BMW 325CI User manual

Owner's Manualfor the Vehicle.
With a quick reference guide
for your convenience.

325Ci
330Ci
B M W re com me nds C astrol

C on gratulation s,a n d th a n k y o u for c h o o sin g a B M W .
Th orou gh fa m iliarity wit h y o ur v e hicle w ill provid e y ou w ith e n h a n c e d c o ntro la n d
s e c u rity w h e n y ou driv e it.W e th e re for e h a v e this re q u e st:
R e a d this O w n e r's M a n u alto g e t s u m m a riz e d inform a tion,b efore yo u start o ut in
y o ur n e w B M W .It c o ntain s im p o rta nt d a ta a n d in stru c tio ns in te n d e d t o a ssist yo u in
g ainin g m a xim u m u s e a n d s a tisfa ctio n fro m th e un iq u e ra n g e oft e c h nic a lfe at ur e s
o n y o ur B M W .T his m a n u a lals o c o ntains infor m atio n o n m ain te n a n c e a n d c a re ,
d e sig n e d t o e n sur e y o ur safety a n d th e pro p e r o p eratio n ofy o ur v e hicle,a n d t o
m aintain y o ur v e hicle's v alu e .
This O w n e r's M a n u alsh ould b e c onsid ere d a p erm a n e nt p art ofthis v e h icle.It
sh ould stay w ith th e v e hicle w h e n s old to pro vid e th e n e xt o w n e r with im p o rt a nt
o p e ra tin g,s afe ty a n d m ain te n a n c e infor m atio n.
This m a n u alis s u p ple m e n te d b y a S ervic e a n d W a rra n ty In for m atio n B o o kle t
(U S m o d e ls)or a W arra n ty a n d S e rvic e G uid e B o o kle t (C a n a d ia n m o d e ls).
W e re c o mm e n d th at yo u re a d this p u b lic a tio n th oro u g hly.
Yo ur B M W is c o v e re d b y t h e follo win g w a rr a ntie s:
–N e w V e hicle Limit e d W a rra n ty
–Limit e d W arra n ty R u st P e rfora tio n
–F e d eralE missio n s S ys te m D e fe c t W a rr a nty
–F e d eralE missio ns P erfor m a n c e W a rr a nt y
–C alifornia E missio n C ontrolS y st e m L imite d W arra n ty
D etaile d inform atio n a b o u t th e s e w a rr a ntie s is liste d in t h e S e rvic e a n d W a rr a nty
Inform a tio n B o o klet (U S m o d els)or in t h e W a rr a nty a n d S e rvic e G uid e B o o kle t
(C a n a d ia n m o d e ls).
W e wis h y o u a n e n joy a ble drivin g e x p e rie n c e .
B M W A G

© 2000 B M W A G
M u nic h ,G er m a n y
R e printing,in c lu din g e x c er pts,o nly wit h th e
writt e n c o n s e nt o fB M W A G ,M u nic h .
O rd e r n o.0 1 4 1 0 1 5 5 4 8 0
U S E n glis h VIII/ 0 0
Print e d in G e rm a n y
Prin te d on e n vir o n m e n ta lly frie n d ly p a p e r
(ble a c h e d w ith o u t c hlorin e ,suit a ble for r e cy clin g).
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Notes on the Owner's Manual
W e h a v e m a d e e v e ry e ffo rt to e ns ur e
th a t yo u a re a b le to fin d w h at y ou n e e d
in this O w n e r's M a n u ala s q uic k ly a s
p o ssible.T h e fa st e st w a y to fin d c e rtain
to p ics is b y usin g th e d e ta il e d in d e x a t
th e e n d .Ify ou wis h to g a in only a n
initialo v ervie w ofy o ur v e hicle,y o u will
fin d this in th e first c h a p t er.
T h e d e ta ile d t a ble ofc o nt e nts im m e di-
ately follo w ing th e in d e x is int e n d e d t o
ar o us e y o ur c uriosity a b o ut yo ur B M W
a n d stim ula te y o u t o r e a d a b o ut it.
