2011 BMW 3 SERIES Owners Manual

Capacities
Notes
Fuel tankUS gal/litersapprox. 15.8/60 Fuel quality,
refer to
page 262
Windshield and headlamp
washer system
US quarts/liters approx. 3.1/3
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Short commands of the voice activation
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Vehicle equipment
All standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equipment
is also described that is not available in a vehicle,
e. g., because of the selected optional equip‐
ment or country variant. This also applies for
safety-related functions and systems.
General information
Instructions for voice activation system, refer to
page 23.
To have the available spoken instructions read
out loud: ›Voice commands‹
Adjusting
Vehicle
FunctionCommand
Open the main menu.›Main menu‹
Open the options.›Options‹
Open the settings.›Settings‹
Info display of the instrument cluster.›Info Display‹
Settings on the Control Display.›Control display‹
Open the time and date.›Time and date‹
Open the language and units.›Language and units‹
Open the speed limit.›Speed‹
Open the light.›Lighting‹
Open the door lock.›Door locks‹
Open the profiles.›Profiles‹
Open the Driving Mode menu.›Driving mode‹
Open the ECO PRO menu.›ECO PRO mode‹
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Equipment
FunctionCommand
Open the air conditioning settings.›Climate‹
Open the Head-up Display.›head up display‹
Vehicle information
Owner's Manual
FunctionCommand
Open the Owner's Manual.›Display Owner's Manual‹
Open the Quick Reference Guide.›Quick reference‹
Open the index.›Owner's Manual‹
Open the search by pictures.›Search by pictures‹
Computer
FunctionCommand
Call up the onboard computer.›Onboard info‹
Call up the trip computer.›Trip computer‹
Vehicle
FunctionCommand
Open the vehicle information.›Vehicle info‹
Open the vehicle status.›Vehicle status‹
Open the hybrid display.›Hybrid‹
Open sport displays.›Sport displays‹
Call up ECO PRO tips.›ECO PRO Tips‹
Open EfficientDynamics menu.›Efficient Dynamics‹
Split screen hybrid display.›Splitscreen, Hybrid mode‹
EfficientDynamics split screen.›Split screen Efficient Dynamics‹
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Navigation
General information
FunctionCommand
Opens the Navigation menu.›Navigation‹
Open the destination entry.›Enter address‹
Enter the address.›Enter address‹
Enter a town/city.›City‹
Enter a state/province.›State‹
Enter the postal code.›Postal Code‹
Open destination guidance.›Guidance‹
Start destination guidance.›Start guidance‹
Terminate destination guidance.›Stop guidance‹
Open the home address.›Home address‹
Open the route criteria.›Route preference‹
Open the route.›Route information‹
Turn on spoken instructions.›Switch on voice instructions‹
Repeat the spoken instruction.›Repeat voice instructions‹
Turn off spoken instructions.›Switch off voice instructions‹
Display the address book.›Address book‹
Display the most recent destinations.›Last destinations‹
Open the traffic bulletins.›Traffic Info‹
Special destinations.›Points of interest‹
Map
FunctionCommand
Display the map.›Map‹
Map facing north.›Map facing north‹
Map facing the direction of travel.›Map in direction of travel‹
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FunctionCommand
Perspective map.›Map perspective view‹
Automatic scaling of the map.›Map with automatic scaling‹
Scale...feet.›Map scale ... feet‹
Scale...meters.›Map scale ... meters‹ e.g., map scale 100 meters
Scale...kilometers.›Map scale ... kilometers‹ e.g., map scale 5 kilo‐
meters
Scale...miles.›Map scale ... miles‹ e.g., map scale 5 miles
Split screen settings
FunctionCommand
Split screen.›Switch on splitscreen‹
Switch off the split screen.›Turn off split screen‹
Adjust the split screen.›Split screen content‹
Split screen, map facing north.›Split screen map facing north‹
Split screen, current position.›Split screen current position‹
Split screen, facing the direction of travel. ›Split screen map in direction of travel‹
Split screen, perspective.›Split screen perspective‹
Split screen, expanded intersection zoom. ›Splitscreen Exit ramp view‹
Split screen scale...feet.›Split screen scale ... feet‹ e.g., split screen scale
100 feet
Split screen scale...meters.›Split screen scale ... meters‹ e.g., split screen
scale 100 meters
Split screen scale...kilometers.›Split screen scale ... kilometers‹ e.g., split screen
scale 5 kilometers
Split screen scale...miles.›Split screen scale ... miles‹ e.g., split screen
scale 5 miles
Split screen, highlight the traffic situation. ›Split screen, Traffic conditions‹
Split screen, computer.›Split screen on board info‹
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FunctionCommand
Split screen, trip computer.›Splitscreen trip computer‹
Split screen, scale automatically.›Split screen automatic scaling‹
Destination guidance with intermediate destinations
FunctionCommand
Enter a new destination.›Enter address‹
Trip list.›Stored trips‹
Radio
FM
FunctionCommand
Open a frequency.›Frequency ... megahertz‹ e.g., 93.5 megahertz
or frequency 93.5
Open the radio.›Radio‹
Open the FM stations.›F M‹
Open the manual search.›Manual‹
Select a frequency range.›Select frequency‹
Open a station.›Select station‹
AM
FunctionCommand
Open a frequency.›Frequency ... Kilohertz‹ e.g., frequency 753 or
753 kilohertz
Open the AM stations.›A M‹
Open the manual search.›Manual‹
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Satellite radio
FunctionCommand
Open the satellite radio.›Satellite radio‹
Switch on the satellite radio.›Satellite radio on‹
Select a satellite radio channel.›Select satellite radio‹ e.g., satellite radio channel
2
Stored stations
FunctionCommand
Open the stored stations.›Presets‹
Choose a stored station.›Select preset‹
Select a stored station.›Preset ...‹ e. g., stored station 2
CD/Multimedia
CD/DVD drive
FunctionCommand
Select a track.›Track ...‹ e.g., track 5
or
›C D track ...‹ e.g., CD track 5
Play back a CD.›C D on‹
Select a CD.›Select C D‹
Select a CD and track.›C D ... track ...‹ e.g., CD 3 track 5
Open the CD and Multimedia menus.›C D and multimedia‹
CD and DVD.›C D‹
Select a DVD.›D V D ...‹ e.g. DVD 3
Display the entertainment details on a split
screen.
›Entertainment details‹
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Music collection
FunctionCommand
Search for music, open a menu.›Music search‹
Open the current playback.›Current playback‹
Open the music collection.›Music collection‹
Play back the music collection.›Music collection on‹
Play back the most frequently played tracks. ›Top fifty‹
External devices
FunctionCommand
Open the external devices.›External devices‹
Open the Bluetooth devices.›Bluetooth‹
AUX at front.›AUX front‹
Tone
FunctionCommand
Open the tone settings.›Tone‹
Telephone
FunctionCommand
Dial a phone number.›Dial number‹
Opens the Telephone menu.›Telephone‹
Display the phone book.›Phonebook‹
Redialing.›Redial‹
Display received calls.›Received calls‹
List of messages.›Messages‹
Open the Bluetooth devices.›Bluetooth‹
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