Owner`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Notes on the Owner's Manual
- Symbols used
- The individual vehicle
- Status at time of printing
- For your own safety
- REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
- Contents
- Overview
- Controls
- Keys
- Electronic vehicle immobilizer
- Central locking system
- Opening and closing – from the outside
- Opening and closing – from the inside
- Luggage compartment lid
- Luggage compartment
- Alarm system*
- Electric power windows
- Sliding/tilt sunroof*
- Seat adjustment
- Mechanical seat
- Head restraints
- Entering the rear
- BMW sports seat*
- Lumbar support*
- Power seat*
- Seat and mirror memory*
- Adjusting steering wheel
- Mirrors
- Car Memory, Key Memory
- Safety belts
- Airbags
- Transporting children safely
- Steering/Ignition lock
- Starting the engine
- Switching off the engine
- Parking brake
- Manual transmission
- Automatic transmission with Steptronic*
- Turn signal indicator/Headlamp flasher
- Washer/Wiper system
- Rear window defroster
- Cruise control
- Odometer
- Tachometer
- Energy Control
- Fuel gauge
- Temperature gauge
- Service Interval Display
- Check Control
- Computer
- Park Distance Control (PDC)*
- ASC+T
- DSC*
- Tire Pressure Control (RDC)*
- Side lamps/Low beams
- Instrument panel lighting
- High beams/Parking lamps
- Fog lamps
- Interior lamps
- Air conditioner
- Automatic climate control*
- Seat heating*
- Roller sun blind*
- HiFi system*
- Glove compartment
- Storage facilities
- Cellular phone*
- Ashtray, front
- Cigarette lighter
- Ashtray, rear
- Clothes hooks
- Through-loading system
- Ski bag*
- Cargo loading
- Roof-mounted luggage rack*
- Car care
- Break-in procedures
- Driving notes
- Catalytic converter
- Antilock Brake System (ABS)
- Disc brakes
- Brake system
- Winter operation
- Power steering
- Cellular phone*
- Radio reception
- Tire inflation pressure
- Tire condition
- Tire replacement
- Tire rotation
- Wheel and tire combinations
- Winter tires
- Approved wheel and tire specifications
- Hood
- Engine compartment – BMW 325Ci, 330Ci
- Washer fluids
- Washer nozzles
- Engine oil
- Coolant
- Brake fluid
- Vehicle Identification Number
- The BMW Maintenance System
- Caring for your vehicle
- Airbags
- Vehicle storage
- Technical modifications
- California Proposition 65 Warning
- OBD interface socket
- Repairs
- Technology
- Data
- Index
- Everything from A to Z
- Owner service procedures
- Refueling
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Do not use spray starter fluids.
If the battery is discharged, the engine
can be started with the use of two
jumper cables and the battery of
another vehicle. Use only jumper cables
with fully insulated grips on the terminal
clamps.
Do not touch the parts conducting
electrical current while the engine
is running. Failure to comply with this
creates a risk of fatal injury.<
Carefully comply with the following
instructions to avoid personal injury or
damage to one or both vehicles:
1 Be sure that the battery on the
support vehicle is also rated at
12 volts, and that the capacities of
the two batteries (Ah) are roughly
comparable (printed on casing).
2 Leave your battery connected to the
vehicle electrical system.
3 Make sure that there is no contact
between the bodywork of the two
vehicles – this creates a risk of short
circuits.
4 Start by connecting the jumper cable
from the positive terminal of the
support vehicle to the positive
terminal connector located in your
BMW's engine compartment. The
cover of the positive terminal
connector is marked with a "+" sign.
Refer to the illustration. Remove by
pulling the tab (arrow 1).
5 Then connect the negative terminals.
Attach the cable to either the support
vehicle's negative battery terminal (–),
or to a suitable ground on its engine
or bodywork. Then connect the other
end of the cable to a ground on the
engine or on the bodywork of the
vehicle that is to be started. There is
a special nut provided for this on the
BMW (arrow 2).
Follow the same sequence for
connecting the jumper cables
when helping other vehicles. If you do
not, there is the risk of injury if sparks
are generated at the battery.<
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6 Start the support vehicle's engine
and let it run.
7 Start the engine on the vehicle
needing the jump-start, and allow it
to run as usual. If the first start
attempt is not successful, wait a few
minutes before another attempt in
order to allow the discharged battery
to recharge.
8 Before disconnecting the jumper
cables from your BMW, turn on the
lighting, the rear window defroster
and set the blower to the highest
speed; allow the engine to run
approx. 10 seconds. This will prevent
a voltage surge from the voltage
regulator to the electrical accesso-
ries.
9 Then disconnect the jumper cables in
reverse sequence.
Depending on the cause of the fault,
recharge the battery.
Jump-starting
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