamps 13
– Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 86
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire inflation pressure 195
Inflation pressure monitoring,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 84
Initializing
– after power failure 229
– compass, refer to Calibrating 101
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM 83
– glass roof 37
– panorama glass roof 39
– radio, refer to Station, storing 145
– refer to Setting the time and
date 74
Installation location
– CD changer 154
– navigation DVD drive 122
– telephone 103
Instructions for navigation
system, refer to Voice
instr
uctions 134
Instrument cluster 12
Instrument lighting 92
Instrument panel, refer to Cockpit 10
Integrated key 26
Integrated universal remote control 99
Interior lamps 93
– remote control 28
Interior motion sensor 33
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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
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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Master key, refer to Remote
control with integrated
key 26
Maximum cooling 95
Maximum speed
– with winter tires 210
Measurements, refer to Dimensions 239
Memory, refer to Seat and mirror memory 45
MENU button 16
Menus, refer to iDrive 16
Microfilter
– BMW Maintenance System 216
– for automatic climate
control 97
Microfilter/activated-charcoal filter
– BMW Maintenance System 216
Microphone
– telephone 14
– voice commands 14
Mirror dimming feature 48
Mirrors 47
– automatic curb monitor 47
– exterior mirrors 47
– heating 47
– interior rearview mirror 48
– memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 45
Mirrors, folding in before entering a car wash 47
Mobile phone
– adjusting volume 171
– connecting, refer to Mobile
phone, pairing 168
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 103
– operation via iDrive 171
– pairing 168
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
Mobile phone, installation location, refer to Center
armrest 103
Mobile phone, refer to Telephone 168 Mobile phone, refer to the
separate Owner's Manual
Modifications, technical, refer to For your own safety 5
Monitor, refer to iDrive
controls 16
Monitoring system for tire pressures, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 83
MP3 player, connecting, refer to AUX-IN port 161
MP3 player, connecting, refer to USB-audio interface 162
Multifunctional steering wheel, refer to Buttons on
the steering wheel 11
Multifunction switch
– refer to Turn signals/ headlamp flasher 57
– refe

r to Wiper system 58
Multimedia screen, refer to iDrive 16
Music, managing 159
Music, playing 158
Music, storing 157
Music collection 157
– backup 160
– importing 160
Music player, connecting, refer to AUX-IN port 161
Music player, connecting,
refer to USB-audio
interface 162
Music search 158
N
Navigation announcements,
refer to Switching voice
instructions on/off 134
Navigation data 122
Navigation drive, location 122
Navigation DVD 122 Navigation system
122
– address book 125
– bypassing a route section 134
– continuing destination
guidance 133
– destination entry 123
– displaying current
position 139
– entering a destination by voice 129
– entering a destination manually 123
– route list 134
– selecting destination via map 128
– selecting route criteria 133
– special destinations 126
– starting destination
guidance 133
– terminating destination guidance 133
– voice instructions 134
– volume adjustment 135
Neck support, refer to Head
restraints 43
Nets, refer to Storage compartments 103
New tires 209
North-facing map 135
Nozzles 94
Number of cylinders, refer to Engine data 238
Nylon rope, refer to Tow
rope 233O
OBD socket, refer to Socket
for On-Board Diagnosis 217
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel specifications 191
Odometer 67
Oil, refer to Engine oil 212
Oil consumption 212
Oil level 212
Old batteries, refer to Disposal 229
Onboard tool kit 222
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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Opening and closing
– convenient access34
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
– using the door lock 29
– via the remote control 27
Options, selecting for navigation 133
Orientation menu, refer to Start menu 17
Outlets
– refer to Ventilation 97
Output, refer to Engine
data 238
Outside-air mode
– automatic climate control 96
Outside-temperature display 67
– changing units of
measure 71
– in computer 71
Outside temperature
warning 67
Overheated engine, refer to Coolant temperature 68
Overriding selector lever lock 57
Overview
– radio control 142
P
Paintwork care 219
Panorama glass roof 38
– closing after electrical malfunction 39
– comfort position 39
– convenient operation 28
– initializing 39
– opening, closing 38
– pinch protection system 39
– power failure 39
– raising 38
– remote control 28
Park assistant, refer to Park Distance Control 80
Park Distance Control PDC 80Parked car ventilation
97
– preselecting switch-on
times 98
– switching on and off directly 98
Parking
– vehicle 54
Parking aid, refer to Park
Distance Control PDC 80
Parking brake 54
– indicator lamp 54
Parking lamps 90
– replacing bulbs 223,225
Parking lamps/low beams 90
Particulate filter, refer to Diesel particulate filter 115
Partition net 107
Passenger-side mirror tilt function 47
Pathway lighting 91
Personal Profile 26
Phone book 171
Phone numbers
– dialing 172
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 37
– panorama glass roof 39
– windows 36
Placing a call, refer to telephone owner's manual
Polish 220
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated- charcoal filter for automatic
climate control 97
Position, refer to Current position, displaying 139
Postal code, entering for navigation 124
Power failure 229
Power windows 36
– safety switch 36
Power windows, refer to
Windows 36
Preheating, refer to Vehicles

with diesel engine 54
Pressure, tires 195
Pressure monitoring, tires 83
– Flat Tire Monitor 83Pressure monitoring of tires,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 84
Programmable buttons on the steering wheel 11
Protection function, refer to Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 37
– panorama glass roof 39
– windows 36
Providing medical assistance,
refer to First add pouch 231
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor 83
R
Radio
– controls142
– High Definition Radio 146
– satellite radio 148
– selecting a waveband 145
– storing stations 145
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
– Weather Band, refer to Weather information 148
Radio position, refer to Radio readiness 53
Radio readiness 53
– switched off 53
– switched on 53
Radio-remote key, refer to
Remote control with
integrated key 26
Rain sensor 58
Rapeseed-oil methyl ester RME 191
Reading lamps 93
Rear lamps, refer to Tail lamps 226
Rear seat backrest,
folding 107
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