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Reference
Weights
Coupe
328i328i
xDrive335i335i
xDrive
Approved gross weight
> with manual transmission lbs./kg 4, 288/1,945 4,508/2,045 4,486/2,035 4,663/2,115
> with automatic transmission lbs./kg 4,354/1,975 4,552/2,065 4,508/2,045 4,685/2,125
Load lbs./kg 882/400 882/400 882/400 882/400
Approved front axle load  lbs./k g 2,061/935 2,227/1,010 2,172/985 2,326/1,055
Approved rear axle load lbs./kg 2, 425/1,100 2,447/1,110 2,469/1,120 2,513/1,140
Approved roof load capacity  lbs./kg 165/75 165/75 165/75 165/75
Cargo area capacity cu ft/ liters15.5/440 15.5/440 15.2/430 15.2/430
335is
Approved gross weight
> with manual transmission lbs./kg 4,497/2,040
> Sport automatic transmis-
sion with double clutch lbs./kg 4,519/2,050
Load lbs./kg 882/400
Approved front axle load  lbs./kg 2,183/990
Approved rear axle load lbs./kg 2,513/1,140
Approved roof load capacity  lbs./kg 165/75
Cargo area capacity cu ft/ liters 15.2/430
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ReferenceTechnical data
Convertible
328i335i335is
Approved gross weight
> with manual transmission lbs./kg 4,707/2,135 4,817/2,185 4,839/2,195
> with automatic transmission  lbs./kg 4,773/2,165 4,839/2,195 –
> Sport automatic transmis-
sion with double clutch lbs./kg – – 4,872/2,210
Load lbs./kg 838/380 838/380 838/380
Approved front axle load  lbs./kg 2,138/970 2,205/1,000 2,227/1,010
Approved rear axle load lbs./kg 2,646/1,200 2,646/1,200 2,646/1,200
Approved roof load capacity  lbs./kg – – –
Cargo area capacity cu ft/ liters7.4-12.4/
210-350 7.4-12.4/
210-350 7.4-12.4/
210-350
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Everything from A to Z
Reference
AUX-IN
– port
127
Available services 232
Average fuel consumption 84
– setting the units 87
Average speed 84
Avoid highways in  navigation 159
Avoiding unintentional  alarms 38
Axle loads, refer to 
Weights 287
B
Backrest contour, refer to 
Lumbar support 49
Backrests, refer to Seat  adjustment 48
Backrest width adjustment 49
Back seats
– refer to Rear seats 51
Bag holder 131
Band-aids, refer to First aid  pouch 277
Bar, refer to Towing  methods 280
Base plate for telephone or 
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter 216
– refer to Snap-in adapter in 
the center armrest storage 
compartment 126
Battery 274
– charging 274
– disposal 40,275
– jump-starting 278
– remote control 30
– replacing 274
– temporary power failure 274
Battery renewal
– remote control 40
– remote control for vehicle 40
Being towed 279
Belt hand-over 54
– pinch protection system 54
Belts, refer to Safety belts 53Belt tensioner, 
refer to Safety 
belts 53
Beverage holders, refer to  Cupholders 128
Black ice, refer to Outside 
temperature warning 82
Blinds, refer to Roller  sunblinds 126
Blower, refer to Air  volume 118
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating 205
BMW
– car shampoo 269
BMW Assist 228
– updating 232
BMW Homepage 4
BMW Info 222
BMW Maintenance 
System 264
BMW Online 230
BMW webpage 4
Bottle holders, refer to  Cupholders 128
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic 
Brake Control DBC 97
Brake fluid, refer to Service  requirements 87
Brake Force Display 106
Bra
ke lamps
– Brake Force Display 106
Brake pads 138
– breaking in 138
Brake pedal, refer to Braking 
safely 140
Brake rotors 141
– brakes 138
– breaking in 138
Brakes
– ABS 97
– BMW Maintenance  System 264
– Brake Force Display 106
– breaking in 138
– parking brake 63
– service requirements 87Brakes, refer to Braking 
safely 140
Brake system 138
– BMW Maintenance  System 264
– breaking in 138
– disc brakes 141
Breakdown services, refer to 
Roadside Assistance 277
Breaking in the clutch 138
Breaking in the differential, 
refer to Engine and 
differential 138
Break-in period 138
Brightness of the Control  Display 94
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps  and bulbs 270
Button for starting the engine, 
refer to Start/Stop button 61
Buttons on the steering  wheel 11
C
Calendar 223
– displaying appointment 223
– selecting calendar day 223
California Proposition 65  warning 6
Call
– accepting 209
– ending 210
– muting the microphone 211
– rejecting 209
Calling, refer to Phone  numbers, dialing 210
Calling, refer to Telephone  owner's manual
Calls
– with multiple parties 210
Can holders, refer to  Cupholders 128
Capacities 289
Capacity of the cargo area 287
