BMW 2005 X3 2.5i SAV User Manuals

Table of Contents

• X3 2.5i X3 3.0i

  2
• Notes

  5
  • Using this Owner's Manual

    5
  • Symbols used

    5
  • The individual vehicle

    6
  • Editorial notice

    6
  • For your own safety

    7
  • Service and warranty

    8
  • Reporting safety defects

    8
• Cockpit

  11
  • Controls

    11
  • Instrument cluster

    12
  • Indicator and warning lamps

    12
  • Buttons on steering wheel*

    13
• Opening and closing

  17
  • Key set

    17
  • Central locking system

    17
  • Opening and closing: from outside

    17
  • Opening and closing: from inside

    19
  • Tailgate

    20
  • Windows

    21
  • Panorama glass sunroof*

    22
  • Alarm system*

    23
• Adjustments

  25
  • Sitting safely

    25
  • Seats

    26
  • Seat and mirror memory*

    27
  • Heated seats*

    28
  • Safety belts

    28
  • Steering wheel

    29
  • Mirrors

    29
  • Vehicle Memory, Key Memory

    31
• Transporting children safely

  32
  • The right place for children

    32
  • Installing child-restraint systems

    32
  • For driving

    34
• Driving

  35
  • Ignition lock

    35
  • Engine

    35
  • Handbrake

    36
  • Manual transmission

    37
  • Automatic transmission with Steptronic

    37
  • Turn signals/headlamp flasher

    39
  • Washer/wiper system/ rain sensor*

    39
  • Cruise control*

    41
• Everything under control

  43
  • Odometer

    43
  • Tachometer

    43
  • Fuel gage

    43
  • Coolant temperature gage

    43
  • Service Interval Display

    44
  • Clock

    44
  • Computer*

    45
• Technology for comfort, convenience and safety

  47
  • PDC Park Distance Control*

    47
  • Driving stability control systems

    48
  • Flat Tire Monitor

    50
  • Brake Force Display

    51
  • Airbags

    52
• Lamps

  54
  • Parking lamps/low beams

    54
  • Adaptive Head Light*

    54
  • High beams/roadside parking lamps

    55
  • Fog lamps*

    55
  • Instrument lighting

    55
  • Interior lamps

    56
• A congenial climate

  57
  • Air conditioner

    57
  • Automatic climate control*

    60
• Practical interior accessories

  63
  • Integrated universal remote control*

    63
  • Cup holders

    64
  • Glove compartment

    65
  • Storage compartments

    65
  • Ashtray*

    66
  • Lighter*

    66
  • Car phone preparation*

    67
  • Ski bag*

    67
  • Cargo area

    68
• Things to remember when driving

  73
  • Breaking-in

    73
  • General driving notes

    73
  • Cargo loading

    75
  • Roof-mounted luggage rack*

    77
  • Driving on poor roads

    77
• Refueling

  81
  • Fuel filler door

    81
  • Fuel specifications

    82
• Wheels and tires

  83
  • Tire inflation pressure

    83
  • Tire identification marks

    85
  • Tire condition

    86
  • New wheels and tires

    87
  • Snow chains*

    88
• Under the hood

  89
  • Hood

    89
  • Engine compartment

    90
  • Washer fluid

    91
  • Engine oil

    91
  • Coolant

    92
  • Brake system

    93
• Maintenance

  94
  • The BMW maintenance system

    94
  • OBD connector

    94
  • Care

    95
• Replacing components

  96
  • Onboard tool kit

    96
  • Replacing wiper blades

    96
  • Lamps and bulbs

    96
  • Changing a wheel

    100
  • Vehicle battery

    102
  • Fuses

    103
• Giving and receiving assistance

  104
  • Receiving assistance

    104
  • Warning triangle*

    104
  • First-aid kit*

    105
  • Jump starting

    105
  • Tow-starting and towing

    106
• Technical data

  111
  • Engine specifications

    111
  • Dimensions

    112
  • Weights

    113
  • Capacities

    113
• Everything from A to Z

  114
  • Index

    114
  • Refueling

    124