2013 BMW M3 CONVERTIBLE Owner's Manual

300
ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Pressure monitoring of tires,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 102
Programmable buttons on the steering wheel 13
Programmable memory keys 25
Protection function, refer to
Pinch protection system
– glass roof, electric 43
– windows 42
Providing medical assistance, refer to First aid pouch 273
Puncture
– flat Tire Monitor 100
R
Radio
– controls166
– HD radio 171
– satellite radio 173
– selecting waveband 169
– storing stations 170
– switching on/off 166
– tone control 167
– volume 166
Radio position, refer to Radio
readiness 62
Radio readiness 62
– switched off 63
– switched on 62
Radio-remote key, refer to Remote control with
integrated key 32
Rain sensor 73
Random sequence
– CD player 179
– external devices 192
– music collection 187
Reading aloud 221
Reading lamps 114
Rear lamps, refer to Tail
lamps 268 Rear seats
– adjusting head restraints
52
– folding down backrests 127
Rear ventilation 118
Rearview mirror, refer to
Mirrors 55
Rear window defroster 118
Rear window roller blind, refer
to Roller sunblinds 124
Reception
– quality 170
– radio station 170
Recirculated air mode 117
Recirculation of air, refer to
Recirculated air mode 117
Reclining seat, refer to
Backrest 49
Redialing 208
Refueling 232
Releasing
– hood 256
Remaining distance, refer to
Cruising range 85
Reminders 220
Remote control 32
– battery renewal 41
– comfort access 40
– garage door opener 120
– malfunction 35,41
– removing from the ignition lock 62
– service data 260
– trunk

lid 34
Replacement fuses, refer to
Fuses 271
Replacement remote control 32
Replacing bulbs, refer to Lamps and bulbs 266
Replacing tires 252
Replacing tires, refer to New wheels and tires 252
Reporting safety defects 7
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel gauge 84 Reset, refer to Resetting tone
settings 168
Restraint systems
– for children 58
– refer to Safety belts 54
Retractable hardtop 44
– care, refer to Caring for your vehicle brochure
– convenient opening and closing 34
– remote control 34
Reverse
– CD player 180
Reverse gear 69
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 66
– manual transmission 65
Rim cleaner, care 264
Road map 157
Roadside Assistance 225,273
Roadside parking lamps 112
– replacing bulbs 267
Roadworthiness test, refer to Service requirements 88
Roller sunblinds 124
Rollover protection system, Convertible 109
– resetting 109
Roof load capacity 281
Roof-mounted luggage
rack 141
Rope, refer to Tow-starting, towing away 276
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to iDrive 20
Route 155,156
– bypassing sections 156
– changing 155,156
– changing criteria 155
– displaying streets or towns/ cities 156
– map view 157
– selecting 155

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Reference
Route instructions, refer to
Destination guidance
through voice
instructions 157
Route map, refer to Map
view 157
Route section, changing 156
Route selection 155
RSC Runflat System Component, refer to Run-
flat tires 253
Runflat System Component RSC, refer to Run-flat
tires 253
Run-flat tires 253
– continuing driving with a
damaged tire 101
– flat tire 101
– flat tire monitor 101
– inflation pressure 235
– new tires 252
– tire replacement 252
– winter tires 253
Runflat tyres, refer to Run-flat tires 253
S
Safety-belt height
adjustment 54
Safety belts 54
– belt hand-over 54
– damage 54
– indicator/warning lamp 54
– reminder 54
– sitting safely 48
Safety systems
– airbags 107
– antilock brake system ABS 97
– brake system 97
– driving stability control 97
– dynamic stability control
DSC 97
– rollover protection system, Convertible 109
– safety belts 54 Safety tires, refer to Run-flat
tires 253
Satellite radio 173
– activating or deactivating channels 173
– favorites 176
– selecting channels 174
– storing channels 174
– time shift 175
– traffic jump 177
Saving fuel 136
Screen, refer to iDrive controls 20
Screw thread for tow
fitting 275
SDARS, refer to satellite
radio 173
Seat adjustment
– electric 50
– mechanical 49
Seat and mirror memory 53
Seat belt reminder, refer to
"Fasten safety belts"
reminder 54
Seat heating 53
Seats 49
– adjusting electrically 50
– adjusting the seats 49
– heating 53
– memory, refer to Seat and mirror memory 53
– saving a setting, refer to Seat and mirror memory 53
– sitting safely 48
Securing cargo 131,132
Securing the vehicle
– from inside 36
– from outside 33
Selecting a station
– radio 169
Selecting distan ce for Active
Cruise Control 78
Selecting new scale fo

r
navigation 158
Selector lever
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 65 Selector lever lock, refer to
Changing selector lever
positions, shiftlock 65
Selector lever positions 68
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 65
Service, refer to Roadside Assistance 273
Service car, refer to Roadside Assistance 273
Service data in the remote
control 260
Service Interval Display, refer to Condition Based Service
CBS 260
Service Request 227
Service requirements 88
Service status 228
Settings
– changing settings on the Control Display 95
– clock, 12h/24h format 91
– DVD 181
– language 95
Settings and information 87
Settings for the map view 158
Setting times, refer to Preselecting switch-on
times 119
Setting tone during audio operation, refer to Tone
control 167
Shifting 69
– 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 69
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 66
– manual transmission 65
Shift into a drive position, refer to selector lever
positions 68
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, refer to Changing selector
lever positions 65