Car battery, refer to Vehicle 
battery 274
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Displays
– on the Control Display 18
Displays, refer to Instrument  cluster 12
Displays and controls 10
Disposal
– coolant 263
– remote control battery 40
– vehicle battery 275
Distance remaining to service,  refer to Service 
requirements 87
Distance warning, refer to  Park Distance Control 
PDC 96
Door key, refer to Remote 
control with integrated 
key 30
Door lock 34
Doors, emergency  operation 34
DOT Quality Grades 255
Draft-free ventilation 120
Drinks holders, refer to  Cupholders 128
Drive mode 68
Drive-off assistance, refer to  Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC 97
Drive-off assistant 100
Driving dynamics control 69
Driving lamps, refer to Parking  lamps/low beams 110
Driving notes 138
Driving off on hills, refer to  Drive-off assistant 100
Driving stability control 
systems 97
Driving through water 140
Driving tips, refer to Driving 
notes 138
Dry air, refer to Cooling  function 119 DSC Dynamic Stability 
Control 97
DTC Dynamic Traction  Control 98
– indicator/warning lamp 98
Dynamic Brake Control  DBC 97
Dynamic destination 
guidance 166
Dynamic Stability Control  DSC 97
– indicator/warning lamp 98
E
EBV Electronic brake-force 
distribution 97
Electrical defect
– 7-gear Sport automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch 69
Electrical malfunction
– door lock 34
– driver's door 34
– fuel filler flap 236
– glass roof 42
Electric seat adjustment 49
Electric steering wheel lock
– with Comfort Access 39
Electronic brake-force  distribution EBV 97
Electronic oil level check 260
Electronic Stability Program  ESP, refer to Dynamic 
Stability Control DSC 97
E-mail 222
Emergency actuation, 
automatic transmission, 
refer to Overriding selector 
lever lock 66
Emergency operation
– fuel filler flap, manual  release 236 Emergency operation, refer to 
Closing manually
– glass roof 42
Emergency operation, refer to  Manual operation
– door lock 34
Emergency release
– trunk lid from inside 36
Emergency Request 276
Emergency services, refer to  Roadside Assistance 277
Energy, saving
– saving fuel 138
Engine
– breaking in 138
– data 284
– overheated, refer to Coolant  temperature 263
– speed 284
– starting 62
– starting, Comfort Access 38
– switching off 63
Engine compartment 259
Engine coolant, refer to  Coolant 263
Engine oil
– adding 262
– additives, refer to Approved 
engine oils 262
– alternative oil types 263
– approved engine oils 262
– BMW Maintenance  System 264
– capacity 289
– checking level 260
– intervals between changes,  refer to Service 
requirements 87
Engine output, refer to Engine  data 284
Engine speed, ref
 er to Engine 
data 284
Engine starting, refer to 
Starting the engine 62
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Seat belt reminder, refer to 
Fasten safety belts 
reminder 54
Seat heating 53
Seats 48
– adjusting electrically 49
– adjusting the seats 48
– heating 53
– memory, refer to Seat and  mirror memory 53
– saving a setting, refer to Seat 
and mirror memory 53
– sitting safely 47
Securing cargo 133,134
Securing the vehicle
– from inside 35
– from outside 32
Selecting distance for Active  Cruise Control 77
Selecting new scale for  navigation 163
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with  Steptronic 64
Selector lever  lock, refer to 
Changing selector lever 
positions, shiftlock 64
Selector lever positions 66
– automatic transmission with  Steptronic 64
Service, refer to Roadside 
Assistance 277
Service car, refer to Roadside  Assistance 277
Service data in the remote  control 264
Service Interval Display, refer 
to Condition Based Service 
CBS 264
Service Request 231
Service requirements 87
Service status 232
Settings
– changing settings on the  Control Display 94
– clock, 12h/24h format 91
– language 94 Settings and information
86
Settings for the map view 163
Setting times, refer to  Preselecting switch-on 
times 120
Shifting 68
– 7-gear Sport automatic  transmission with double 
clutch 68
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with 
Steptronic 65
– manual transmission 64
Shift into a drive position, refer 
to selector lever 
positions 66
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, 
refe
 r to Changing selector 
lever positions 64
Shift paddles on the steering  wheel 68
Short commands for the voice  activation system 290
