2010 BMW 3 Sedan and Sportswagon With iDrive Owners Manual

Radio readiness 54
– switched off 55
– switched on 54
Radio-remote key, refer to

Remote control with integrated key 26

Rain sensor 59
Random sequence – external devices 169
– music collection 165
Rapeseed-oil methyl ester

RME 197

Reading lamps 96
Rear lamps, refer to Tail

lamps 232

Rear seat backrest,

folding 110

Rear seats – adjusting head restraints 44
– folding 110
– folding down

backrests 109, 110

Releasing – hood 218
Remaining distance, refer to

Cruising range 71
Remote control 26
– battery renewal 35
– Comfort Access 34
– garage door opener 102
– malfunction 28, 35
– removing from the ignition

lock 54

– service data 223
– tailgate 28
– trunk lid 28
Replacement fuses, refer to

Fuses 236

Replacement remote

control 26

Replacing bulbs, refer to

Lamps and bulbs 229

Replacing tires 216
Replacing tires, refer to New

– folding head restraint down

wheels and tires 216

Roof load capacity 247
Roof-mounted luggage

rack 120

Rope, refer to Tow-starting,

towing away 240

Rotary/pushbutton, refer to

iDrive 16

Route 134, 135
– bypassing sections 135
– changing 134, 135
– changing criteria 134
– displaying streets or towns/

cities 135

– map view 136
– selecting 134
Route instructions, refer to

Destination guidance through voice instructions 135

Route map, refer to Map

view 136

Route section, changing 135
Route selection 134
RSC Runflat System

Component, refer to Run- flat tires 216

and up 44

Rear ventilation 100
Rearview mirror, refer to

Mirrors 47
Rear window – cleaning 60
– opening 32
Rear window blind, refer to

Roller sun blinds 105

Rear window defroster 99
Rear window safety switch 36
Rear window wiper 60
– changing rear wiper

blade 229

Receiving level of mobile phone, refer to Status information 19

Reception – quality 148
– radio station 148
Recirculated-air mode 99
Recirculation of air, refer to Recirculated-air mode 99

Reclining seat, refer to

Backrest 42
Refueling 196

264

Reporting safety defects 6
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel

gauge 70

Reset, refer to Resetting tone

Runflat System Component

settings 146

Restraint systems – for children 50
– refer to Safety belts 46
Reverse – CD changer 157
– CD player 157
Reverse gear – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 57

– manual transmission 56
RME, refer to Rapeseed-oil

methyl ester 197

Road map 136
Roadside

Assistance 189, 237

Roadside parking lamps 94
– replacing bulbs 230, 232
Roadworthiness test, refer to

Service requirements 73

Roller blind – sun blinds 105

RSC, refer to Run-flat tires 216

Run-flat tires 216
– continuing driving with a

damaged tire 85

– flat tire 85
– Flat Tire Monitor 85
– new tires 216
– replacing 216
– tire inflation pressure 201
– winter tires 217

Safety-belt height

adjustment 46
Safety belts 46
– damage 46
– indicator/warning lamp 46
– reminder 46
– sitting safely 41

Safety systems – airbags 90
– Antilock Brake System

ABS 82

– brake system 82
– driving stability control

systems 82

– Dynamic Stability Control

DSC 82

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

tires 216

Satellite radio 150
– enabling or unsubscribing

from a channel 150

– favorites 152
– selecting channel 151
– storing channel 151
– timeshift 152
– Traffic Jump 153
Saving fuel 116
Screen, refer to iDrive

controls 16

Screw thread for tow

fitting 240

SDARS, refer to Satellite

radio 150

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

and mirror memory 45

– sitting safely 41
Securing cargo 113
Securing the vehicle – from inside 30
– from outside 27
Selecting a detour 139

Selecting distance for active

Short route in navigation, refer

cruise control 64

Selecting new scale for

navigation 137

Selector lever – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 57

Selector lever lock, refer to Changing selector lever positions, shiftlock 57
Selector lever positions – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 57

Service, refer to Roadside

Assistance 237

Service car, refer to Roadside

Assistance 237

Service data in the remote

control 223

Service Interval Display, refer to Condition Based Service CBS 223

Service Request 191
Service requirement display,

refer to Condition Based Service CBS 223

Service requirements 73
Service status 192
Settings – changing on Control

Display 79

– clock, 12h/24h format 76
– DVD 158
– language 79
Settings and information 72
Settings for the map view 137
Setting times, refer to

