2009 BMW 3 Sedan and Sportswagon With iDrive Owners Manual

controls 16

Monitoring system for tire

pressures, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 83

Navigation system 122
– address book 125
– bypassing a route

section 134

– continuing destination

guidance 133

– destination entry 123
– displaying current

position 139

MP3 player, connecting, refer

– entering a destination by

to AUX-IN port 161

MP3 player, connecting, refer to USB-audio interface 162

Multifunctional steering

wheel, refer to Buttons on the steering wheel 11

Multifunction switch – refer to Turn signals/ headlamp flasher 57

– refer to Wiper system 58
Multimedia screen, refer to

iDrive 16

Music, managing 159
Music, playing 158
Music, storing 157
Music collection 157
– backup 160
– importing 160
Music player, connecting, refer to AUX-IN port 161
Music player, connecting,

refer to USB-audio interface 162

Music search 158

Navigation announcements,

refer to Switching voice instructions on/off 134

Navigation data 122
Navigation drive, location 122
Navigation DVD 122

voice 129

– entering a destination

manually 123
– route list 134
– selecting destination via

map 128

– selecting route criteria 133
– special destinations 126
– starting destination

guidance 133

– terminating destination

guidance 133

– voice instructions 134
– volume adjustment 135
Neck support, refer to Head

restraints 43

Nets, refer to Storage compartments 103

New tires 209
North-facing map 135
Nozzles 94
Number of cylinders, refer to

Engine data 238

Nylon rope, refer to Tow

rope 233

OBD socket, refer to Socket

for On-Board Diagnosis 217

Octane ratings, refer to Fuel

specifications 191

Odometer 67
Oil, refer to Engine oil 212
Oil consumption 212
Oil level 212
Old batteries, refer to

Disposal 229

Onboard tool kit 222

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Opening and closing – convenient access 34
– from inside 30
– from outside 27
– using the door lock 29
– via the remote control 27
Options, selecting for

navigation 133

Orientation menu, refer to

Start menu 17

Outlets – refer to Ventilation 97
Output, refer to Engine

data 238

Outside-air mode – automatic climate control 96
Outside-temperature

display 67

– changing units of

measure 71

– in computer 71
Outside temperature

warning 67

Overheated engine, refer to

Coolant temperature 68
Overriding selector lever

lock 57
Overview – radio control 142

Paintwork care 219
Panorama glass roof 38
– closing after electrical

malfunction 39

– comfort position 39
– convenient operation 28
– initializing 39
– opening, closing 38
– pinch protection system 39
– power failure 39
– raising 38
– remote control 28
Park assistant, refer to Park

Distance Control 80

Park Distance Control PDC 80

Parked car ventilation 97
– preselecting switch-on

times 98

Pressure monitoring of tires,

refer to Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 84

– switching on and off

Programmable buttons on the

directly 98

Parking – vehicle 54
Parking aid, refer to Park

Distance Control PDC 80

Parking brake 54
– indicator lamp 54
Parking lamps 90
– replacing bulbs 223, 225
Parking lamps/low beams 90
Particulate filter, refer to

Diesel particulate filter 115

Partition net 107
Passenger-side mirror tilt

function 47

Pathway lighting 91
Personal Profile 26
Phone book 171
Phone numbers – dialing 172
Pinch protection system – glass roof, electric 37
– panorama glass roof 39
– windows 36
Placing a call, refer to

telephone owner's manual

Polish 220
Pollen – refer to Microfilter/activated- charcoal filter for automatic climate control 97

Position, refer to Current position, displaying 139
Postal code, entering for

navigation 124
Power failure 229
Power windows 36
– safety switch 36
Power windows, refer to

Windows 36

Preheating, refer to Vehicles

with diesel engine 54

Pressure, tires 195
Pressure monitoring, tires 83
– Flat Tire Monitor 83

steering wheel 11

Protection function, refer to

Pinch protection system

– glass roof, electric 37
– panorama glass roof 39
– windows 36
Providing medical assistance, refer to First add pouch 231

Puncture – Flat Tire Monitor 83

Radio – controls 142
– High Definition Radio 146
– satellite radio 148
– selecting a waveband 145
– storing stations 145
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
– Weather Band, refer to

