BMW M3 SEDAN Owner's Manual page 154

CONTROLS
Hiding Check Control messages
Press the button on the turn signal lever.
Continuous display
Some Check Control messages are displayed
continuously and are not cleared until the mal‐
function is eliminated. If several malfunctions oc‐
cur at once, the messages are displayed consec‐
utively.
The messages can be hidden for approx. 8 sec‐
onds. After this time, they are displayed again
automatically.
Temporary display
Some Check Control messages are hidden auto‐
matically after approx. 20 seconds. The Check
Control messages are stored and can be dis‐
played again later.
Displaying stored Check Control
messages
1. "CAR"
2. "Vehicle status"
3. "Check Control messages"
4. Select the text message.
Display
Check Control
At least one Check Control message is
displayed or stored.
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Text messages
Text messages in combination with a symbol in
the instrument cluster explain a Check Control
message and the meaning of the indicator/warn‐
ing lights.
Supplementary text messages
Additional information, such as the reason for an
error or malfunction or the required action, can
be called up via Check Control.
With urgent messages the added text will be au‐
tomatically displayed on the Control Display.
Depending on the Check Control message, fur‐
ther help can be selected.
1. "CAR"
2. "Vehicle status"
3. "Check Control messages"
4. Select the desired text message.
5. Select the desired setting.
Messages after trip completion
Certain messages displayed while driving are dis‐
played again after drive-ready state is switched
off.
Indicator/warning lights
Concept
Indicator/warning lights in the instrument cluster
display the status of some functions in the vehi‐
cle and indicate when a malfunction is present in
the monitored systems.
General information
The indicator/warning lights can light up in a vari‐
ety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lights are checked for proper func‐
tioning and light up temporarily when drive-ready
state is switched on.