Owner's Manual for Vehicle Contents From A to Z Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG 320i 325i 325xi 330i 330xi Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW. Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. Therefore we have one request: Please take the time to read this Owner's Manual and familiarize yourself with the information that we have compiled for you before starting off in your new BMW. The manual contains important data and instructions intended to assist you in obtaining maximum satisfaction from your BMW's unique array of advanced technical features. It also contains information on vehicle maintenance designed to enhance operating safety while simultaneously helping you to maintain your BMW's value throughout an extended service life. For additional information refer to the supplemental manuals. This Owner`s Manual should be considered a permanent part of this vehicle. It should stay with the vehicle when sold to provide the next owner with important operating, safety and maintenance information. This manual is supplemented by a Service and Warranty Information Booklet (US models) or a Warranty and Service Guide Booklet (Canadian models). We recommend that you read this publication thoroughly. Your BMW is covered by the following warranties: ­ New Vehicle Limited Warranty ­ Limited Rust Perforation Warranty ­ Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty ­ Federal Emissions Performance Warranty ­ California Emission Control System Limited Warranty Detailed descriptions of these warranties are provided in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet (US models) or in the Warranty and Service Guide Booklet (Canadian models). We wish you an enjoyable driving experience. BMW AG Foreword Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG Contents Controls and features Cockpit 14 Instrument cluster 15 Indicator and warning lamps 17 Multifunction steering wheel (MFL) 21 Hazard warning triangle 22 Refueling 22 Fuel specifications 23 Tire inflation pressures 24 Opening and closing: Keys 28 Central locking system 28 Opening and closing ­ via the remote control 29 Opening and closing ­ via the door lock 31 Opening and closing ­ from the inside 32 Luggage compartment lid 33 Luggage compartment 35 Alarm system 36 Electric power windows 37 Sliding/tilt sunroof 39 Adjustments: Correct sitting posture 41 Seats 41 Manual seat adjustment 42 Power seat adjustment 43 Lumbar support 43 Head restraints 44 Safety belts 45 Seat and mirror memory 46 Seat heating 47 Steering wheel 47 Mirrors 48 Passenger safety systems: Airbags 49 Transporting children safely 52 Vehicle Memory, Key Memory 55 Driving: Ignition lock 56 Starting the engine 56 Switching off the engine 57 Parking brake 58 Manual transmission 58 Automatic transmission with Steptronic 59 Indicator/Headlamp flasher 61 Washer/Wiper system/Rain sensor 62 Cruise control 64 Everything under control: Odometer 66 Tachometer 66 Energy control 66 Fuel gauge 67 Temperature gauge 67 Service Interval Display 67 Check Control 68 Clock 68 Computer 69 Technology for safety and driving convenience: Park Distance Control (PDC) 71 Automatic Stability Control plus Traction (ASC+T) 72 Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) 73 Overview © 2001 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Munich, Germany Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the written consent of BMW AG, Munich. Order No. 01 41 0 156 168 US English VIII/01 Printed in Germany Printed on environmentally friendly paper (bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling). Contents Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG 5n Operation, maintenance Controls and features Interior conveniences: Premium sound system 91 Glove compartment 92 Storage compartments 92 Cellular phone 94 Ashtray, front 95 Ashtray, rear 95 Loading and transporting: Through-loading system 96 Ski bag 97 Cargo loading 99 Roof-mounted luggage rack 100 Laws and regulations: Technical modifications 120 California Proposition 65 Warning 120 OBD interface socket 121 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG Index Data Repairs Maintenance Controlling the climate for pleasant driving: Air conditioning 85 Automatic climate control 88 Roller sun blind 91 Maintenance: The BMW Maintenance System 119 Controls Lamps: Parking lamps/Low beams 82 Instrument lighting 83 High beams/Standing lamps 83 Fog lamps 83 Interior lamps 84 Wheels and tires: Tire inflation pressures 107 Tire condition 107 Tire replacement 108 Wheel and tire combinations 110 Winter tires 111 Overview Hill Descent Control (HDC) 77 Tire Pressure Monitor (RDC) 78 Flat Tire Monitor 80 Special operating instructions: Break-in procedures 104 Driving notes 105 Antilock Brake System (ABS) 105 Brake system 106 In the engine compartment: Hood 112 Engine compartment essentials 113 Washer fluids 114 Engine oil 115 Coolant 117 Brake fluid 118 Contents Owner service procedures Technical data Replacement procedures: Onboard tool kit 124 Windshield wiper blades 124 Lamps and bulbs 124 Changing a wheel 129 Battery 133 Fuses 133 Assistance, giving and receiving: Jump-starting 134 Towing the vehicle 135 Engine data 140 Dimensions 141 Weights 142 Capacities 143 Index Everything from A to Z 146 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG 8n Notes on the Owner's Manual We have made every effort to ensure that you are able to find what you need in this Owner's Manual as quickly as possible. The fastest way to find specific topics is by using the detailed index at the end. If you wish to gain only an initial overview of your vehicle, you will find this in the first chapter. The detailed table of contents is intended to stimulate your interest and encourage you to read the remainder of the manual. Should you wish to sell your BMW at some time in the future, please remember to hand over this Owner's Manual to the new owner; it is part of the vehicle. If you have any additional questions, your BMW center will be glad to advise you. Symbols used 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 enables 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 systems or components, which can either be activated or adapted to suit an individual driver's requirements ("Vehicle Memory", "Key Memory"), refer to page 55.