2011 BMW 335i xDrive Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2011 BMW 335i xDrive addresses a sedan and a coupe that differ in shape and in nothing else: both carry the same 3.0L turbocharged inline-six with double overhead cams, both run on gasoline, and both are listed in one trim. For the technician the important part is the engine's complexity set against the car's simple lineup, one specification, but a forced-induction six whose fuel, ignition, boost and cooling systems each need their own figures and their own diagnostic path.

Engines covered

• 3.0L inline-six — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan
• 2-door coupe

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2011 335i xDrive. Owners have logged 168 complaints on this model year, and they concentrate rather than scatter: 48 on the air bags, 31 on the engine and 23 on the electrical system. Those three areas are among the best-documented in the book. Restraint diagnostics and their wiring, engine mechanical work with its torque values and clearances, and the fuel, ignition and boost tests that sit behind an engine fault all have their own procedures, and the body electrical diagrams let a circuit be traced end to end instead of replaced piece by piece.