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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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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Everything from A to Z
Index
A
ABS Antilock Brake
System 97
ACC, refer to Active Cruise Control 75
Acceleration assistant, refer to Launch Control 70
Accessories, refer to Vehicle
equipment 5
Accident, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 276
Activated-charcoal filter for automatic climate
control 120
Active Cruise Control 75
– indicator lamp 78
– malfunction 79
– selecting distance 77
– sensor 78
Active steering 105
Adaptive brake lamp
– Brake Force Display 106
Adaptive Light Control 112
Additives
– coolant 263
– engine oil 262
Address, entering 150,156
Address for navigation
– entering 150
Adjusting temperature inside the car, refer to Automatic
climate control 117
Adjusting the thigh support 49
Airbags 107
– indicator/warning lamp 108
– sitting safely 47
Air conditioning mode
– automatic climate control 117
– ventilation 119 Air distribution
– automatic
118
Airing, refer to Ventilation 119
Air pressure, refer to Tire inflation pressure 239
Air recirculation, refer to
Recirculated air mode 118
Air supply
– automatic climate
control 117
– ventilation 119
Air vents 116
Air volume 118
AKI, refer to Fuel grade 237
Alarm system 37
– avoiding unintentional alarms 38
– interior motion sensor 38
– switching off an alarm 37
– tilt alarm sensor 37
ALL program 119
All-season tires, refer to Winter tires 258
All-wheel drive, refer to xDrive 99
Ambient

air, refer to
Recirculated air mode 118
Antifreeze
– coolant 263
– washer fluid 72
Antilock Brake System ABS 97
Anti-theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 37
Appointments, refer to
Calendar 223
Approved axle loads, refer to Weights 287
Approved engine oils 262
Approved gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 287Apps
232
Armrest, refer to Center armrest 126
Arrival time, refer to Computer 84
Ashtray 128
Assist systems, refer to Driving stability control 97
AUC Automatic recirculated
air control 118
Audible instructions, refer to Voice instructions 161
Audio device, external 127
Automatic
– air distribution 118
– air volume 118
– cruise control 73,75
– headlamp control 110
Automatic car washes 266
Automatic climate control 116
Automatic curb monitor 55
Automatic high beams and low beams, refer to High-
beam Assistant 113
Automatic recirculated air control AUC 118
Automatic Service Request 232
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 64
– interlock 64
– overriding selector lever
lock 66
– shiftlock, refer to Changing selector lever position 64
– sport program 65
– towing 279
– tow-starting 279
AUTO program for automatic climate control 118
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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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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Consumption, refer to
Average fuel
consumption 84
Contacts 218
– deleting 220,227
– exporting/importing 227
– new contact 219
Control Center, refer to
iDrive 18
Control Display 19
– switching off 19
Control Display, refer to iDrive 18
– adjusting brightness 94
Controller, refer to iDrive 18
Controls and displays 10
Control unit, refer to iDrive 18
Convenient loading in Convertible 33
Convenient opening and closing
– glass roof 32
– glass roof with Comfort Access 39
– retractable hardtop 32
– windows 32
– windows with Comfort Access 39
– with Comfort Access 39
Convertible
– bag holder 131
– convenient loading 33
– enlarging cargo area 130
– folding down rear
backrest 130
– retractable hardtop 43
– rollover protection
system 109
– securing cargo 143
– stowing cargo 142
Coolant 263
– checking level 263
Coolant temperature 263
Cooling, maximum 117
Cooling fluid, refer to Coolant 263 Cooling system, refer to
Coolant 263
Copyright 2
Corner-illuminating lamps
– replacing bulbs 271
Cornering light, refer to Adaptive Light Control 112
Correct tires 257
Courtesy lamps, refer to Interior lamps 114
Criteria for route 159
Cross-hairs in navigation155
Cruise control 73
– ac

tive 75
– malfunction 75
Cruise control, refer to Active
Cruise Control 75
Cruising range 84
Cupholders 128
Curb weight, refer to Weights 287
Customer Relations 231
D
Dashboard, refer to
Cockpit 10
Dashboard, refer to
Instrument cluster 12
Dashboard lighting, refer to Instrument lighting 114
Data, technical 284
– capacities 289
– dimensions 285
– engine 284
– weights 287
Data memory 265
Data transfer 232
Date
– date format 91
– setting 91
Daytime running lights 111
– replacing bulbs 271
DBC Dynamic Brake Control 97
Deactivating front passenger
airbags 107 Deadlocking, refer to
Locking 32
Defect
– door lock 34
– fuel filler flap 236
– glass roof 42
Defining a home address 219
Destination, entering by town/
city name 150
Destination address
– entering 150,156
Destination entry via BMW Assist 155
Destination for navigation
– entering by voice 156
– entering via map 155
– entry 150
– home address 153
– manual entry 150
Destination guidance 159
– bypassing a route section 160
– changing specified route 159
– continuing 159
– starting 159
– voice instructions 161
– volume of voice
instructions 161
Digital clock 82
Digital compass 124
Dimensions 285
Directional indicators, refer to Turn signals 71
Direction instructions, refer to Voice instructions 161
Directory for navigation, refer
to Address book 152
Dis