Weather information 148

Radio position, refer to Radio

readiness 53

Radio readiness 53
– switched off 53
– switched on 53
Radio-remote key, refer to

Remote control with integrated key 26

Rain sensor 58
Rapeseed-oil methyl ester

RME 191

Reading lamps 93
Rear lamps, refer to Tail

lamps 226

Rear seat backrest,

folding 107

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Rear seats – adjusting head restraints 44
– folding 107
– folding down

backrests 106, 107

– folding head restraint down

and up 44

Rear ventilation 97
Rearview mirror, refer to

Mirrors 47
Rear window – cleaning 59
– opening 32
Rear window blind, refer to

Roller sun blinds 102

Rear window defroster 97
Rear window safety switch 36
Rear window wiper 59
– changing rear wiper

blade 223

Receiving level of mobile phone, refer to Status information 19

Reception – quality 146
– radio station 146
Recirculated-air mode 96
Recirculation of air, refer to Recirculated-air mode 96

Reclining seat, refer to

Backrest 42
Refueling 190
Releasing – hood 211
Remaining distance, refer to

Cruising range 69
Remote control 26
– battery renewal 35
– convenient access 34
– garage door opener 99
– luggage compartment lid 28
– malfunction 29, 35
– removing from the ignition

lock 53

– service data 216
– tailgate 28
Replacement remote

control 26

260

Replacing bulbs, refer to

Lamps and bulbs 223

Replacing tires 209
Replacing tires, refer to New

wheels and tires 209

Reporting safety defects 6
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel

gauge 68

Reset, refer to Resetting tone

settings 144

Residual heat 96
Restraint systems – for children 49
– refer to Safety belts 46
Reverse – CD changer 152
– CD player 152
Reverse gear – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 56

– manual transmission 55
RME, refer to

Rapeseed-oil methyl ester 191

Road map 135
Roadside

Assistance 181, 230

Roadside parking lamps 92
– replacing bulbs 223, 225
Roadworthiness test, refer to

Service requirements 71

Roller blind – sun blinds 102
Roof load capacity 241
Roof-mounted luggage

rack 119

Route instructions, refer to

Destination guidance through voice instructions 134

Route map, refer to Map

display 135

Route section, changing 134
Route selection 133
RSC Runflat System

Component, refer to Run- Flat Tires 209

Runflat System Component

RSC, refer to Run-Flat Tires 209

Run-Flat Tires 209
– continuing driving with a

damaged tire 84

– flat tire 84
– Flat Tire Monitor 84
– new tires 209
– replacing 209
– tire inflation pressure 195
– winter tires 210

Safety-belt height

adjustment 46
Safety belts 46
– damage 46
– indicator/warning lamp 46
– reminder 46
– sitting safely 41
Safety systems – airbags 88
– Antilock Brake System

Rope, refer to Tow-starting,

ABS 81

towing away 233

Rotary/pushbutton, refer to

– brake system 81
– driving stability control

iDrive 16

Route 133, 134
– bypassing sections 134
– changing 133, 134
– changing criteria 133
– displaying streets or towns/

cities 134

– map display 135
– selecting 133

systems 81

– Dynamic Stability Control

DSC 81

– safety belts 46
Safety tires, refer to Run-Flat

Tires 209

Satellite radio 148
– enabling channel 148
– selecting channel 149
– storing channel 149

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Saving fuel 114
Screen, refer to iDrive

controls 16

Screw thread for tow

fitting 233

SDARS, refer to Satellite

radio 148

Seat adjustment – electric 42
– mechanical 42
Seat and mirror memory 45
Seat belt reminder, refer to

'Fasten safety belts' reminder 46

Seat heating 45
Seats 42
– adjusting electrically 42
– adjusting the seats 42
– heating 45
– memory, refer to Seat and

mirror memory 45

Service Interval Display, refer to Condition Based Service CBS 216

Service Request 185
Service requirement display,

refer to Condition Based Service CBS 216

Service requirements 71
Services status 186
Settings – changing on Control

Display 78

– clock, 12h/24h mode 74
– DVD 153
– language 78
Settings and information 70
Setting times, refer to

Preselecting switch-on times 98

Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to

Glass roof, electric 37

Slot for remote control 53
Smokers' package, refer to

Ashtray 104

Snap-in adapter – inserting/removing 177
– use 168
Snap-in adapter, refer to Center armrest storage compartment 103

Socket, On-Board Diagnosis

OBD 217

Socket, refer to Connecting

electrical appliances 105

Soot particulate filter, refer to Diesel particulate filter 115

SOS, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 230

Shifting gears – automatic transmission with

Sound output for

entertainment on/off 142

– saving a setting, refer to Seat

Steptronic 56

and mirror memory 45

– sitting safely 41
Securing cargo 110
Securing the vehicle – from inside 30
– from outside 27
Selecting distance for active

cruise control 63

Selecting new scale for

navigation 135

Selector lever – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 56

Selector lever lock, refer to Changing selector lever positions, shiftlock 56
Selector lever positions – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 56

