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1 Owner's Manual for Vehicle Contents A-Z. Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 157 602 - 09/03 BMW AG. 320i 325i 325xi 330i 330xi Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 157 602 - 09/03 BMW AG. 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. Therefore we have one 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 BMW. The Manual contains important data and instructions intended to assist you in obtaining maximum satisfaction from your BMW's unique array of advanced technical fea- tures.

2 It also contains information on Vehicle maintenance designed to enhance operating safety while simultaneously helping you to maintain your BMW's value throughout an extended service life. For additional information refer to the supple- mental manuals. This Owner's Manual should be considered a permanent part of this Vehicle . It should stay with the Vehicle when sold to provide the next owner with important operating, safety and maintenance information. We wish you an enjoyable driving experience. BMW AG. Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 157 602 - 09/03 BMW AG. 4 Notes About this Owner's Manual Additional sources of information Symbols used We have made every effort to ensure If you have any additional questions, Indicates precautions that must that you are able to find what you need your BMW center will be glad to advise be followed precisely in order to in this Owner's Manual as quickly as you.

3 Avoid the possibility of personal injury possible. The fastest way to find spe- You can find more information about and serious damage to the Vehicle . cific topics is by using the detailed BMW, for example on its technology, Contains information that will index at the end. If you wish to gain an on the Internet at assist you in gaining the optimum initial overview of your Vehicle , you will benefit from your Vehicle and enable find this in the first chapter. you to care more effectively for your Should you wish to sell your BMW at Vehicle . some time in the future, please remem- Refers to measures that can be ber to hand over this Owner's Manual taken to help protect the environ- to the new owner ; it is an important part ment.

4 Of the Vehicle . Marks the end of a specific item of information. Indicates special equipment, coun- try-specific equipment and optional extras when available. Vehicle Memory, Key Memory, refer to page 64. Identifies func- tions that can be specifically adapted for a particular key or Vehicle . These adjustments can be performed either by 2003 Bayerische Motoren Werke yourself or by your BMW center. Aktiengesellschaft Munich, Germany Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the written consent of BMW AG, Munich. Order No. 01 41 0 157 602. US English VIII/03. Printed in Germany Printed on environmentally friendly paper, bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling.

5 Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 157 602 - 09/03 BMW AG. Notes 5. Your individual Vehicle Status at time of printing For your own safety On purchasing your BMW, you have BMW pursues a policy of continuous, decided in favor of a model with individ- ongoing development conceived to Fuels ualized equipment and features. This ensure that our vehicles continue to Use unleaded gasoline only. Fuels Owner's Manual describes all models embody the highest quality and safety containing up to and including and equipment that BMW offers within standards combined with advanced, 10% ethanol or other oxygenates with the same group. state-of-the-art technology. For this up to oxygen by weight that is, We hope you will understand that reason, the features described in this 15% MTBE or 3% methanol plus an equipment and features are included Owner's Manual could differ from those equivalent amount of co-solvent will that you might not have chosen for your on your Vehicle .

6 Nor can errors and not void the applicable warranties Vehicle . You can easily identify any dif- omissions be entirely ruled out. You are respecting defects in materials or work- ferences with the aid of the asterisk therefore asked to appreciate that no manship. Field experience has indi- used to identify all optional equipment claims can be recognized on the basis cated significant differences in fuel and accessories. of the data, illustrations or descriptions quality volatility, composition, addi- in this Owner's Manual . tives, etc. among gasolines offered for If your BMW features equipment which sale in the United States and Canada. is not described in this Owner's Manual The use of poor-quality fuels may result such as a car radio or telephone, Sup- in driveability, starting and stalling plementary Owner's Manuals are problems, especially under certain enclosed.

7 We ask you to read these environmental conditions, such as high manuals as well. ambient temperature and high altitude. Should you encounter driveability prob- lems which you suspect could be related to the fuel you are using, we recommend that you respond by switching to a recognized high-quality brand. Failure to comply with these recom- mendations may result in unscheduled maintenance. Obey all applicable safety rules when handling gasoline.<. Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 157 602 - 09/03 BMW AG. 6 Notes Maintenance and repair Parts and accessories wheels, suspension components, brake Advanced technology, the Important safety information! dust shields, telephones including use of modern materials and high- For your own safety, use genuine operation of any portable cellular phone performance electronics, requires spe- parts and accessories approved by from within the Vehicle without using an cially adapted maintenance and repair BMW.

8 Externally mounted antenna or trans- methods. Therefore, only have corre- When you purchase accessories tested ceiver equipment such as a CB, walkie- sponding work on your BMW carried and approved by BMW and Original talkie, ham radio or similar, may cause out by a BMW center or a workshop BMW Parts, you simultaneously acquire extensive damage to the Vehicle , com- that works according to BMW repair the assurance that they have been thor- promise its safety, interfere with the procedures with correspondingly oughly tested by BMW to ensure opti- Vehicle 's electrical system or affect the trained personnel. If work is carried out mum performance when installed on validity of the BMW Limited Warranty.

9 Improperly there is a danger of conse- your Vehicle . See your BMW center for additional quential damage and the related safety BMW warrants these parts to be free information. risks.< from defects in material and workman- Do not use key or remote control to ship. lock doors or luggage compartment BMW will not accept any liability for with anyone inside the Vehicle . Refer to damage resulting from installation of the Owner's Manual for more details. <. parts and accessories not approved by BMW. Maintenance, replacement, or BMW cannot test every product on the repair of the emission control market to determine whether it can be devices and systems may be performed used on a BMW safely and without risk by any automotive repair establishment to either the Vehicle , its operation, or its or individual using any certified auto- occupants.

10 Motive part.<. Original BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and other products approved by BMW, Symbol on Vehicle parts together with professional advice on Indicates that you should consult using these items, are available from all the relevant section of this BMW centers. Owner's Manual for information on a Installation and operation of non-BMW particular part or assembly. approved accessories such as alarms, radios, amplifiers, radar detectors, Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 157 602 - 09/03 BMW AG. Notes 7. Service and warranty Reporting safety defects This Manual is supplemented by a Ser- The following only applies to vehicles vice and Warranty Information Booklet owned and operated in the US.