Model years 2018–2026GLOBAL marketManual language: en
BMW 3 series (2018–2026) owner's manual guide
This guide summarizes the official owner's manual for the BMW 3 series, model years 2018–2026. It is an original overview - not a reproduction of the manual - covering what each chapter contains and answers to common owner questions, grounded in the manual's content with section and page references.
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What the manual covers
- Generalp. 1
- Informationp. 6
- Getting inp. 16
- Set-up and usep. 20
- On the roadp. 24
- Dashboardp. 30
- Sensors of the vehiclep. 35
- Operating state of the vehiclep. 40
- BMW iDrivep. 43
- BMW Remote Software Upgradep. 58
- Personal settingsp. 62
- Opening and closingp. 68
- Seats, mirrors and steering wheelp. 95
- Transporting children safelyp. 109
- Drivingp. 115
- Displaysp. 128
- Light and viewp. 149
- Safetyp. 160
- Driving stability control systemsp. 193
- Driver assistance systemsp. 197
- Parkingp. 221
- Driving comfortp. 241
- Climate controlp. 242
- Interior equipmentp. 256
- Storage compartmentsp. 264
- Cargo areap. 268
- Things to remember when drivingp. 274
- Saving fuelp. 280
- Refuelingp. 286
- Wheels and tiresp. 288
- Engine compartmentp. 324
- Operating fluidsp. 327
- Maintenancep. 334
- Replacing componentsp. 336
- Breakdown Assistancep. 340
- Vehicle carep. 347
- Technical datap. 354
- Appendixp. 357
- Everything from A to Zp. 360
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