BMW 2006 328i User manual

The Ultimate
Driving Machine
Owner's Manual
for Vehicle
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328i
335i
Owner's Manual for Vehicle
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. We therefore
have this 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 vehicle. It contains important data
and instructions intended to assist you in gaining maximum use
and satisfaction from your BMW's unique range of technical fea-
tures. The manual also contains information on maintenance
designed to enhance operating safety and contribute to main-
taining the value of your BMW throughout an extended service
life.
This manual is supplemented by a Service and Warranty Informa-
tion Booklet for US models or a Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian models.
We wish you an enjoyable driving experience.
BMW AG
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Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the
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Contents
The fastest way to find information on a partic-
ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to
page 218.
Using this Owner's Manual
4Notes
6Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10 Cockpit
16 iDrive
22 Voice command system
Controls
28 Opening and closing
40 Adjustments
50 Transporting children safely
52 Driving
66 Everything under control
80 Technology for driving comfort and
safety
90 Lamps
95 Climate
101 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
112 Things to remember when driving
Navigation
120 Starting the navigation system
121 Destination entry
132 Destination guidance
137 What to do if …
Entertainment
140 On/off and settings
144 Radio
152 CD player and CD changer
158 External audio device
Communications
162 Telephoning
175 TeleService, BMW Assist
Mobility
182 Refueling
184 Wheels and tires
191 Under the hood
196 Maintenance
198 Replacing components
203 Giving and receiving assistance
Reference
210 Technical data
214 Short commands for the voice command
system
218 Everything from A-Z
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Notes
Using this Owner's Manual
We have tried to make all the information in this
Owner's Manual easy to find. The fastest way to
find specific topics is to refer to the detailed
index at the back of the manual. If you wish to
gain an initial overview of your vehicle, you will
find this in the first chapter.
Should you sell your BMW some day, please
remember to hand over the Owner's Manual as
well; it is an important component of your vehi-
cle.
Additional sources of information
Should you have any other questions, your
BMW center will be glad to advise you at any
time.
Information on BMW, e.g. on technical aspects,
can also be found on the Internet at
www.bmwusa.com.
Symbols used
Indicates precautions that must be fol-
lowed precisely in order to avoid the pos-
sibility of personal injury and serious damage to
the vehicle.
Indicates 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 informa-
tion.
*Indicates special equipment, country-spe-
cific equipment and optional extras, as well as
equipment and functions not yet available at the
time of printing.
"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to
select individual functions.
{...}Verbal instructions to use with the voice
command system.
{{...}} Identifies the answers generated by the
voice command system.
Symbols on vehicle components
Indicates that you should consult the rel-
evant section of this Owner's Manual for
information on a particular part or assembly.
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The individual vehicle
When you ordered your BMW, you chose vari-
ous items of equipment. This Owner's Manual
describes the entire array of options and equip-
ment available with a specific BMW model.
Please bear in mind that the manual may con-
tain information on accessories and equipment
that you have not specified for your own vehicle.
Sections describing options and special equip-
ment are marked by asterisks *to assist you in
identifying possible differences between the
descriptions in this manual and your own vehi-
cle's equipment.
If equipment in your BMW is not described in
this Owner's Manual, please refer to the accom-
panying Supplementary Owner's Manuals.
Editorial notice
BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing
development that is 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 in exceptional cases that
features described in this Owner's Manual
could differ from those on your vehicle.
For your own safety
Maintenance and repair
Advanced technology, e.g. the use of
modern materials and powerful electron-
ics, requires specially adapted maintenance
and repair methods. You should therefore have
the corresponding work on your vehicle per-
formed only by your BMW center or at a work-
shop that works according to BMW repair pro-
cedures with correspondingly trained
personnel. If this work is not carried out prop-
erly, there is a danger of subsequent damage
and related safety hazards.<
Parts and accessories
For your own safety, use genuine parts
and accessories approved by BMW.
When you purchase accessories tested and
approved by BMW and Original BMW Parts, you
simultaneously acquire the assurance that they
have been thoroughly tested by BMW to ensure
optimum performance when installed on your
vehicle.