Short route in navigation, refer 
to Selecting route 159
Side airbags 107
Side windows, refer to 
Windows 40
Signal horn, refer to  Horn 10,11
Sitting safely 47
– with airbags 47
– with head restraint 47
– with safety belts 47
Ski bag 132
Ski bag for Convertible, refer 
to Through-loading opening 
with integrated transport 
bag 133
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to  Glass roof, electric 41
Slot for remote control 61
Smokers' package, refer to  Ashtray 129
Snap-in adapter 204
– inserting/removing 216Snap-in adapter, refer to 
Center armrest storage 
compartment 126
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis  OBD 265
Socket, refer to Connecting  electrical appliances 129
SOS, refer to Sending an 
Emergency Request 276
Spare fuses 275
Special destinations 153
Special destinations,  displaying 155
Special oils, refer to Approved 
engine oils 262
Specified engine oils, refer to 
Approved engine oils 262
Speed
– Run-flat tires 101
– with winter tires 258
Speed limit 93
Speed limit warning, refer to 
Speed limit 93
Speedo, refer to  Speedometer 12
Speedometer 12
Split screen content, refer to  Selecting the display for the 
split screen content 22
Sport automatic transmission  with double clutch 66
– driving dynamics control 69
– kickdown 68
– Launch Control 70
– manually unlocking parking  lock 69
– neu
tral 67
– reverse gear 67
Sport program with 7-gear  Sport automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch 68
Spray nozzles, refer to 
Cleaning windshield and 
headlamps 72
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Tires
– age
255,257
– air loss 103
– breaking in 138
– changing, refer to Changing 
wheels 273
– condition 256
– damage 256
– inflation pressure 239
– labels 255
– minimum tread depth 256
– new wheels and tires 257
– pressure monitoring, refer to  Flat Tire Monitor 100
– pressure monitoring, refer to  Tire Pressure Monitor 
TPM 102
– puncture 101
– replacing 257
– Run-flat tires 258
– size 255
– storage 258
– tread depth 256
– wear indicators, refer to  Minimum tread depth 256
– wheel/tire combination, refer  to Correct wheels and 
tires 257
– winter tires 258
TMC station, refer to Traffic  bulletins 163
Tools, refer to Onboard  vehicle tool kit 270
Top, refer to Retractable 
hardtop 43
Torque, refer to Engine  data 284
Tow bar 280
Tow fitting 279
– screw thread 279
Tow fittings for tow-starting  and towing away 279Towing
279
– car with automatic 
transmission 279
– methods 280
– with 7-gear Sport automatic 
transmission with double 
clutch 280
Towing and tow-starting 279
Town/city, for navigation 150
Tow rope 280
Tow-starting 279,281
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure  Monitor 102
Traction control, refer to 
Dynamic Stability Control 
DSC 97
Traffic bulletins
– categories 165
Traffic bulletins, 
 filtering165
Traffic bulletins for  navigation 163
– during destination 
guidance 165
Traffic bulletins in navigation
– screen display in the map 
view 165
Traffic congestion
– displaying traffic 
bulletins 163
– refer to Route, bypassing  segments 160
Transmission
– 7-gear Sport automatic  transmission with double 
clutch 66
– automatic transmission with  Steptronic 64
– idle position 67
– Launch Control 70
– manually unlocking parking 
lock 69
– manual transmission 64
– overriding selector lever lock 
for automatic transmission 
with Steptronic 66
– reverse gear 67 Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector 
lever position 64
– refer to P Park 64
Transporting children 
safely 57
Transport securing devices,  refer to Securing cargo 143
Tread depth, refer to Minimum  tire tread 256
Trip, deleting 158
Trip, storing 158
Trip computer, refer to  Displays on the Control 
Display 84
Trip-distance coun ter, refer to 
Trip odometer 82
Triple turn signal activation 71
Trip odometer 82
Trips, changing 158
Trunk lid 35
– Comfort Access 39
– emergency release 36
– locking or unlocking  separately 36
– opening from inside 35
– opening from outside 36
– remote control 33
Turning circle, refer to  Dimensions 285
Turn signal 71
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp 12
Turn signals
– triple turn signal 71
Tying down load s, refer to 
Cargo loading 143
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 255
Units
– average fuel  consumption 87
Units of measure
– temperature 87
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