S h o uld y ou wis h to s e ll y our B M W at
s o m e tim e in th e future ,ple a s e
re m e m b er to h an d ov er this O w n e r's
M a n u a lto th e n e w o w n e r; it is p art of
th e v e hicle.
Ify o u h a v e a n y q u e s tio ns,y our B M W
c e nt er w ill b e gla d t o a d vis e y o u.
Symbols used
In dic a t e s in stru c tio n s o r pr e c a u -
tio n s t h at m u st b e follo w e d
pr e cis e ly in ord er to a void th e p o ssi-
bility ofp e rs o n alinjury a n d s e rio u s
d a m a g e t o th e v e h icle.<
C ontains inform a tio n th a t w ill
as sist y o u in g ainin g th e o ptim u m
b e n e fit fro m y o ur v e hicle a n d e n a b le s
y ou to c are m ore eff e ctiv e ly for yo ur
v e hicle.<
R efers to m e a s ur e s th a t c a n
b e t a k e n to h e lp p ro te ct t h e
e nviro n m e n t.<
< M a rk s th e e n d o fa s p e c ific ite m of
inform ation.
* In d ic a te s s p e c iale q uip m e nt,c o u n-
try - s p e c ific e q uip m e n t a n d o p tio n a l
e xtr a s.
Id e n tifie s s yst e m s o r c o m p o n e n ts,
w hic h y o ur B M W c e n te r c a n e ith er
a ctiv at e or a d a pt t o suit a n in divid u a l
driv e r's re q uir e m e nts (" C a r M e m o ry " ,
" K e y M e m o ry " ).R efe r to p a g e 59.<
The individualvehicle
O n p ur c h a sin g y o ur B M W ,y o u h a v e
d e cid e d in fa vor ofa m o d e lwith in d ivid -
u aliz e d e q uip m e n t a n d fe a tur e s.T his
O w n e r's M a n u ald e s c rib e s all m o d e ls
a n d e q uip m e n t th a t B M W off e rs w ithin
th e sa m e g ro u p.
W e h o p e y ou w ill u n d e rst a n d t h at
e q u ip m e n t a n d fe a tur e s a re in clu d e d
w hic h y o u m ig ht n o t h a v e c h o s e n for
y o ur v e hicle.A n y p o ssible diff e re n c e s
c a n e a sily b e id e ntifie d,sin c e a ll
o ptio n a la c c e ss orie s a re m ark e d w ith
a n a st erisk
* .
Ifyo ur B M W fe a tur e s e q uip m e nt w hic h
is n ot d e s crib e d in this O w n e r's M a n u a l
(c ar r a dio or tele p h o n e ,for in st a n c e),
S u p p le m e n ta ry O w n e r's M a n u als are
e n c los e d .W e a sk y o u t o re a d th e s e
m a n u als a s w ell.

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Status at time of printing
B M W p urs u e s a p o li c y ofc o ntin u o u s,
o n g oin g d e v e lo p m e n t th a t is c o n c e iv e d
to e n su re t h at o u r v e hicle s c o n tin u e t o
e m b o d y th e hig h e st q u a lity a n d s a fety
st a n d a rd s c o m b in e d wit h a d v a n c e d ,
st at e -of-t h e - art t e c h n olo g y.F or this
re a so n,it is p o ssible t h at th e fe a tur e s
d e s c rib e d in this O w n e r's M a n u alc o uld
diff er fr o m th o s e on y o ur v e hicle.N or
c a n e rro rs a n d o missio n s b e e ntirely
rule d out.Y o u ar e th e re for e a sk e d to
a p pre cia te th a t n o le g alclaim s c a n b e
e nt ert ain e d on th e b a sis oft h e d a ta ,
illustratio n s or d e s c rip tio ns in this
O w n e r's M a n u al.

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For your own safety
U s e u nle a d e d g a s olin e o nly.F u e ls
c o ntainin g u p to a n d in c lu din g
1 0 % e th a n olo r ot h er o xy g e n a te s w ith
u p t o 2 .8 % o xy g e n b y w e ight (i.e.1 5 %
M T B E or 3 % m e th a n o lplu s a n e q uiv a -
le nt a m o unt ofc o - so lv e nt)will n ot v oid
th e a p p lic a b le w a rr a ntie s r e s p e c tin g
d efe cts in m at erials or w o rk m a n s hip.
