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M u nic h, G erm a n y
R e printin g, in clu din g e x c e rpts, o nly with th e
writte n c o n s e nt of B M W A G , M unic h.
O rd er n o . 0 1 41 0 15 5 48 0
U S E nglis h VIII/ 0 0
Printe d in G erm a n y
Printe d on e n viro n m e nt ally frie n dly p a p er
(b le a c h e d w ith o ut c hlorin e , s uita ble f or re c y cling).
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Notes on the O wner' s M anual
W e h a v e m a d e e v ery e ffort t o e n s ure
th at yo u are a ble to fin d w hat y o u n e e d
in this O w n er's M a nu al a s q uic kly a s
p ossible. T h e f a ste st w a y to fin d c ertain
to p ic s is b y u sing th e d etaile d in d e x at
th e e n d . If y o u wish to g ain o nly a n
initial o v ervi e w of y o ur v e hicl e , yo u w ill
fin d this in th e first c h a pt er.
Th e d etaile d ta ble of c o nte nts im m e d i-
at ely f ollo win g th e in d e x is inte n d e d t o
aro u s e yo ur c uriosity a b o ut y our B M W
a n d sti m ulate y o u to r e a d a b o ut it.
S h o uld y o u wish to s ell yo ur B M W at
so m e tim e in th e future , pl e as e
re m e m b e r to h a n d ov er this O w n er's
M a nu al to th e n e w o w n e r; it is p art of
th e v e hi cle .
If y ou h a v e a ny q u e stio ns, y o ur B M W
c e nt er w ill b e gla d to a d vis e y o u.
Symbols used
In dic ate s instru ctio ns or pre c a u -
tio n s th at m u st b e follo w e d
pre cis ely in ord er to a v oid th e p ossi-
bility of p ers on al injury a n d s erio u s
d a m a g e t o th e v e hi cle.
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C o ntains inf orm atio n th at will
assist yo u in g ainin g th e o ptim u m
b e n efit fro m y our v e hicle a n d e n a ble s
yo u to c are m ore eff e ctiv e ly f or yo ur
v e hicle .
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R ef ers to m e a sure s th at c an
b e ta k e n to h elp prote ct th e
e nviro n m e nt.
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M arks th e e n d of a s p e cific it e m of
inf orm atio n.
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In dic ate s s p e cial e q ui p m e nt, c o un-
try-s p e cific e q uip m e nt a n d o p tio n al
e xtra s.
Id e ntifie s s yst e m s or c o m p o n e nts,
w hic h y our B M W c e nter c a n eith er
a ctiv ate or a d a pt to s uit a n in divid u al
driv er's re q uire m e nts (" C ar M e m ory " ,
" K e y M e m ory "). R e f e r to p a g e 5 9.
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The individual vehicle
O n p urc h a sin g y o ur B M W , y o u h av e
d e cid e d in f av or of a m o d el with in divid -
u aliz e d e qui p m e nt a n d f e a ture s. This
O w n e r's M a nu al d e s crib e s all m o d els
a n d e q uip m e nt th a t B M W off e rs within
th e sa m e gro u p.
W e h o p e yo u w ill u n d ersta n d th at
e q uip m e nt a n d f e a ture s ar e in clu d e d
w hic h y o u mig ht n ot h a v e c h os e n f or
yo ur v e hicle. A n y p ossible diff er e n c es
c a n e asily b e id e ntifie d , sin c e all
o ptio n al a c c e ss orie s are m ark e d with
a n a sterisk
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.
If y our B M W f e ature s e q uip m e nt w hic h
is not d e s cri b e d in this O w n er's M a n u al
(c ar ra dio or tele p h o n e, for insta n c e),
S u p pl e m e nt ary O w n e r's M a n u als are
e n clos e d . W e a sk yo u to re a d th e s e
m a nu als as w ell.