User manual BMW M3 2002

[. . . ] Owner's Manual for Vehicle Contents From A to Z Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 237 - © 09/01 BMW AG M3 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 237 - © 09/01 BMW AG We are pleased you have decided on a BMW M3. Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. [. . . ] Checking coolant level, refer to page 112. Between the blue and red zones Normal operating range. The needle may rise as far as the edge of the red sector in normal operation. Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 237 - © 09/01 BMW AG Index Data Repairs Maintenance Controls Overview 72nCheck Control Computer Clock If you wish to have a permanent time display, you can make this adjustment in the car radio display (refer to the Radio Owner's Manual). You can set the time of day, and the display for the car radio, as follows: Display The following information or conditions are displayed from ignition key position 2 on, until the cause has been corrected: 1 Inspect the low beams and the high beams, as well as the parking lamps 2 Door open 3 Luggage compartment lid open 4 Check brake and tail lamps. After completion of a trip and upon opening the driver's door, an acoustic signal will sound yet not be displayed, as a reminder that the low beam headlamps have not been turned off. Mode selection With the ignition key in position 1 and higher, you can use the button in the turn signal lever to retrieve information from the computer for display in the instrument cluster. By pressing the button briefly in the direction of the steering column, you can call up a new function for display. The displays appear in the following order: Time of day, outside temperature, average fuel consumption, cruising range, average vehicle speed. From ignition key position 1, the last active setting is displayed. Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 237 - © 09/01 BMW AG Computer Ice warning 73n If the outside temperature drops to about 37. 5 7 (+3 6), then the computer will automatically switch to show the outside temperature. In addition, a signal sounds as a warning and the display flashes for a brief period. The ice warning does not alter the fact that surface ice can form at temperatures above 37. 5 7 (+3 6), on bridges or shaded road surfaces, for instance. < Adjustments From ignition key position 1 the time of day appears in the display. Outside temperature To change the display mode: press the knob briefly. Every time you press the knob, the clock display alternates between the 12-hour or 24-hour mode. In ignition key position 0: the time is displayed for a few seconds after you press the left knob (refer to "Odometer", page 70). Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 237 - © 09/01 BMW AG Index Data Repairs You can change the units of measure (6/7) for the outside temperature To set ahead: turn the knob to the right. display by pressing the right-hand reset knob in the instrument cluster while the To set back: turn the knob to the left. The adjustment speed will increase the longer you continue to hold the knob. Maintenance Controls Overview 74nComputer Range The computer bases its calculations of the cruising range on the preceding driving style. Average speed If you continue to hold the button on the turn signal lever, the average fuel consumption last displayed for that speed is recalculated from that point in time. Average fuel consumption If you continue to hold the button on the turn signal lever, the average fuel consumption last displayed is recalculated from that point. Any time spent when the vehicle is stationary and the engine is shut off is ignored for the calculation. Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 237 - © 09/01 BMW AG Park Distance Control (PDC)* The concept PDC provides extra safety and convenience during parking maneuvers by providing an acoustic signal to indicate the distance to an object. To do this, four ultrasonic sensors in the rear bumper measure the distance to the nearest object. The monitoring range for the two rear sensors extends outward roughly 2 ft (60 cm). The range for the two center sensors is approx. The system starts to operate automatically about one second after you select reverse with the ignition key in position 2. PDC is deactivated when you shift back out of reverse. 75n Acoustic signals The PDC does not remove the driver's personal responsibility The distance to the nearest object is indicated by a tone sounding at various for evaluating the distance between the vehicle and any obstacles. As the distance between vehicle and object decreases, the inter- sensors are involved, there is a blind spot in which objects cannot be vals between the tones become shorter. [. . . ] 01 41 0 156 237 - © 09/01 BMW AG Index Data Repairs Maintenance Controls Overview 134n Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 237 - © 09/01 BMW AG 135n Overview Overview Controls and features Controls Owner service procedures Repairs Technical data Data Index Index Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 156 237 - © 09/01 BMW AG Index Maintenance Operation, maintenance 136nEngine data cu in (cmm) hp rpm lb-ft (Nm) rpm e in (mm) in (mm) 198. 1 (3, 246) 6 333 7, 900 262 (355) 4, 900 11. 5 3. 58 (91) 3. 43 (87) Digital electronic engine-management system Displacement Number of cylinders Max. torque at engine speed Compression ratio Stroke Bore Fuel-injection system Online Edition for Part No. [. . . ]