< Remember that activation and adjustments on some of these systems can only be performed at your BMW center.< * Indicates special equipment, countryspecific equipment and optional extras. Notes Symbols Online Edition Your individual vehicle for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG 9n Your individual vehicle On purchasing your BMW, you have decided in favor of a model with individualized equipment and features. This Owner's Manual describes all models and equipment that BMW offers within the same group. We hope you will understand that equipment and features are included that you might not have chosen for your vehicle. You can easily identify any differences with the aid of the asterisk * used to identify all optional equipment and accessories. If your BMW features equipment which is not described in this Owner's Manual (car radio or telephone, for instance), Supplementary Owner's Manuals are enclosed. We ask you to read these manuals as well. Status at time of printing BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing development conceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the highest quality and safety standards combined with advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this reason, it is possible that the features described in this Owner's Manual could differ from those on your vehicle. Nor can errors and omissions be entirely ruled out. You are therefore asked to appreciate that no legal claims can be recognized on the basis of the data, illustrations or descriptions in this Owner's Manual. Overview Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG Status at time of printing For your own safety Index Data Repairs Maintenance Controls 10n For your own safety Installation and operation of non-BMW approved accessories such as alarms, Use unleaded gasoline only. Fuels containing up to and including For your own safety, use genuine parts radios, amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension components, brake 10 % ethanol or other oxygenates with and accessories approved by BMW. dust shields, telephones (including operup to 2.8 % oxygen by weight (i.e. When you purchase accessories tested ation of any portable cellular phone from 15 % MTBE or 3 % methanol plus an and approved by BMW and Original within the vehicle without using an exterequivalent amount of co-solvent) will BMW Parts, you simultaneously acquire nally mounted antenna) or transceiver not void the applicable warranties the assurance that they have been thorequipment (such as CB, walkie-talkie, covering defects in materials or workoughly tested by BMW to ensure ham radio or similar) may cause extenmanship. Field experience has indioptimum performance when installed sive damage to the vehicle, compromise cated significant differences in fuel on your vehicle. its safety, interfere with the vehicle's quality (volatility, composition, addiBMW warrants these parts to be free electrical system or affect the validity of tives, for example) among gasolines from defects in material and workman- the BMW Limited Warranty. See your offered for sale in the United States and ship. BMW center for additional information. Canada. The use of poor-quality fuels BMW will not accept any liability for may result in driveability, starting and Do not use key or remote control to lock damage resulting from installation of stalling problems, especially under doors or luggage compartment with certain environmental conditions, such parts and accessories not approved by anyone inside the vehicle. Refer to BMW. as high ambient temperature and high page 34 for more details.< altitude. BMW cannot test every product on the Maintenance, replacement, or Should you encounter driveability prob- market to determine whether it can be repair of the emission control lems which you suspect could be used on a BMW safely and without risk related to the fuel you are using, we to either the vehicle, its operation, or its devices and systems may be performed by any automotive repair establishment recommend that you respond by occupants. or individual using any certified autoswitching to a recognized high-quality Original BMW Parts, BMW Accessories motive part.< brand. and other products approved by BMW, Failure to comply with these recomtogether with professional advice on mendations may result in unscheduled using these items, are available from all Symbol on vehicle parts maintenance. Indicates that you should consult BMW centers. Obey all applicable safety rules when the relevant section of this handling gasoline.< Owner's Manual for information on a particular part or assembly. Important safety information! Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG 11n The following applies only to vehicles owned and operated in the US. Controls Index Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone (201) 307-4000. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or BMW of North America, LLC. To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-424-9393 (or 366-0123 in Washington, D.C. area) or write to: NHTSA, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from the Hotline. Data Repairs Maintenance Overview 12n Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG 13n Overview Overview Controls and features Controls Owner service procedures Repairs Technical data Data Index Index Overview Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 168 - © 09/01 BMW AG Maintenance Operation, maintenance 14nCockpit 1 P ...