fuel additives BMW 6 SERIES 2009 Owners Manual

Mobility
213Reference
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Fuel specifications
Never used leaded gasoline; it will perma-
nently damage the catalytic converter.
Do not use E85, i.e. fuel that consists of 85%
ethanol, or Flex Fuel. Otherwise permanent
damage to the engine and the fuel supply sys-
tem will result.<
Required fuel
Super Premium Gasoline/AKI 91
This gasoline is highly recommended.
However, you may also use gasoline with less
AKI. The minimum AKI rating is 87.
If you use gasoline with this minimum AKI rat-
ing, the engine may produce knocking sounds
when starting at high outside temperatures.
This has no affect on the engine life.
Do not use gasoline below the specified
minimum quality, otherwise engine dam-
age can result.<
Use high-quality brands
Field experience has demonstrated significant
differences in fuel quality: volatility, composi-
tion, additives, etc., among gasolines offered for
sale in the United States and Canada. Fuels
containing up to and including 10 % ethanol or
other oxygenates with up to 2.8 % oxygen by
weight, that is, 15 % MTBE or 3 % methanol
plus an equivalent amount of co-solvent, will
not void the applicable warranties with respect
to defects in materials or workmanship.
The use of poor-quality fuels may result in
problems relating to drivability and start-
ing, and to a tendency to stall, especially under
certain environmental conditions such as high
ambient temperature and high altitude.
Should you encounter drivability problems
which you suspect could be related to the fuel
you are using, we recommend that you respond
by switching to a recognized high-quality brand
such as gasoline that is advertised as Top Tier
Detergent Gasoline.
Failure to comply with these recommendations
may also result in unscheduled maintenance.<

Everything from A to Z
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Everything from A to Z
Index
"..." Identifies Control Display
texts used to select
individual functions and
refers you to the page where
these texts can be found.
A
ABS Antilock Brake
System88
– indicator lamp90
ACC, refer to Active cruise
control68
Accepted calls194
Accessories6
Accident, refer to Emergency
request235
Activated-charcoal filter for
automatic climate
control114
"Activation time" for parked
car ventilation115
Active cruise control68
– indicator lamp72
– radar sensor72
– selecting distance70
– warning lamps72
Active front head restraints52
Active steering95
– warning lamp95
Adapter for spare key30
Adaptive brake assistant89
Adaptive brake lamps, refer to
Brake force display95
Adaptive Head Light106
"Add digits" in mobile phone
mode194
Additives
– coolant223
– engine oil, refer to Approved
engine oils223
"Address book" in
navigation144Address for navigation
– deleting145
– entering136,139
– selecting145
– storing144
– storing current position144
"Add to address book"144
"Add to destination
list"139,141
Adjusting interior
temperature111
Adjusting the tone during
audio operation, refer to
Tone control161
Adjusting thigh support50
"After door opened"52
"After unlocking"52
Airbags95
– deactivating, refer to
Exception for front
passenger seat58
– indicator/warning lamp97
– indicator lamp for front
passenger airbags97
– sitting safely49
Air distribution
– automatic111
– manual112
Airing, refer to Ventilation114
Air outlets, refer to
Ventilation114
Air recirculation, refer to AUC
Automatic recirculated-air
control113
"Air recirculation on / off"57
Air supply, automatic climate
control110
Air volume112
AKI, refer to Fuel
specifications213Alarm system37
– avoiding unintentional
alarms38
– interior motion sensor38
– switching off alarm37
– switching off tilt alarm
sensor and interior motion
sensor38
– tilt alarm sensor38
"All channels"172
"All doors"32
Alloy wheels229
All-season tires, refer to
Winter tires219
"All stations", requesting in
radio mode164
Alterations, technical, refer to
For your own safety6
Altering stretch of road152
"AM" waveband160,164
Antenna for mobile phone186
Antifreeze
– coolant223
– washer fluid67
Antilock Brake System
ABS88
Anti-theft alarm system, refer
to Alarm system37
Anti-theft system, refer to
Central locking system31
Approved axle loads, refer to
Weights245
Approved engine oils223
Approved gross vehicle
weight, refer to Weights245
Armrest, refer to Center
armrest119
Around the center console14
Around the steering wheel10
Arrival time
– refer to Computer78
– refer to Starting destination
guidance148