2013 BMW 328I SEDAN technical data

ContentsThe fastest way to find information on a partic‐
ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to
page 234.6Notes
At a glance
14Cockpit18iDrive26Voice activation system29Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle
Controls
34Opening and closing49Adjusting59Transporting children safely63Driving75Displays91Lamps96Safety116Driving stability control systems121Driving comfort144Climate control151Interior equipment159Storage compartments
Driving tips
166Things to remember when driving169Loading172Saving fuelMobility180Refueling182Fuel187Wheels and tires198Engine compartment200Engine oil203Coolant204Maintenance206Replacing components217Breakdown assistance223Care
Reference
230Technical data234Everything from A to Z
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chemicals known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or other repro‐
ductive harm. Battery posts, terminals and re‐
lated accessories contain lead and lead com‐
pounds. Wash your hands after handling. Used
engine oil contains chemicals that have caused
cancer in laboratory animals. Always protect
your skin by washing thoroughly with soap and
water.
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly. Your vehicle is covered by the fol‐
lowing warranties:▷New Vehicle Limited Warranty.▷Rust Perforation Limited Warranty.▷Federal Emissions System Defect War‐
ranty.▷Federal Emissions Performance Warranty.▷California Emission Control System Lim‐
ited Warranty.
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and
designed to meet the particular operating con‐
ditions and homologation requirements in your
country and continental region in order to de‐
liver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle
is operated under those conditions. If you wish
to operate your vehicle in another country or
region, you may be required to adapt your ve‐
hicle to meet different prevailing operating
conditions and homologation requirements.
You should also be aware of any applicable
warranty limitations or exclusions for such
country or region. In such case, please contact
Customer Relations for further information.
Maintenance
Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the
road safety, operational reliability and the New
Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Specifications for required maintenance meas‐
ures:▷BMW Maintenance system▷Service and Warranty Information Booklet
for US models▷Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
If the vehicle is not maintained according to
these specifications, this could result in seri‐
ous damage to the vehicle. Such damage is
not covered by the BMW New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
Data memory
Many electronic components on your vehicle
are equipped with data memories that tempo‐
rarily or permanently store technical informa‐
tion about the condition of the vehicle, events
and faults. This technical information generally
documents the state of a component, a mod‐ ule, a system or the environment:
▷Operating states of system components,
fill levels for instance.▷Status messages for the vehicle and from
its individual components, e.g., wheel rota‐
tion speed/ vehicle speed, deceleration,
transverse acceleration.▷Malfunctions and faults in important sys‐
tem components, e.g., lights and brakes.▷Responses by the vehicle to special situa‐
tions, e.g., deployment of an airbag, en‐
gagement of stability control systems.▷Ambient conditions, such as temperature.
This data is purely technical in nature and is
used to detect and correct faults and to opti‐
mize vehicle functions. Motion profiles over
routes traveled cannot be created from this
data. When service offerings are used, e.g., re‐
pair services, service processes, warranty
claims, quality assurance, this technical infor‐
mation can be read out from the event and
fault memories by the service personnel, in‐
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cluding the manufacturer, using special diag‐
nostic tools. You can obtain further information
there if it is needed. After a fault is corrected,
the information in the fault memory is deleted
or overwritten on a continuous basis.
When the vehicle is in use, situations are con‐
ceivable in which it might be possible to asso‐
ciate this technical data with individuals if it is
combined with other information, e.g., an acci‐
dent report, damage to the vehicle, eye wit‐
ness accounts — possibly with the assistance
of an expert.
Additional functions that are contractually
agreed with the customer, such as vehicle lo‐
cating in an emergency, enable certain vehicle
data to be transmitted from the vehicle.
Event Data Recorder EDR
This vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐
corder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐
tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting
a road obstacle, data that will assist in under‐
standing how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a
short period of time, typically 30 seconds or
less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:▷How various systems in your vehicle were
operating.▷Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were fastened.▷How far, if at all, the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal.▷How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better under‐
standing of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur.
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a
nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are
recorded by the EDR under normal driving
conditions and no personal data, e.g., name,
gender, age, and crash location, are recorded.
However, other parties, such as law enforce‐
ment, could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac‐
quired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the vehi‐
cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the ve‐
hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law
enforcement, that have the special equipment,
can read the information if they have access to
the vehicle or the EDR.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers The following only applies to vehicles owned
and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause in‐
jury or death, you should immediately inform
the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis‐
tration NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of
North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, West‐
wood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone
1-800-831-1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your dealer,
or BMW of North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://
www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator,
NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washing‐
ton, DC 20590. You can also obtain other in‐
formation about motor vehicle safety from
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Breakdown assistanceVehicle equipment
All standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equip‐
ment is also described that is not available in a
vehicle, e. g., because of the selected optional
equipment or country variant. This also applies
for safety-related functions and systems.
Hazard warning flashers
The button is located in the center console.
Intelligent Emergency
Request
Requirements
▷The radio ready state is switched on.▷The Assist system is functional.▷The SIM card integrated in the vehicle has
been activated.
General information
Only press the SOS button in an emergency.
Hints
Emergency Request not guaranteed
For technical reasons, the Emergency
Request cannot be guaranteed under unfavor‐
able conditions.◀
Initiating an Emergency Request1.Press the cover briefly to open it.2.Press the SOS button until the LED in the
button lights up.▷The LED lights up: an Emergency Request
was initiated.
If the situation allows, wait in your vehicle
until the voice connection has been estab‐
lished.▷The LED flashes when a connection to the
BMW Response Center has been estab‐
lished.
When the emergency request is received
at the BMW Response Center, the BMW
Response Center contacts you and takes
further steps to help you.
Even if you are unable to respond, the
BMW Response Center can take further
steps to help you under certain circum‐
stances.
For this purpose, data that are used to de‐
termine the necessary rescue measures,
such as the current position of the vehicleSeite 217Breakdown assistanceMobility217
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Reference
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Technical dataVehicle equipment
All standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equip‐
ment is also described that is not available in a
vehicle, e. g., because of the selected optional
equipment or country variant. This also applies
for safety-related functions and systems.Dimensions
BMW 3 Series LimousineWidth with mirrorsinches/mm79.9/2,031Width without mirrorsinches/mm71.3/1,811Height with roof antennainches/mm56.7/1,441Height without roof antennainches/mm56.3/1,429Lengthinches/mm182.1/4,627Wheel baseinches/mm110.6/2,810Smallest turning circle diam.ft/m37.1/11.3Smallest turning circle diameter with xDriveft/m38.4/11.7
Weights
The values preceding the slash apply to vehi‐
cles with manual transmission; the values fol‐
lowing the slash apply to vehicles with auto‐
matic transmission.
320iApproved gross vehicle weightlbs
kg
4,300/4,340
1,950/1,969
Loadlbs/kg900/408Approved front axle loadlbs/kg1,985/900Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,480/1,125Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg165/75Cargo area capacitycu ft/l16.9/480Seite 230ReferenceTechnical data230
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328iApproved gross vehicle weightlbs
kg
4,365/4,420
1,980/2,005
Loadlbs/kg900/408Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,015/914Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,510/1,139Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg165/75Cargo area capacitycu ft/l16.9/480