Field e x p e rie n c e h as in dic a te d signifi-
c a n t d iff e r e n c e s in fu e lq u ality (v olatility,
c o m p o sition,a d d itiv e s,fo r e x a m p le)
a m o n g g a s olin e s off ere d for s ale in th e
U nit e d S ta te s a n d C a n a d a .T h e u s e of
p o o r q u ality fu e ls m a y re s ult in driv e -
a bility,startin g a n d s ta llin g pro b le m s
e s p e c ially u n d e r c e rt ain e nvir o n m e nt al
c o n ditio ns,s u c h a s hig h a m b ie nt
t e m p e ra tu re a n d h igh altit u d e .
S h o uld y o u e n c o u nt er d riv e a b ilit y p ro b -
le m s w hic h y o u s us p e c t c o uld b e
relat e d t o t h e fu ely ou are u sin g ,w e
r e c o m m e n d th a t y o u r e s p o n d b y
s w itc hin g t o a r e c o g niz e d hig h - q u a lity
br a n d .
F ailur e to c o m p ly wit h t h e s e re c o m -
m e n d a tio n s m a y re s ult in u n s c h e d u le d
m ain te n a n c e .
F ollo w t h e re le v a nt s a fety rule s w h e n
y o u a re h a n d lin g g a solin e .<
Im p o rt a nt s afe ty infor m atio n!
F or yo ur o w n s afe ty,u s e g e n uin e p arts
a n d a c c e ss orie s a p p ro v e d b y B M W .
W h e n yo u p urc h as e a c c e ss orie s te st e d
a n d a p pr o ve d b y B M W a n d O rigin a l
B M W P arts,yo u sim ult a n e o u sly a c q uir e
th e a ss ura n c e th a t th e y h a v e b e e n th o r-
ou ghly te st e d b y B M W t o e n sure
o ptim u m p e rfor m a n c e w h e n installe d
o n y o ur v e hicle.
B M W w arra nts th e se p arts to b e fre e
fro m d efe cts in m at eriala n d w o rk m a n -
ship.
B M W will n ot a c c e pt a ny lia bility for
d a m a g e r e s ultin g fro m in stallation of
p arts a n d a c c e s sorie s n o t a p p ro v e d b y
B M W .
B M W c a n n ot t e st e v e ry p ro d u c t fro m
ot h er m a n ufa c tur ers t o v e rify ifit c a n b e
u s e d o n a B M W s afely a n d with out risk
to e ith er th e v e hicle,its o p e ratio n,or its
o c c u p a n ts.
O rigin a lB M W P arts,B M W A c c e s so rie s
a n d o th e r p ro d u c ts a p p ro v e d b y B M W ,
to g e th e r w ith profe s sio n a la dvic e o n
usin g th e s e it e m s ,are av ail a b le fro m a ll
B M W c e nt ers.
Install atio n a n d o p e ra tio n ofn on - B M W
a p pro v e d a c c e s sorie s s u c h a s a larm s ,
ra d ios,a m plifiers,ra d ar d e te ctors,
w h e e ls,su s p e n sio n c o m p o n e nt s,b ra k e
d u st s hield s,t ele p h o n e s (in clu d ing
o p e ra tio n ofa n y p o rt a b le c e llular p h o n e
fro m w ithin t h e v e hicle with o ut u sin g a n
e xt e rn a lly m o u nt e d a nt e n n a)o r tr a ns -
c eiv e r e q uip m e n t (s u c h a s C .B. , w alkie -
talkie,h a m ra d io or similar)m a y c a u s e
e xt e n siv e d a m a g e t o t h e v e hicle,
c o m pro m is e its s a fe ty,interfe r e w ith
th e v e hicle's ele c tric als yst e m or aff e c t
th e v alidity ofth e B M W Limit e d
W a rr a nty .S e e y o ur B M W c e nt er for
a d ditio n alinform atio n.<
M ain te n a n c e ,re pla c e m e nt,or
re p air oft h e e m issio n c o ntro l
d e vic e s a n d s y st e m s m a y b e p e rform e d
b y a n y a ut o m otiv e r e p a ir e st a b lis h m e nt
or in d ivid u alu sin g a n y c e rtifie d a u to -
m otiv e p a rt.<
Symbolon vehicle parts
In dic a t e s t h at y o u s h o uld c o ns ult
th e re le v a nt s e c tio n ofthis
O w n e r's M a n u alfor infor m atio n o n a
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T h e follo win g only a p pli e s t o v e hicle s o w n e d a n d o p e ra t e d in th e U S .
