S te e rin g /Ig n itio n lo c k
S ta rtin g th e e n g in e
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S te e rin g lo c k d is e n g a g e d
Be fo re s ta rt in g
Turn ing th e s te e ring w he e l s lightly to
th e rig ht o r le ft o fte n m a ke s it e a s ie r to
tu rn th e ke y fro m 0 to 1 .
Ind ivid ua l e le c tric a l d e vic e s a re re a d y
for o p e ra tio n.
> En ga ge th e p a rkin g b ra ke .
> Be s ure th at th e s hift le ve r is in "Ne u-
tra l" (or "P ark" if th e ve hicle is e q uip p e d
with a n a uto m atic tra ns m is s ion).
> Ma nua l tra ns m is s ion: De p re s s th e
c lutc h p e d a l.
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Ig n itio n o n
> Auto m a tic tra ns m is s ion: De p re s s th e
footb ra ke .
All e le c tric a l e q uip m e nt a nd a c c e s s o-
rie s a re a va ila b le fo r u s e .
Do n ot ru n th e e ngine in e nc los e d
a re a s . Th e e xh a us t g a s e s c onta in
c a rb on m onoxid e , a n o d orle s s a nd c ol-
orle s s , b ut h ighly to xic g a s . B re a th ing
th e e xh a us t g a s e s p os e s a n e xtre m e
he a lth ris k, a nd c a n le a d to u nc on-
s c ious ne s s a nd d e a th .
Do n ot le a ve th e c a r u na tte nd e d w ith
th e e ngine ru nning. An u na tte nd e d ve hi-
c le w ith a ru nning e ngine re p re s e nts a
p ote ntia l s a fe ty h a za rd .<
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S ta rt in g th e e n g in e
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S te e rin g lo c k e n g a g e d
The ke y c a n o nly b e in s e rte d o r re -
m ove d in th is p os itio n.
Ve hic le s w ith m a nua l tra ns m is -
s ion: De p re s s th e c lutc h w he n
s ta rtin g th e ve hic le. A lo cko ut p re ve nts
th e e ngine fro m s ta rtin g if th e c lutc h is
not d e p re s s e d .c
Afte r re m oving th e ke y, tu rn th e s te e r-
ing whe e l s lightly to th e le ft o r rig ht u ntil
th e lo c k e nga ge s .
If th e ke y is n ot re m ove d , a n a c ous tic
s igna l is s ound e d a fte r th e d rive r's d oor
ha s b e e n o p e ne d .
>
S ta rt th e e ngine . Do n ot p re s s th e
a c c e le ra to r p e d a l.
Ve hic le s w ith a uto m a tic tra ns m is -
s ion:
Do not m ove th e s e le c to r le ve r fro m th e
"P a rk" p os itio n u ntil th e e ngine is ru n-
ning (ignitio n ke y a t p os itio n 2 ).
In o rd e r to tu rn th e ke y b a c k to p os itio n
Do n ot a c tu a te th e s ta rte r fo r to o
s hort a tim e , b ut n ot tu rn it fo r m ore
th a n a p p ro x. 2 0 s e c ond s . R e le a s e th e
ignitio n ke y im m e d ia te ly w he n th e
e ngine s ta rts .
Do n ot a llow th e e ngine to w arm u p b y
le aving it running while the ve hicle re m ains
s ta tio nary. In s te ad, b e gin d riving im m e di-
ate ly a t a m ode ra te e ngine s pe e d.<
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o r to re m ove it, m ove th e s e le c to r
le ve r in to p os itio n "P a rk" firs t (In te r-
loc k).<
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 3-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 323i, BMW 328i, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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