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Owner's Manualfor Vehicle

Contents

From A to Z

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We a re p le a se d you h a v e d e c id e d o n a B M W M 3.

Thoroug h fa milia rity w ith yo ur vehic le w ill provide you w ith e nha nc ed c ontrol and

s ec urity w hen yo u dr ive it . We the refo re ha ve th is req ues t :

P lea se t ake the t ime to rea d th is Ow ner 's Manua l a nd f a milia rize yourse lf w i th the

in forma t ion tha t w e ha ve c om piled for you b e fore s ta r ting o f f in yo ur new B MW M3.

The m a nua l con ta ins impo rtan t d a ta a nd ins t ruc t ions in tende d to a ss is t yo u in

ob ta in ing m a ximum s a t is f a c t ion f rom your B MW M3 uniq ue a rra y o f ad vanc ed tec h-

nic a l fea tures . In a dd it ion , yo u w ill rec eive informa tion o n vehic le m a intena nc e, tha t

he lp e nsure op era t ing a nd t ra ff ic sa fe ty , a s w e ll prov id ing for the b es t pos s ib le va lue

rete nt ion of yo ur BMW.For more d e ta iled in forma t ion re fer to the S upplem enta l Manua ls .

B MW M a lso ma kes de c is ive co n tribut ion tow a rd g rea ter sa fe ty in t ra f fic th roug h it s

B MW d rive r tra ining .

This Ow ner 's Manua l s hould be co ns ide red a perma nent pa rt o f th is veh ic le . It

s hould s tay w ith the veh ic le w hen s o ld to prov ide the next ow ner w i th impo rtan t

op era t ing , sa fe ty and m a in tena nce informa t ion .

This ma nua l is s upplem ented by a S ervice a nd Wa rra n ty In forma t ion B oo kle t

(US mo de ls) or a Wa rra n ty a nd S ervice G uide B oo kle t (C a na d ia n mo de ls). We

rec om me nd tha t you rea d th is publica t ion thoroughly .

Your B MW M3 is c ove red by the follow ing w a rra nt ies :

New Ve hic le Limited Wa rra nty

Limited Rus t P e rfo ration Wa rranty

Fed era l Emis s ions S ys te m D efec t Wa rra n ty

Fed era l Emis s ions P er forma nce Wa rra n ty

C a lifornia Emis s ion C on tro l S ys tem Limited Wa rra nty

De ta iled in forma t ion a bo ut these w a rra n t ies is lis te d in the S ervice a nd Wa rra n ty

In forma t ion B oo kle t (US mo de ls) or in the Wa rra n ty a nd S ervice G uide B oo kle t

(C a na d ia n mod els ).We w is h yo u a n e n joya b le dr iv ing expe rienc e .

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2 0 01 B M W M G m b HMunic h , G er manyRe print ing , inc lud ing exc erpts , only w ith thew rit ten c ons e n t o f B MW M G mb H, Munic h .O rd e r No . 01 4 1 0 1 56 2 37U S En g lish VIII/01

P rin t ed i n G er manyP r inted on environme nta l ly f riend ly p a pe r(blea c he d w ithout c hlorine , suita ble for rec yc ling ).

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Ins trume nt c lus ter 15

Ind ica tor a nd w a rn ing la mps 17

S tee ring w hee l w ith mult ifunc t ion

but tons 21

Wa rning tria ng le 22

Firs t-a id kit 22

Refueling 22

Fuel spe c if ic a t ions 24

Tire infla tio n p res s ures 24

Opening and closing:

Keys 28

C entra l loc king sys tem 28

Ope ning a nd c los ing v ia the

d o or loc k 29

Ope ning a nd c los ing v ia the

re m o te c on t ro l 30

Ope ning a nd c los ing f rom the

inside 33

Lu g g a g e c o m p a rtm e n t lid 34

Lu g g a g e c o m p a rt m e n t 36

Alarm system 37

Elec t r ic power w indows 39

S lid ing /tilt s unro o f 40

Adjustments:

C orrec t s i tt ing po s it ion 42

S e a t s 43Hea d res t ra in ts 44

Enter ing the rea r 45

S a fe t y b e lt s 45

S ea t and m irror me mo ry 46

S e a t h e a t in g 47

S te e r i n g w h e e l 47

Mirrors 48

Passenger safety systems:

Airbags 49

Tra ns po rting c hild ren sa fely 52

Vehicle Memory, Key

Memory 55

Driving:

Ig nitio n loc k 56

S ta r ting the e ng ine 56

S w itch ing o f f the e ng ine 57

P a rking brake 58

Manua l t ra nsm iss ion 58

S e q u e n t ia l M g e a rb o x S M G II 59

Ind ic a tor/Hea d la mp f la s her 65

Wa s he r/Wipe r s ys te m /Ra in

s e n s o r 66

C ruis e co n tro l 68

Everything under control:

O d o m e t e r 70

Ta cho me ter 70

Tem pera ture g a uge 70

F ue l g a u g e 71

Tem pera ture g a uge 71S ervic e Interva l Dis pla y 71

C h e c k C on t ro l 72

C o m p u t e r 72

Technology for driving comfort

and safety:

P a rk D is t a n c e C on t ro l (P D C ) 75

Dyna mic S tab ility C ontro l

(D S C ) 76

Fla t Tire Mo nito r 77

M Engine dyna mics co n tro l 79

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P a rking la mps /Low be a ms 80

Instrument lighting 81

Hig h bea ms /S tand ing la mps 81

F og la m p s 82

Inte rio r la mp s 82

R e a d in g la m p s 82

Controlling the climate for

pleasant driving:

Air c o nd itio ne r 83Automa t ic c l ima te co n tro l 86

Roller sun blind 89

Interior conveniences:

S o u nd s y s te m 90

G l ov e c om p a r tm e n t 90

S t o ra g e c o m p a r tm e n t s 91

C el lula r pho ne 92

Ashtray, front 92

Ashtray, rear 93

C lo th e s h ooks 93

Loading and transporting:

Throug h-loa d ing s ys tem 94

S ki b a g 95C a rg o loa d in g 96

R oo f-m ou n te d lu g g a g e r a c k 97

Special operating instructions:

Break-in procedure 100

Driving no tes 101

Ant iloc k B ra ke S ys te m 101

B ra k e s y s t e m 102

Wheels and tires:

Tire infla tio n p res s ure 103

Tire c o nd itio n 103

Tire re plac em e nt 104

Whe e l a nd tirecombina t ions 105

S pec ia l c ha ra c te ris t ics o f w in ter

tires 106

S n o w c h a in s 106

In the engine compartment:

H o o d 107

E n g in e c om p a rtm e n t

essen t i a l s 108

Wa s he r f luid s 109

Eng ine oi l 110

C o o l a n t 112

B ra ke fluid 113

Maintenance:

The B MW Ma intena nc eS y s t e m 114

Laws and regulations:

Te c hnica l mo d ific a tio ns 115

C a lifornia P rop os it ion

65 Wa rning 115

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IndexReplacement procedures:

Onb oa rd too l kit 120

Wind s hield w ipe r b la de s 120

La m p s a n d b u lb s 120

Re pa iring a f la t t ire 126

B a t t e r y 130

F u se s 130

Giving and receiving

assistance:

J ump-s ta rt ing 131To w ing the ve hic le 132

E n g in e d a t a 136

Dimensions 137

Weights 138

C a p a c i t i e s 139

Everything fro m A to Z 142


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Notes on the Owner's Manual

We ha ve ma de every e f for t to ens ure

th a t you a re a b le t o f in d w h a t you n e e din th is Ow ner 's Manua l a s q u ic kly a s

pos s ib le . The f a s tes t w a y to f ind c er ta in

topic s is b y us ing the d e ta iled inde x a t

the end . If you w ish to g a in on ly a n

initia l o vervie w o f your veh ic le , yo u w ill

f ind this in the f irst c ha pte r.

We hop e tha t the d e ta iled t ab le o fc o n te n ts p rov id e d on th e p re c e d in g

pa g es w ill s t imula te yo ur in teres t and

e n c o u ra g e you to re a d th e m a n u a l.

S hould yo u w ish to s e ll your BMW a t

so me t ime in the fu ture , p lea se

rem em be r to ha nd o ver th is O w ner 's

Manua l to the new ow ner ; it is p a rt o fthe ve hic le .

S hould yo u have a ny further q ues t ions ,

your BMW c enter w ill be g la d to a s s i s t

a t a n y t im e .

Symbols used

In d ic a te s p re c a u tion s tha t m u s t

b e follow ed prec is ely in orde r toavoid the possibil i ty of personal injury

a n d s e riou s d a m a g e to the v e h ic le .