Preselecting switch-on times 101

Shifting gears – automatic transmission with

– manual transmission 56
Shiftlock – automatic transmission,

refer to Changing selector lever positions 57

to Selecting route 134

Shuffled, refer to Random – CD changer 156
– CD player 156
Side airbags 90
Side window blind, refer to

Roller sun blinds 105
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 112
Sliding/tilt sunroof – refer to Panorama glass

roof 38

Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to

Glass roof, electric 37

Slot for remote control 54
Smokers' package, refer to

Ashtray 108

Snap-in adapter – inserting/removing 184
– use 174
Snap-in adapter, refer to Center armrest storage compartment 106

Socket, Onboard Diagnosis

OBD 224

Socket, refer to Connecting

electrical appliances 108

Soot particulate filter, refer to Diesel particulate filter 117

SOS, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 237

Sound, adjusting during audio

playback, refer to Tone control 144

Sound output for

entertainment on/off 144

Spare fuses 236
Special destinations 128
Special destinations,

Short commands for the voice

displaying 130

activation system 249

265

– saving a setting, refer to Seat

Steptronic 57

Special destinations, entering

by name 129

Speed – run-flat tires 85
– with winter tires 217
Speed limit 79
Speed limit warning, refer to

Speed limit 79
Speedometer 12
Speed Volume 145
Split rear seat backrest, refer

to Expanding the cargo area 110

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 60

Stability control, refer to Driving stability control systems 82

Start/stop button 54
– starting the engine 55
– switching off the engine 55
Starting, refer to Starting the

engine 55

Starting assistance, refer to

Jump-starting 238

Starting difficulties – jump-starting 238
Starting the engine – start/stop button 54
Start menu 17
State/province, for

navigation 125
Station, selecting – radio 147
Status of this Owner's Manual

at time of printing 5

Steam jet 225, 226

266

Steering wheel 48
– adjustment 48
– buttons on steering

wheel 11

– heating 49
– lock 54
– locking with Comfort

Access 34

Steering with variable ratio, refer to Active steering 88

Steptronic, refer to Automatic

transmission with Steptronic 56

Storage 228
Storage compartments 106
Storage nets 111
Stored trip, calling up 133
Storing a destination in the

address book 127

Storing music 162
Storing seat positions, refer to Seat and mirror memory 45

Storing tires 217
Stowage, refer to Storage

compartments 106

Street, entering, navigation 126

Symbols 4
– status information 19

Tachometer 69
Tailgate 30
– Comfort 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 Trunk lid/

tailgate 30

Tail lamp – replacing bulb 235
Tail lamp, refer to Tail

lamps 232

Tail lamps 232
– replacing bulb 233, 234
Tank contents, refer to

Capacities 248

Technical data 244
– dimensions 245
Technical modifications, refer

Summer tires, refer to Wheels

to For your own safety 5

and tires 201
Sun blinds 105
Surface ice, refer to Outside

temperature warning 69

Surround 145
SVCD 157
SW, waveband 147
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off – engine 55
Switching off the engine – start/stop button 54
Switching on – audio 144
– CD changer 144
– CD player 144
– radio 144
Switching the cooling function

on and off 99

Switch-on times of parked car ventilation, preselecting 101

Telephone 174
– installation location, refer to

Center armrest 106

– refer to separate Owner's

Manual

TeleService 188
TeleService Diagnosis 190
TeleService Help 190
Temperature – automatic climate control 98
– changing unit of measure 73
– coolant, refer to Coolant

temperature 70

Temperature display – outside temperature 69
– outside temperature

warning 69

– setting the units 73
Tempomat, refer to Cruise

control 61

Tensioning straps, refer to

Securing cargo 120

The individual vehicle 5
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 235

Through-loading system 109
Through-loading system,

refer to Expanding the cargo area 110

Tilt alarm sensor 33
Tilt function, passenger side

mirror 48

Timer, refer to Preselecting

switch-on times 101

Tire inflation pressure 201
– loss 85, 86
Tire pressure monitoring,

refer to Flat Tire Monitor 84

Tire Pressure Monitor

TPM 86

– resetting the system 86
– system limitations 86
– warning lamp 87
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire

Monitor 85

Tire Quality Grading 214

Tires – age 214, 215
– air loss 87
– breaking in 116
– changing, refer to Changing

wheels 235

– condition 215
– damage 215
– inflation pressure 201
– labels 214
– minimum tread depth 215
– new wheels and tires 216
– pressure monitoring, refer to

Flat Tire Monitor 84

– pressure monitoring, refer to

Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 86

– puncture 85
– replacing 216
– run-flat 216
– size 214
– storage 217
– tread depth 215
– wear indicators, refer to

