BMW serie 3 sedan 2003 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Introduction

  3
• Notes

  4
• Symbols used

  4
• Your individual vehicle

  4
• Status at time of printing

  5
• For your own safety

  5
• Service and warranty

  6
• Reporting safety defects

  6
• Contents

  8
• Cockpit

  14
  • Cockpit

    14
  • Instrument cluster

    16
  • Indicator and warning lamps

    18
  • Steering wheel with

    22
  • Hazard warning triangle

    23
  • First-aid kit

    23
  • Refueling

    24
  • Fuel specifications

    25
  • Tire inflation pressure

    25
• Opening and closing

  30
  • Keys

    30
  • Central locking system

    30
  • Opening and closing – via the remote control

    31
  • Opening and closing – via the door lock

    33
  • Opening and closing – from the inside

    34
  • Luggage compartment lid

    35
  • Luggage compartment

    37
  • Alarm system

    38
  • Electric power windows

    40
  • Sliding/tilt sunroof

    41
• Adjusting

  44
  • Safe seating position

    44
  • Seats

    44
  • Manual seat adjustment

    45
  • Power seat adjustment

    46
  • Lumbar support

    46
  • Head restraints

    47
  • Safety belts

    47
  • Seat and mirror memory

    49
  • Seat heating

    50
  • Steering wheel

    51
  • Mirrors

    51
• Passenger safety systems

  53
  • Airbags

    53
  • Transporting children safely

    55
  • Vehicle Memory, Key Memory

    59
• Driving

  60
  • Ignition lock

    60
  • Starting the engine

    60
  • Switching off the engine

    62
  • Parking brake

    62
  • Manual transmission

    63
  • Automatic transmission with Steptronic

    64
  • Turn signal indicator/Headlamp flasher

    67
  • Washer/wiper system/

    68
  • Cruise control

    69
• Everything under control

  71
  • Odometer

    71
  • Tachometer

    71
  • Energy control

    71
  • Fuel gauge

    72
  • Engine coolant temperature gauge

    72
  • Service interval display

    73
  • Check Control

    73
  • Clock

    74
  • Computer

    75
• Technology for safety and driving convenience

  77
  • Park Distance Control (PDC)

    77
  • Automatic Stability Control plus Traction (ASC+T)

    78
  • Dynamic Stability Control (

    80
  • Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) – BMW 325xi, 330xi

    82
  • Hill Descent Control (

    84
  • Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM)

    85
  • Flat Tire Monitor

    86
• Lamps

  89
  • Parking lamps/Low beams

    89
  • Instrument lighting

    90
  • High beams/Standing lamps

    90
  • Fog lamps

    91
  • Interior lamps

    91
• Controlling the climate for pleasant driving

  92
  • Air conditioning

    92
  • Automatic climate control

    96
  • Roller sun blind

    100
• Interior conveniences

  101
  • Premium sound system

    101
  • Glove compartment

    101
  • Storage compartments

    102
  • Cellular phone

    104
  • Ashtray, front

    104
  • Ashtray, rear

    105
• Loading and transporting

  106
  • Through-loading system

    106
  • Ski bag

    107
  • Cargo loading

    108
  • Roof-mounted luggage rack

    110
• Special operating instructions

  114
  • Break-in procedures

    114
  • Driving notes

    115
  • Antilock Brake System (ABS)

    115
  • Brake system

    116
• Wheels and tires

  117
  • Tire inflation pressure

    117
  • Tire condition

    117
  • Tire replacement

    118
  • Wheel and tire combinations

    120
  • Winter tires

    120
• In the engine compartment

  122
  • Hood

    122
  • Engine compartment essentials

    124
  • Washer fluids

    126
  • Engine oil

    126
  • Coolant

    128
  • Brake fluid

    129
• Maintenance

  130
  • The BMW Maintenance System

    130
• Laws and regulations

  131
  • California Proposition 65 warning

    131
  • OBD interface socket

    131
• Replacement procedures

  136
  • Onboard tool kit

    136
  • Windshield wiper blades

    136
  • Lamps and bulbs

    137
  • Changing a wheel

    141
  • Run Flat tires

    145
  • Battery

    146
  • Fuses

    146
• Giving and receiving assistance

  147
  • Jump-starting

    147
  • Towing the vehicle

    148
• Engine data

  152
  • Engine data

    152
  • Dimensions

    153
  • Weights

    154
  • Capacities

    155
• Everything from A to Z

  158