Introduction -> Notes on the Owner's Manual for your BMW 5 Series 1995-2003

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owner service procedures or topics on  
car care.  
Notes on the Owner's Manual  
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We have made every effort to ensure  
that you are able to find what you need  
in this Owner's Manual as quickly as  
Indicates instructions or precau-  
tions that must be followed  
precisely in order to avoid the possi-  
Identifies systems or components,  
which your BMW center can either  
activate or adapt to suit an individual  
driver's requirements ("Car Memory",  
"Key Memory"). Refer to page 52.  
possible. The fastest way to find certain bility of personal injury and serious  
topics is by using the detailed index at  
the end. If you desire an initial overview  
of your vehicle, this can be found in the  
first chapter. The detailed list of  
contents that directly follows the  
summary of contents is intended to  
stimulate your curiosity regarding your  
BMW and to encourage you to read the  
manual.  
damage to the vehicle.<  
Contains information that will  
assist you in gaining the optimum  
benefit from your vehicle and enable  
you to care more effectively for your  
vehicle.<  
Refers to measures that can  
be taken to help protect the  
environment.<  
Should you wish to sell your BMW at  
some time in the future, please  
remember to hand over the Owner's  
Manual to the new owner; it is part of  
the vehicle.  
< Marks the end of a specific item of  
information.  
Should you have any further questions,  
your BMW center will be glad to assist  
at any time.  
* Indicates special equipment,  
country-specific equipment and  
optional extras.  
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US English VIII/2000  
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On buying your BMW, you have BMW pursues a policy of continuous,  
decided in favor of a model with individ- ongoing development conceived to  
ualized equipment and fittings. This  
Owner's Manual describes all models  
and equipment that BMW offers within  
the same group.  
ensure that our vehicles continue to  
embody the highest quality and safety  
standards combined with advanced,  
state-of-the-art technology. For this  
reason, it is possible that the features  
described in this Owner's Manual could  
differ from those on your vehicle. Nor  
can errors and omissions be entirely  
ruled out. You are therefore asked to  
appreciate that no legal claims can be  
entertained on the basis of the data,  
illustrations or descriptions in this  
Owner's Manual.  
We hope you will understand that  
equipment and features are included  
that you might not have chosen for your  
vehicle. Any differences can easily be  
identified, since all optional accessories  
and special equipment are marked with  
an asterisk *.  
If your BMW features equipment that is  
not described in this Owner's Manual (a  
car radio or telephone, for instance), we  
have enclosed Supplementary Owner's  
Manuals. We ask you to read these  
manuals as well.  
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