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Your individual vehicle

In se lec t ing your BMW you ha ve

d e c id e d t o p u rc h a s e a s p e c i fic m o d e l

w ith it s o w n indiv idua l range o f eq u ip-

me nt . This O w ner's Ma nua l w ill

de sc r ibe a l l o f the eq u ipme nt tha t theB MW M3 has to o f fer you .

We therefore req ues t your unde r-

s t a n d in g fo r th e f a c t t h a t t h is m a n u a l

d e s c ribe s eq u ip m en t a n d f e a t u res t h a t

y o u m igh t n o t h a v e c h o s en fo r y o u r

veh ic le . You ca n ea s i ly iden t ify any

di fference s w ith the a id o f the a s ter isk *use d to iden t ify a l l op t iona l eq u ipme nt

a n d a c c e s s o r ie s .

If your BMW fea tures e q u ipme nt tha t i s

no t d es cr ibe d in th is O w ner ' s Manua l (a

ca r rad io o r te lephone , for ins ta nce ), w e

h a v e en c lo s e d S u p p lem e n t a ry O w n er 's

M a n u a ls . We a s k y o u t o rea d t h es e

m a n u a ls a s w e ll.

Status at time of printing

B MW pursues a po l icy o f con t inuous ,

o n go in g d ev e lo p m e n t t ha t i s c o n c e i ved

to ens ure tha t our veh ic les co n t inue to

em b o d y t h e h igh es t q u a l it y a n d s a fe t y

s t a n d a r d s c o m b in e d w it h a d v a n c e d ,s t a te-o f-the-a r t techno log y . I t is there-

fo re p o s s i b le t h a t s o m e o f y o u r o w n

v eh ic l e 's e q u ip m en t a n d f e a t u res m a y

vary f rom those de sc r ibe d in th is

ma nua l . Nor ca n errors and omiss ions

be entirely ruled out . We mus t therefore

req u es t y o u r u n d er s t a n d in g fo r th e f a c t

t h a t we a r e un a b le t o rec o g n iz e leg a l

c l a im s ba s ed o n d is c rep a n c ies

be t we en t he d a t a , d es c r ip t io n s a n dillustra t ions in this ma nua l a nd yo ur ow n

vehic le ' s eq u ipme nt .

Status at t ime of pr in t ing

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For your own safety

U s e u n lea d ed ga s o l in e o n ly . F u e ls

co n ta in ing up to a nd inc luding

1 0 % e t h a n o l o r o t h e r o xy gen a t es w it h

up to 2 ,8% oxyg en b y w eigh t (i.e .

15 % MTB E or 3% metha nol plus a neq u iva len t a mount o f co -so lven t) w ill

no t vo id the a pp l ica ble w arran t ies

respe ct ing d efec ts in ma te r ia ls or w ork-

ma nsh ip . F ie ld expe r ienc e ha s indi-

ca ted s ign if ica n t d i fference s in fuel

q ua lity (vola t i lity , c om po si t ion, a d di-

t ives , fo r exam ple) am ong ga so lines

o f fe r ed fo r s a le i n t he U n it ed S t a t e s a n d

C ana da . The use o f poo r qua lity fuel s

ma y res ult in d riva bi lity , s tart ing a nds ta lling p roblems e spe cia l ly unde r

ce r ta in env ironmenta l co ndi tions , suc h

a s h igh a m bi en t tem p e ra t u re a n d h igh

al t i tude.

S hould yo u enc ounter dr ivea bi lit y p rob-

lem s w h ic h y o u s u s p e c t c o u ld b e

rela te d to the fuel you a re us ing , w e

rec o m m e n d t h a t y o u res p o n d by

sw itch ing to a reco gn ized h igh-qua lity

b r a n d .Fa i lure to c omp ly w ith these rec om-

menda t ions may resu l t in unscheduled

m a i n t en a n c e .

Obey a l l app l i cable s a fe ty ru les when

y o u a r e h a n d lin g ga s o l in e .Turn signa l ind ic a tor 65

> S ta n d in g la m p s 81

> H ig h b e a m s 81

> H e a d la m p f la sh e r 65

> C o m p u t e r 72

3 Wa s her/Wipe r s ys tem /Ra in

s e n s o r 66

4 H a z a rd w a rn in g fla s h e rs

5 G e a rs h ift le v e r 58

6 R e a r w in d o w d e fro s t er 84, 88

7 C e n tra l lo c kin g s y s t e m 28

8 S te e r i n g w h e e l 47

9 H o rn : th e e n t ire s u rfa c e

10 Fo g la m ps 82

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Instrument cluster

1 Fue l g a u g e 71

2 Turn s ig na l ind ica tor 20

3 S p ee d om ete r

4 In d ic a t o r a n d w a r nin g

lamps 17 to 20

5 Ta c h o m e te r a n d

eng ine o il tempe ra ture g a uge 70

6 E ng in e c o o la n t te m p e r a t ure

g a u g e 71

7 In d ic a t o r a n d w a r nin g

lamps 17 to 20

8 C o n t ro l b u t to n fo r

> C l o c k 73

> Unit o f mea sure o f ou ts ide temp er-

a ture d i sp la y 73

9 D is p la y fo r s e q u e n tia l M g e a rb o x *

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1 0 In d ic a to r la m p fo r D yn a m ic S t a b ilit y

C on tro l (DS C ) 19

11 D is p la y fo r

> O d o m e t e r 70

> Trip od o me ter 70

> C l o c k 73

> S ervic e Interva l 71

Dis pla y for co mputer , ope ra t ion

us ing the turn sign a l leve r, refe r to

p a g e 72:

> C l o c k

> Outs ide temp era ture

> Avera g e fue l co nsum pt ion

> R a n g e

> Av e ra g e s p e e d

1 2 D is p la y f o r C h e c k C o n t ro l 72

1 3 Trip od om e te r, re s e t t o z e r o 70

1 4 In d ic a t o r a n d w a r nin g

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Indicator and warning lamps

Technology that monitors itself

Ind ica tor a nd w a rn ing la mps tha t a re

identif ied by " q" a re t e s t e d f o r p rop e r

funct ion ing w hene ver the ig nit ion key is

turned . They e a c h lig ht up onc e for

d if ferent p er iod s of t ime .

If a f au lt sho uld oc cur in o ne o f thes e

sys te m s , th e c o rre s p on d in g la m p d o e s

n o t g o ou t a ft e r the e n g in e is s t a rt e d o r

it lig hts up w hile th e ve hic le is m o ving .You w ill se e ho w to rea c t to th is b e low .

Red: stop immediately

B a t te ry c h a r g e c u rre n t q

The ba t tery is no long er be ing

c h a rg e d . In d ic a te s a d e fe c t iv e

a lterna tor dr ive b el t or a prob lem w ith

the a lte rna tor' s c ha rg e c irc u it . P lea se

c o n t a c t th e n e a re s t B M W c e n te r.

If the d r ive b el t is de fec t ive , d o not

c ont inue d riv ing , a s the e ng ine

c o u ld s u s t a in se riou s d a m a g e from

ove rhe a t ing . If the d r ive b el t is de fec -

t ive , inc rea s ed s tee ring ef for t is a ls o

req uired .

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Red: an important reminder

P a rking brake

C om e s o n w h e n the p a rkin g

b r a ke is e n g a g e d a n a d d it ion a l

a c o u s t ic s ig n a l so u n d s w h e n s t a rt in g

off .

For additional information, refer to

p a g e 58 P a rking b ra ke w a rn ing la mp for

C a n a d ia n m o d e ls .

P le a se f a s t e n s a fe t y b e lt s q

A w a rning s ig na l w ill s ound a t

the s a me t ime . Lig h ts up for a

few se co nds or un til the s a fe ty b e lt is

f a s t e n e d .

For a d d it ion a l in forma tion o n sa fe ty

be lt s , re fer to pa g e 45

Airbags q

P le a s e h a ve t he s y s t e m

insp ec ted b y your B MW c enter .


p a g e 49

Red and yellow: continue drivingcautiously

If the brake w a rn ing la mp

c o m e s on tog e th e r w ith th e

yel low ind ic a tor la mp s fo r AB S

a n d DS C :

Th e e n t ire AB S , C B C a n d D S C

co ntro l s ys te m ha s f a iled .

C ontinue d riv ing c a ut ious ly a nd

de fens ively . Avoid ha rd bra ke

a p p lic a t ion s . P le a se h a v e th e sys te m

c h e c ke d b y you r B M W c e n te r a s s oo n

a s p o s s ib le .


p a g e s 76, 101.

AB S , C B C a n d D S C in d ic a t o r

a n d w a rn in g la m p s f o r C a n a d ia nm o d e l s .

Orange: consult the nearestBMW center

S e q u e n tia l M g e a rb o x* S M G II

If the ind ic a tor la mp fa ils to g o

out a f te r the e ng ine is s t a r ted :

th is indic a tes a ma lfunct ion in the

sys te m . P le a se c on s u lt th e n e a re s t

B MW ce nter.

