BMW 3 of the E46 series

since 1998 release

Repair and operation of the car



BMW 3 of the E46 series
- BMW 3 cars (E46)
   Identification numbers of the car
   Acquisition of spare parts
   Technology of service, tool and equipment of a workplace
   Poddomkrachivaniye and towage
   Start of the engine from the auxiliary power supply
   Checks of readiness of the car for operation
   Automobile chemicals, oils and greasings
   Diagnostics of malfunctions
   Governing bodies and methods of operation
   Governing bodies and devices
   Gas station
   Keys, uniform lock and anticreeping system
   Security alarm system *
   Window regulators
   The hatch with a lifting and movable cover *
   Seats
   Adjustment of provision of a steering wheel
   Mirrors
   Systems of safety
   Lock of ignition and start of the engine
   Parking brake
   Manual Box of Gear Shifting (MBGS)
   Automatic Transmission (AT) *
   Lever of the switch of indexes of turn / light signal
   Screen wipers and windscreen washers
   Heater of back glass
   Tempostat (automatic equipment of maintenance of the set speed) *
   The alarm system of emergency rapprochement at a parking (PDC) *
   System of automatic stabilization of stability with the ASC+T/engine torque regulator System of dynamic control of stability of DSC *
   The air pressure monitoring system in tires (RDC) *
   Lighting and light devices
   Heater, ventilation and conditioner of air of salon
   Equipment of salon
   Running in
   Features of driving of the car
   Catalytic converter
   Anti-blocking system of brakes (ABS)
   Disk brakes
   Brake system
   Luggage compartments
   Automobile phone *
   Readjustment of headlights
   Cowl
   Unlocking of a cover of the filling hatch manually
   Drive of a lifting and movable cover of the hatch manually *
+ Current leaving and service
+ Engine
+ Cooling systems, heating
+ Power supply systems, injection and release
+ Electric equipment of the engine
+ RKPP and transmission line
+ Automatic transmission
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Schemes of electric equipment



Seats

When developing seats the most modern methods were used.

The strengthened bearing design of seats provides the highest level of safety together with seat belts, limiters and natyazhitel of belts and, certainly, inflatable pillows. Thanks to multilayered structure of a filler of ergonomic seats, high percentage of natural fibers and difficult internal system of ventilation of a seat, people during the movement - and even on long trips - feels it is weakened and is not tired. The lumbar support provides optimum position of a backbone.

Adjustment of seats

For the sake of your personal security follow the following rules of adjustment of seats.

Do not regulate the driver's seat under way. Its unexpected shift can cause loss of control over the car and lead to accident.

The seat belt has to as it is possible to adjoin to a body more densely. Otherwise at head-on collisions the zone belt can come off up hips and injure the lower part of a stomach. Besides at leaky adjacent belt its holding effect is realized with delay.

It is inadmissible that during the movement of the car the back of a forward seat was rejected far back (it concerns first of all a passenger seat) as thus in case of accident there is a danger of "vyskalzyvaniye" of the person under a seat belt which will not be able to execute the protective function.

Seat with manual adjustment

 


1 Longitudinal adjustment

Having pulled for the handle, shift a seat in situation, convenient for yourself.
Having released the handle, slightly shake a seat back and forth that it reliably stopped.

2 Adjustment on height

Having pulled for the handle, adjust seat height, loading a pillow with a body weight or standing up from it.

 


3 Adjustment of a back

Having pulled for the handle, adjust a back inclination, leaning back on it or moving forward.

Correct landing

For unloading of vertebral disks sit down with the maximum shift back, leaning all back on a seat back. The pose at which the head settles down on one straight line with a backbone is considered ideal.

To reduce tension of muscles at distant trips, it is possible to increase a back inclination some. Thus, however, possibility of driving when the hands lying on the highest point of a wheel are slightly bent in elbows has to remain.

After adjustment of a seat make adjustment of a seat belt on height, address to the Section of System of safety.

Head restraints

Adjustment

Head restraints can be regulated on height, extending them from nests or pushing back.

For transfer of head restraints to the lowermost situation press the button 1.

The inclination of head restraints of forward seats can be regulated turn round a horizontal axis.

Head restraints weaken traumatic consequences of accidents for cervical vertebras.

The middle of head restraints has to settle down approximately at the level of ears.


Removal

Extend a head restraint against the stop up.

Press the button (it is shown by an arrow) and remove a head restraint.


Installation

Press the button (it is shown by an arrow) and insert a head restraint into the directing.

Adjust the provision of a head restraint.

Firm seat of sports type *

This seat has an additional possibility of adjustment of a tilt angle of a pillow and a popliteal support.

1 Inclination up:
Pull for the handle up several times until the pillow of a seat reaches position, convenient for you.

2 Inclination down:
Press the handle several times until the pillow of a seat reaches position, convenient for you.

3 Popliteal support:
Having pulled for the handle bring a popliteal support into situation, convenient for you.


Lumbar support *

The contour of a back can change so that its acting part fitted into a hollow of lumbar department of a backbone, creating a support for it.

Thus, the support of the top department of a basin and a backbone promoting the correct and free landing is provided.

Pressing the switch in front or behind reaches respectively increase or reduction of camber of a contour of a back.

By pressing the top or lower part of the switch camber of the top or lower part of a lumbar support increases.


Seat with the situation adjustment electric drive *

1 Longitudinal adjustment of a seat.
2 Adjustment of a seat on height.
3 Adjustment of an inclination of a back.

Adjustment of a head restraint is made manually.

For the sake of your personal security observe the instructions on adjustment given above in this Section.


Firm seat of sports type

1 Adjustment of a tilt angle of a pillow.
2 Longitudinal adjustment of a seat.
3 Adjustment of a seat on height.
4 Adjustment of an inclination of a back.

Adjustment of a head restraint and popliteal support is made manually.

For the sake of your safety observe the instructions on adjustment given above in this Section.


Memory of adjustments of a seat *

Storing and reproduction to three options of adjustment of a seat is possible.

The device does not remember the provision of a lumbar support.


Storing

1 Having inserted a key into the ignition lock, turn it in situation 1 or 2.
2 Adjust a seat, having established it in situation, convenient for themselves.
3 Press the Memory key ("Memory"). Thus the control lamp which is built in in it will light up.
4 Press at discretion a key 1, 2 or 3. Thus the control lamp will go out.

Reproduction

The ignition key in situation 1:

Press, without holding, the necessary key (1, 2 or 3).

At impact on any switch of adjustment of a seat or when pressing one of memory keys process of installation will immediately interrupt.
The door of the driver is closed, and a key in the lock of ignition will turn in situation 0 or 2 or in general will take out from it:

The necessary key (1, 2 or 3) should be held the installation pressed before full completion of process.

Having incidentally pressed the MEMORY key, press it once again that the control lamp went out.

Do not include function of reproduction during the movement as unexpected shift of a seat can become a cause of accident.

# you can adjust so the car that at its unlocking by means of remote control of your personal key the seat will automatically hold position, convenient for you.

If the memory block in a key is used, before unlocking of the car be convinced that space behind a seat of the driver freely. Otherwise at shift of a seat damage of the subjects which are on a floor is possible back.