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BMWGroupvehiclesmeettherequirementsofthehighestsafetyandqualitystandards.Changesin
requirementsforenvironmentalprotection,customerbenefitsanddesignrendernecessarycontinu-
ousdevelopmentofsystemsandcomponents.Consequently,theremaybediscrepanciesbetween
thecontentsofthisdocumentandthevehiclesavailableinthetrainingcourse.

ThisdocumentbasicallyrelatestotheEuropeanversionofleft-handdrivevehicles.Someoperating
elementsorcomponentsarearrangeddifferentlyinright-handdrivevehiclesthanshowninthegraph-
icsinthisdocument.Furtherdifferencesmayariseasaresultoftheequipmentspecificationinspecif-
icmarketsorcountries.

Additionalsourcesofinformation

Furtherinformationontheindividualtopicscanbefoundinthefollowing:

Owner'sHandbook
IntegratedServiceTechnicalApplication.

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Contents
1. SystemOverview.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

2. SystemComponents............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
2.1. Instrumentcluster................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
2.1.1. Basicversionofinstrumentcluster......................................................................................................... 3
2.1.2. Instrumentcluster,highversion.................................................................................................................... 4
2.1.3. On-boardcomputer..........................................................................................................................................................5
2.2. CentralInformationDisplay................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2.1. CIDwith6.5screendiagonal......................................................................................................................... 6
2.2.2. CIDwith8.8screendiagonal......................................................................................................................... 6
2.3. HeadUpDisplay ...................................................................................................................................................................................................7
2.4. Operatingelementsonthesteeringwheel.................................................................................................................. 8
2.5. Operatingelementsinthecenterconsole.................................................................................................................... 9
2.5.1. Drivingexperienceswitch.................................................................................................................................. 10
2.6. Operatingfacilityfordriverassistancesystems............................................................................................... 13
2.7. Servicefunctions............................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
2.7.1. Resettingthescopeofmaintenancework.............................................................................. 14
2.7.2. Testfunctions........................................................................................................................................................................ 14
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1.SystemOverview
1.1.Introduction
AswithallotherBMWmodels,theoperatingconceptofthenewBMW3-Seriescenterisbasedona
clearandoptimizedlayoutofthedrivingarea.Thenumberofswitcheshasbeenreducedinorderto
simplifylogicaloperation.Thedisplayandoperatingelementsareorganizedcorrespondingtotheir
function.

F30overviewofdisplaysandoperatingelements

Index Explanation
1 Instrumentcluster(KOMBI)
2 HeadUpDisplay
3 CentralInformationDisplay(CID)
4 Favoritebuttonsforindividualassignment
5 Gearselectorlever(GWS)
6 Controller(CON)
7 Drivingexperienceswitch
8 Controlbuttons,steeringwheel
9 Operatingfacilityfordriverassistancesystems

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2.SystemComponents
2.1.Instrumentcluster
Thecentraldisplayunitwithspeedometer,revcounter,fuelgauge,engineoiltemperature,andindica-
torandwarninglightsisreferredtoastheinstrumentcluster.

Theinstrumentclusterreceivesinformationonthewiringharnessintheformofanalogueanddigital
electricalsignals.Thesesignalsareprocessedandthendisplayedintheinstrumentcluster,orpassed
onasinformationtoothercontrolunits.

Dependingontheequipment,twodifferentinstrumentclusterversionsareusedintheF30.

Asacontrolunit,thebasicversionoftheinstrumentclusterisabususeronthePT-CAN.

Asacontrolunit,thehighversionoftheinstrumentclusterisabususerontheMOSTbusandonthe
PT-CAN.

F30versionsofinstrumentclusters

Index Explanation
A Basicversionofinstrumentcluster
B Highversionofinstrumentcluster

Inaddition,therearedifferentversionsofthetwovariantsoftheinstrumentclusterdependingonthe
vehicleline.Inthefollowingimageyouseetheinstrumentclusterofthedifferentlinesusingtheexam-
pleofthehigh-versioninstrumentcluster.

F30lineversions,instrumentcluster,high-version

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2.SystemComponents
Index Explanation
A InstrumentclusterwithoutlinepackageorwithBMWLuxuryLinepackagePA
7S2
B InstrumentclusterwithBMWModernLinepackagePA7S1
C InstrumentclusterwithBMWSportLinepackagePA7AC

2.1.1.Basicversionofinstrumentcluster

F30basicinstrumentcluster

Index Explanation
1 TFTdisplay

ThebasicinstrumentclusterintheF30hasfiveanalogueinstrumentdialsinfourtubes.Thebasicver-
sionoftheinstrumentclusterincorporatesaTFTdisplaywitharesolutionof320x120pixelsatthe
bottombetweentheroundinstruments.Ithasascreendiagonalof2.7.

