BMW 325xi (2006 year). Instruction

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 vehi-
cle.

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Should you have any other questions, your
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time.
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can also be found on the Internet at
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Please bear in mind that the manual may con-
tain information on accessories and equipment
that you have not specified for your own vehicle.
Sections describing options and special equip-
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to assist you in

identifying possible differences between the
descriptions in this manual and your own vehi-
cle's equipment.
If equipment in your BMW is not described in
this Owner's Manual, please refer to the accom-
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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 per-
formed only by your BMW Center or at a work-
shop that works according to BMW repair pro-
cedures with correspondingly trained
personnel. If this work is not carried out prop-
erly, 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 accesso-
ries 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 vehi-
cle, 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 sim-
ilar accessories, may cause extensive damage

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 cer-
tified 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 fur-
nishings 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 accesso-
ries 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 warran-
ties:

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: Adminis-
trator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov

For Canadian customers

Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety-related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls, may tele-
phone 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.

Cockpit

Around the steering wheel: controls and displays

3 Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb

monitor

Safety switch for electric rear
windows

Opening and closing windows

Parking lamps

Low beams

Automatic headlamp control

Adaptive Head Light

Fog lamps

7 Instrument cluster

10 Ignition lock

11 Buttons

on the steering wheel

12 Horn: the entire surface
13 Steering wheel adjustment

15 Releasing the hood

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16 Opening the luggage compartment lid

Turn signals

High beams, headlamp flasher

Roadside parking lamps

Computer

Settings and information about the
vehicle

Instrument lighting

Windshield wipers

Rain sensor

Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine

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 com-
mand system

Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling through phone book and
lists with stored phone numbers

Individually programmable

Cruise control

Active cruise control

Cockpit

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer
2 Indicator lamps for turn signals
3 Indicator and warning lamps

4 Displays for active cruise control

5 Tachometer

6 Energy Control

7 Display for

Clock

Outside temperature

Indicator and warning lamps

8 Display for

Position of automatic transmission

Sequential manual gearbox SMG

Computer

Date of next scheduled service, and
remaining distance to be driven

Odometer and trip odometer

Checking engine oil level

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Settings and information

9 Fuel gauge

10 Resetting trip odometer

Indicator and warning lamps

The concept

Indicator and warning lamps can light up in var-
ious combinations and colors in both the indica-
tor 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.

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

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

Fog lamps

Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the propul-
sive forces in order to maintain driving
stability

Handbrake engaged

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