User manual BMW M3 2005

[. . . ] Owner's Manual for Vehicle The Ultimate Driving Machine Contents A-Z Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 512 - © 09/04 BMW AG M3 Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 512 - © 09/04 BMW AG We are pleased you have decided on a BMW M3. Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. [. . . ] Every time you press the button, the clock display alternates between the 12-hour and 24-hour mode. In ignition key position 0: the time is displayed for a few seconds after you press the left button, refer to Odometer on page 75. Setting Before the clock can be set, the time must be showing in the instrument cluster display. < With the ignition key in position 1 or higher To set ahead: turn the right button to the right. The adjustment speed will increase the longer you continue to hold the right button. To change the display mode: press the right button briefly. Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 512 - © 09/04 BMW AG Computer When the ignition key is in position 1 or higher, the last active setting is displayed. 79 Mode selection With the ignition key in position 1 or higher, you can use the onboard computer button BC in the turn signal lever to retrieve information from the computer for display in the instrument cluster. Every time you tap the onboard computer button BC, the display changes to the next function in sequence. Order of the displays: > Time > Outside temperature > Average fuel consumption > Range > Average speed. Outside temperature You can change the units of measure 7/6 for the outside temperature display by pressing the right-hand reset button in the instrument cluster while the temperature display is active. The units of measure 7/6 in the temperature display of the automatic climate control change automatically, refer to page 90. Ice warning If the outside temperature drops to about 37. 57/+36, then the computer will automatically switch to a display of the outside temperature. In addition, a signal sounds as a warning and the display flashes for a brief period. 01 41 0 158 512 - © 09/04 BMW AG Repairs Maintenance Controls Overview 80 Computer After giving an ice warning, the display returns to the previous setting. < The ice warning does not alter the fact that surface ice can form at temperatures above 37. 5 7/+36, on bridges or shaded road surfaces, for instance. < It is important that you refuel when the cruising range falls below approx. Otherwise, the engine cannot be guaranteed to operate properly and damage may result. < Average speed Any time spent when the vehicle is stationary and the engine is shut off is ignored for the calculation. Average fuel consumption If you press the onboard computer button BC in the turn signal lever for longer while the average fuel consumption is being displayed, a new consumption value is calculated from that point in time. If you wish, you can have the average fuel consumption displayed in a different unit of measure. < To reset the average speed: press the onboard computer button BC in the turn signal lever for approx. 2 seconds. Range The display shows a range estimate based on the available fuel. The amount of fuel remaining in the tank is measured, the estimated range is calculated taking into account the operating conditions over the last 20 miles/30 km. Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 512 - © 09/04 BMW AG Technology for safety and driving convenience Park Distance Control (PDC)* The concept PDC is deactivated when you shift back out of Reverse. 81 PDC does not replace the driver's personal responsibility for evaluatPDC assists you when you back into a ing the distance between the vehicle parking space. Acoustic signals alert You can have a signal set to con- and any objects. Even when sensors you to the momentary distance to an firm that the PDC has been actiare involved, there is a blind spot in object behind your vehicle. This four ultrasonic sensors in the rear you shift into Reverse or move the applies especially in those cases where bumper measure the distance to the selector lever into the R position. < the system approaches the physical nearest object. The range for the senlimits of ultrasonic measurement, as sors located at both rear corners ends occurs with tow bars and trailer couAcoustic signals approx. plings, and in the vicinity of thin or The range for the two middle sensors is The distance to the nearest object is indicated by a tone sounding at various wedge-shaped objects. As the distance between vehi- objects that have already been cle and object decreases, the intervals detected ­ such as a curb edge ­ can PDC is a parking aid that can disappear out of the detection range of between the tones become shorter. A identify objects if they are the sensors before a continuous tone continuous tone indicates the presapproached slowly, as is generally the sounds. [. . . ] 01 41 0 158 512 - © 09/04 BMW AG Dimensions 151 Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 512 - © 09/04 BMW AG Index Data Repairs Maintenance Controls Overview 152 Weights Curb weight Approved gross vehicle weight Approved front axle load Approved rear axle load Approved roof load capacity Luggage compartment capacity lbs/kg lbs/kg lbs/kg lbs/kg lbs/kg cu ft/l 3, 415/1, 549 4, 453/2, 020 2, 138/970 2, 535/1, 150 165/75 14. 5/410 Approved axle loads and approved gross vehicle weight must never be exceeded. Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 158 512 - © 09/04 BMW AG Capacities Notes 153 Windshield washer system/ Headlamp cleaning system Engine with oil filter change Manual transmission Differential Specifications, refer to page 122 quarts/liters quarts/liters quarts/liters quarts/liters approx. 1. 1 Specifications, refer to page 123 Oil change during running-in check and during each inspection II Oil change during running-in check and during each inspection II Online Edition for Part-No. [. . . ]