2016 BMW 3 SERIES SPORTS WAGON steering

Tow-starting and towingNote Tow-starting and towing
For tow-starting or towing, switch off the
Intelligent Safety systems; otherwise malfunc‐
tions of the individual braking systems might
lead to accidents.◀
Manual transmission Gearshift lever in neutral position.
Towing Follow the towing instructions
Follow all towing instructions; otherwise,
vehicle damage or accidents may occur.◀▷Make sure that the ignition is switched on;
otherwise, the low beams, tail lights, turn
signals, and wipers may be unavailable.▷Do not tow the vehicle with the rear axle
tilted, as the front wheels could turn.▷When the engine is stopped, there is no
power assist. Consequently, more force
needs to be applied when braking and
steering.▷Larger steering wheel movements are re‐
quired.▷The towing vehicle must not be lighter
than the vehicle being towed; otherwise,
it will not be possible to control the vehi‐
cle's response.Tow truck
With xDrive
The vehicle should only be transported on a
loading platform.
Do not tow with only the front or rear axle
raised
Do not tow the BMW with just the front or rear
axle raised; otherwise, the wheels could lock
up and the transfer case could be damaged.◀
Do not lift the vehicle
Do not lift the vehicle by the tow fitting or
body and chassis parts; otherwise, damage
may result.◀
Steptronic transmission: transporting
your vehicle
Note Your vehicle is not permitted to be towed.
Therefore, contact a service center in the
event of a breakdown.
Do not have the vehicle towedHave your vehicle transported on a load‐
ing platform only; otherwise, damage may oc‐
cur.◀
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Everything from A to Z
IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 120
ACC, Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go 125
Acceleration Assistant, refer to Launch Control 76
Accessories and parts 7
Activated-charcoal filter 151
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 117
Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go, ACC 125
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 118
Adaptive Light Control 94
Additives, oil 208
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 51
After washing vehicle 231
Airbags 98
Airbags, indicator/warning light 99
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 147, 150
Air, dehumidifying, refer to Cooling function 147, 150
Air distribution, manual 147, 150
Air flow, air conditioner 147
Air flow, automatic climate control 150
Air pressure, tires 193
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 151
Alarm system 46
Alarm, unintentional 47
All around the center con‐ sole 16
All around the roofliner 17 All around the steering
wheel 14
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 199
All-wheel-drive 121
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 154
Alternative oil types 208
Ambient light 97
Antifreeze, washer fluid 73
Antilock Brake System, ABS 120
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 120
Approved axle load 237
Approved engine oils, see Suitable engine oil
types 208
Arrival time 89
Ash tray 157
Assistance when driving off 124
Assist system information, on Control Display 91
Attentiveness assistant 119
AUTO intensity 149
Automatic car wash 230
Automatic climate con‐ trol 146
Automatic climate control with enhanced features 148
Automatic Cruise Control with Stop & Go 125
Automatic Curb Monitor 59
Automatic deactivation, front- seat passenger airbags 100
Automatic headlight con‐ trol 94
Automatic locking 45
Automatic recirculated-air control 150 Automatic tailgate 40
Automatic transmission, see Steptronic transmission 73
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 149
AUTO program, climate con‐ trol 147
AUTO program, intensity 149
Auto Start/Stop function 67
Average fuel consumption 88
Average speed 88
Axle loads, weights 237
B Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 53
Backrest, width 53
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 225
Bar for tow-starting/ towing 228
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 221
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 35
Battery, vehicle 221
Belts, safety belts 54
Beverage holder, cu‐ pholder 165
Blinds, sun protection 48
BMW Advanced Diesel 189
BMW Assist, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
BMW Driver’s Guide App 6
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW maintenance sys‐ tem 210 Seite 240ReferenceEverything from A to Z240
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Lights and bulbs 213
Light switch 93
Load 174
Loading 173
Lock, door 39
Locking/unlocking via door lock 39
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 37
Locking, automatic 45
Locking, settings 45
Lock, power window 48
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 64
Low beams 93
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 95
Lower back support 53
Low-Sulfur Diesel 189
Luggage rack, see Roof- mounted luggage rack 175
Lumbar support 53
M
Maintenance 210
Maintenance require‐ ments 210
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 84
Maintenance system, BMW 210
Make-up mirror 157
Malfunction displays, see Check Control 79
Manual air distribu‐ tion 147, 150
Manual air flow 147, 150
Manual mode, Steptronic transmission 75
Manual operation, door lock 39
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 59
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 186 Manual operation, Park Dis‐
tance Control PDC 134
Manual operation, rearview camera 137
Manual operation, Side View 139
Manual operation, Top View 140
Manual transmission 73
Marking on approved tires 198
Marking, run-flat tires 199
Master key, refer to Remote control 34
Maximum cooling 149
Maximum speed, display 86
Maximum speed, winter tires 199
Measure, units of 91
Medical kit 225
Memory, seat, mirror 57
Menu, EfficientDynamics 180
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 87
Menus, operating, iDrive 18
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 20
Messages, see Check Con‐ trol 79
Microfilter 148, 151
Minimum tread, tires 197
Mirror 58
Mirror memory 57
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 171
Mobility System 199
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlight 213
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Mounting of child restraint systems 61
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 14 N
Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 55
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 56
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 232