Ind ica tor la mp f la she s : a s ys te m over-

lo a d h a s o c c u rre d .


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Yellow: check as soon as possible

Antiloc k B ra ke S ys tem (AB S ) q

In ad d it ion , a n ac ous t ic s ig na l

s o u n d s : AB S h a s b e e n d e a c t i-

v a te d in re s p on s e to s ys te m m a lfu n c -

t ion . C onve ntiona l bra king ef f ic ienc y is

a v a ila b le a n d u n re s t ric t e d . P le a se h a v e

th e sys te m in sp e c te d b y you r B M W

center .


p a g e 101

AB S w a rn in g la m p f o r C a n a d ia n

m o d e l s .

Eng ine o il leve l

C om es on w hile d r iv ing : the

eng ine oi l leve l ha s fa llen to the

a bs olu te m in imum; re f ill a s so on a s

po ss ib le . Do not d r ive mo re tha n

30 m ile s (50 km) until yo u d o .


p a g e 110

Eng ine o il leve l

C om e s o n a f te r th e e n g in e h a s

b ee n s w itche d o f f: re f ill eng ine

o il a t the e a rlie s t op po rtunity (ne xt t ime

you s top for g a s).


p a g e 110

B ra ke p a d s q

H a v e t he b ra k e p a d s c h e c ke d .

For a d d it iona l in forma tion, re fer

to p a g e 102

Fla t Tire Mo nito r q

The Fla t Tire Mo nito r ha s b e en

de a c t iva te d , e ither a t the b ut ton

or in res pons e to a sys tem m a lfunc t ion .

In the e ven t o f a ma lfunc t ion , ha ve the

sys te m c h e c ke d b y you r B M W c e n te r.


p a g e s 24, 77


(D S C ) q

The ind ic a tor la mp f la s hes a nd

a n a c ou s t ic s ig n a l so u n d s : the sys te m

is a c t ive a nd g overns d rive force a ndbraking force. I f the indicator lamp fai ls

to g o out a fte r the e ng ine is s t a r ted , or if

it co me s o n dur ing norma l dr iv ing a nd

s t a y s o n :

D S C h a s b e e n d e a c t iv a te d , e ith e r a t t h e

b u t ton o r in re s p on s e to a sys te m

malfunct ion.In the e ven t o f a ma lfunc t ion , ha ve the

sys te m c h e c ke d b y you r n e a re s t B M W

center .

For ad di tiona l in forma tion, s ta rt ing on

p a g e 76

Dyna mic B ra ke C ontro l (DB C ) q

Malfunc t ion in DB C s ys te m.

C onve ntiona l bra king e f fic ienc y

is a va ila b le a nd unres t ric te d .H a v e th e sys te m c h e c ke d a n d re p a ire d

a t you r B M W c e n te r a s s oo n a s

p oss i b l e .


p a g e 76

Dyna mic B ra ke C ontro l (DB C )

w a rn in g la m p f o r C a n a d ia n

m o d e l s .

Ad d w a s her fluid

The w a s her f luid is too low . Top

up the f luid a t the e a rlies t

opportuni ty .

For additional information, refer top a g e 109

Ad d c o o la n t

The c oo la nt leve l is too low . Add

c oo la n t a t the e a rlies t oppo rtu-

nity.


p a g e 112


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S e rv ic e E n g in e S oo n q

If the ind ic a tor la mp c om es on

e ithe r c o ntinuo us ly o r inte rmit-

tent ly , th is ind ic a tes a fault in the e mis -s ions-re la ted e lec t ron ic s ys te ms .

Althoug h the vehic le rema ins o pe ra -

t iona l, you sho uld ha ve the sys tems

che cked by yo ur B MW c enter a t the

ea rlies t pos s ib le o pp ortunity .


p a g e 116

S ervice Eng ine S oo n w a rn ing

la m p f o r C a n a d ia n m od e ls

Eng ine e lec tronics q

The re is a fa ult in the elec tro nic

e n g in e -m a n a g e m e n t s y s t e m .The elec tronics a llow for co nt inued

dr iv ing w ith red uce d eng ine output or

e n g in e s p e e d . P le a s e h a v e th e s y s t e m

insp ec ted b y your B MW c enter .

C hec k Filler C a p * q

If the ind ic a tor la mp c om es on

a ltho ug h the fuel filler c a p isse cured co rrec t ly : th is ind ica tes a

ma lfunct ion in the fuel s ys tem . Ha ve the

sys te m in sp e c te d a t you r B M W c e n te r

a t the e a rlies t opp ortunity .


p a g e 23

Green: for your information

Turn signa l ind ic a tor

F la sh e s w h e n th e tu rn s ig n a l

ind ic a tors a re op era ted . Rapid

fla sh ing : ind ic a tes a sys tem ma lfunc-

tion.


p a g e 65

C ruise co n tro l

Lig h ts up w hen the c ru isec ontrol is a c t iva ted . Avai la ble for

op era t ion v ia the mult ifunct ion s tee ring

w h e e l .


p a g e 68

Front fog la mps

Lig h ts up w hene ver the fogla m p s a re on .


p a g e 82

Blue: for your information

H ig h b e a m s

C o m e s o n w h e n t he h ig h b e a m s

a re o n o r th e h e a d la m p f la sh e r

is a c t ua t e d .


p a g e s 65, 81.


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Steering wheel with multifunction buttons

The b uttons in teg ra ted in the mult i-

function s tee ring w he e l (MFL) a re

p rov id e d s o th a t you c a n op e r a te a

n u m b e r o f a c c e ss or ie s q u ic k ly a n dw ithout b eing d is tra c ted f rom tra f fic

co nd it ions . You ma y opera te :

> se lec ted ra d io func t ions

> the c ru ise c on tro l

> selected cel lular phone funct ions *

> the vo ic e e n t ry sys tem * .

The b ut tons a re a c t ive on ly w hen

th e c o rre s p on d in g s ys te m s a n d

a c c e s s o r ie s a r e s w it c h e d o n . R a d i o

P res s br ie f ly : s t a t ion s ea rch in FM

b a n d

Extend ed p res sure : sea rch func t ion

> C D /MD

P res s b rie f ly : jump to next t ra c k

Extend ed p res sure : sea rch func t ion

in trac k

> C a s s e t t e

P res s br ie f ly : s top jump to next t ra c k

or fa s t forw a rd

Extended pressure : f a s t forward

> P h o n e

S c a n p e rs o n a l p h o n e b o o k.

R e w in d : f un c t ion s a s fo rw a rd .

Volume

C ruise co n tro l: to se lec t a s tored

se t t ing .

C ru ise c o n t ro l: s t o r e a n d a c c e le ra te (+ )

or de c elera te a nd s tore ().

C ruis e c o ntrol: ac tiva te/inte rrupt/d e a c -

t iva te .


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22nWarning triangle* First-aid kit* Refueling

The ha za rd w a rning tria ng le is s tored in

a s to r a g e c om p a rtm e n t on th e le f t-h a n d

s id e o f th e lu g g a g e c o m p a rtm e n t .

Alw a ys ob se rve a ll leg a l reg ula -

t ions req uiring a w a rning tria ng le

to b e c a rried in the veh ic le . Either use the c entra l loc king b ut ton

to loc k a ll do ors a t once

o r

> pres s d ow n the ind iv idua l do or loc k

b utto ns . To p reven t the d river fro m

be ing ina d ver tent ly loc ked o ut of the

vehic le , the d river 's d oo r loc k but ton

w ill n o t e n g a g e a s lon g a s th e d oo r is

o p e n .

S in c e p a ss e n g e rs o r a n im a ls

rem a ining in the vehic le mig ht b e

a b le to loc k the d oo rs f rom the ins ide ,

t ake the veh ic le ' s keys w ith you so tha t

th e ve h ic le c a n b e op e n e d a g a in from

th e ou t s id e a t a n y t im e .

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The lock

Only the m a s te r keys (re fer to p a g e 28)

fit in the lock for the lugg a g e co mpa rt-

me nt lid .

To secure separately

Turn the m a s ter key to the r ig ht pa s t the

res is ta nc e p oint and then p ull it out in

the hor izo nta l po s it ion .

This loc ks the lug g a g e c om pa rtme nt lida n d d isc on n e c t s it from th e c e n t ra l

loc king s ys te m. This fea ture ca n b e

u se d to p re v e n t un a u th oriz e d a c c e s s t o

t he lu g g a g e c o m p a r tm e n t w h e n y o u

ha nd over the do or and ig n it ion key

(refer to pa g e 28). This is us e ful fo r va le t

pa rking , for ins ta nc e.