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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Shift paddles on the steering
wheel 70
Short commands for the voice activation system 283
Short route in navigation, refer
to Selecting route 155
Side airbags 107
Side windows, refer to
Windows 41
Signal horn, refer to Horn 12,13
Sitting safely 48
– with airbags 48
– with head restraint 48
– with safety belts 48
Ski bag 130
Ski bag for Convertible, refer to Through-loading opening
with integrated transport
bag 131
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to Glass roof, electric 43
Slot for remote control 62
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 126
Snap-in adapter 200
– inserting/removing 211
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment 124
Socket, Onboard Diagnosis
OBD 261
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 127
Software update 196
SOS, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 272
Spare fuses 271
Special destinations 149
Special destinations,
displaying 151
Special oils, refe r to Approved
engine oils 258
Specified engine oils, refer to Approved engine oils 258Speed
– run-flat tires
101
– with winter tires 253
Speed limit 94
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit 94
Speedo, refer to Speedometer 14
Speedometer 14
Speed Volume 168
Split screen content, refer to
Selecting the display for the
split screen content 24
Sport automatic transmission
with double clutch 67
– driving dynamics control 70
– kickdown 69
– lau

nch control 71
– manually unlocking parking
lock 70
– neutral 69
– reverse gear 69
Sport program with 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 69
Spray nozzles, refer to Cleaning windshield and
headlamps 73
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control
systems 97
Start/Stop button 62
– starting the engine 63
– switching off the engine 64
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 63
Starting assistance, refer to Jump starting 274
Starting difficulties
– jump starting 274
Starting the engine
– start/stop button 62
Start menu 21 State/province, for
navigation 146
Status information on the Control Display 23
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing 5
Steam jet 262
Steering wheel 56
– adjustment 56
– buttons on steering wheel 13
– heating 57
– lock 62
– locking with Comfort
Access 40
– shift paddles 70
Steering wheel buttons, refer to Shift paddles 70
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering 105
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 65
Storage 265
Storage compartments 125
Storage nets 129
Stored trip, calling up 154
Storing a destination in the
address book 148
Storing music 184
Storing seat positions, refer to
Seat and mirror memory 53
Storing tires 253
Stowage, refer to Storage
compartments 125
Street, entering, navigation 147
Suitable mo bile phones
200
Summer tires, re fer to W

heels
and tires 235
Surround 167
SVCD 180
SW, waveband 169
Switches, refer to Cockpit 12

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Everything from A to Z
Reference
Switching off
– engine
64
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button 62
Switching on
– audio 166
– CD player 166
– radio 166
Switching the air conditioning on and off 118
Switching the entertainment
audio output on/off 166
Switch-on times of parked car ventilation, preselecting 119
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 84
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 37
Tail lamp
– replacing bulb 269
Tail lamp, refer to Tail lamps 268
Tail lamps 268
– replacing bulb 268,269
Tank contents, refer to Capacities 282
Tasks 219
Technical data 280
– dimensions 280
Technical modifications, refer to For your own safety 5
Telephone 200
– hands-free system 209
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 124
– phone book 207
– received calls 208
– redialing 208
– refer to separate Owner's Manual
– voice commands 209TeleService
225
Teleservice Diagnosis 226
Temperature
– automatic climate control 116
– changing unit of measure 88
– coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 259
Temperature display
– outside temperature 83
– outside temperature
warning 83
– setting the units 88
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control 74
Tensioning straps, refer to
Securing cargo 140
Text message 217
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center brake lamp 269
Through-loading opening with integrated transport
bag 131
Through-loading system 127
Tilt alarm sensor 39
Tilt function, passenger side mirror 56
Timer, refer to Preselecting
switch-on times 119
Tire inflation pressure 235
– loss 101,102
Tire pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 100
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 102
– resetting the s

ystem103
– system limitations 102
– warning lamp 103
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 101
Tire Quality Grading 250Tires
– age
250,252
– air loss 103
– breaking in 136
– changing, refer to Changing
wheels 269
– condition 251
– damage 251
– inflation pressure 235
– labels 250
– minimum tread depth 251
– new wheels and tires 252
– pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 100
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 102
– puncture 101
– replacing 252
– run-flat tires 253
– size 250
– storage 253
– tread depth 251
– wear indicators, refer to Minimum tread depth 251
– wheel/tire combination, refer to Correct wheels and
tires 252
– winter tires 253
TMC station, refer to Traffic bulletins 159
Tone
– control 167
– middle setting 168
Tools, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 266
Top, refer to Retractable
hardtop 44
Top 50 in music collection 186
Tow bar 276
Tow fitting 275
– screw thread 275