New wheels and tires 198
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 228
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 211
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 211
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 137
Octane rating, refer to Rec‐ ommended fuel grade 188
Odometer 83
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 206
Oil, adding 207
Oil additives 208
Oil change 208
Oil change interval, service requirements 84
Oil filler neck 207
Oil types, alternative 208
Oil types, approved 208
Old batteries, disposal 222
On-board computer 87
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 212
Opening/closing via door lock 39
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Safety belt reminder for driv‐er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 55
Safety belts 54
Safety belts, care 233
Safety switch, windows 48
Safety systems, airbags 98
Saving fuel 176
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Screwdriver, see Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 212
Screw thread, see screw thread for tow fitting, screw
thread for tow fitting 229
Sealant 199
Seat and mirror memory 57
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 54
Seat heating, front 54
Seat heating, rear 54
Seating position for chil‐ dren 61
Seats 51
Selection list in instrument cluster 87
Selector lever, Steptronic transmission 74
Sensors, care 233
Service and warranty 8
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 210
Service requirements, dis‐ play 84
Services, ConnectedDrive
Servotronic 124
SET button, see Active Cruise Control, ACC 125
SET button, see Cruise con‐ trol 131
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 45
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 90 Settings, storing for seat, mir‐
ror 57
Shift paddles on the steering wheel 76
Side airbags 98
Side View 138
Signaling, horn 14
Signals when unlocking 45
Sitting safely 51
Size 236
Slide/tilt glass roof 48
Smallest turning radius 236
Snow chains 203
Socket 157
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 211
Soot particulate filter 171
SOS button 224
Spare fuse 222
Specified engine oil types 208
Speed, average 88
Speed limit detection, on- board computer 89
Speed limiter, display 86
Speed Limit Information 86
Speed warning 89
Split screen 23
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 123
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, performance dis‐
play 89
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 123
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 75
Sport steering, variable 122
Stability control systems 120
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 67
Start/Stop button 65
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 35
Starting the engine 66 Status control display,
tires 102
Status information, iDrive 23
Status of Owner's Manual 7
Steering assistance 124
Steering wheel, adjusting 60
Steering wheel heating 60
Steptronic Sport transmis‐ sion, refer to Steptronic
transmission 73
Steptronic transmission 73
Stopping the engine 67
Storage compartment in the rear 165
Storage compartments 163
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 163
Storage, tires 199
Storing the vehicle 233
Suitable engine oils 208
Summer tires, tread 197
Sun visor 157
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 82
Surround View 136
Switch for Dynamic Driv‐ ing 122
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 152
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 23
T Tachometer 82
Tailgate, automatic 40
Tailgate, closing with no- touch activation 43
Tailgate, opening with no- touch activation 43
Tailgate via remote con‐ trol 38
Tail lights 218
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Technical data 236
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 147, 149
Temperature display for ex‐ ternal temperature 83
Temperature, engine oil 82
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 125
Terminal, starting aid 226
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 82
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 46
Thigh support 53
Tilt alarm sensor 46
Time of arrival 89
Tire damage 197
Tire identification marks 195
Tire inflation pressure 193
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 105
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 101
Tires, changing 198
Tire sealant 199
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 193
Tires, run-flat tires 199
Tire tread 197
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tool 212
Top View 139
Total vehicle weight 237
Touchpad 21
Tow fitting 228
Towing 227
Tow lug, see Tow fitting 228
Tow-starting 227
Tow truck 227
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 101 Traction control 121
TRACTION, driving dynam‐ ics 121
Transmission lock, electronic unlocking 76
Transmission, manual trans‐ mission 73
Transmission, Steptronic transmission 73
Transporting children safely 61
Tread, tires 197
Trip computer 89
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 70
Trip odometer 83
Truck for tow-starting/ towing 227
Turning circle 236
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 137
Turn signals, operation 70
U Unintentional alarm 47
Units of measure 91
Universal remote control 153
Unlock button, Steptronic transmission 74
Unlocking/locking via door lock 39
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 37
Unlocking, settings 45
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 232
USB interface 158
V Vanity mirror 157
Variable sport steering 122
Vehicle battery 221 Vehicle battery, replac‐
ing 221
Vehicle, break-in 170
Vehicle care 231
Vehicle features and op‐ tions 6
Vehicle identification num‐ ber 9
Vehicle jack 221
Vehicle paint 231
Vehicle storage 233
Vehicle wash 230
Ventilation 151
Ventilation, refer to Parked- car ventilation 152
VIN, see vehicle identification number 9
Voice activation system 27
W Warning and indicator lamps, see Check Control 79
Warning displays, see Check Control 79
Warning messages, see Check Control 79
Warning triangle 225
Warranty 7
Washer fluid 73
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 72
Washer system 70
Washing, vehicle 230
Water on roads 171
Weights 237
Welcome lamps during un‐ locking 37
Welcome lights 93
Wheel base, vehicle 236
Wheel cleaner 232
Wheels, changing 198
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 193
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 105 Seite 248ReferenceEverything from A to Z248
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