To open from the outside

P re s s the b u tton in th e h a n d le r e c e ss

(a rrow ): the lugg a g e co mpa rtment lid

opens s l ight ly .

The lugg a g e c om pa rtment is lig h tedw h e n th e lu g g a g e c o m p a rtm e n t lid is

o p e n e d .

Manual operation

(in the event of electr ical malfunction)

Turn the m a s ter key to the r ig ht a s far

a s it w ill g o , th e lu g g a g e c o m p a rtm e n tlid w ill o pe n s lig htly.

The lug g a g e co mpa rtment lid is loc ked

a g a in a s s o o n a s y o u c lo s e t h e lid .


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To open from the inside

If th e lu g g a g e c o m p a rtm e n t lid h a s n o t

b e e n loc ke d se p a ra te ly , you c a n op e n it

w ith th is b ut ton in the foo tw el l on the

d river 's s ide w hen the ve hic le is

s ta t ionary .

To close

The ha nd le rec e s s e s in the inte rio r trim

pa nel o f the lugg a g e c om pa rtment lid

(a rro w s ) ma ke it e a s ier to pull the lid

d o w n .

To a void injurie s , b e s ure tha t the

t ra ve l pa th o f the lugg a g e

c om pa rtme nt lid is c lea r w hen i t is

c los e d , a s w ith a ll c lo s in g p roc e d u re s . C los e a ll w ind ow s a nd the s lid ing /tilt

su n r oo f

> Inc rea s e the a ir s upply for the a ir

co nd it ione r or a u toma t ic c lima tec ontrol to a h ig h leve l, re fer to

p a g e s 83, 86. P res s the f ront/rea r of sw itch :

increa se /de crea s e curva ture

> pres s the uppe r/low er end o f the

sw itch : increa s e the upp er/low ercurvature .


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Adjusting width of the backrest*

Us e th e c on t ro ls fou n d a lon g th e s id e s

of the se a t to a d jus t the w id th for the

b a c kre s t . Th is w a y you c a n se t the

s id e s o f th e se a t so th a t th e y c o n fo rm

to you r b o d y c on tou rs .

Dec rea s ing o r increa s ing the w id th o f

the b a c kres t : pres s the f ront/rea r of

sw i t c h .

Adjustments

Height : pull the he a d res tra int up or

p u sh it d ow n .

In orde r to mo ve to the low es t

po s i tions , pres s b ut ton 1 .Main ta in press ure on the d es ired

me mo ry b utto n (1, 2 o r 3) until the

a d ju s tm e n t p roc e s s is c om p le te d .

If you pres s the MEMORY b uttona c c ide n ta lly : pres s the but ton

a g a in ; the in d ic a to r la m p g oe s ou t . To d o w ns hift , b riefly pull the left

p a d d le " . "

S h ift pa dd les w ith va r ious w id ths

m a t c h e d t o t he s h a p e o f yo u r

ha nd a re a va ila b le f rom your B MW

center . To ups hif t , pull the s elec tor leve r

b a c kw a rd " + "

> To do w nshif t, pus h the se lec tor lever

fo rw a rd " " .

You a cc e lera te f rom h ig her g ea rs , e .g .

d u rin g p a ss in g , b y m a n u a lly d o w n -shif t ing.

In the follo w ing s itua t ion s the S MG II

he lps you " th ink" in the s eq uent ia l

m o d e :

> Ups hif ts a nd d ow nsh if ts a re on ly

e x e c u te d w h e n th e n e w g e a r w ill

prov ide a su it ab le c om bina t ion o f

v e h ic le a n d e n g in e s p e e d , i. e . , d ow n -

sh ift s th a t w ou ld c a u se th e e n g in e to

ove rrev w ill no t be exe c uted

> D u rin g a s top th e g e a rb o x is a u to-

ma tic a lly d ow ns hif ted in to the f irs t

g ea r s o tha t , e .g . b e fore a t ra ff ic lig h t ,

it is o n ly nec es s a ry to a cc e lera te toc o ntinue d riving

>Wh e n th e s p e e d is re d u c e d , th e

g e a rb o x is a u tom a t ic a lly d o w n -

sh ifted s hor tly be fore a g ea r-de pen-

d e n t m in im u m s p e e d is re a c h e d

w ithout you tak ing a ny a c t ion .

Ea ch t ime the eng ine is s t a r ted , the

a u t o m a t e d m o d e is a c t iva t e d a s s o o n

a s you m ove the s e lec tor lever in to theforw a rd d riv ing po s it ion .

In th e a u tom a te d m od e a ll fo r w a rd

g ea rs a re a u toma t ica lly sh ifted .

C h a n g e ov e r from s e q u e n t ia l t o a u to-

m a te d m od e : t a p th e se le c to r le v e r t o

the rig h t tow a rd " A. " Wa tch the d isp la y

in the instrume nt c lus ter , refe r to

p a g e 61.

For rapid accelera t ion , e .g . dur ing

p a s s in g , d e p r e s s t he a c c e le ra t o r p e d a l

c o mp lete ly (kic k-d ow n). The g ea rbo x

n ow d o w n sh ift s in d e p e n d e n c e on th e

s e lec ted dr iv ing prog ra m.

E ve n in th e a u tom a te d m o d e , you c a n

help sp ec ify the s hif ting po int : if a g ea r-

d e p e n d e n t m in im u m s p e e d is

e x c e e d e d , you c a n u p sh ift b y s low ly

re d u c in g p re s su re o n th e a c c e le ra to r

pe da l. In the proc es s , the res pec t ive

dr iv ing s i tua t ion is de tec ted by s ens orsa n d t a ke n in to a c c o u n t.


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Sequential M gearbox* SMG II

In th e se q u e n t ia l m od e you c a n c h oo se

from s ix dr iv ing prog ra ms ra ng ing f rom

Gradient assistance

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Drivelogic

Drivelogic makes various driving

p rog ra m s a v a ila b le t o you .

P res s Dr ivelog ic rep ea ted ly unt il the

de s ired dr iv ing prog ra m is sho w n in the

S MG d isp la y o f the ins t rume nt c lus te r,re fer to pa g e 61.

In t he a u to m a t e d m o d e y o u c a n s e le c t

f rom f ive d riv ing prog ra ms ra ng ing f rom

co nvenienc e mo de /w in ter ope ra t ion to

sp or ty and h ig h ly dyna mic .

In the f irs t auto ma ted dr iv ing prog ra m,s t a rt in g o ff ta ke s p la c e in se c o n d g e a r,

w hich i s a dv isa b le und er w in ter roa d

c o n d it ion s w ith ic e a n d s n ow .

ba la nce d , d yna mic to sp or ty , puris t ic

d riving . The s po rty, puris tic d riving

p rog ra m c a n on ly b e a c t iv a te d w ith th e

Dynamic Stabi l i ty Control (DSC) deact i-

v a te d , r e fe r to p a g e 76.

To ma inta in ve hic le s ta b ility,

a lw a ys d riv e w ith th e D S C a c t i-

v a te d o n w h e n e v e r p os s ib le .

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t anc e a fte r re lea s ing the foo tbra ke .

Tw o s ec ond s a f te r the foo tb ra ke is

relea s ed , the vehic le b eg ins to rol l, a s i t

is no long er he ld w ith the g ra d ien t

a s s i s t a n c e . If it do e s no t g o o ut, o r if it lig hts up

during dr iv ing , a fa ult ha s o c c urred .

The a va ila b le funct ion s m a y be

limited unde r ce rta in c ircum sta nce s .

Dr ive c a refully a nd w ith the D yna mic

S ta b ility C ontrol (DS C ) a c t iva ted .

H a v e t he s y s t e m c h e c ke d b y t h en e a re s t B M W c e n te r

> If the ind ic a tor la mp f la s hes w hile

dr iv ing , the s ys tem i s o verloa de d .

Avoid hig h loa ds unt il the ind ic a tor

la m p g oe s ou t a g a in p e rm a n e n t ly .

Shift lights

To a ch ieve the b es t po ss ib le veh ic le

a c c elera t io n w ith a s po rty dr iv ing s tyle

in the s eq uentia l mo d e, s hif t lig hts in

the ins trume nt c luster ind ic a te the

op timum s hif ting po int s ho rt ly b eforeth e m a x im u m e n g in e sp e e d is r e a c h e d .

1 Wh e n t he m a x im u m e n g in e s p e e d is

a pproa che d , ye llow ind ica tor fie lds

(s hif t lig hts ) in the ta c ho me ter lig ht up

c ons ec ut ive ly to ind ica te the

a pproa ch ing upsh ift t ime

2 S h ift a t t h e la t e s t w h e n th e la s t in d i-

c a tor fie ld lig hts up red .