Minimum tread depth 215

– wheel/tire combination, refer

to Correct wheels and tires 216

– winter tires 217
TMC station, refer to Traffic

bulletins 137

Tone – control 144
– middle setting 146
Tools, refer to Onboard

vehicle tool kit 229

Top 50 of music collection 164

Torque, refer to Engine

data 244

Tow bar 240
Tow fitting 239
– screw thread 240
Tow fittings for tow-starting

and towing away 239

Towing 239
– car with automatic transmission 239

– methods 240

Towing and tow-starting 239
Town/city, for navigation 125
Tow rope 240
Tow-starting 239, 241
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure

Monitor 86

Track – selecting on CD 155
Traction control, refer to

Dynamic Stability Control DSC 82

Traffic bulletins – categories 139
Traffic bulletins, filtering 139
Traffic bulletins for

navigation 137

– during destination

guidance 139

– in map view 139
Traffic jam – displaying traffic

bulletins 137
Transmission – automatic transmission with

Steptronic 56

– manual transmission 56
– overriding selector lever lock for automatic transmission with Steptronic 58

Transmission interlock – refer to Changing selector

lever position 57
– refer to P Park 57
Transporting children

safely 50

Transport securing devices, refer to Securing cargo 120

Travel instructions, refer to

Voice instructions 135

Tread depth, refer to Minimum

tire tread 215

Trip, deleting 133
Trip, storing 132
Trip computer, refer to

Displays on the Control Display 71

Trip-distance counter, refer to

Trip odometer 69

Triple turn signal activation 59

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Trip odometer 69
Trips, changing 133
Trunk, refer to Cargo area 110
Trunk lid 30
– Comfort Access 35
– emergency release 32
– locking or unlocking

separately 31

– opening from inside 30
– opening from outside 31
– remote control 28
Turning circle, refer to

Dimensions 245

Turn signal indicators – indicator/warning lamp 12
Turn signals 58
– replacing bulbs 232
– triple turn signal 59
Tying down loads, refer to

Cargo loading 120

Uniform Tire Quality Grading/

UTQR 214

Units of measure – average consumption 73
– temperature 73
Universal garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote control 102

Universal mobile phone

preparation package, refer to separate Owner's Manual Universal remote control 102
Unlatching, refer to

Unlocking 34

Unlocking – from inside 30
– from outside 27
– setting unlocking characteristics 27

– tailgate 35
– trunk lid 35
– without remote control, refer

to Comfort Access 34
Updating the navigation

VCD 157
Vehicle – battery 235
– breaking in 116
– cargo loading 119
– Identification Number, refer to Engine compartment 219

– measurements, refer to

Dimensions 245

– parking 55
– weight 247
Vehicle jack 235
Vehicle storage 228
Ventilation 100
– draft-free 100
– in the rear 100
Ventilation, refer to Climate 97
Ventilation while at a

standstill 100

Vents, refer to Ventilation 100
Video menu 158
Video playback 157
Voice, refer to Destination guidance through voice instructions 135
Voice commands – overview 22
– short commands 249
Voice instructions from navigation system 135

– repeating 136
– switching on/off 135
– volume 136
Voice phone book 183
Volume 144
– audio sources 144
– fuel tank, refer to

Capacities 248

– mobile phone 177
– voice instructions 136
Volume balance, tone

setting 145

data 124

Warning and indicator

USB audio interface 167

lamps 13

268

Warning messages, refer to

Check Control 77

Warning triangle 238
Washer fluid 60
– content of the reservoir 61
Washer fluid reservoir 60
Waste tray, refer to

Ashtray 107

Water on roads, refer to

Driving through water 118
Water penetration 225, 226
Waveband with the radio 147
Wear indicators in tires, refer to Minimum tread depth 215

Weights 247
Welcome lamps 92
Wheel/tire combination, refer

to Correct wheels and tires 216

Wheelbase, refer to

Dimensions 245
Wheels, new 216
Wheels and tires 201
Width, refer to

Dimensions 245

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 60
Windshield wash 59
– filling capacity, reservoir 248
– nozzles 60
– rear window 60
– reservoir for washer fluid 60
– washer fluid 60
Windshield wiper blades,

changing 229

Windshield wipers, refer to

Wiper system 59
Winter diesel 198
Winter tires 217
– setting speed limit 79
– storage 217

Wiper blade replacement 229
Wiper system 59
Word-matching principle for

navigation 133

Work in the engine compartment 218

Wrench/screwdriver, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 229

xDrive 83
Xenon lamps – replacing bulb 230

Your individual vehicle – settings, refer to Personal

Profile 26

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