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EnglishControls and features -> Seat and mirror memory for your BMW 3 Series 1997-2006
Seat and mirror memory
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Your BMW center can adjust your
To select a stored setting
vehicle's systems in such a man-
ner that your personalized settings are
automatically set for the seat and exte-
rior mirror positions when you unlock
the vehicle with your personal remote
control.<
Do not select a memory position
while the vehicle is moving. If you
do so, there is a risk of accident from
unexpected seat movement.<
Driver's door open after unlocking or
ignition key in position 1:
Before activating the programmed
adjustment feature, ensure that
the footwell behind the driver's seat is
empty and unobstructed. If you fail to
do so, any persons, animals or objects
behind the seat could be injured or
damaged by a rearward movement of
the seat.<
>Briefly press memory button 1, 2 or 3,
as desired.
Movement stops immediately when
one of the seat-adjustment or mem-
ory buttons is operated during the
adjustment process.
You can store and recall three different
driver's seat and outside mirror posi-
tions.
With the driver's door closed and the
ignition key either removed or in posi-
tion 0 or 2:
The setting for the lumbar support
is not stored in memory.<
>Press and hold the desired memory
button – 1, 2 or 3 – until the adjust-
ment process is completed.
To store
1. Ignition key in position 1 or 2
2. Adjust your seat and outside mirrors
to the desired position
3. Press the MEMORY button: the indi-
cator lamp in the button lights up
4. Press memory button 1, 2 or 3, as
desired. The indicator lamp goes out.
If you press the MEMORY button
accidentally: press the button
again; the indicator lamp goes out.<
54 Seat and mirror memory
Seat heating*
You can deactivate this automatic fea-
ture by setting the mirror selection
switch to the passenger side position.
Passenger-side exterior mirror tilt
function
The seat cushion and backrest can be
heated with the ignition key in
position 2.
Automatic curb monitor*
You can call up different heating modes
by repeatedly pressing the buttons.
1. Move mirror selector switch 1 to the
driver's mirror position
You can also switch the higher heating
modes off directly:
2. When shifting into Reverse, or plac-
ing the selector lever in position R,
the passenger-side mirror tilts down-
ward. This brings the lower area
adjacent to the vehicle – curbs, etc. –
into the driver's field of vision while
parking.
Press the button and hold it slightly
longer.
How far the passenger mirror tilts
can be set individually for each
ignition key.<