R E PO RTIN G SA F ETY D E F E C TS
Ifyo u b e lie v e th a t y our v e hicle h a s a d e fe c t th a t c o uld c a u s e a c ra s h o r c o uld c a u s e injury or d e ath,y ou sh ould
im m e diat e ly info rm th e N a tio n alH ig h w a y Traffic S afe ty A d ministratio n (N H T S A)in a d dition to n otifyin g B M W of
N orth A m eric a,In c . , P.O.B o x 12 27 ,W e s tw o o d ,N e w J e rs e y 0 7 6 7 5 -1 2 2 7 ,T ele p h o n e (20 1)307-4000.
IfN H T S A r e c eiv e s s imilar c o m p laints,it m a y o p e n a n in v e stig a tio n,a n d ifit fin d s th a t a s a fety d efe c t e xists in a
gr ou p o fv e hicle s ,it m a y or d er a r e c all a n d re m e d y c a m p a ign.H o w e v e r,N H T S A c a n n ot b e c o m e inv olv e d in
in divid u alp ro ble m s b e t w e e n y o u,y our d e aler,or B M W ofN orth A m eric a ,In c .
T o c o n ta c t N H T S A ,yo u m a y eith e r c all th e A uto S afety H otlin e toll-fre e at 1 -8 00 - 42 4 -9 3 93 (or 3 6 6- 01 23 in
W as hin gton,D .C.are a)or writ e to : N H T S A ,U .S.D e p a rt m e nt ofTr a ns p o rt a tion,W a shin gto n,D .C.20590.Yo u c a n
als o o b tain oth e r inform atio n a b o u t m ot or v e hicle s afe ty fro m th e H o tlin e .

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Operation,care
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Owner service procedures
Technicaldata
Index
Advanced technology
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Contents
Overview
Controls and features
C o c k p it16
In stru m e n t cluster 1 8
In dic a to r a n d w a rnin g la m p s 20
M ultifu n c tio n st e e rin g w h e e l
(M F L)2 4
H a z a rd w arnin g fla sh e rs 25
W arnin g tria n gle25
First - aid kit2 5
R efu e lin g 2 6
F u e ls p e c ific atio n s 27
Tire inflatio n p re s su re 2 7
Opening and closing:
K e y s 32
Ele ctro nic v e h icle
im m o bili z e r 33
C e n tr allo c kin g s yst e m 3 4
O p e nin g a n d closing –fr o m th e
outsid e 34
O p e nin g a n d closing –fr o m th e
insid e 38
L ug g a g e c o m p a rt m e nt li d3 9
L ug g a g e c o m p a rt m e nt 40
Alarm syste m 42
Ele ctric p o w e r win d o w s 44
T h e m a n u a lc o nv e rtible to p 4 5
T h e fully a ut o m a tic c o nv e rtible
to p 4 8
Win d d e fle ctor 5 0
Adjusting:
S e ats 52
S e a t a n d m irror m e m ory 56
Ste erin g w h e e l57
Mirrors 5 7
C ar M e m ory,K e y M e m o ry 59
Passeng er safety syste ms:
S afety b elts 60
Airb a g s 6 1
Tr a ns p o rtin g c h ild re n s afely6 4
R ollo v e r pr ot e c tio n sy st e m 67
Driving:
Ste erin g/Ig nitio n lo c k 69
Startin g th e e n gin e 69
S wit c hin g off th e e ngin e 7 0
P arkin g b ra k e 7 1
M a n u a ltr a n sm issio n 7 2
A ut o m atic tra n s mis sio n with
Ste ptro nic7 3
Turn sig n a lin dic ator/ H e a d la m p
fla sh e r 7 6
W a s h er/ W ip er syste m 7 6
R e ar win d o w d e fro st e r 7 8
C ruis e c o ntr ol7 9
Everything under control:
O d o m e ter 81
T a c h o m e te r 8 1
E n e rg y C o ntr ol81
