handbook.book Page 1 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM Owner's Handbook for Vehicle handbook.book Page 2 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM handbook.book Page 1 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 316i 318i 320i 323i 325xi 330i 330xi 318d 320d 330d 330xd handbook.book Page 2 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM handbook.book Page 3 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM Congratulations on your choice of a BMW. The better you are acquainted with your car, the easier you will discover driving it to be. We would therefore like to offer you the following advice. This Owner's Handbook contains important information on operating and looking after your new BMW. Please read it carefully before setting out in your new car, so that you are fully familiar with the technical advantages of your BMW. It also contains useful information on maintenance, to uphold both the car's operating safety and its full resale value. Supplementary information is to be found in other documents. We wish you an enjoyable driving experience. BMW AG handbook.book Page 4 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 4 Notes on this Owner's Handbook Symbols used Your own car We have tried to make all the information in this Owner's Handbook easy to find. The quickest access to a particular topic or item is by consulting the detailed alphabetical index at the end. Consult the first chapter for an initial overview of your car. When the time comes to sell your BMW, please remember to hand over this Owner's Handbook; it is an important part of the vehicle. If you have any queries, BMW Service will be glad to advise you. Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the possibility of personal injury and serious damage to the vehicle. Contains information that will assist you in gaining the optimum benefit from your vehicle and enable you to care more effectively for your vehicle. Refers to measures that can be taken to help protect the environment. Marks the end of a specific item of information. Identifies optional extras or specific national-market items of equipment, and also accessories. Identifies systems or components which can be activated or adapted to suit an individual driver's requirements Car Memory, Key Memory, see page 54. However certain systems can only be activated or adjusted by BMW Service.< When you ordered your BMW, you chose various items of equipment. This handbook describes all models and equipment specifications which BMW offers within this particular model line. This explains why the handbook may also contain other equipment specifications which you have not ordered. The differences can easily be identified by the asterisk shown against optional extras. If your BMW was supplied with equipment not described in this Owner's Handbook such as a radio or car phone, for example, you will receive supplementary owner's handbooks which you are also requested to read carefully. © 2002 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Munich/Germany Not to be reproduced, wholly or in part, without written permission from BMW AG, Munich. Order No. English/Thailand X/2002 Printed in Thailand Printed on environmentally friendly paper bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling. handbook.book Page 5 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 5 Status at time of printing For your own safety The high safety and quality standards of BMW vehicles are maintained by unceasing development work on designs, equipment and accessories. Because of this, your car may differ from the information supplied in the Owner's Handbook. Nor can errors and omissions be entirely ruled out. You are therefore asked to appreciate that no legal claims can be entertained on the basis of the data, illustrations or descriptions in this Owner's Handbook. In cars with right-hand drive, some controls will be located differently from those illustrated in this Owner's Handbook.< Use only parts and accessory products which BMW has approved for your car. Parts and products which BMW has approved for your car have been checked for safety, function and suitability. BMW accepts product liability for them. BMW cannot accept liability for parts or accessory products of any kind which it has not approved. BMW is unable to assess each individual product of outside origin as to its suitability for use on BMW vehicles without safety risk. Nor can any such warranty be granted if an official inspection authority in your country has approved the product (for example by issuing a general operating permit), or if the German TÜV has approved it for use in this country. These agencies' tests cannot always take into account the full range of operating conditions applicable to BMW vehicles and may therefore be inadequate. In short, the functional efficiency or road safety of your BMW, and also its value, may be affected if its specification is altered by installing parts not approved for it. Original BMW parts and accessories, other BMW-approved products and competent advice on all related matters are obtainable from BMW Service.< Symbol on components and assemblies Recommends that you study the relevant section of this Owner's Handbook in connection with a particular part or assembly. handbook.book Page 6 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 6 handbook.book Page 7 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 7 Initial overview Overview Controls in detail Minor repairs Maintenance Controls Keywords Data Operation, maintenance Minor repairs Technical data Index handbook.book Page 8 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM Contents Cockpit 14 Instrument panel 16 Telltale and warning lights 18 Multifunctional steering wheel MFL* 21 Warning triangle* 22 First aid kit* 22 Refuelling 22 Fuel grade 23 Tyre pressures 24 Opening and closing: Keys 30 Central locking system 30 Opening and closing with the remote control 31 Opening and closing at the door lock 34 Opening and closing from inside 35 Luggage compartment lid 36 Luggage compartment 37 Alarm system* 38 Electric windows 40 Sliding/tilt sunroof* 41 Adjusting: Correct seated position 43 Seats 43 Seat adjustment, mechanical 44 Seat adjustment, electric* 45 Lumbar support* 45 Head restraints 46 Seat belts 46 Seat and mirror memory* 48 Seat heating* 49 Steering wheel 50 Mirrors 50 Safety systems: Airbags 52 Child safety 53 Car Memory, Key Memory 54 Driving: Ignition switch 56 Starting the engine 56 Stopping the engine 58 Handbrake 59 Manual transmission 59 Sequential manual gearbox SMG* BMW 325i, 