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3-Series (E21, E30)Chat relating to the BMW 3-Series from 1975-1983 and 1984-1991 line. Specific models: BMW 315, BMW 316, BMW 318, BMW 318i, BMW 320/4, BMW 320i, BMW 320/6, BMW 323i, BMW 320i. E30 Family models include: BMW 325e, BMW 325i, BMW 325is, BMW 325ix.
I just bought my first BMW, a '90 325i. I don't have an owner's manual and I can't seem to figure out what a couple of the buttons do. There is a button to the right and one to the left, just above the shifter. What do they do? I tried them pressed in and let out, and they don't seem to do anything. Thanks for your help.
uh... i really have no idea what buttons your talking about but perhaps ill assume your talking about the window roll up and down buttons and then the window lock.
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if it's a 4-door & one of the buttons you're asking about is square, not rectangular, push it so it's popped OUT, get in the back seat & try to roll down the rear windows... bet cha they won't go down. it's a rear window lock button.
the other one, if it's rectangular, is probably the window fuse breaker... press that one so it's popped out & none of em will work
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i used to have a '90 325i... it had some electrical probs for the windows from time to time but of the buttons you are describing, the driver side button seemed to lock my power windows... again i dont know if that was an electrical problem or if it was its original function... now have an 86 TC baur... kickin car
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