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Owner's Manual for Vehicle
The Ultimate
Driving Machine
Owner's Manual for Vehicle
325xi Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW.
Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. We therefore have this request:
Please take the time to read this Owner's Manual and familiarize yourself with the information that we have compiled for you before starting off in your new vehicle. It contains important data and instructions intended to assist you in gaining maximum use and satisfaction from your BMW's unique range of technical features. The manual also contains information on maintenance designed to enhance operating safety and contribute to maintaining the value of your BMW throughout an extended service life.
This manual is supplemented by a Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models or a Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
We wish you an enjoyable driving experience. BMW AG
© 2005 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Munich, Germany
Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the written consent of BMW AG, Munich. Order No. 01 41 0 159 808
US English VIII/05, 05 09 510 Printed in Germany
Printed on environmentally friendly paper, bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling.
Contents
The fastest way to find information on a particular topic or item is by using the index, refer to page 218.
Using this Owner's Manual
4Notes
6Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10 Cockpit
16 iDrive
22 Voice command system
Controls
28 Opening and closing
41 Adjustments
50 Transporting children safely
53 Driving
67 Everything under control
81Technology for driving comfort and safety
90 Lamps
94 Climate
100 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
112 Things to remember when driving
Navigation
120Starting the navigation system
121Destination entry
132 Destination guidance
137 What to do if _
Entertainment
140 On/off and settings
144 Radio
152 CD player and CD changer
158 External audio device
Communications
162 Telephoning
174 TeleService, BMW Assist
Mobility
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Refueling |
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Wheels and tires |
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Under the hood |
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Maintenance |
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Replacing components |
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Giving and receiving assistance |
Reference
210 Technical data
214Short commands for the voice command system
218 Everything from A -Z
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Notes
Notes
Using this Owner's Manual
We have tried to make all the information in this Owner's Manual easy to find. The fastest way to find specific topics is to refer to the detailed index at the back of the manual. If you wish to gain an initial overview of your vehicle, you will find this in the first chapter.
Should you sell your BMW some day, please remember to hand over the Owner's Manual as well; it is an important component of your vehicle.
Additional sources of information
Should you have any other questions, your BMW Center will be glad to advise you at any time.
Information on BMW, e.g. on technical aspects, can also be found on the Internet at www.bmwusa.com.
Symbols used
Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the pos-
sibility of personal injury and serious damage to the vehicle.
Indicates information that will assist you in gaining the optimum benefit from your vehicle and enable you to care more effectively
for your vehicle.
Refers to measures that can be taken to help protect the environment.
< Marks the end of a specific item of information.
* Indicates special equipment, country-spe- cific equipment and optional extras, as well as equipment and functions not yet available at the time of printing.
"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to select individual functions.
{...}Verbal instructions to use with the voice command system.
{{...}}Identifies the answers generated by the voice command system.
Symbols on vehicle components
Indicates that you should consult the relevant section of this Owner's Manual for
information on a particular part or assembly.
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The individual vehicle
When you ordered your BMW, you chose various items of equipment. This Owner's Manual describes the entire array of options and equipment available with a specific BMW model.
Please bear in mind that the manual may contain information on accessories and equipment that you have not specified for your own vehicle. Sections describing options and special equipment are marked by asterisks * to assist you in identifying possible differences between the descriptions in this manual and your own vehicle's equipment.
If equipment in your BMW is not described in this Owner's Manual, please refer to the accompanying Supplementary Owner's Manuals.
Editorial notice
BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing development that is conceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the highest quality and safety standards combined with advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this reason, it is possible in exceptional cases that features described in this Owner's Manual could differ from those on your vehicle.
For your own safety
Maintenance and repair
Advanced technology, e.g. the use of modern materials and powerful electron-
ics, requires specially adapted maintenance and repair methods. You should therefore have the corresponding work on your vehicle performed only by your BMW Center or at a workshop that works according to BMW repair procedures with correspondingly trained personnel. If this work is not carried out properly, there is a danger of subsequent damage and related safety hazards.<
Parts and accessories
For your own safety, use genuine parts and accessories approved by BMW.
When you purchase accessories tested and approved by BMW and Original BMW Parts, you simultaneously acquire the assurance that they have been thoroughly tested by BMW to ensure optimum performance when installed on your vehicle.
BMW warrants these parts to be free from defects in material and workmanship.
BMW will not accept any liability for damage resulting from installation of parts and accessories not approved by BMW.
BMW cannot test every product made by other manufacturers to verify if it can be used on a BMW safely and without risk to either the vehicle, its operation, or its occupants.
Original BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and other products approved by BMW, together with professional advice on using these items, are available from all BMW Centers.