Service, refer to Roadside

Assistance 230

Service car, refer to Roadside

Assistance 230

Service data in the remote

control 216

– manual transmission 55
Shiftlock – automatic transmission,

refer to Changing selector lever positions 56

Short commands for the voice

activation system 243

Short route in navigation, refer

to Selecting route 133

Shuffled, refer to Random – CD changer 151
– CD player 151
Side airbags 88
Side window blind, refer to

Roller sun blinds 102
Side windows, refer to

Windows 36

Signal horn, refer to

Horn 10, 11

Sitting safely 41
– with airbags 41
– with head restraint 41
– with safety belts 41
Ski bag 109
Sliding/tilt sunroof – refer to Panorama glass

roof 38

Spare fuses, 229
Spare fuses, refer to

Fuses 229

Special destinations 126
Speed – Run-Flat Tires 84
– with winter tires 210
Speed limit 77
Speed limit warning, refer to

Speed limit 77
Speedometer 12
Speed Volume 143
Split rear seat backrest, refer

to Expanding the cargo bay 107

Split screen, refer to Control Display, switching on/off 19
Split screen content, refer to

Display for split screen content, selecting 19
Spray nozzles, refer to

Cleaning windshield and headlamps 58

Stability control, refer to Driving stability control systems 81

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Start/stop button 53
– starting the engine 53
– switching off the engine 54
Starting, refer to Starting the

engine 53

Starting assistance, refer to

Jump starting 231

Starting difficulties – jump starting 231
Starting the engine – start/stop button 53
Start menu 17
State/province, for

navigation 123
Station, selecting – radio 145
Status of this Owner's Manual

at time of printing 5

Steam jet 218, 219
Steering wheel 48
– adjustment 48
– buttons on steering

wheel 11

– heating 48
– lock 53
– locking with convenient

access 34

Steering with variable ratio, refer to Active steering 87

Steptronic, refer to Automatic

transmission with Steptronic 55

Storage 221
Storage compartments 103
Storage nets 108
"Store Channel"

in radio 149

Storing seat positions, refer to Seat and mirror memory 45

Storing tires 210
Stowage, refer to Storage

compartments 103

Street, entering, navigation 124

SVCD 152
SW, waveband 145
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off – engine 54
Switching off the engine – start/stop button 53
Switching on – audio 142
– CD changer 142
– CD player 142
– radio 142
Switching the cooling function

on and off 96

Switch-on times of parked car

ventilation, preselecting 98

Symbols 4
– status information 19
– traffic bulletins for navigation

system 136

Tachometer 67
Tailgate 30
– convenient access 35
– emergency operation, refer

to Opening manually 31
– opening from inside 30
– opening from outside 31
– opening manually 31
– remote control 28
Tailgate, refer to Luggage

Telephone 168
– installation location, refer to

Center armrest 103

– refer to separate Owner's

Manual

TeleService, activating 185
TeleService Diagnosis 182
TeleService Help 182
Temperature – automatic climate control 95
– changing unit of measure 71
– coolant, refer to Coolant

temperature 68

Temperature display – outside temperature 67
– outside temperature

warning 67

– setting the units 71
Tempomat, refer to Cruise

control 59

Tensioning straps, refer to

Securing cargo 118

The individual vehicle 5
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 228

Through-loading system 106
Through-loading system,

refer to Expanding the cargo bay 107

Tilt alarm sensor 33
Tilt function, passenger-side

mirror 47

Timer, refer to Preselecting

compartment lid/tailgate 30

switch-on times 98

Tail lamp – replacing bulb 228
Tail lamps 226
– replacing bulb 227
Tank contents, refer to

Capacities 242

Tire inflation pressure 195
– loss 84, 85
Tire pressure monitoring,

refer to Flat Tire Monitor 83

Tire Pressure Monitor

TPM 84

Technical data 238
– capacities 242
– dimensions 239
Technical modifications, refer

– resetting the system 85
– system limitations 85
– warning lamp 86
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire

Summer tires, refer to Wheels

to For your own safety 5

Monitor 84

and tires 195
Sun blinds 102
Surface ice, refer to Outside

temperature warning 67

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Tire Quality Grading 207

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Tires – age 207, 208
– air loss 86
– breaking in 114
– changing, refer to Changing

wheels 228

– condition 208
– damage 208
– inflation pressure 195
– labels 207
– minimum tread depth 208
– new wheels and tires 209
– pressure monitoring, refer to

Flat Tire Monitor 83

– pressure monitoring, refer to

Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 84

– puncture 84
– replacing 209
– Run-Flat 209
– size 207
– storage 210
– tread depth 208
– wear indicators, refer to