Tire replacement, snow chains

Follow ing a t ire o r w hee l cha nge a nd

a f te r mount ing or rem oving sno w

c ha ins , the s lip rec og nit ion o f the


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Sequential M gearbox* SMG II Indicator/Headlamp flasher

S MG II mus t "b ec om e f am ilia r" w ith the

c h a n g e d c o n d it ion .

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Rein it ia lize the s ys te m a f te rw a rds :

1 . Move the s e lec tor lever in topo s i tion 0 o n a s t r a ig h t s t re tc h o f

ro a d a t a s p e e d o f o ve r 2 0 m p h

(30 km /h)

2 . P u ll b o th sh ift p a d d le s fo r a p p r ox .

2 s e c o n d s .

If you d o n o t ca rry o ut the init ia liza tio n,

th e sys te m a u tom a t ic a lly " le a rn s " th echa nge d co nd it ion g ra dua lly d uring

dr iv ing . This c a n be co me a ppa ren t d ue

to b rie f ope ning a nd c los ing o f the

clutch .

1 H ig h b e a m s (b lu e in d ic a to r la m p )

2 H e a d la m p f la sh e r (b lu e in d ic a to r

l amp)

3 Turn s ig na l ind ica tor (g ree n ind ica tor

la m p a c c om p a n ie d b y p e riod ic

c lic king s ound from the rela y)

To signal briefly

P re s s th e le v e r u p to b u t n o t b e yon d

the res is ta nc e p oint. It then returns to

th e c e n te r p os it ion w h e n re le a se d .

If the ind ic a tor la mp of the turn

s ig na l ind ic a tors a nd the c lic king

f rom the re la y a re b o th f a s te r tha n

no rma l, one of the turn s ig na l indica tors

ha s f a iled .

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0 Wip e rs re t ra c te d

1 In termit ten t ope ra t ion or ra in sens or

2 No rm a l w ip e s p e e d

3 Fa s t w ip e s pe e d

4 B r ie f w ip e5 R ota ry d ia l fo r c on t ro l o f the w ip e

inte rva l o r the s en s itivity o f the ra in

s e n s o r

Intermittent operation

(no t on veh ic les w ith ra in s ens o r)

You c a n s e t the w ipe in terva l a t four

s ta g es w ith rota ry d ia l 5 . In a dd it ion , the

w ipe interva l is va ried a utom a tic a lly

d e p e n d in g o n ro a d s p e e d .

s hield d irec t ly b ehind the rea rview

mirror.To a c t iva te the ra in se ns or :

>With the ignition key in position 1

or hig her , mo ve the leve r to

po s it ion 1 . The w ipe rs w ill ma ke a t

le a s t o n e s w e e p a c ro s s t h e w in d -

shield

> You c a n lea ve the leve r in po s it ion 1at all times. With the ignition key in

po s it ion 1 or h ig her , a ll yo u then ne ed

to do to a c t iva te the r a in se nso r is

b rie fly turn the ro ta ry d ia l 5.

To a d jus t the s e ns itivity o f the ra in

s ens or : turn rota ry d ia l 5 .

To d ea c t iva te the ra in s ens or : re turn

leve r to po s it ion 0 .

De a c t iva te the r a in se nso r in a u to-

m a t ic c a r w a sh e s . F a ilu re t o d o so

c o u ld re s u lt in d a m a g e c a u se d b y

unde s ired w ipe r ac t iva t ion .When the brakes a re a pplied>Wh e n p re s s in g d ow n the c lu tc h p e d a l

> If you e xcee d or fa ll be low the

p ro g ra m m e d s p e e d f o r a n e x te n d e d

per iod (by d epres s ing the a c ce ler-

a tor, for examp le)

>When s hif ting in the s eq uentia l mo de ,

re fer to s eq uent ia l M gea rbo x* S MG II o n p a g e 59.

P re s s b u tt o n :

The veh ic le a cc e lera tes to a nd m a in-

t a in s th e la s t sp e e d s to r e d .


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1 O do me te r

2 Trip o d o m e t e r

Odometer

You c a n a c t iv a te th e d isp la ys sh o w n in

the illus tra tio n w ith the ig nitio n key inpos it ion 0 by pres s ing the b ut ton in the

ins trume nt c lus ter (a rro w ).

Trip odometer

To res et the tr ip o d om ete r to ze ro,

pres s the b ut ton (a rro w ) w ith the ig ni-

tio n key in pos itio n 1 o r hig he r.

Variable pre-warning zone

The ye llow pre-w a rning z on e d is pla ys

curren t pe rmiss ib le eng ine s pee d ,

d e p e n d in g on th e e n g in e t e m p e r a tu re .

As the e ng ine tempe ra ture c limb s ,

so me o f the se c to rs for th is p re-w a rn ingzone w ill g o o ut one a f te r the o ther.

Avoid eng ine sp ee ds in the p re-w a rn ing

zone if pos s ib le .

Abs olu te ly a vo id eng ine s pe ed s in the

re d w a rn in g z o n e .

To protec t the e ng ine , the fuel supp ly isin terrupted w hen yo u a pproa ch th is

se c to r .

The g ene ra l op era t ing tem pe ra ture is

b e t w e e n 1 75 7 (80 6) a nd 250 7

(120 6). D uring pe rforma nc e-or iente d

dr iv ing , d o no t exce ed the ma ximum

temp era ture o f 300 7 (150 6).


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Fuel gauge Temperature gauge Service Interval Display

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In

dex

O n c e th e in d ic a to r la m p s t a ys on

c on tinuous ly , the re a re s t ill a pprox.

2 g a llo ns (8 lite rs) o f fuel in the fue l

tank .

Fuel t ank ca pa c i ty : a pprox . 16 .6 ga l.

(63 lite rs ).If the t ilt of the veh ic le va rie s (w he n yo u

a re dr iv ing in mo unta inous a rea s , for

exa mple), the ne ed le ma y f luc tua te

slightly.

P lea s e refuel ea rly , s inc e d riv ing

to the la s t drop o f fuel c a n res ult inda ma g e to the eng ine a nd/or c a ta ly t ic

conver ter .

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Display

The follo w ing informa tio n o r c o nd itio ns

a re d is pla ye d f rom ig nit ion key p os i-

t ion 2 on , un t il the ca use ha s b ee n

c or r e c te d :

1 In s p e c t th e lo w b e a m s a n d th e h ig hb e a m s , a s w e ll a s th e p a rkin g la m p s

2 D oo r o pe n

3 Lu g g a g e c o m p a rt m e nt lid o p e n

4 C h e c k b ra k e a n d t a il la m p s .

After co mp let ion o f a t r ip a nd upo n

ope ning the d river' s d oo r, a n a c ous t ics igna l w ill so und ye t no t be d isp la yed ,

a s a re m in d e r t ha t t h e lo w b e a m h e a d -

la m p s h a v e n o t b e e n tu rn e d o f f.

Mode selection

With the ig nitio n key in p o s itio n 1 a nd

hig her , you ca n use the b ut ton in the

turn s ig na l leve r to retr ie ve info rma tio n

fro m the c om pute r for d is pla y in the

instrument c luster . By pressing theb utto n b rie fly in the d ire c tio n o f the

s te er ing c o lumn, you ca n ca ll up a ne w

func t ion for d is pla y .

The displays a pp ea r in the fo llow ing

order :

Time o f d a y , o u ts ide temp era ture ,

a vera g e fue l co nsum pt ion , c ru is ingra n g e , a v e ra g e v e h ic le s p e e d .

From ig nit ion key po s it ion 1 , the la s t

a c t ive s e t t ing is d isp la yed .

d isp la y , you c a n m a ke th is a d ju s tm e n t

in the c a r ra dio d is pla y (refer to theRa d io Ow ner 's Manua l).

You c a n se t th e t im e o f d a y , a n d th e

d is p la y for the c a r ra d io , a s fo llow s :


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Computer

Ice warning

If the o uts ide temp era ture d rop s to

a b o u t 37 .5 7 (+ 3 6), the n the

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From ig nit ion key po s it ion 1 the t ime of

d a y a p p e a rs in th e d isp la y .

To se t a hea d : turn the knob to the rig h t .

To s et b a c k: turn the knob to the le f t .

The a d jus tme nt s pee d w ill increa se the

long er you c on t inue to ho ld the knob .

To c h a n g e th e d isp la y m od e : p re s s th e

knob b rief ly . Every t ime yo u pres s the

knob , the c loc k d isp la y a lte rna tes

be tw ee n the 12-hour or 24-hour mo de .

In ignitio n key po s itio n 0: th e t ime isd isp la ye d f o r a f e w se c o n d s a ft e r you

pres s the le f t knob (re fer to " Od om -

e t e r" , p a g e 70).