335iApproved gross vehicle weightlbs
kg
4,540/4,565
2,059/2,071
Loadlbs/kg900/408Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,140/971Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,535/1,150Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg165/75Cargo area capacitycu ft/l16.9/480

320i xDriveApproved gross vehicle weightlbs
kg
4,465/4,505
2,025/2,043
Loadlbs/kg900/408Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,125/964Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,510/1,139Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg165/75Cargo area capacitycu ft/l16.9/480Seite 231Technical dataReference231
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328i xDriveApproved gross vehicle weightlbs/kg4,585/2,080Loadlbs/kg900/408Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,170/984Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,555/1,159Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg165/75Cargo area capacitycu ft/l16.9/480

335i xDriveApproved gross vehicle weightlbs
kg
4,675/4,695
2,121/2,130
Loadlbs/kg900/408Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,280/1,034Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,560/1,161Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg165/75Cargo area capacitycu ft/l16.9/480

328dApproved gross vehicle weightlbs/kg4,365/1,980Loadlbs/kg900/408Approved front axle loadlbs/kg1,995/905Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,490/1,129Approved roof load capacitylbs/kg165/75Cargo area capacitycu ft/l16.9/480

328d xDriveApproved gross vehicle weightlbs/kg4,540/2,059Loadlbs/kg900/408Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,160/980Seite 232ReferenceTechnical data232
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