BMW warrants these parts to be free from
defects in material and workmanship.
BMW will not accept any liability for damage
resulting from installation of parts and accesso-
ries not approved by BMW.
BMW cannot test every product made by other
manufacturers to verify if it can be used on a
BMW safely and without risk to either the vehi-
cle, its operation, or its occupants.
Original BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and
other products approved by BMW, together
with professional advice on using these items,
are available from all BMW centers.
Installation and operation of non-BMW
approved accessories such as alarms, radios,
amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension
components, brake dust shields, telephones,
including operation of any mobile phone from
within the vehicle without using an externally
mounted antenna, or transceiver equipment, for
instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radio or sim-
ilar accessories, may cause extensive damage
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to the vehicle, compromise its safety, interfere
with the vehicle's electrical system or affect the
validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. See your
BMW center for additional information.<
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of
the emission control devices and sys-
tems may be performed by any automotive
repair establishment or individual using any cer-
tified automotive part.<
California Proposition 65 warning
California law requires us to issue the following
warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of
automobile components and parts,
including components found in the interior fur-
nishings in a vehicle, contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to cause cancer
and birth defects and reproductive harm. In
addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and
certain products of component wear contain or
emit chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
Battery posts, terminals and related accesso-
ries contain lead and lead compounds. Wash
your hands after handling.
Used engine oil contains chemicals that have
caused cancer in laboratory animals. Always
protect your skin by washing thoroughly with
soap and water.<
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly.
Your BMW is covered by the following warran-
ties:
>New Vehicle Limited Warranty
>Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
>Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty
>Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
>California Emission Control System Limited
Warranty
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following applies only to vehicles owned
and operated in the US.
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 [phone]-
1117.
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 call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Adminis-
trator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov
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For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety-related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls, may tele-
phone the toll free hotline [phone] if
calling long distance inside Canada, or 1-613-
993-9851 if calling from the Ottawa region or
from abroad, or contact Transport Canada by
mail at: Transport Canada, ASFAD, Place de
Ville Tower C, 330 Sparks Street, Ottawa ON
K1A 0N5.
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At a glance
This overview of buttons, switches and displays
is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's
operating environment. The section will also
assist you in becoming acquainted with the
control concepts and options available for
operating the various systems.
At a glance
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Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
2Folding exterior mirrors in and out*47
3Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb
monitor*47
1Opening and closing windows 37 4Parking lamps 90
Low beams 90
Automatic headlamp control*90
Adaptive Head Light*92
5Fog lamps 93
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7Instrument cluster 12
10 Ignition lock 52
11 Buttons* on the steering wheel
12 Horn: the entire surface
13 Steering wheel adjustment 48
15 Releasing the hood 191
16 Opening the luggage compartment lid*
6Turn signals 56
High beams, headlamp flasher 92
Roadside parking lamps*92
Computer 67
Settings and information about the
vehicle 70
Instrument lighting 93
8Windshield wipers 57
Rain sensor*57
9Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine 52
Telephone*:
>Press: accept and end a call,
start dialing* selected phone
numbers. Redial if no phone
number is selected
>Press longer: redialing
Volume
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling through phone book and
lists with stored phone numbers
Individually programmable 48
Individually programmable 48
14 Cruise control*58
Active cruise control*60
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Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2Indicator lamps for turn signals
3Indicator and warning lamps 13
4Displays for active cruise control*60
5Tachometer 66
6Engine oil temperature 67
7Display for
>Clock 66
>Outside temperature 66
>Indicator and warning lamps 75
8Display for
>Position of automatic transmission*54
>Computer 67
>Date of next scheduled service, and
remaining distance to be driven 71
>Odometer and trip odometer 66
>Checking engine oil level*192
>Settings and information 70
9Fuel gauge 67
10 Resetting trip odometer 66
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Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
Indicator and warning lamps can light up in var-
ious combinations and colors in both the indica-
tor area 1and the display 2.
Some lamps are checked for proper functioning
and thus come on briefly when the engine is
started or the ignition is switched on.