330i 60 Automatic transmission with Steptronic* 63 Turn indicators/headlight flasher 66 Wipers/rain sensor* 66 Cruise control* 68 Everything under control: Odometer 70 Revolution counter 70 Energy control 70 Fuel gauge 71 Coolant thermometer 71 Service interval indicator 72 Check Control 73 Clock 74 On-board computer* 74 Initial overview Controls in detail handbook.book Page 9 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 9 Technical features for journey comfort and safety: Park Distance Control PDC* 76 Automatic Stability Control plus Traction ASC+T 77 DSC* BMW 316i, 318i, 320i, 323i, 330i, 318d, 320d, 330d 79 DSC BMW 325xi, 330xi, 330xd 81 Hill Descent Control HDC BMW 325xi, 330xi, 330xd 83 Tyre pressure control (RDC)* 84 Lights: Side lights/low-beam headlights 86 Instrument lighting 87 Headlight beam angle adjustment 87 High-beam headlights/parking lights 88 Fog lights 88 Interior lighting 89 Heating and air-conditioning systems: Air conditioning 90 Automatic air conditioning* 94 Roller sunblind* 98 Operation, maintenance Controls in detail Practical interior equipment: Glove box 99 Hi-fi system* 99 Storage compartments 100 Car phone* 101 Ashtray, front* 102 Ashtray, rear* 103 Loading and load-carrying: Through-loading system* 104 Ski bag* 105 Loading 106 Roof rack* 108 Towing a trailer 108 Driving precautions: Running in 114 Driving hints 114 Anti-lock Brake System ABS 115 Brakes 115 Wheels and tyres: Tyre pressures 117 Condition of tyres 117 New tyres 118 Wheel and tyre combinations 119 Winter tyres 119 In the engine compartment: Engine compartment lid 121 Essentials inside the engine compartment 122 Washer fluid 124 Engine oil 124 Coolant 126 Brake fluid 127 Maintenance: The BMW Maintenance System 128 Laws and regulations: Rule of the road 129 OBD socket 129 Technical modifications 130 handbook.book Page 10 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM Replacing parts: Toolkit 134 Wiper blades 134 Lights and bulbs 134 Wheel-changing 139 Safety tyres* 142 Lockable wheel studs* 143 Battery 144 Fuses 144 Mutual aid: Mobile Service 145 Starting with a flat battery 145 Tow-starting, towing away 147 Engine data 152 Fuel consumption, carbon dioxide/CO emissions 153 Dimensions BMW 316i, 318d 155 Dimensions BMW 318i, 320i, 323i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi, 320d, 330d, 330xd 156 Weights 157 Performance 161 Filling capacities 163 Technical data Minor repairs Index From A to Z 166 handbook.book Page 11 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 11 handbook.book Page 12 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 12 handbook.book Page 13 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 13 Initial overview Overview Controls in detail Minor repairs Maintenance Controls Keywords Data Operation, maintenance Minor repairs Technical data Index handbook.book Page 14 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 14 Cockpit handbook.book Page 15 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM Cockpit 1 Side lights/low-beam headlights 86 2 > Flashing turn indicators 66 > Parking lights 88 > High-beam headlights 88 > Headlight flasher 66 > On-board computer 74 3 Wipers/rain sensor 66 4 Hazard warning flashers 5 Central locking system 30 6 Heated rear window 92, 97 7 Horn, entire surface 8 Adjusting steering wheel 50 9 Rear fog light 88 10 Fog lights 88 15 Keywords Data Minor repairs Maintenance Controls Overview handbook.book Page 16 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 16 Instrument panel handbook.book Page 17 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM Instrument panel 1 Fuel gauge 71 2 Flashing turn indicator repeaters 20 3 Speedometer 4 Telltale and warning lights 18 to 20 5 Revolution counter and energy control 70 6 Coolant thermometer 71 7 Telltale and warning lights 18 to 20 8 Adjusting knob for > Time 74 > Service interval indicator 72 > Outside temperature display 75 9 Selector lever and program indicator for automatic transmission/sequential manual gearbox SMG 19, 62, 65 10 Display for > Trip meter/distance recorder 70 > Clock 74 > Service interval 72 > On-board computer 74 11 Display for Check Control 73 12 Trip distance control zeroing 70 13 Telltale and warning lights 18 to 20 17 Keywords Data Minor repairs Maintenance Controls Overview handbook.book Page 18 Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:29 PM 18 Telltale and warning lights Technical equipment that monitors itself The function of telltale and warning lights marked G is checked when the ignition is switched on. They light up just once, but for different lengths of time. If a defect occurs in one of the systems, the corresponding light will remain on when the engine is started or will come on again during the journey. The correct response to this on your part is described below. Red: stop immediately Engine oil pressure G Stop immediately and switch off the engine. Check engine oil level and top up if necessary. If the oil level is correct: consult the nearest BMW Service. Do not continue the journey, as the engine may otherwise be damaged by inadequate lubrication.< Brake warning light G Comes on even though the handbrake has been released: check brake fluid level. Be sure to read the instructions on pages 115 and 127 before resuming your journey. Tyre pressure control (RDC) G In addition a warning signal is heard: the tyre is punctured or otherwise damaged. Immediately reduce speed ready to stop, avoiding any pronounced braking and steering manoeuvres while doing so. For more information, see page 84 Red and yellow: drive on, but exercise restraint If the brake warning light comes on together with the yellow telltale lights for ABS G and ASC+T/DSC: The complete regulating system for ABS, CBC, ASC+T/DSC and ADB/ADB-X/DBC has failed. Drive with care, looking at the traffic situation well ahead, and avoid heavy brake applications. Have the system checked as soon as possible by BMW Service. For more information, see page 77 ff Red: as an important reminder Battery charge current G The battery is not charging. There is a defect at the V-belt for the alternator or in the alternator's charging circuit. Consult the nearest BMW Service. If the V-belt is defective, do not continue the journey, otherwise the engine may overheat and be damaged. A defective V-belt also means more effort than usual is required to turn the steering wheel.< Brake warning light The light is on while the handbrake is applied an acoustic signal sounds if the handbrake is not released before you pull away. For more information, see page 59 Fasten seat belts G Depending on version, accom ...