placement, refer to Engine
data 284
Display, refer to iDrive controls 18
Displaying contact
pictures 219
Display lighting, refer to Instrument lighting 114
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Grills116
Gross vehicle weight, refer to
Weights 287
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking
brake 63
Hands-free system 14,213
Hazard warning flashers 14
HDC Hill Descent Control 99
Head airbags 107
Headlamp control, automatic 110
Headlamp flasher 71
– indicator lamp 11,13
Head Light, refer to Adaptive Light Control 112
Head restraints 50
– rear, removing 51
– sitting safely 47
Heated
– mirrors 55
– rear window 119
– seats 53
– steering wheel 56
Heating
– mirrors 55
– rear window 119
– seats 53
– steering wheel 56
Heating and ventilation, refer to Climate 116
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing
cargo 142
Height, refer to Dimensions 285
Height adjustment
– seats 48
– steering wheel 56
High-beam Assistant 113
High beams 112
– headlamp flasher 112
– indicator lamp 13
High beams and low beams, automatic, refer to High-
beam Assistant 113High-pressure
washer 266,267
High water, refer to Driving through water 140
Highways, refer to Route
criteria 159
Hill Descent Control HDC 99
Hills 141
Holders for cups 128
Homepage BMW 4
Hood 260
Hooks for shopping bags 131
Horn 10,11
Hotel function, refer to
Lo
cking or unlocking
separately 36
Hot exhaust system 140
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to Dynamic Brake Control 97
Hydroplaning 140
I
Ice warning, refer to Outside
temperature warning 82
Identification marks
– Run-flat tires 258
– tire coding 255
iDrive 18
– adjusting brightness 94
– changing date and time 90
– changing language 94
– changing settings 94
– changing units of measure
and display format 87
– controls 18
– menu guidance 19
– operating principle 18
– overview 18
– start menu 19
– status information 21
iDrive operating principle 18
Ignition 62
– switched off 62
– switched on 62 Ignition key, refer to Remote
control with integrated
key 30
Ignition key position 1, refer to Radio readiness 61
Ignition key position 2, refer to Ignition on 62
Ignition lock 61
Imprint 2
Incoming call 209
Indicator and warning
lamps 13
– Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 103
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire inflation pressure 239
Inflation pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 102
Initializing
– after power failure 274
– compass, refer to
Calibrating 125
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM 100
– glass roof 42
– refer to Setting the time and
date 90
Installation location
– telephone 126
Instructions for navigation system, refer to Voice
instructions 161
Instrument cluster 12
Instrument cluster, refer to
Cockpit 10
Instrument combination, refer to Instrument cluster 12
Instrument lighting 114
Integrated key 30
Integr

ated universal remote
control 122
Interactive map 155
Interior lamps 114
– remote control 33
Interior motion sensor 38
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Universal garage door opener,
refer to Integrated universal
remote control 122
Unlatching, refer to Unlocking 38
Unlocking
– from inside 35
– from outside 32
– setting unlocking characteristics 32
– trunk lid 39
– without remote control, refer to Comfort Access 38
Updating the navigation
data 148
Using contact data 224
V
Variable light distribution,
refer to Adaptive Light
Control 112
Vehicle
– battery 274
– breaking in 138
– cargo loading 141
– identification number, refer to Engine compartment 259
– measurements, refer to Dimensions 285
– parking 63
– weight 287
Vehicle equipment 5
Vehicle jack 274
Vehicle storage 269
Ventilation 119
– draft-free 120
– in the rear 120
Ventilation, refer to Climate 116
Ventilation while at a standstill 120
Vents, refer to Ventilation 119
Voice, refer to Destination guidance through voice
instructions 161 Voice commands
– overview
25
– short commands 290
– telephone 214
Voice instructions from
navigation system 161
– repeating 161
– switching on/off 161
– volume 161
Voice phone book 215
Volume
– fuel tank, refer to Capacities 289
– mobile phone 209
– voice instructions 161
W
Warning and indicator
lamps 13
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 92
Warning triangle 277
Washer fluid 72
– content of the reservoir 73
Washer fluid reservoir 72
Waste tray, refer to Ashtray 128
Water on roads, refer to Driving through water 140
Water penetration 266,267
Wear indicators in tires, refer to Minimum tread depth 256
Weights 287
Welcome lamps 111
Wheel/tire combination, refer to Correct wheels and
tires 257
Wheelbase, refer to Dimensions 285
Wheels, new 257
Wheels and tires 239
Width, refer to
Dimensions 285
Wind deflector 45 Windows
40
– convenient opening and
closing 32
– convenient opening and closing with Comfort
Access 39
– opening, closing 40
– pinch protection system 41
Windows, indicator on Control Display 18
Windshield
– cleaning 72
Windshield wash 71
– filling capacity, reservoir 289
– nozzles 72
– reservoir for washer fluid 72
– washer fluid 72
Windshield wiper blades, changing 270
Windshield wipers, refer to Wiper system 71
Winter tires 258
– setting speed limit 93
– storage 258
Wiper blade replacement 270
Wiper system 71
Work in the engine compartment 260
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 270
X
xDrive99
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb 271
Y
Your individual vehicle
– settings, refer to Personal
Profile 30
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