ThebasicinstrumentclusterisinstalledintheF30forvehicleswithoutProfessionalnavigationsystem
(optionalequipment609),withoutLanedeparturewarning(optionalequipment5AD),withoutHead
UpDisplay(optionalequipment610),andwithoutspeedlimitinformation(optionalequipment8TH).

Thetwolargeroundinstrumentsshowtheroadspeedandenginespeed.Theindicationofthestatus
oftheautomaticenginestart-stopfunction(MSA)(READY/OFF)isintegratedintherevcounter.The
currentfuelconsumptionisdisplayedatthebottomoftherevcounter.

Thetwosmallroundinstrumentsontheleft-andright-handsideshowthefueltankcapacityanden-
gineoiltemperaturerespectively.

Theindicatorlightsarelocatedcentrallyatthetopbetweenthetwolargeroundinstrumentsandbe-
lowthespeedometer.

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2.SystemComponents
2.1.2.Instrumentcluster,highversion

F30instrumentcluster,highversionoption6WA

Index Explanation
1 TFTdisplay

Theinstrumentclusterhigh-versionhasbeendesignedfortheF30andhasfouranalogueinstrument
dialsinfourtubes.Eachofthescalesintheinstrumentclusterisspecifictothecountry,vehicleand
engine.

Thetwolargeroundinstrumentsshowtheroadspeedandenginespeed.Theindicationofthestatus
oftheautomaticenginestart-stopfunction(MSA)(READY/OFF)isintegratedintherevcounter.The
currentconsumptionisshownonthedisplayundertherevcounterandtheenergyrecoveryisshown
inthecoasting(overrun)mode.

Thetwosmallroundinstrumentsontheleft-andright-handsideshowthefueltankcapacityanden-
gineoiltemperaturerespectively.

Thehighversionoftheinstrumentclusterisavailableastheoptionalequipmentinstrumentcluster
withextendedfunctionalscope(optionalequipment6WA).Thehighversionoftheinstrumentcluster
incorporatesaTFTdisplaywitharesolutionof640x160pixelsbelowtheroundinstruments.Itsdiag-
onalscreensizeis5.7.

Thehighversionoftheinstrumentclusterisrequiredforsomeitemsofoptionalequipment.Thisin-
cludestheProfessionalnavigationsystem(optionalequipment609),theLanedeparturewarning(op-
tionalequipment5AD),theHeadUpDisplay(optionalequipment610)andthespeedlimitinformation
(optionalequipment8TH).AvariantoftheinstrumentclusterisusedinconnectionwiththeHeadUp
DisplayandhasanAPIXinterface.

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2.SystemComponents
2.1.3.On-boardcomputer
TheF30isequippedasstandardwithanon-boardcomputer.

Theon-boardcomputerfunctionscanbecalledupbybrieflypressingtheon-boardcomputerbutton
onthesteeringcolumnswitch.

Pressingtheon-boardcomputerbuttonagaindisplaysinformationinthefollowingorder:

Range
Averageconsumption
Averagespeed
Distance(withactivatedrouteguidance)
Arrivaltime(withactivatedrouteguidance)
Arrowdisplayofthenavigationsystem(foractivatedrouteguidanceanddeactivateddisplayin
theHeadUpDisplay)
Date
Speedlimitinformation.
ECOPRObonusrange.

ThefunctionstobedisplayedintheCIDcanbeselectedvia"Settings"->"InformationDisplay".

F30buttonsonsteeringcolumnswitch

Index Explanation
1 On-boardcomputerbutton
2 High-beamassistantbutton
3 Steeringcolumnswitches

MoredetailedinformationcanbeobtainedfromthecurrentOwner'sHandbookfortheBMW3-Series
sedan.

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2.SystemComponents
2.2.CentralInformationDisplay
Dependingontheequipmentinstalled,twodifferentversionsofafreestandingCentralInformation
Display(CID)areinstalledintheF30..

