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EnglishAt a glance -> Cockpit for your BMW 3 Series 2006-2013
Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
Safety switch for electric rear
windows 36
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Parking lamps 92
Low beams 92
Opening and closing windows 36
Automatic headlamp control* 92
Adaptive light control* 93
High-beam assistant* 94
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4
Folding exterior mirrors in and out* 47
Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb
monitor* 47
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Fog lamps 95
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12 Buttons on the steering wheel
Telephone*:
7
Turn signals 58
Accepting and ending a call; dial-
High beams, headlamp flasher 94
High-beam assistant* 94
Roadside parking lamps* 94
Computer 71
ing* the selected phone number;
redialing if no phone number is
selected
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice acti-
vation system* 22
Settings and information about the
vehicle 72
Changing the radio station
Interrupting a traffic bulletin
Selecting a music track
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9
Instrument cluster 12
Windshield wipers 59
Scrolling through the redial list
Next entertainment source
Recirculated-air mode 99
Rain sensor* 59
Sports Wagon:
Rear window wiper 60
Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine 54
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13
Steering wheel heating* 49
11 Ignition lock 54
14 Horn, entire surface
15 Adjusting the steering wheel 48
16
Cruise control* 61
Active cruise control* 62
17 Releasing the hood 218
18 Opening the tailgate/trunk lid 30
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Instrument cluster
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2
3
4
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6
Speedometer
8
Display for
Indicator lamps for turn signals
Indicator and warning lamps 13
Displays for active cruise control* 62
Tachometer 69
> Position of automatic transmission* 56
> Computer 71
> Date of next scheduled service, and
remaining distance to be driven 73
> Odometer and trip odometer 69
> High-beam assistant* 94
Engine oil temperature* 70
Energy Control* 70
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Display for
> Checking engine oil level* 219
> Settings and information 72
> Clock 69
> Outside temperature 69
> Indicator and warning lamps 77
>
There is a Check Control
message 77
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Fuel gauge 70
10 Resetting the trip odometer 69
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In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps notify you that
certain functions are active:
High beams/headlamp flasher 94
Fog lamps 95
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the propul-
sive forces in order to maintain driving
stability 83
Indicator and warning lamps can light up in a
variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper
functioning and light up temporarily when the
engine is started or the ignition is switched on.
Parking brake applied 56
Canada: parking brake applied 56
Engine malfunction with adverse
effect on emissions 224
Text messages
Canada: engine malfunction with
adverse effect on emissions 224
Text messages at the top edge of the Control
Display describe the meanings of the indicator
and warning lamps.
Supplementary text messages
You can call up more information on the Control
Display, e.g. on the cause of a malfunction and
on how to respond, via Check Control, refer to
page 77.
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Around the center console: controls and displays
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2
Microphone for voice activation system*
and for telephone* in hands-free mode
15 Changing
> Radio station 147
> Track 155
SOS: initiating an Emergency Request
call* 237
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4
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9
Reading lamps 96
16
Park Distance Control PDC* 81
Glass roof/panorama glass roof* 37
Interior lamps 96
Sedan:
Roller sun blind* 105
Passenger airbag status lamp* 91
Control Display 16
Hill Descent Control HDC* 83
Hazard warning flashers
17 Controller 16
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 82
Can be turned, pressed, or moved in four
directions
10 Central locking system 30
11 Automatic climate control
18 Buttons on the controller 16
Selecting menus directly
Air distribution to the
windshield 98
19 Programmable memory keys 20
20 Switching entertainment audio sources on/
Air distribution to the upper body
off and adjusting volume 144
area 98
21 Ejecting a CD/DVD
*
155
Air distribution to the footwell 98
Automatic air distribution and flow
rate 98
Cooling function 99
Automatic recirculated-air control
AUC and recirculated-air mode 99
Maximum cooling 98
ALL program 99
Air volume 98
Defrosting windows 99
Rear window defroster 99
Heated seats* 45
12 CD/DVD drive
*
155
13 Changing the audio and entertainment
sources
14 Selecting AM or FM waveband
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