Minimum tread depth 208

– wheel/tire combination, refer

to Correct wheels and tires 209

– winter tires 210
TMC station, refer to Traffic bulletins 136

Tone – control 142
– middle setting 144
Tools, refer to Onboard tool

kit 222

Top 50 of music collection 159

Torque, refer to Engine

data 238

Tow bar 233
Tow fitting 233
– screw thread 233
Tow fittings for tow-starting

and towing away 233

Towing 232
– car with automatic

transmission 232

– methods 233

Towing and tow-starting 232
Town/city, for navigation 123
Tow rope 233
Tow-starting 232, 234
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure

Monitor 84

Track – selecting on CD 150
Traction control, refer to

Dynamic Stability Control DSC 81

Traffic bulletins – categories 137
Traffic bulletins, filtering 137
Traffic bulletins for

navigation 136

– during destination

guidance 137

– in map display 137
Traffic jam – displaying traffic

bulletins 136
Transmission – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 55

– manual transmission 55
– overriding selector lever lock for automatic transmission with Steptronic 57

Transmission interlock – refer to Changing selector

lever position 56
– refer to P Park 56
Transporting children

safely 49

Transport securing devices, refer to Securing cargo 118

Travel instructions,

refer to Voice instructions 134

Tread depth, refer to Minimum

tire tread 208

Turn signal indicators – indicator/warning lamp 12
– replacing bulbs 226
– triple turn signal 58
Turn signals 57
TV – control elements 142
– switching on/off 142
– tone control 142
– volume 142
Tying down loads, refer to

Cargo loading 118

Uniform Tire Quality Grading/

UTQR 207

Units – average consumption 71
– temperature 71
Universal garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote control 99

Universal mobile phone

preparation package, refer to separate Owner's Manual

Universal remote control 99
Unlatching, refer to

Unlocking 34

Unlocking – from inside 30
– from outside 27
– luggage compartment lid 35
– setting unlocking characteristics 27

– tailgate 35
– without remote control, refer

to Convenient access 34

USB-audio interface 162

Trip-distance counter, refer to

VCD 152

Trip odometer 67

Triple turn signal activation 58
Trip odometer 67
Trunk, refer to Cargo bay 107
Turning circle, refer to

Dimensions 239

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Winter tires 210
– setting speed limit 77
– storage 210
Wiper blade replacement 222
Wiper system 58
Word-matching principle for

navigation 133

Work in the engine compartment 211

Wrench/screwdriver, refer to

Onboard tool kit 222

xDrive 82
Xenon lamps – replacing bulbs 223

Your individual vehicle – settings, refer to Personal

Profile 26

Vehicle – battery 228
– breaking in 114
– cargo loading 117
– Identification Number, refer to Engine compartment 212

– measurements, refer to

Dimensions 239

– parking 54
– weight 241
Vehicle jack 228
Vehicle position, refer to

Displaying current position 139

Vehicle storage 221
Ventilation 97
– draft-free 97
– in the rear 97
Ventilation, refer to Climate 94
Ventilation while at a

standstill 97

Vents, refer to Ventilation 97
Video menu 152
Video playback 152
Voice, refer to Destination guidance through voice instructions 134
Voice commands – overview 22
– short commands 243
Voice instructions from navigation system 134

– repeating 135
– switching on/off 134
– volume 135
Volume 142
– audio sources 142
– fuel tank, refer to

Capacities 242

– mobile phone 171
– TV 142
– voice instructions 135
Volume balance, tone

setting 143

Warm – steering wheel 48

264

Warning and indicator

lamps 13

Warning messages, refer to

Check Control 75

Warning triangle 231
Washer fluid 59
– content of the reservoir 59
Washer fluid reservoir 59
Waste tray, refer to

Ashtray 104

Water on roads, refer to

Driving through water 116
Water penetration 218, 219
Waveband on the radio 145
Wear indicators in tires, refer to Minimum tread depth 208

Weather information 148
Weights 241
Welcome lamps 90
Wheel/tire combination, refer

to Correct wheels and tires 209

Wheelbase, refer to

Dimensions 239
Wheels, new 209
Wheels and tires 195
Width, refer to

Dimensions 239

Windows 36
– convenient operation 28
– opening, closing 36
– pinch protection system 36
– rear window 32
– safety switch 36
Windows, indicator on Control

Display 16
Windshield – cleaning 58
Windshield wash 58
– filling capacity, reservoir 242
– nozzles 59
– rear window 59
– reservoir for washer fluid 59
– washer fluid 59
Windshield wiper blades,

changing 222

Windshield wipers, refer to

Wiper system 58
Winter diesel 192

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