F u e lte m p e ra tur e g a u g e 8 2
C o ola nt t e m p e ra tur e g a u g e 8 2
S ervic e Int erv alDis p lay 8 2
C h e c k C o n tr ol8 3
C o m p u te r 8 3
Technology for driving comfort
and safety:
P ark D ist a n c e C o n tr ol(P D C )8 7
A ut o m atic S ta b ility C o ntrolplus
Tra ctio n (A S C + T)8 8
D y n a mic Sta bility C o ntrol
(D S C )89
Tire Pr e ss ur e C o n tr ol(R D C )9 1
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Controls and features
Operation,care and maintenance
Lamps:
Sid e la m p s/L o w b e a m s 9 3
In stru m e n t p a n e llig htin g 9 3
Hig h b e a m s / P a rkin g la m p s 94
F o g la m p s 94
Int e rior la m p s 94
Controlling the climate
for pleasant driving:
Air c o n ditio n e r 9 6
A ut o m atic clim a te c o ntro l102
S e at h e atin g 107
Interior convenienc e:
Glo v e c o m p a rt m e nt 10 7
B M W U niv e rs a lTr a ns m itter 108
Stor a g e fa cilitie s 110
C ellula r p h o n e 111
A s htra y,fro nt 111
Cig ar ett e lig hter 112
A s htra y,re ar 112
Loading and transporting:
S kib a g 113
C a rg o lo a d ing 114
R o of- m o u nt e d lu g g a g e ra c k for
th e h ar dt o p 116
Specialoperating instructions:
B re a k -in pro c e d ur e s 120
Drivin g n ot e s 1 21
C atalytic c o n v ert e r 121
A ntilo c k B ra k e S ys te m
(A B S)122
Dis c b ra k e s 125
B ra k e sy st e m 12 6
Wint er o p e ratio n 127
P o w e r ste e rin g 129
C ellula r p h o n e 1 2 9
R a dio re c e ptio n 1 2 9
H a rdto p 130
Wheels and tires:
Tire inflatio n p re s su re 132
Tire c o n d ition 13 2
Tire re pla c e m e n t 133
Tire rotatio n 134
W h e ela n d tire
c o m b in atio ns 135
Wint e r tire s 1 36
S n o w c h ain s 136
A p p ro v e d w h e e la n d tire
s p e cific atio ns 13 7
Under the hood:
H o o d 140
E n gin e c o m p a rtm e nt 142
W a s h er fluid s 144
W a s h er n o z zle s 14 4
E n gin e o il 1 45
C o ola nt 147
B ra k e fluid1 4 8
V e hicle Id e ntific a tion
N u m b er 149
Care and maintenance:
T h e B M W M a int e n a n c e
S y st e m 150
C aring fo r y o ur v e hicle151
Cle a n ing a n d c ar e o fth e
c o n v ertible to p 157
Airb a g s 1 59
V e hicle stor a g e 160
Laws and regulations:
T e c h nic alm o dific atio ns 161
C alifornia Pr o p ositio n
65 W arnin g 16 1
O D B interfa c e so c k e t 162

Contents
Repairs
Advanced technology
Technicaldata
Replacement procedures:
O n b o a rd t o olkit166
Win d s hield wip er bla d e s 166
L a m p s a n d b ulb s 16 6
C h a n gin g a w h e e l173
B att ery 176
F u s e s 179
Microfilt er/ A ctiv a t e d - c h a rc o a l
filter 180
In case of electrical
malfunction:
F u e lfille r d o or 18 0
C o n v ertible to p 181
Assistance,giving and
receiving:
J u m p - startin g 1 8 3
T o w in g th e v e h icle184
A d a p tiv e Tra n s m issio n C ontrol
(A T C )188
Airb a g s 1 89
A ut o m atic S ta b ility C o ntrolplus
Tra ctio n (A S C + T)/ D y n a m ic
Sta bility C o ntrol(D S C )18 9
R a dio re c e ptio n 190
S afety b elt te nsio n er 19 0
Int e rior r e arvie w mirror w ith
