Vehicle battery – BMW 2012 3 Series M3 Сoupe User Manual

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Mobility

Replacing components

The tools for changing wheels are avail-
able as optional accessories from your

BMW center.

Jack mounting points

The jacking points are at the positions shown in
the illustration.

Vehicle battery

Battery care

The battery is 100% maintenance-free, the
electrolyte will last for the life of the battery
when the vehicle is operated in a temperate cli-
mate. Your BMW center will be glad to advise in
all matters concerning the battery.

Battery replacing

Only use vehicle batteries that have been
approved for your vehicle by the manu-

facturer; otherwise, the vehicle could be dam-
aged and systems or functions may not be fully
available.

After a battery replacement, have the battery
registered on the vehicle by your service center
to ensure that all comfort functions are fully
available.

Charging the battery

Note

Do not connect battery chargers to the
sockets built into the vehicle at the plant;

doing so may damage the vehicle.

Jump-starting terminals

Only charge the battery in the vehicle via the
terminals in the engine compartment with the
engine off. Connections, refer to Jump-starting
on page

278

Power failure

After a temporary power loss, the functioning of
some equipment may be limited and require
reinitialization. Individual settings may likewise
have been lost and will have to be programmed:

Time and date
These values must be updated, refer to
page

Radio
In some cases, stations may have to be
stored again, refer to page

174

Navigation system
Operability must be waited for, refer to
page

148

Glass roof
It may happen that the roof can only be
tilted. The system must be initialized.
Please contact your BMW center.

Seat and mirror memory
The positions must be stored again, refer to
page

Inside rearview mirror with digital compass
The system must be calibrated, refer to
page

125

Active steering
The system automatically initializes itself
briefly during a trip. The system is deacti-
vated during this time, refer to page

105

xDrive
The system automatically initializes itself
during a trip. Indicator lamps light up during
this time. If the lamps do not go out during
the current trip, have the system checked.