2011 3 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW

AUX-IN
– port 108
Average fuel consumption 73
– setting the units 75
Average speed 73
Avoiding unintentional
alarms 27
Axle loads, refer to
Weights 181
B
Backrest contour, refer to
Lumbar support 38
Backrests, refer to Seat
adjustment 37
Backrest width adjustment 38
Back seats
– refer to Rear seats 40
Bag holder 112
Band-aids, refer to First aid
pouch 160
Bar, refer to Towing
methods 163
Base plate for telephone or
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter in
the center armrest storage
compartment 108
Battery 158
– charging 158
– disposal 29, 158
– jump-starting 160
– remote control 18
– replacing 158
– temporary power failure 158
Battery renewal
– remote control 29
– remote control for vehicle 29
Being towed 162
Belt hand-over 43
– pinch protection system 44
Belts, refer to Safety belts 43
Belt tensioner, refer to Safety
belts 43
Beverage holders, refer to
Cupholders 109
Black ice, refer to Outside
temperature warning 71
Blinds, refer to Roller sun
blinds 107
Blower, refer to Air
volume 98, 101
Bluetooth, refer to separate
Owner's Manual
BMW
– car shampoo 153
BMW Homepage 4
BMW Maintenance
System 148
BMW webpage 4
Bottle holders, refer to
Cupholders 109
Brake Assist, refer to Dynamic
Brake Control DBC 80
Brake fluid, refer to Service
requirements 76
Brake Force Display 87
Brake lamps
– Brake Force Display 87
Brake pads 120
– breaking in 120
Brake rotors 123
– brakes 120
– breaking in 120
Brakes
– ABS 80
– BMW Maintenance
System 148
– Brake Force Display 87
– breaking in 120
– parking brake 52
– service requirements 76
Brakes, refer to Braking
safely 122
Brake system 120
– BMW Maintenance
System 148
– breaking in 120
– disc brakes 123
Breakdown services, refer to
Roadside Assistance 159
Breaking in the clutch 120
Breaking in the differential,
refer to Engine and
differential 120
Break-in period 120
Bulb changing, refer to Lamps
and bulbs 154
Button for starting the engine,
refer to Start/stop button 50
Buttons on the steering
wheel 11
C
California Proposition 65
warning 6
Calling, refer to Telephone
owner's manual
Can holders, refer to
Cupholders 109
Capacities 182
Capacity of the cargo area 181
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery 158
Car care, refer to Care 150
Care 150
– automatic car washes 150
– care products 150
– carpets 152
– CD/DVD drives 153
– chrome parts 152
– displays 153
– exterior 150
– fine wood parts 153
– headlamps 151
– high-pressure washer 151
– interior 152
– leather 152
– light-alloy wheels 152
– paintwork 151
– plastic parts 153
– retractable hardtop 151
– rubber seals 152
– safety belts 153
– sensors and cameras 153
– upholstery and cloth
trim 152
– washing the car
manually 151
– windows 151
Cargo, securing 124
185
Reference Mobility
Driving tips
Controls
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