Installation and operation of non-BMW approved accessories such as alarms, radios, amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension components, brake dust shields, telephones, including operation of any mobile phone from within the vehicle without using an externally mounted antenna, or transceiver equipment, for instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radio or similar accessories, may cause extensive damage
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Notes
to the vehicle, compromise its safety, interfere with the vehicle's electrical system or affect the validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. See your BMW Center for additional information.<
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission control devices and sys-
tems may be performed by any automotive repair establishment or individual using any certified automotive part.<
California Proposition 65 warning
California law requires us to issue the following warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automobile components and parts,
including components found in the interior furnishings in a vehicle, contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and reproductive harm. In addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and certain products of component wear contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain lead and lead compounds. Wash your hands after handling.
Used engine oil contains chemicals that have caused cancer in laboratory animals. Always protect your skin by washing thoroughly with soap and water.<
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication thoroughly.
Your BMW is covered by the following warranties:
>New Vehicle Limited Warranty
>Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
>Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty
>Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
>California Emission Control System Limited Warranty
Detailed information about these warranties is listed in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following applies only to vehicles owned and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone 1-800-831- 1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or BMW of North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-800-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov
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For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a safety-related defect to Transport Canada, Defect Investigations and Recalls, may telephone the toll free hotline 1-800-333-0510, or contact Transport Canada by mail at: Transport Canada, ASFAD, Place de Ville Tower C,
330 Sparks Street, Ottawa ON K1A 0N5.
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At a glance
This overview of buttons, switches and displays is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's operating environment. The section will also assist you in becoming acquainted with the control concepts and options available for operating the various systems.
Cockpit
Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
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High beams, headlamp flasher 92 Roadside parking lamps* 92 Computer 68
Settings and information about the vehicle 71
Instrument lighting 93
7Instrument cluster 12
8Windshield wipers 58 Rain sensor* 58
Rear window wiper 59
9Switching the ignition on/off and starting/stopping the engine 53
Changing radio station Selecting music track
Scrolling through phone book and lists with stored phone numbers
Individually programmable 48
Individually programmable 48
12Horn: the entire surface
13Steering wheel adjustment 48
14Cruise control* 59 Active cruise control* 61
15Releasing the hood 190
16Opening the tailgate*
10 Ignition lock 53
11 Buttons* on the steering wheel Telephone*:
>Press: accepting and ending a call, starting dialing* for a selected phone number and redialing if no phone number is selected
>Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice command system* 22
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Cockpit
Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2 Indicator lamps for turn signals
3Indicator and warning lamps 13
4 Displays for active cruise control* 61
5Tachometer 67
6 Energy Control 68
7Display for
>Clock 67
>Outside temperature 67
>Indicator and warning lamps 77
8Display for
>Position of automatic transmission* 55
>Computer 68
>Date of next scheduled service, and remaining distance to be driven 72
>Odometer and trip odometer 67
>Checking engine oil level* 191
>Settings and information 71
9Fuel gauge 68
10 Resetting trip odometer 67
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Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
Indicator and warning lamps can light up in various combinations and colors in both the indicator area 1 and the display 2.
Some lamps are checked for proper functioning and thus come on briefly when the engine is started or the ignition is switched on.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown immediately as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps in the indicator area 1 signal that the associated functions are activated:
High beams/headlamp flasher 92
Fog lamps* 92
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the propulsive forces in order to maintain driving stability 83
Handbrake engaged 55
Explanatory text messages
Text messages at the lower edge of the Control Display explain the meaning of the displayed indicator and warning lamps.
You can call up more information, e.g. on the cause of a malfunction and on how to respond, via Check Control, refer to page 77.
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Cockpit
Around the center console: controls and displays
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1Microphone for voice command system* and for telephone in hands-free mode*
2 Initiating an emergency call*
3Reading lamps 93
4 Panorama glass roof* 38
5Interior lamps 93
6 Passenger airbag status lamp* 89
7Control Display 16
8Hazard warning flashers
9 DTC Dynamic Traction Control 83
10 Central locking system 32
11 Automatic climate control
Air distribution to the windshield 95
Air distribution to the upper body area 95
Air distribution to the footwell 95
Automatic air distribution and flow rate 95
Cooling function 97
AUC Automatic recirculated-air control 96
Recirculated-air mode 96
Maximum cooling 95
Residual heat mode 96
Air flow rate 96
Defrosting windows 97
Rear window defroster 97
12Ejecting
>Audio CD 140
>Navigation DVD 120
13Changing
>Radio station 144
>Track 153
14Heated seats* 44
PDC Park Distance Control* 81 Hill Descent Control HDC* 84
15Controller 16
Can be turned, pressed, or moved horizontally in four directions
16Activating voice command system* 22
17Opening start menu on Control Display 17
18Drive for navigation DVD 120
19Switching audio sources on/off and adjusting volume 140
20Drive for audio CDs 140
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iDrive
iDrive
iDrive integrates the functions of a large number of switches. This allows these functions to be operated from a single central position. The following section provides an introduction to
basic menu navigation. The control of the individual functions is described in connection with the relevant equipment.
