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Passenger safety systems:
Airbags 57
Transporting children safely 59
Rollover protection system 63
Vehicle Memory, Key
Memory 65
Driving:
Ignition lock 66
Starting engine and driving
off 67
Switching off the engine 69
Parking brake 69
Manual transmission 70
Sequential M gearbox
SMG II* 71
Turn signal indicator/Headlamp
flasher 76
Washer/wiper system/Rain
sensor* 77
Cruise control 78
Everything under control:
Odometer 80
Tachometer 80
Temperature gauge 80
Fuel gauge 81
Engine coolant temperature
gauge 81
Service interval display 82
Check Control 82
Clock 83
Computer 84
Technology for safety and
driving convenience:
Park Distance Control (PDC)* 86
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC) 87
Flat Tire Monitor 88
M Engine dynamics control 91
Lamps:
Parking lamps/Low beams 92
Instrument lighting 93
High beams/Standing lamps 93
Fog lamps 94
Interior lamps 94
Reading lamps 94
Controlling the climate for
pleasant driving:
Automatic climate control 96
Interior conveniences:
Glove compartment 101
Storage compartments 101
Cellular phone* 102
Ashtray, front* 102
Ashtray, rear* 103
Loading and transporting:
Ski bag* 104
Cargo loading 106
Roof-mounted luggage rack for
the hardtop* 107
Operation, maintenance
Special operating instructions:
Break-in procedures 110
Driving notes 111
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) 111
Brake system 112
Hardtop* 113
Wheels and tires:
Tire inflation pressure 115
Tire condition 115
Tire replacement 116
Wheel and tire
combinations 118
Winter tires 118
Snow chains* 119
In the engine compartment:
Hood 120
Engine compartment
essentials 122
Washer fluids 124
Engine oil 124
Coolant 126
Brake fluid 127
Maintenance:
The BMW Maintenance
System 128
Laws and regulations:
California Proposition 65
warning 130
OBD interface socket 130
Controls and features
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