Explanatory text messages
Text messages at the lower edge of the Control
Display explain the meaning of the displayed
indicator and warning lamps.
You can call up more information, e.g. on the
cause of a malfunction and on how to respond,
via Check Control, refer to page 75.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps in the indicator
area 1signal that the associated functions are
activated:
High beams/headlamp flasher 92
Fog lamps 93
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the propul-
sive forces in order to maintain driving
stability 82
Handbrake engaged 54
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Around the center console: controls and displays
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1Microphone for voice command system*
and for telephone in hands-free mode*
2SOS: initiating an emergency call*203
3Reading lamps 94
4Glass sunroof, electric*37
5Interior lamps 93
6Passenger airbag status lamp*88
7Control Display 16
8Hazard warning flashers
9DTC Dynamic Traction Control 82
10 Central locking system 32
11 Automatic climate control
12 Ejecting
>Audio CD 140
>Navigation DVD 120
13 Changing
>Radio station 144
>Track 153
15 Controller 16
Can be turned, pressed, or moved horizon-
tally in four directions
16 Activating voice command system*22
17 Opening start menu on Control Display 17
18 Drive for navigation DVD 120
19 Switching audio sources on/off and adjust-
ing volume 140
20 Drive for audio CDs 140
Air distribution to the
windshield 96
Air distribution to the upper body
area 96
Air distribution to the footwell 96
Automatic air distribution and flow
rate 97
Cooling function 98
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control 97
Recirculated-air mode 97
Maximum cooling 97
Residual heat mode 98
Air flow rate 97
Defrosting windows 98
Rear window defroster 98
14 Heated seats*44
PDC Park Distance Control*80
Roller sun blind*104
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iDrive
iDrive integrates the functions of a large num-
ber of switches. This allows these functions to
be operated from a single central position. The
following section provides an introduction to
basic menu navigation. The control of the indi-
vidual functions is described in connection with
the relevant equipment.
Controls
1Control Display
2button
Opening start menu
3Controller
The controller can be used to select menu
items and to adjust settings:
>Move in four directions, arrow 4
>Turn, arrow 5
>Push, arrow 6
Operate the controller only when traffic
and road conditions allow this, to avoid
endangering the car's occupants and other
road users by being distracted.<
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Menu overview
Communication
>Telephone*
>BMW Assist* or TeleService*
Navigation
>Navigation system
>Onboard information, e.g. for displaying the
average fuel consumption.
Entertainment
>Radio
>CD player and CD changer*
>External audio device
Climate
>Vent settings
>Automatic programs
>Parked car ventilation
menu
>Switching off Control Display
>Tone and display settings
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for the central
locking system
>Display of service requirements and dates
for statutory emissions and vehicle inspec-
tions
>Settings for telephone
Operating principle
As of radio readiness, the following message
appears on the Control Display:
To hide the message:
Press the controller.
The start menu is displayed.
The message is automatically hidden after
approx. 10 seconds.
Start menu
All iDrive functions can be called up via five
menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the button.
To open the start menu from the menu:
Press the button twice.
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Calling up menu items in the start menu
As of radio readiness, refer to page 52:
Via the start menu you can call up the four menu
items of Communication, Navigation, Entertain-
ment and Climate by moving the controller for-
wards, backwards, to the left or to the right.
You can call up the menu by pressing the con-
troller.
Convenient call-up of menu items
The convenient call-up function enables you to:
>Call up a menu item from the start menu in
the view last displayed
>Switch directly between Communication,
Navigation, Entertainment and Climate
without having to press the button
To do so, move the controller in the corre-
sponding direction and hold it for more than
approx. 2 seconds.
Displays in menu
1Each menu is subdivided into fields. The
active field is highlighted.
2A symbol indicates the start menu item last
selected.
1Menu items are usually grouped in horizon-
tal or vertical lists.
2In these lists, arrows indicate the possibility
of accessing other menu items that are not
currently visible.
3Settings are represented graphically or as
numerical values.
Communication
Navigation or onboard information
Entertainment
Climate
menu
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