Outside temperature

You c a n c h a n g e th e u nit s o f m e a su re

(6/7) for the o utside tem pe ra ture

d isp la y b y pres s ing the rig h t-ha nd res e t

kno b in the ins trume nt c lus ter w hile the

tempe ra ture d is p la y is a c t ive .

( )

c om puter wi ll a utom a tic a lly sw itch to

sh o w th e ou t s id e t e m p e r a tu re . In a d d i-

t ion , a s ig n a l so u n d s a s a w a rn in g a n d

the d is pla y fla s hes for a br ie f per iod .

The ice w a rn ing do es not a lte r the

fa c t th a t su rfa c e ic e c a n fo rm a t

t e m p e r a tu re s a b o v e 3 7.5 7 (+ 3 6), o n

b rid g e s o r s h a d e d ro a d s u rfa c e s , f o r

i n s t a n c e . Ind ica tor la mp f la s hes : the DS C is

a c t ive a nd is c on trol ling the d rive

torq ue ba s ed on d riv ing c ond it ions

> If the indic a tor la mp fa ils to g o o ut

a ft e r th e e n g in e h a s b e e n s t a rt e d , o r

if it co me s o n d uring no rma l d rivinga n d s t a y s o n : th e D S C h a s b e e n

de a c t iva ted v ia the b ut ton o r there is

a ma lfunc t ion . You ca n c on t inue to

d rive the vehic le no rma lly , b ut

w ith ou t D S C . P le a se c o n su lt you r

B MW c ente r for rep a irs .


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Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) Flat Tire Monitor

Reactivating the DSC

P re s s th e b u t ton a g a in ; th e in d ic a to r

la m p g o e s o u t.

The concept

As yo u d rive, the Fla t Tire Mo nito r

keep s tra c k of pres s ure levels in a ll four

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To deactivate DSC

P res s the DS C but ton b rie f ly ; the ind i-

ca tor la mp w ill lig h t up a nd s ta y on .

The veh ic le d oe s not e xecute the

s ta b ility-enha nce me nt and t ra c t ion-

c o n t ro l fu n c t ion s w h e n D S C is d e a c t i-v a t e d .

We re c om m e n d th a t you d e a c t iv a te

D S C fo r in c re a se d t ra c t ion :

>When rocking the vehicle or starting

o f f in d e e p s n ow o r on loo se su rfa c e s

>When d riv ing w ith sno w c ha ins .

To ma inta in ve hic le s ta b ility,

a lw a ys d riv e w ith th e D S C a c t i-

v a te d o n w h e n e v e r p os s ib le . Us e w hee l lift or fla tbe d eq uipme nt

> P le a se c o m p ly w ith a p p lic a b le s t a t e

t o w in g la w s .

Never a llow pa s se nge rs to ride in

a t ow e d v e h ic le f o r a n y re a so n .

N e ve r a t t a c h t ie - d ow n h oo ks , c h a in s ,

s t ra p s , o r t ow h ooks to t ie r od s , c o n t ro l

a rms , or a ny o ther pa rt o f the veh ic le

s u s p e n s io n , a s s e v e re d a m a g e t o t he s e

c om pone nts w ill oc cur , lea d ing top os s ib le a c c id e n t s .c


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D i sp l a c e m e n t

Numb er of c ylind ers

c u in (c m m) 198.1 (3,246)

6

Max. output

a t e n g in e s p e e d

hp

rp m

333

7,900

Max. torq ue

a t e n g in e s p e e d

lb -ft (Nm )

rp m

262 (355)

4,900

C om pres s ion ra t io e 11.5

Stroke in (m m ) 3 58 (91)

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in (m m )

in (m m )

3.58 (91)

3.43 (87)

Fue l-in je c tio n s ys te m D ig ita l e le c tro nic e ng ine -m a na g e m e nt

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S ma lle s t turning rad ius d ia . : 36.1 f t (11.0 m).


138nWeights

C urb w eig h t (w ith one p erso n , rea dy for ope ra t ion ,

full tank of fuel , options not included)

lb s (kg ) 3,415 (1,549)

Ap p ro ve d g ro s s ve hic le w e ig h t lb s (kg ) 4,453 (2,020)

Ap p ro ve d fro nt a xle w e ig h t lb s (kg ) 2,138 (970)

Ap p ro ve d re a r a xle w e ig h t lb s (kg ) 2,535 (1,150)

Ap p ro ve d ro o f lo a d c a p a c ity lb s (kg ) 165 (75)

Lug g a g e c o m p a rtm e nt c a p a c ity c u ft (l) 14 5 (410)

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Lug g a g e c o m p a rtm e nt c a p a c ity c u ft (l) 14.5 (410)

Ap p rov e d a x le loa d s a n d a p p rov e d g ros s v e h ic le w e ig h t m a y n o t b e e x c e e d e d .


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Notes

Fuel ta nk

R e se r v e

g a l. (lite rs)

g a l. (lite rs)

a pprox. 16.6 (a pprox. 63)

a pprox. 2 .1 (a pprox. 8)

Fuel s pec ifica t ion : p a g e 24

Win d s h ie ld a n d h e a d la m p w a sh e r

re s e rvo ir q ua rts (lite rs ) a p p ro x. 5.6 (a p p ro x. 5.3)

S p e c ific a t ion s : p a g e 109

C oo ling s ys te m inc lud ing he a ter

circuit

q ua rts (lite rs ) a p p ro x. 9. 9 (a p p ro x. 9. 3) S p e c ific a t io n s : pa g e 112

Eng ine o il a nd filte r c ha ng e q ua rts (lite rs ) a pp ro x. 5.3 (a pp ro x. 5.0) S pe c ific a tio ns : p a g e 111

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g g g

Ma nua l tra ns m is s io n q ua rts (lite rs ) a p p ro x. 1.9 (a p p ro x. 1.8) O il c ha ng e d uring b re a k-in ins p e c -

t ion a nd dur ing ea c h insp ec t ion I I

D iffe re ntia l q ua rts (lite rs ) a p p ro x. 1.2 (a p p ro x. 1.1) O il c ha ng e d uring b re a k-in ins p e c -

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Everything from A to Z

AAB S (Antiloc k B rake

S y s t e m ) 19, 101

A c c es s o r i e s 10

Act iva ted cha rcoa l f ilter 89

Adding

brake fluid 113t

en g i n e c o o la n t 112t

eng ine o il 110t

w as her f lu id 109tAdjusting 44

ba c k r es t s 44

head res t ra in ts 44

interior

tempera ture 84, 87

lumba r suppo r t 43

Air supply vents

rec i rcu la ted -a ir mod e 88

Airbags 49

w a r n in g la m p 18

Ala rm s ys tem 37

Antifreeze 112

Ant iloc k Brake S ys tem

(AB S ) 19, 101

Anti-theft a larm system 37

Anti-theft sys tem 28Aquap lan ing 101, 103

Armrest 91

Ashtray

front 92

r ea r 93

At ta c h in g p o w er

Av era g e c o n s u m p t io n 74

A v er a ge s p eed 74

Avoiding unintentiona l

a l a rms 38

Axle loa ds 138

BB a c k r es t s

adjust ing 44

unlocking 45

B a c k u p la m p s 59

bu lb rep la c em e n t 123t

B a t t e r y 130

c a r e 130

charging 130

curren t w arn ing lamp 17

B r a k e s y s t em

bra ke f luid leve l 102

b r a ke p a d s 102

b r a k e p a d s , in d ic a t o r

l amp 19

d i s c b r a k es 102

malfunction 102

w a r n in g la m p s 17

B reak- in proce dure 100

B u lb rep la c em en t 120tBu lbs 120

CC a lifornia Pro po si t ion

65 Warning 115

C an ho lde r , re fer to

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s e a t s 43

s t ee r i n g wh ee l 47

th igh suppo r t 43

Air c ond it ione r 83, 88

Air distribution 84

Air d istrib ution,

a u t o m a t i c 87

Air noz zles 83 , 86

Air outlets 83 , 86

ventilation 83, 86

Air pressure, tires 24, 103

Air supply 84, 87

supplies 93

AUC (Autom a tic

recircula ted-air

control) 88Automatic cl imate

c o n t r o l 86

Automa t ic cru ise co n t ro l 68

Automat ic headlamp

c o n t r o l 80

Automatic recircula ted-air

co ntrol (AUC) 88

Auxilia ry te rminal for jump -

start ing 108t

curren t w arn ing l amp 17

B a t t e ry c h a rge c u r ren t 17

Bel t s 45

B e v e r a g e h o ld e r 91

B l o w e r 84, 87

B o r e 136

B ot t le ho lder , re fer to

b e v e ra g e h o ld e r 91

B r a k e l a m p s

bu lb rep la c em e n t 123t

C an ho lde r , re fer to

b e v e ra g e h o ld e r 91

C a p a c i t i e s 139

C a r c a r e , r e fe r t o t h e " C a rin g

for your veh ic le " m anua l

C ar rad io , re fer to the

s e p a r a t e O w n e r' s M a n ua l

C a r t e lep h o n e 92

C a r w a s h s y s t em s , r e fe r to

t h e " C a rin g fo r y o u r

v eh ic l e " m a n u a l

C a rgo l o a d in g 96, 97

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C a rin g fo r h e a d la m p c ov e rs ,

re fer to the " C a ring for your

v e h ic le " m a n u a l

C a ring for your vehic le 's

pa intw ork, re fer to the

" C a ring for yo ur vehic le "m a n u a l

C B C (C ornering B ra ke

Control) 101

w a rn ing la mp 18

C l l l h

C lea n the w inds h ie ld 67

C l o c k 72

a lso re fer to the " Ra d io

O w n e r' s M a n u a l"