TheCentralInformationDisplay(CID)intheF30nolongerhasabusconnection.TheCIDisdirect-
lyconnectedtotheheadunitviaanAPIXinterface.APIX(AutomotivePixelLink)isabit-serial1Gbit/s
videolinkwithjustonecoppercorepair.TheCIDisconnectedby2APIXvideolinkstotheheadunit.
TheAPIXlinkisanEMC-optimizedphysicallayerforrealtimevideotransferviacoppercables.The
CIDcanbesuppliedwithpowerviatwoleadsdirectlybytheheadunit.

AswithallnewBMWmodels,thesystemisoperatedbymeansofthecentraloperatingelement,the
controller.

TheCentralInformationDisplayisanintegrateddisplayandoperatingfacilityforthefollowingfunc-
tions:

Audiofunctions,suchasradio,CD,MP3
Telephone
Navigation
On-boardcomputer,journeycomputer
Vehicleinformation,InteractiveOwner'sHandbookIBA
Vehiclesettings
Vehiclefunctions,suchasPDCforexample
BMWServices.

2.2.1.CIDwith6.5screendiagonal
ACIDwith6.5"screendiagonalisinstalledinconjunctionwithoutnavigation.Thedisplayresolutionis
800x480pixels.

ACIDwithablackhigh-glossclaspisusedinvehicleswithBMWProfessionalradio(standardequip-
ment).

F30CIDwith6.5screendiagonal

2.2.2.CIDwith8.8screendiagonal
ACIDwith8.8screendiagonalisinstalledinconjunctionwiththeProfessionalnavigationsystem(op-
tion609).Thedisplayresolutionis1280x480pixels.TheCIDwith8.8screendiagonalalsohasa
covermadefromanti-reflectinglaminatedsafetyglasswhichstretchestotheedgeoftheCID.

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F30CIDwith8.8screendiagonal

2.3.HeadUpDisplay
Thename"Head-Up"describestheprinciplebenefitofthissystem.TheHeadUpDisplay(HUD)
projectsavirtualimageintothedriver'sfieldofview.Importantinformation,e.g.fromthecruisecontrol
ornavigationsystemwithactivatedarrowdisplay,isreflectedonthewindscreenandisthereforeper-
manentlyavailableinthedriver'sfieldofview.

TheHeadUpDisplay(optionalequipment610)intheF30containsvariousfunctionsaimedaten-
hancingroadsafetyandridecomfort.Thisincludesdisplayof:

Speed
SpeedsettingcontrolofDCC
Collisionwarning
Navigationsystem
CheckControlmessages
Speedlimitinformation
Lanedeparturewarning.
Entertainmentlists.

TheHUDusedintheF30hasbeendevelopedfurthertoincludethefollowingfunctions:

Intersectionview
Roadsymbolinthejunctionview.

TheHUDintheF30cannowalsoprojectthecolorblue,inadditiontoredandgreen.Contentscanbe
displayedinallcolorsoftheRGBcolorspectrum,asisthecasewithanLCDmonitor,bymixingthe
threecolors.

Havingthedisplaysinthedriver'sdirectfieldofviewincreasessafety,asthisallowsthedrivertokeep
hiseyesontheroadatalltimes.

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2.SystemComponents

F30HeadUpDisplay

FurtherinformationontheHeadUpDisplaycanbetakenfromthetraininginformationF30Assist
Systems.

2.4.Operatingelementsonthesteeringwheel
Aswitchblockisintegratedintothesteeringwheelontheleft-andright-handsiderespectively.

Theoperatingelementsforthecruisecontrolwithbrakingfunction(DynamicCruiseControl-DCC)
areontheleft-handsideofthesteeringwheel.

Theoperatingelementsforoperationoftheradioandtelephonefunctionsareontheright.

F30operatingelementsonthesteeringwheel

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2.SystemComponents
Index Explanation
1 Increasedistancebutton(onlywithoptionalequipment5DFACC)notUS
2 Rockerswitch,changespeed,setspeed
3 Knurledwheel,select/setradiostationortrack
4 MODEbutton,changebetweenaudiosources
5 Shiftpaddleforupshifting(onlywithSA2TB)
6 Rockerswitch+,increasevolume
7 Rockerswitch-,reducevolume
8 Voicerecognitionsystembutton
9 Telephonebutton
10 Reducedistancebutton(onlywithoptionalequipment5DFACC)notUS
11 SwitchDCCon/off,interrupt
12 Resumebutton,call-upstoredspeed
13 Setspeedbutton
14 Shiftpaddlefordownshifting(onlywithSA2TB)

2.5.Operatingelementsinthecenterconsole
ThecenterconsoleoftheF30featuresthefollowingoperatingelements:

F30operatingelementsinthecenterconsole

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2.SystemComponents
Index Explanation
1 Gearselectorswitch
2 Controller
3 ParkDistanceControl/Reversingcamera/Topview
4 SideView
5 Drivingexperienceswitch
6 DynamicStabilityControl

2.5.1.Drivingexperienceswitch
TheF30isequippedasstandardwiththedrivingexperienceswitch.