a ut o m a tic dim ming
fe ature 191
R ain s e n s or 191
Tire Pr e ss ur e C o n tr ol(R D C )192
S elf- dia g no stic s 192
R ollo v e r pr ot e c tio n sy st e m 193
X e n o n la m p s 193
E n gin e d at a 196
Dim e n sio ns 197
W eig hts 198
C a p a c itie s 199
Ele ctric a lsyst e m 2 00
Driv e b e lts 200

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Index
E v e ryt hing fro m A to Z 204
O w n e r s e rvic e pr o c e d ur e s 2 1 0

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In stru m e n t cluster 1 8
In dic a to r a n d w a rnin g la m p s 20
M ultifu n c tio n st e e rin g w h e e l
(M F L)2 4
H a z a rd w arnin g fla sh e rs 25
W arnin g tria n gle25
First - aid kit2 5
R efu e lin g 2 6
F u e ls p e c ific atio n s 27
Tire inflatio n p re s su re 2 7
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1 Sid e la m p s/L o w b e a m s 9 3
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Turn sig n a lin dic ator 7 6
> P arkin g la m p s 94
> Hig h b e a m s 94
> H e a d la m p fla sh e r 7 6
> C o m p u te r 8 3
3 W a sh er/ W ip er syste m 76
4 S hift le v e r/ S e le ctor le v e r 7 2
F o r v e hicle s e q uip p e d wit h m a n u al
tr a ns m issio n:
T o s hift in to r e v ers e ,p u sh t h e g e a r
shift le v e r t o t h e left,o v er c o m ing
th e slig ht r e sis ta n c e
5 H a z ar d w a rning fla s h ers 25
6 C e n tr allo c kin g syste m 3 4
7 R e ar win d o w d e fro ster 7 8
8 H o rn: t h e e n tire s urfa c e fu n ctio n s a s
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9 A djustin g st e e rin g w h e e l57
1 0 F o g la m p s 9 4

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1 F u e lg a u g e w ith in d ic ator la m p
for fu e lre s e rv e 82
2 Turn sig n a lin dic a tor 23
3 S p e e d o m e te r
4 In dic a tor la m p for:
> B a tt e ry c h arg e c urr e nt 2 0
> Hig h b e a m s 23
> E n gin e o il p re s su re / E n g in e oil
le v e l20,22
5 T a c h o m e t er a n d
E n e rg y c o ntr ol8 1
6 E n gin e c o ola nt t e m p e ra tu re g a u g e
with " C o ola n t t e m p e ra tur e t o o hig h "
in dic ato r 82
7 In dic a to r a n d w a rnin g la m p s (clo c k -
wis e)for:
> P arkin g b ra k e / B r a k e h y dr a ulic
s yst e m / C o rn e rin g B ra k e C o ntro l
(CBC)/ D B C 20
> A ntilo c k B ra k e S ys te m (A B S)2 2
> B ra k e p a d s 22
> Tire Pr e ss ur e C o n tr ol
(R D C)
* 20,2 2
> R ollo v e r pr ot e c tio n sy st e m 67
> Airb a g s 2 1
> A dju st a n d lo c k b a c k re st / P le a s e
fa st e n s afety b e lts 2 1
> C ruis e c o ntr ol2 3
8 S e t b u tto n for th e clo c k 84
9 Pro g ra m dis p lay fo r a u to m a tic
tr a ns m issio n * 75
In dic a tor la m p fo r a u to m a tic
tr a ns m issio n
* 21,7 5
1 0 In d ic at or la m p for A ut o m atic
Sta bility C o ntrolplus Tra ctio n
(A S C + T)/ D y n a m ic Sta bility C ontrol
(D S C )
* a n d A D B 2 2
1 1 In d ic at or for:
> O d o m e ter 81
> Trip o d o m e te r 8 1
> Clo c k 8 4
> S ervic e Int erv al8 2