C lo th e s h ooks 93

Cockpi t 14C o in b o x 91

C om b in a t ion s w it c h 65

C o m p r e s s i o n 136

C o m p u t e r 72

f l h " O b d

C ornering B ra ke C ontro l

(C B C ) 101

w a rn ing la mp 18

C over , sun b linds 89

C ruis e c on tro l 68

C ruis ing ra nge 74C u rb w e ig h t 138

DD a t a

D oor s

electr ica l

mal funct ion 29t

manua l opera t ion 29t

ope ra t ing ma nua lly 29

re m o te c on t ro l 30unloc king a nd

locking 29, 30

Dra ft-fre e venti la tio n 85, 88

Driving no tes

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C ellula r pho ne 92

re f e r a lso t o th e s e p a ra te

O w n e r' s Ma n u a lCenter (high-mount) brake

lamp 125

C e n te r a rm re s t 91

C entra l loc king s ys te m 28

ke y 33

C h e c k C on t ro l 72

Checkinge n g in e c o o la n t 112t

e ng ine o il le vel 110t

tire infla tion

pressures 24t

C h ild se a t se cur ity 54

Chi ld-restra int systems 52

Cigaret te l ighter 93C le a n t he h e a d la m p s 67

re f e r a lso t o th e " O n b o a rd

C om p u te r O w n e r's

Manua l "Configuring individual

s et t ing s w ith Vehicle a nd

Key Memo ry 55

C on n e c t in g c a r v a c u u m

c l e a n e r 93

C on su m p t i on 74

Consumpt ion d isp lay 71C ontro l e lem ents 14

C o o l a n t 112

C o o la n t s y s t e m ,

c a p a c i t y 139

Coolan t tempera ture

g a u g e 71

Copyr igh t 4

d imensions 137

eng ine 136

t e c h n i c a l 136

w e i g h t s 138

Da yt ime d riv ing la mp s 80

D B C (D yn a m ic B ra ke

Control) 77

D e e p w a te r 101

Def ros tab le rea r w indo w 88

Def ros ter, rea r w indo w 84D e f ros t in g w in d ow s 87

Dimensions 137

Dips t ic k, eng ine oi l 110

Disc brakes 102

D i sp l a c e m e n t 136

Display lighting 81

Dis tance warn ing 75Div ide d rea r ba ckres t 94

Doo r key 28

a qu a p l a n i n g 101

brakes 101

DS C (Dyna mic S tab ilityControl) 76

ind ic a tor la mp 19

D yn a m ic B ra ke C on t ro l

(D B C ) 77


(D S C ) 76

ind ic a tor la mp 19

EE lec t ric po w er w indo w s 39

Electr ical malfunction

d oor s 29t

fuel fille r do o r 22t

lu g g a g e c o m p a r tm e n tlid 34

s lid ing /tilt s unro o f 41t


Everything from A to ZE m e rg e n c y re le a se o f

lu g g a g e c o m p a rtm e n t lid

from lu g g a g e

co mpa rtment ' s in terior 36

Engine

d i sp l a c e m e n t 136starting 56t

torque 136

E n g in e c om p a rtm e n t

essen t i a l s 108

E i l t 112

speci f ica t ions 111

th e r m om e te r 70

v iscosi ty 111

E n g in e sp e e d 136

Entry to the rea r 45

Exterior mirrors 48

FF a ilu re m e s sa g e s 72

Filling c a pa c itie s 139

Fuel co nsum pt ion

d isp lay 71

Fue l fille r do o r 22

electr ica l

mal funct ion 22t

manua l opera t ion 22tF ue l g a u g e 71

Fuel q ua lity 24

Fuel res erve ind ic a tor

l amp 71

F l t k it 139

H e a d la m p c le a n in g

s y s t e m 108

H e a d la m p c o n t ro l 80

H e a d la m p f la sh e r 81

H e a d la m p w a s h e r

s y s t e m 139H e a t e d s e a ts 47

H e a v y loa d s 96

Height 137

HiFi s ys tem 90

H i h b 65 81

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E n g in e c o o la n t 112

a d d 112t

checking 112tEng ine co oling s ys te m,

c a p a c i t y 139

E n g in e d a t a 136

Eng ine o il

a d d i n g 110t

c a p a c i t y 139

c on su m p t i on 110for low a mb ien t

tempera tures 111

level , checking 110t

level , indicator lamp 17

pressure 17

pres sure , ind ica tor

l amp 17q ua lity 111

Filling the w a s her

reservoir 109t

Firs t-a id kit 22

Fla t tire 103

repairing 126

Fla t Tire Mo nito r 77

ind ic a tor la mp 17, 19

F og la m p s 82

b u lb re p la c e m e n t 123t

Fo ld ing rea r ba ckres t 94F o llow m e h om e la m p s 80

Footbrake 102

Footw ell la mps 82

Fron t s ea t a d jus t ing 42

Frost protect ion ,

r ad ia tor 112

Fuel 24Fuel co nsum pt ion 74

Fuel t ank ca pa c ity 139

Fuel t ank ga uge 71

GG a so l i n e 24

G a s o lin e g a u g e 71

G ea rs hif t leve r 58

G l ov e c om p a r tm e n t 90

G ros s v e h ic le w e ig h t 138

HH a n d b r a ke 58

H a n d s- fre e s ys te m 92

Ha za rd w a rn ing t ria ng le 22

Hea d res t ra in ts 44

adjust ing 44

H ig h b e a m s 65,81

indica tor lamps 20

Holde r for be vera g es 91H ood r e le a se 107t

Horn 14

IIce w a rn ing 73

Id e ntif ic a tio n, t ire s 105

Ignition key 28Ig nitio n key p o s itio ns 56

Ig nitio n loc k 56

Imprint 4

Indica tor lamps 17

Ind iv id ua l se t t ing s w ith

Vehicle a nd Key

Memory 55Inflation pressure,

tires 24, 103



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INS P EC TION 71

Ins trume nt c lus ter 15

Ins trume nt lig hting 81

Ins t rume nt pa ne l 15

In ter f ace socke t

for Onb oa rdD i a g n os t i c s 116

Inte rio r la mp s 31, 82


Interior motion

s e n s o r 37 38

LL a m p s 80, 120

LAMP S ON w a rn ing 80

La sh in g e ye s 97

LATC H c hild -re s tra int

system insta l la t ion 53Lea ther ca re , re fer to the

" C a ring for your veh ic le "

m a n u a l

Length 137

Li l t l

Lu g g a g e c o m p a rt m e n t

lid 34

elec tric a l ma lfunc t ion 34

e m e rg e n c y r e le a se from

l u g g a g e c om p a r tm e n t ' s

interior 36loc king it s ep a ra te ly 34


Lu g g a g e ra c k 97

Lumb a r s uppor t ,

adjust ing 43

MFL (Multifunc tio n s te e ring

w h e e l ) 21

Microfilter 85, 89

Mirror me mo ry 46

Mirrors 48

au tomat ic curbmoni tor 48

Modif ica t ions,

t e c h n i c a l 10, 115

Mult ifunct io n s tee ring w hee l

(MFL) 21

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s e n s o r 37, 38

a void ing unintent iona l

a l a rms 38d e a c t i v a te 31

op era t ing v ia rem ote

c on t r o l 31

Inte rio r rea rvie w m irro r w ith

a utoma t ic d imm ing

fea ture 49

J J ump-s ta rt ing 131

KKe y 28

w ith rem ote c on tro l 28

Key Memo ry 55

Lice nse p la te la mp

bulb replacement 125t

Lig ht ing , re fer to lam psLoad-secur ing dev ices 97

Locking luggage

compartment l id

se p a r a te l y 34

Louvers 83, 86

Lo w a m b ie n t

tempera tures 111Lo w b e a m s 80


Lu g g a g e c o m p a rt m e n t

c a p a c i t y 138

f loo r ma t 36

f loo r pane l 36

lighting 34op era t ing v ia rem ote

c on t r o l 31

adjust ing 43

MM Engine d yna mics

con tro l 79

M+ S -t ires 106

M a i n te n a n c e 71, 114

Ma lfunct io n d is pla ys 72

Manua l ope ra t ion

d oor s 29tfuel fille r do o r 22t

lu g g a g e c o m p a r tm e n t

lid 34t

s lid ing /tilt s un roo f 41t

Manua l t ra nsm iss ion 58

Mas ter key 28

(MFL) 21

NNav ig a t ion s ys te m, re fer to

t he " O n b o a rd C o m p u t e r

O w n e r's M a n u a l"