Controls
1Control Display
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button Opening start menu
3Controller
The controller can be used to select menu items and to adjust settings:
>Move in four directions, arrow 4
>Turn, arrow 5
>Push, arrow 6
Operate the controller only when traffic and road conditions allow this, to avoid
endangering the car's occupants and other road users by being distracted.<
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Menu overview
Communication
>Telephone*
>BMW Assist* or TeleService*
Navigation
>Navigation system
>Onboard information, e.g. for displaying the average fuel consumption.
Entertainment
>Radio
>CD player and CD changer*
>External audio device
Climate
>Air distribution
>Automatic program
>Parked car ventilation
menu
>Switching off Control Display
>Tone and display settings
>Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for the central locking system
>Display of service requirements and dates for statutory emissions and vehicle inspections
>Settings for telephone
Operating principle
As of radio readiness, the following message appears on the Control Display:
Confirm the message by pressing the controller.
This opens the start menu.
Start menu
All iDrive functions can be called up via five menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the 
button.
To open the start menu from the 
menu: Press the 
button twice.
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iDrive
Calling up menu items in the start menu Displays in menu
As of radio readiness, refer to page 53:
Via the start menu you can call up the four menu items of Communication, Navigation, Entertainment and Climate by moving the controller forwards, backwards, to the left or to the right.
Depending on your selection, the menu last called up will be shown.
You can call up the 
menu by pressing the controller.
Convenient call-up of menu items
The convenient call-up function enables you to:
>Call up a menu item from the start menu in the view last displayed
>Switch directly between Communication, Navigation, Entertainment and Climate without having to press the 
button
To do so, move the controller in the corresponding direction and hold it for more than approx. 2 seconds.
1Each menu is subdivided into fields. The active field is highlighted.
2A symbol indicates the start menu item last selected.
Communication
Navigation or onboard information
Entertainment
Climate
menu
1Menu items are usually grouped in horizontal or vertical lists.
2In these lists, arrows indicate the possibility of accessing other menu items that are not currently visible.
3Settings are represented graphically or as numerical values.
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Operating principle at a glance
The following is a general description of operations using iDrive.
1Select a menu item:
>Turn the controller; the highlight marker moves
>Menu items in white can be selected by highlighting them
2To activate a menu item:
>Press the controller
>New menu items are displayed or the function is executed
3Select a menu item: refer to 1
For an exemplary step-by-step application refer to Setting the time, page 75.
4To switch between fields:
>Briefly move the controller to the left, right, forward, or backward
>Release the controller
>The active field is brighter in color
5To adjust settings:
>Turn the controller
>Graphic display, numerical value or text displays can be changed
>Confirm by changing the field
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Assistance window* |
1Display for:
>Entertainment: Radio, CD or
>Telephone* in "Communication": Name of the connected mobile phone, network search or no network
>"BMW Assist"*:
Active voice connection with a BMW Assist service
2 Entertainment audio output off
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New entries present in "Missed calls"*
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Roaming active
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Reception strength of mobile phone network, depending on mobile phone
5Time
Other displays:
Status information is temporarily hidden during Check Control message displays or entries via the voice command system*.
Additional information can be displayed in the assistance window:
>The computer or the trip computer*
>The arrow or map view in vehicles with navigation system*
>The current position*
Selecting display
1.Move the controller to the right to change to the assistance window and press the controller.
2.Select a menu item.
3.Press the controller.
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Switching assistance window on/off
1.Move the controller to the right to change to the assistance window and press the controller.
2.Select "Assist. window off" and press the controller.
To turn back on, switch to the assistance window and press the controller.
Switching Control Display on/ off
1.Press the 
button. This opens the start menu.
2.Press the controller to open the 
menu.
3.Select "Display off" and press the controller.
Press the controller to switch on.
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Voice command system
Voice command system*
The concept
The voice command system allows you to control operation of various vehicle systems without removing your hands from the steering wheel.
Individual menu items on the Control Display can be spoken as commands. It is not necessary to use the controller.
The voice command system transforms your oral commands into control signals for the selected systems and provides support in the form of instructions or questions.
The voice command system uses a special microphone located in the area of the interior rearview mirror, refer to page 15.
Precondition
Via iDrive, select the language in which the voice command system is operating, so that the spoken commands can be identified. Selecting the language for iDrive, refer to page 80.
Symbols in the Owner's Manual
{...}Say the specified commands word for word.
{{...}}Indicates responses of the voice command system.