In dic a tor for c o m p ut er,
o p e ra tio n usin g t h e t urn sig n a lle v er,
refer t o p a g e 83:
> Clo c k
> O utsid e t e m p erature
> A v e ra g e fu e lc o n su m p tio n
> R a n g e
> A v e ra g e s p e e d
1 2 In d ic at or for C h e c k C o n tro l83
13 Trip o d o m e te r,re s e t to z ero 8 1
1 4 In d ic a tor a n d w a rn ing la m p s (clo c k -
wis e)for:
> Fro nt fo g la m p s 2 3
> A d d w a s h er fluid2 2
> C o ola nt le v el2 3
> Ele ctro nic T hrottle C o ntrol
(E M L)
* 23
> S ervic e e n gin e so o n 22
Y o u c a n dis p lay th e o utsid e
t e m p e ra tu re a n d d ist a n c e driv e n
in diff e re nt u nits ofm e a sure m e nt.<

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Indicator and warning lamps
Technology that monitors itself
M a n y o fth e s y st e m s o fyo ur B M W
m o nit or t h e m s e lv e s a u to m a tic ally,b o th
d urin g e n gin e st arts a n d w hile y ou are
drivin g .In d ic a tor a n d w a rnin g la m p s
th a t are id e n tifie d by "
! " ar e t e st e d for
pr o p er fu n c tio nin g w h e n e v e r t h e igni-
tio n k e y is turn e d .T h e y e a c h lig ht u p
o n c e for diff ere nt p e rio d s o ftim e .
Ifa fa ult sh ould o c c ur in o n e ofth e s e
s yst e m s ,th e c orr e s p o n d ing la m p d o e s
n ot g o o ut aft er th e e n gin e is starte d ,or
it lig hts u p w hil e th e v e hicle is m o ving .
Yo u will s e e h o w t o re a c t t o this b elo w .
Red: stop immediately
B a tt e ry c h a rg e !
T h e b a tt ery is n o lo ng er b ein g
c h ar g e d .T h er e is a m alfu n ctio n
ofth e alt e rn a to r V - b e lt or in th e
c h ar gin g cir c uit oft h e alt ern a t or.Ple a s e
c o nt a ct th e n e a re st B M W c e nt er.
Ifth e V- b e lt is d efe ctiv e ,d o n ot
c o ntin u e d riving,o th er wis e ,th e
e n gin e c ould b e d a m a g e d d u e to ov er-
h e a ting.Ift h e V- b e lt is d efe c tiv e,
in cr e a s e d s te e ring e ff ort is als o
re q uire d.<
E n gin e o il p re s su re !
S to p th e v e h icle im m e dia t ely
a n d s w itc h o ff th e e n gin e .
C h e c k th e e n gin e oil a n d t o p o ff a s
re q u ire d.Ifth e o il le v e lis c o rr e ct,
ple a s e c o nta c t th e n e a re st B M W
c e nt er.
D o n ot c o ntin u e drivin g.Ify o u d o
so,th e e n gin e c o uld b e d a m a g e d
b e c a u s e o fin a d e q u a te lu bric atio n.<
Tire Pr e ss ur e C o n tr ol(R D C )!
In a d ditio n,a n a c o u stic sig n a lis
s o un d e d : a tire failur e h a s
o c c u rr e d .R e d u c e v e h icle s p e e d im m e -
diately t o st o p t h e v e h icle.A vo id h a rd
br a k e a p plic atio ns.D o n ot o v ers te e r.
F or a d ditio n alinform atio n,r e fer to
p a g e 91.
B ra k e w a rnin g la m p !
Ifth e la m p c o m e s o n w h e n t h e
p arkin g b ra k e is n ot e n g a g e d:
c h e c k th e br a k e fluid le v el.B efore
drivin g furth e r,b e s ur e to re a d th e
n ot e s o n p a g e s 1 26 a n d 148.
B ra k e w a rn ing la m p fo r C a n a -
dia n m o d e ls.