BMW Touring plug-in hybrid 3 Series Owner's Handbook Manual page 8

NOTES
The production date is defined as the calendar
month and the calendar year in which the vehicle
body and the powertrain assemblies are joined
and the vehicle is driven or moved from the pro‐
duction line.
Status of the Owner's
Handbook
General
The high standards of safety and quality that
characterise the vehicles are ensured through
ongoing development. On rare occasions, this
may mean that the features described in this
handbook will vary from those in your vehicle.
For Australia/New Zealand:
general
When reading this Owner's Handbook, please
bear the following in mind: to ensure that our ve‐
hicles continue to embody the highest quality
and safety standards, we pursue a policy of con‐
tinuous, ongoing development. Because modifi‐
cations in the design of both vehicles and acces‐
sories may be introduced at any time, your own
vehicle's equipment may vary from that descri‐
bed in this handbook. For the same reason, it is
also impossible to guarantee that all descriptions
will be completely accurate in all respects.
We must therefore request your understanding
of the fact that the manufacturer of your vehicle
is unable to recognise legal claims based on dis‐
crepancies between the data, illustrations and
descriptions in this Owner's Handbook and your
own vehicle's equipment. Please note, too, that
some of the optional equipment described in this
manual is not available on Australian models due
to restrictions imposed by Australian Design
Rules and other requirements.
Should you require any further information,
please contact your Service centre, who will be
pleased to advise you.
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Validity of Owner's Handbook
Vehicle production
At the time of production in the factory, the prin‐
ted Owner's Handbook provides up-to-date in‐
formation. Updates following the copy deadline
can result in differences between the printed
Owner's Handbook and the integrated Owner's
Handbook in the vehicle.
You will find notes on any updates in the appen‐
dix of the printed Owner's Handbook for the ve‐
hicle.
After a software update in the
vehicle
After a vehicle software update – for example, a
Remote Software Upgrade – the integrated
Owner's Handbook for the vehicle will contain
updated information.
Your own safety
Intended use
Please comply with the following when using the
vehicle:
▷ Owner's Handbook.
▷ Information attached to the vehicle. Do not
remove stickers.
▷ Technical data of the vehicle.
▷ The applicable laws and safety standards of
the country in which the vehicle is used.
▷ Vehicle papers and legal documents.
Warranty
The vehicle is technically designed for the oper‐
ating conditions and approval (homologation) re‐
quirements of the country to which it was first
delivered. If the vehicle is to be driven in another
country, it may need to be adapted beforehand
to any different operating conditions and appro‐
val requirements prevailing in that country. If the
vehicle does not comply with the homologation