Saying commands
Activating voice command system
1.Press the 
button on the steering wheel or in the center console.
This symbol on the Control Display and an acoustic signal indicate that the voice command system is ready to receive spoken commands.
2.Say the command.
The command appears on the Control Display.
This symbol appears on the Control Display when you can enter additional commands.
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If no further commands are possible, continue by operating the item of equipment via iDrive.
Terminating or canceling voice command system
Press the 
button on the steering wheel or in the center console
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{Cancel}.
Commands
Having the possible commands read aloud
You can have the system read aloud the possible commands related to the selected menu item on the Control Display.
To have the possible commands read out to you:
{Options}
For instance, if you have selected "CD", the commands available for operating the CD player and CD changer are read out.
Opening help
{Help}
Using alternative commands
There are often a number of commands to run a function, e.g.:
{Settings menu}or {i menu}
Calling up functions immediately via short commands
Short commands enable you to perform certain functions immediately, irrespective of which menu item is selected, refer to page 214.
Opening the start menu
{Main menu}
Example: selecting a track
1.If necessary, switch on entertainment audio output.
2.Press the 
button on the steering wheel or in the center console.
3. {Entertainment}. The system says: {{Entertainment}}.
4. {CD}.
The system says: {{CD on}}.
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5.Press the 
button on the steering wheel or in the center console.
6. Select a track, e.g.: {Track 1}.
The system says: {{Track 1}}.
Notes
For information on voice control of the telephone, refer also to the separate
Owner's Manual.<
For voice commands, bear in mind the following:
>Pronounce the commands and digits smoothly and at normal volume, avoiding excessive emphases and pauses. The same applies to spelling when entering a destination for navigation.
>Always speak the commands in the language of the voice command system.
>When selecting a radio station, use the standard pronunciation of the station name.
>For entries in the voice-activated phone book, only use names in the language of the voice command system and no abbreviations
>Keep the doors, windows and panorama glass roof closed to prevent interference from outside noise.
>Avoid ambient noise in the vehicle while speaking.
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This chapter is intended to provide you with information for complete control of your vehicle. All features and accessories that are useful for driving and your safety, comfort and convenience, are described here.
Opening and closing
Opening and closing
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Each remote control contains a rechargeable battery that is automatically recharged when it is in the ignition lock while the car is being driven. Use the remote control at least twice a year in order to keep the batteries charged. In cars equipped with convenient access*, the remote control contains a replaceable battery, refer to page 37.
The settings called up and implemented when the car is unlocked depend on which remote control is used to unlock the car, refer to Personal Profile, page 29.
In addition, information about service requirements is stored in the remote control, refer to Service data in the remote control, page 195.
New remote controls
Your BMW Center can supply new remote controls with integrated keys as additional units or as replacements in the event of loss.
Spare key
Spare key for storage in a safe place, such as in your wallet. This key is not intended for regular use.
The spare key and the integrated key fit the same locks.
Adapter for spare key
The adapter is necessary for starting the car with the spare key or switching on radio readiness.
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Personal Profile
The concept
You can set many of your BMW's functions to suit your personal needs and preferences. Without any action on your part, Personal Profile ensures that most of these settings are stored for the remote control currently in use. When you unlock the car, the remote control used for the purpose is recognized and the settings stored for it are called up and implemented.
This means that your personal settings are active when you return to your BMW, even if the car was used in the meantime by someone else with a remote control of their own and the settings were changed accordingly.
You can configure a maximum of three remote controls for three different people. The prerequisite for this is that each person has his or her own remote control.
Personal Profile settings
For more information on specific settings, refer to the specified pages.
>Response of the central locking system when the car is unlocked, refer to page 30
>Automatic locking of the vehicle, refer to page 32
>Automatic call-up* of the driver's-seat and exterior-mirror positions after unlocking, refer to page 44
>Functions assigned to the programmable buttons* on the steering wheel, refer to page 48
>12h/24h mode of the clock, refer to page 76
>Date format, refer to page 77
>Brightness of the Control Display, refer to page 80
>Language on the Control Display, refer to page 80
>Units of measure for fuel consumption, distance covered/remaining distances, and temperature, refer to page 71
>Show visual warning for Park Distance Control PDC*, refer to page 81
>Automatic climate control: AUTO program, activating/deactivating cooling function and automatic recirculated-air control, setting temperature, air flow rate and distribution, refer to page 95 ff
>Audio volume, refer to page 141
>Tone control, refer to page 141
>Speed-dependent volume control, refer to page 141
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system is ready for operation whenever the driver's door is closed.
The system simultaneously engages and releases the locks on the following:
>Doors
>Tailgate
>Fuel filler door
Operating from outside
>Via the remote control
>Via the door lock
>In cars with convenient access*, via the handles on the driver's and front passenger's doors
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