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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Tow fittings for tow-starting
and towing away 275
Towing 275
– car with automatic transmission 275
– methods 276
– with 7-gear Sport automatic transmission with double
clutch 276
Towing and tow-starting 275
Town/city, for navigation 146
Tow rope 276
Tow-starting 275,277
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor 102
Track
– selecting on CD 178
Traction control, refer to Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 97
Traffic bulletins
– categories 161
Traffic bulletins, filtering 161
Traffic bulletins for navigation 159
– during destination guidance 161
Traffic bulletins in navigation
– screen display in the map view 160
Traffic congestion
– displaying traffic bulletins 159
– refer to Route, bypassing
segments 156 Transmission
– 7-gear Sport automatic
transmission with double
clutch 67
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 65
– idle position 69
– launch control 71
– manually unlocking parking lock 70
– manual transmission 65
– overriding selector lever lock for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 67
– reverse gear 69
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector lever position 65
– refer to P Park 66
Transporting children safely 58
Transport securing devices,
refer to Securing cargo 140
Tread depth, refer to Minimum tire tread 251
Trip, deleting 154
Trip, storing 154
Trip computer, refer to
Displays on the Control
Display 85
Trip-distance coun ter, refer to
Trip odometer 83
Tr iple turn

signal activation 72
Trip odometer 83
Trips, changing 154
Trunk
– capacity 281
– comfort access 41
– folding up the floor panel 130
– lamp, refer to Interior lamps 114
– opening from inside 37
– opening from outside 37Trunk lid
37
– comfort access 41
– emergency release 38
– locking or unlocking separately 37
– opening from inside 37
– opening from outside 37
– remote control 34
Turning circle, refer to Dimensions 280
Turn signal 72
Turn signal indicators
– indicator/warning lamp 14
Turn signals
– triple turn signal 72
Tying down loads, refer to
Cargo loading 140
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 250
Units
– average fuel consumption 88
Units of measure
– temperature 88
Universal garage door opener,
refer to Integrated universal
remote control 120
Unlatching, refer to
Unlocking 40
Unlocking
– from inside 37
– from outside 34
– setting unlocking characteristics 34
– trunk lid 41
– without remote control, refer to Comfort Access 40
Updating software 196
Updating the navigation data 144
USB audio interface 190
USB interface 124
Using contact data 220

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V
Variable light distribution,
refer to Adaptive Light
Control 111
VCD 180
Vehicle
– battery 270
– breaking in 136
– cargo loading 139
– identification number, refer
to Engine compartment 255
– measurements, refer to Dimensions 280
– parking 64
– weight 281
Vehicle equipment 5
Vehicle jack 270
Vehicle storage 265
Ventilation 118
– draft-free 118
– in the rear 118
Ventilation, refer to Climate 115
Ventilation while at a
standstill 119
Vents, refer to Ventilation 118
Video menu 180
Video playback 180
Voice, refer to Destination guidance through voice
instructions 157
Voice commands
– overview 27
– short commands 283
– telephone 209
Voice instructions from
navigation system 157
– repeating 157
– switching on/off 157
– volume 157 Voice phone book
210
Volume 166
– audio sources 166
– fuel tank, refer to Capacities 282
– mobile phone 205
– voice instructions 157
Volume compensation, tone
control 168
W
Warning and indicator
lamps 15
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 92
Warning triangle 273
Washer fluid 74
Washer fluid reservoir 74
Waste tray, refer to Ashtray 126
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water 138
Water penetration 262
Waveband on radio 169
Wear indicators in tires, refer to Minimum tread depth 251
Weights 281
Welcome lamps 111
Wheel/tire combination, refer to Correct wheels and
tires 252
Wheelbase, refer to Dimensions 280
Wheels, new 252
Wheels and tires 235
Width, refer to
Dimensions 280
Wind deflector 45 Windows
41
– convenient opening and
closing 34
– convenient opening and closing with Comfort
Access 40
– opening, closing 42
– pinch protection system 42
Windows, indicator on Control Display 20
Windshield
– cleaning 73
Windshield wash 72
– filling capacity, reservoir 282
– nozzles 74
– reservoir for washer fluid 74
– washer fluid 74
Windshield wiper blades, changing 266
Windshield wipers, refer to Wiper system 72
Winter tires 253
– setting speed limit 94
– storage 253
Wiper blade replacement 266
Wiper system 72
Work in the engine compartment 255
Wrench/screwdriver, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 266
X
xDrive99
Xenon lamps
– replacing bulb 267
Y
Your individual vehicle
– settings, refer to Personal
Profile 32

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