F30drivingexperienceswitch

Index Explanation
1 Drivingexperienceswitch

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2.SystemComponents
Thedrivercanusethedrivingexperienceswitchtoselectdifferentprogramswhichaltervariousprop-
ertiesofthevehicledependingonthevehicle'sequipmentspecification.Thefollowingprogramsare
available:

SPORT+(onlyinvehicleswithsportautomatictransmissionoption2TB,variablesportsteer-
ingoption2VLorSportLinePA7AC)
SPORT
COMFORT
ECOPRO.

Whenthedriverswitchestoadifferentprogram,theselectedprogramisdisplayedintheinstrument
cluster.InvehicleswithCIDapop-upalsoappearsfortheselectedprogram.

SPORTmode

InconjunctionwiththeoptionalequipmentProfessionalnavigation(option609)additionalSPORT
modedisplayscanbecalledupintheCID.

SPORTmodedisplaysintheCID

Index Explanation
1 Poweroutput
2 Torque

ECOPROmode

TheECOPROmodesupportsthedriverinadoptinganoptimized-consumptiondrivingstyleandre-
ducesfuelconsumptionthroughintelligentcontrolofenergyandA/Cmanagement.Essentiallythe
followingmeasureshelptoreducefuelconsumption:

Thedriverissupportedinadoptinganoptimized-consumptiondrivingstylebymeansofan
alterationoftheacceleratorpedalcharacteristicandtheshiftprograminautomatictransmis-
sionsortheshiftpointindicatorinmanualgearboxes.
TheA/CsystemisplacedintheECOPROoperatingstate.HeretheA/Csystemoperatesat
reducedairdryingandcooling.Iftherequiredtemperaturecanbeachievedwithoutcoldpro-
duction,theA/Ccompressorisswitchedoff.Duringheatingmodetheengineoperatingmode
withincreasedheatdissipationistothegreatestpossibleextentdispensed.

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TheECOPROoperatingconditionoftheheating/air-conditioningunitcanberesetbythedriv-
erintheCOMFORToperatingcondition.Thesettingoftheoperatingstateoftheheatingand
A/Csystemisstoredandre-establishedwhentheECOPROmodeiscalledupagain.
Theexteriormirrorheatingisswitchedoffandtheseatheatingtemperatureislimitedto37.5
Cinsteadof42C.ThesemeasuresarealliedtotheECOPROoperatingstateoftheheating
andA/Cprogram.
Thedriverispromptedbyvariousdisplaystoadoptanoptimized-consumptiondrivingstyle
andissupportedinoptimizingtheirdrivingstyle.

DisplaysoftheECOPROmodeintheinstrumentclusterwithextendedfunctionalscope(extendedclusterfunctionoptionalequipment6WA)

Index Explanation
1 ECOPROdisplay
2 ECOPROdrivinginstructions
3 Displayofthebonusrange

ThebonusrangeistheactualadditionalrangewhichwasachievedthroughyourECOPROdriving
style.ThebonusrangeiscalculatedintheBCaccordingtothepersonaldrivingstyleandtheresulting
consumption.TheBCgetstoknowthepersonallong-termconsumptionofthedriver.Todetermine
therangethecurrentconsumptioninECOPROmodeiscomparedtoyour'learnt'consumptioninthe
instrumentclusteroutsideoftheECOPROmode.Thiscreatesadifferenceinliterswhichisrecalcu-
latedintothebonusrange.

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ECOPROmodedisplaysintheCID

Index Explanation
1 ECOPROinformationintheEfficientDynamicsmenu
2 ConfigureECOPROmode
3 ConsumptionhistoryintheEfficientDynamicsmenu(onlywithoptional
equipment6WA)
4 TechnologyexperiencemonitorintheEfficientDynamicsmenu

Throughthesemeasuresareductionofthepracticalconsumptionofupto20%canbereachedde-
pendingonthedrivingstyle

UponactivationoftheECOPROmodetheautomaticenginestart-stopfunctionisautomatically
switchedon.