Neckres t 44

OO B D in te rfa c e so c ke t 116

Ob st ruc t ion pro tec t ion 39

O d o m e t e r 70

O il

addi t ives 111

c a p a c i t y 139

qual i ty 111

speci f ica t ions 111

viscosi ty 111


Everything from A to ZOil c ha ng e interva ls , s ee the

S ervice a nd Warra n ty

Informa tion B oo klet (US

mo de ls ) or the Warra nty

a n d S e rv ic e G u id e B oo kle t

(C a na d ia n mod els).Oil c on s ump tion 110

Oil f ilte r ch a ng e 139

Oil le vel , ind ic a tor la mp 19

OILS ERVIC E 71

O n b o a rd c o m p u te r 72

PP a rk D is t a n c e C on t ro l

(P D C ) 75

P a rking brake 58

P a rking help 75

P a rking l amp s 80P D C (P a rk D is t a n c e

Control) 75

P e r f o r m a n c e 136

P o lle n filte r 85, 89

P o w e r w in d o w s 39

Recircula ted-a ir

m o d e 84, 88

Rec lin ing s ea t 42

Refueling 22

Releas ing

fuel filler d o o r fo llo w ing a nelectr ica l

mal funct ion 22t

R e m o te c on t ro l 30

R e m o v in g c o n d e n s a t ion

from th e w in d ow s 87

SS a fe t y b e lt s 45

he ig h t ad jus tme nt 45

three-point sa fe ty bel t 94

S a fe t y b u t ton s 33

Sa fe ty fea ture 39S e a t h e a t in g 47

S e a t m e m o ry 46

S e a t s , a d ju s t in g 42

S e c u rin g c a rg o 96

S e c u rin g loa d s 96

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O n b o a rd c o m p u te r 72

re fer to the " Onb oa rd

C om p u te r O w n e r'sManua l "

Onb oa rd to ol kit 120

Ope ning a nd c los ing

fro m inside 33

v ia rem ote co n tro l 30

v ia the d oo r loc k 29

Op era t ing vehic le a t lowa m b i e n t

tempera tures 111

Outs ide temp era ture

d isp lay 73

P o w e r w in d o w s 39

RR a d i a t o r 139

R a d io n a v ig a t ion s ys te m ,

re fer to the " Ra d io Ow ner 's

Manua l "

Ra d io , re fer to the se pa ra te

O w n e r's M a n u a l

R a in s e n s o r 66

R e a d in g la m p s 82

Rea r ba c kres t , fo ld ing 94

Rea r la mps , re fer to t a il

l amps 123t

Re a r view mirror 48

R e a r w in d ow

d e f r os te r 84,88

Rea r-en try a s s i s t 45

from th e w in d ow s 87

Re pa iring a f la t t ire 126

R e p la c e w in d s h ie ld w ip e rb l a d e s 120t

R e p la c e m e n t ke y 28t

Rep la c ing bulbs 120t

R e p o rt in g s a fe t y d e f e c t s 11

Roller sun blind 89

R oo f lo a d c a p a c it y 138

R oo f-m ou n te d lu g g a g er a c k 97

S e c u rin g loa d s 96

S elf-de fro s ting mirro rs 48

S e q u e n t ia l M g e a rb o x S M GII 59

S ervice a nd Warra n ty

Informa tio n B oo klet 114

S ervic e Interva l

Display 71, 114

S id e a irb a g s 49

S id e im p a c t H e a d P ro te c t ionS y s t e m 49

S id e turn s igna ls


S ki b a g 95



Overview

Controls

S lid ing /tilt s unro o f 40

c losing a f ter e lectr ica l

fault 41t

c o n ve n ie n c e op e ra t ion

m o d e 29

electr ica lmal funct ion 41t



S n o w c h a in s 106

S oc ke t s fo r tow in g 132t

S un b lind c over 89

S urfac e ic e w a rn ing 73

S w itch ing o f f the eng ine 57

S w itching o f f the in ter ior

m ot ion se n s or 38

S w itching o f f the t ilt a la rms e n s o r 38

S y m b o ls , u s e d 8

TT il l b l

Thig h s upp o rt, a d jus ting 43

Third b ra ke la m p 125

Throug h-loa ding sys tem 94

Tilt a la rm s en s o r 38

a void ing unintent ion a l

a l a rms 38d e a c t i v a te 31

op era t ing v ia rem ote

contro l 31

Tire c o d e s 105

Tire d a ma g e 103t

Trip od om ete r 70

Trunk lid , refe r to lugg a g e

compartment l id 34

Turn signa l ind ic a tor 65


indica tor lamps 20Turning ra d ius 137

UU niform Tire Q ua lity

G d i g 104

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Index

S oc ke t s fo r t ow in g 132t

S o u nd s y s te m 90

S p a r e ke y 28tS p e a k e r 92

S p e e d o m e t e r 15

S p or t - m od e

identif ication 79

S t a n d in g la m p s 81


S ta r ting prob lem s 57tS ta r ting the e ng ine 57

S teer ing loc k 56

S teer ing whee l ,

adjust ing 47

S topping the veh ic le 57

S to ra g e a re a s 91

Stroke 136S umm er tires 105

Ta il la mp a s s em bly


Ta il la m ps 123bulb replacement 123t

Ta nk c a pa c ity 139

Tec hnic a l d a ta 136

Tec hnic a l

modif ica t ions 10, 115

Telepho ne hoo kup 92

Tem pe ra ture d isplayouts ide tem pera ture 73

Tem pera ture g a uge

e n g in e c o o la n t 71

Te mp era ture

la ye ring 85, 88

Te mp era ture ,

adjust ing 84, 87

Tire d a ma g e 103t

Tire infla tion

pressures 24,25,103Tire Qu a lity G ra d ing 104

Tire rep la c e me nt 104

Tire tre a d 103

Tool kit 120

To rq ue 136

Tow s oc ke ts 132t

To w ing the veh ic le 132tTra c k 137

Trans miss io n 58

Trans po rting c hild re n

sa fe ly 52

Trea d d e pth, t ire s 103

Trea d w ea r ind ica tor 103

G r a d i n g 104

Up holstery m a ter ia l, re fer to

the " C a ring for yourv e h ic le " m a n u a l

Us e d b a t te rie s 130t

VVehicle battery 130

Ve hic le Mem o ry 55

Vehicle w eight 138

Ve ntila tion 83, 86

draft-free 85, 88

Viscosity rate, oil 111


Everything from A to ZWWa rning la mp s 17

Wa rn in g m e s sa g e s 72

Wa rning tria ng le 22

Wa rra n ty and S ervice G uide

B ook l e t 114Wa s he r f luid res ervoir,

c a p a c i t y 139

Wa s hing yo ur vehic le , re fer

to the " C a ring for your

v e h ic le " m a n u a l

XXeno n la mps 121

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Wa te r on roa d w a ys 101

Wea r ind ic a tor in thetires 103

Weights 138

Wheel rims 105

Wheelbase 137

Whee ls a nd t ires 105

Width 137

Windowsc on v e n i e n c e

opera t ion 29, 30


Wind s hield w a s her res ervoir,

c a p a c i t y 139

Wind s hield w ipe r 66

Winte r tire s 106Wipe r sys tem 66

Wo rk in the en g ine

c o m p a r t m e n t 107t


To e n su re th a t you a lw a ys h a v e c o n ve -

n ien t a cc es s to a ll es se n t ia l in forma t ion

w h e n you s top f o r fu e l, w e r e c om m e n d

tha t yo u ta ke the t ime to f ill o ut the

a d jo in ing c ha rt by en ter ing the d a ta tha t

a pply to your vehic le .Consult the index for individual specif i-

c a t i on s .

Fuel

P lea se en ter your pre fer red fue l here .

Engine oil

Designa t ion

Refueling

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Th e s p a c e b e t w e e n t h e tw o m a rks o n

the d ips t ick cor res po nds to a pprox .

1.4 U S q ua rts (1.3 liter).

Qu a lity

Tire inflation pressures S um m e r tire s Winte r t ire s

Fro n t R e a r Fro nt R e a r

Up to 4 p e r son s

5 p e rso n s o r 4 p lu s lu g g a g e


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