2.6.Operatingfacilityfordriverassistancesystems
Theindividualdriverassistancesystemscanbeactivatedordeactivatedviathedriverassistancesys-
temsoperatingfacility,whichislocatednexttothesteeringwheelinthedashboard.

F30operatingfacilityfordriverassistancesystems

Index Explanation
1 Lanechangewarning
2 Collisionwarning
3 Lanedeparturewarning
4 HeadUpDisplay(HUD)buttonnotinstalled,nowintheCICunder
SettingsHead-UpDisplay

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2.7.Servicefunctions

2.7.1.Resettingthescopeofmaintenancework
Iftheservicehasbeencarriedoutforoneormorescopesofmaintenancework,replacementoffront
brakepadsforexample,thefullserviceintervalmustberesetforthesescopes.

Whenresettingthescopesofmaintenancework,adifferentiationismadebetweentwotypes:

Statutoryscopesofmaintenancework,suchasthevehicleinspection,areaspecific,which
canonlyberesetinthe"Service"menu.
Allservice-relatedscopesofmaintenancework,suchaschangingthesparkplugsforexam-
ple,areresetviatheresetmodeintheinstrumentclusterorviatheBMWworkshopsystem.

Activatingresetmode

Terminal15ON
Pressandholddowntheresetbuttonintheinstrumentclusterforbetweenfiveandtensec-
onds.

Keeptheresetbuttonpressedforlongerthantensecondstocallupthetestfunctions.

Presstheresetbuttonbrieflyoncetoscrollthroughthescopesofmaintenancework.Keepthere-
setbuttonpressedforlongertoaccesstheresetmenufortheselectedscopeofmaintenancework.
Pressandholdthebuttonagaintoresetthescopeofmaintenancework.Itisonlypossibletoresetthe
scopesofmaintenanceworkoncethresholdsforspecificscopesofmaintenanceworkhavebeenun-
dercut.

Exitingresetmode

Terminal15OFF
Startengine
Donotpressbuttonfor15seconds.

2.7.2.Testfunctions
ThetestfunctionsareshownintheTFTdisplayoftheinstrumentcluster.Thetestfunctionsalsopro-
videBMWServicewithhelpintroubleshootingwithoutaBMWdiagnosissystem.

Tostartfunctionalcheck

Terminal15ON
Pressandholddowntheresetbuttonintheinstrumentclusterfortenseconds.

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2.SystemComponents
Lockingandunlockingthetestfunctions(testfunction04)

Onlythefirstfourtestfunctionsarefreelyaccessible.Alltestfunctionsarelockedfromthefifthtest
functiononwards.Thetestfunctionscanbeunlockedviatestfunction04.

Thetestfunctionsareunlockedbyenteringthecrosstotalofthelastfivedigitsofthevehicleidentifi-
cationnumber.

Displayoftestfunctions

ThetestfunctionsarefadedintothecenteroftheTFTdisplay,betweenthetworoundinstruments.

Themaintestfunctionsarelistedbelow.Inadditiontothemajorityoftestfunctions,therearefurther
equivalentfunctionsforwhichasimilardisplayappearsintheinstrumentcluster.

Testfunction Description
01 Identification
02 Systemtest
03 Testend
04 Unlocktestfunctions
05 Currentconsumption
06 Range/Consumption
07 Fuelgaugevalues
08 Coolanttemperature,ambienttemperature,engineoiltemperature
09 On-boardcomputeraveragevalues
10 Speedometer/Revcounter
11 Displayofvehiclevoltage
12 Acoustics,triggeringofaudiosignals
13 Readfaultcodes(DTC)
14 DimLCD
15 DimPWMsignal
16 ConditionBasedService
17 CheckControl
18 Correctionfactor,consumptionfigures
19 Softwarereset/RAMreload

Operationoftestfunctions

Thetestfunctionsareoperatedwiththeassistanceoftheresetbuttonintheinstrumentcluster.

Presstheresetbuttonbrieflyoncetoscrollthroughthetestfunctions.Keeptheresetbuttonpressed
downforlongertoaccesstheselectedtestfunction.

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Exittestfunctions

Terminal15OFF
Keepresetbuttonpressedforlongerthantenseconds.
Themainmenufadesintotheinstrumentcluster
Calluptestfunction03(endtest)
Calluptestfunction19(RESET).

Toprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess,allbutthefirstfourtestfunctionsarelockedagainwhenthe
testfunctionsareexited.

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