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Closing
Warning
Theretainingstrapofthefuelcapcanbejam#j
medandcrushedduringclosing.Thecapcan#j notbecorrectlyclosed.Fuelorfuelvaporscan
escape.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing
thecap.
1.Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyunlocking
Itmaybenecessaryincertainsituationstoun#j
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forinstancewith anelectricalfault.
Havefuelfillerflapunlockedbyadealer#ssservice centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorre#j
pairshop.
Followthefollowingwhen refueling
Generalinformation Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletelyintothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzle
duringrefuelingcauses:
'xPrematureswitchingoff.'xReducedreturnofthefuelvapors.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzleclicks
offthefirsttime.
Makesurethatthefuelcapisclosedproperlyaf#j terrefueling,otherwisetheemissionswarning
lightmaylightup.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegassta#j
tion.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Fuelsaretoxicandaggressive.Overfillingofthe fueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.Painted
surfacesmaybedamagedbycontactwithfuel.
Escapingfuelcanharmtheenvironment.There
isariskofdamagetoproperty.Avoidoverfilling.
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FuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Fuelrecommendation
Generalinformation
Dependingontheregion,manygasstationssell
fuelthathasbeencustomizedtowinteror
summerconditions.Fuelthatisavailableinwin#j
ter,forinstancehelpsmakeacoldstarteasier.
Gasoline
Generalinformation
Forthebestfuelefficiency,thegasolineshould
besulfur-freeorverylowinsulfurcontent.
Fuelsthataremarkedonthegaspumpascon#j
tainingmetalmustnotbeused.
Fuelswithamaximumethanolcontentof25%,
i.e.E10orE25,maybeusedforrefueling.
Ethanolshouldmeetthefollowingqualitystan#j
dards:
US:ASTM4806#mxx
CAN:CGSB-3.511#mxx
xx:complywiththecurrentstandardineach
case.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsys#j
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic
converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotrefueloradd thefollowinginthecaseofgasolineengines:
'xLeadedgasoline.'xMetallicadditives,forinstancemanganese
oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuel#j
ingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealer#ssserv#j
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand
theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j erty.Donotusefuelswithahigherpercentage
ofethanolthanrecommended.Donotrefuel
withfuelscontainingmethanol,e.g.M5to
M100.
NOTICE
Fuelthatdoesnotcomplywiththeminimum qualitycancompromiseenginefunctionor
causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Donotfillwithfuelthatdoes
notcomplywiththeminimumquality.
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CAUTION
Theuseofpoor-qualityfuelsmayresultin
harmfulenginedepositsordamage.Addition#j
ally,problemsrelatingtodrivability,startingand stalling,especiallyundercertainenvironmentalconditionssuchashighambienttemperature
andhighaltitude,mayoccur.
Ifdrivabilityproblemsareencountered,werec#j
ommendswitchingtoahighqualitygasoline
brandandahigheroctanegrade#nAKInum#j
ber#nforafewtankfills.Toavoidharmfulen#j
ginedeposits,itishighlyrecommendedtopur#j
chasegasolinefromTopTierretailers.
Failuretocomplywiththeserecommendations
mayresultintheneedforunscheduledmainte#j
nance.
Recommendedfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI91.
Refuelwiththisgasolinetoachievetherated
performanceandconsumptionvalues.
Minimumfuelgrade BMWrecommendsAKI89.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishasnoeffectontheenginelife.
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WheelsandtiresVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Tireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Thetireinflationpressureandtirecharacteristics
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xDrivingdynamics.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingre#j
sponse.Thereisariskofaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbe#j
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressure
specifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 225,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanu#j
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure
Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinfla#jtionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read
byupto0.1bar/2psi.
Checkingusingtireinflation
pressurespecificationsinthetire
inflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocold
tiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheam#j bienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.:
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'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast2hoursafteratrip.1.Determinetheintendedtireinflationpressure
levelsforthemountedtires.2.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.3.Correctthetireinflationpressureiftheactual tireinflationpressuredeviatesfromthein#jtendedtireinflationpressure.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Aftercorrectingthetireinflation
pressure
Forrun-flattires:reinitializerun-flattires.
FortheTirePressureMonitorTPM:resetthe TirePressureMonitorTPM.
Tireinflationpressuresupto
100mph/160km/h
Forspeedsofupto100mph/160km/handforoptimumdrivingcomfort,notethetireinflation
pressurevaluesinthetireinflationpressureta#j ble,refertopage 225,andadjustasnecessary.
Thesetireinflationpressurevaluescanalsobe
foundonthetireinflationpressurelabelonthe
driver'sdoorpillar.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h.
Tireinflationpressurevaluesup
to100mph/160km/h
230i,230ixDriveTiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/45R1791
HM+S
225/45R1791
W2.2/322.4/35205/50R1789
VA/S
205/50R1789
HM+S2.2/322.6/38225/40R1892
VXLA/S
225/40R1892
VM+SXL2.3/332.7/39Front:225/45R
1791W2.2/32-Rear:245/40R
1791W-2.4/35Front:225/40R
1888Y2.3/33-Rear:245/35R
1888Y-2.7/39Front:225/35R
1988YXL2.7/39-Rear:245/30R
1989YXL-3.1/45Front:225/40ZR
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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIRear:245/35ZR
1892YXL-2.7/39Emergency
wheel:
T125/80R17
99MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
M240i,M240ixDrive
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwith
coldtires225/45R1791
HM+S2.2/322.5/36205/50R1789
HM+S2.3/332.6/38225/40R1892
VXLA/S
225/40R1892
VM+SXL2.4/352.8/41Front:225/40
ZR1888Y2.4/35-Rear:245/35ZR
1892YXL-2.8/41Front:225/40R
1888Y2.4/35-Rear:245/35R
1888Y-2.8/41Front:225/35R
1988YXL2.8/41-TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIRear:245/30R
1989YXL-3.1/45Emergency
wheel:
T125/80R17
99MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
Warning
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess
of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsex#jceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevanttableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur.
Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforopti#j
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 226,andadjustasnecessary.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
over100mph/160km/h
230i,230ixDriveWithouthigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/45R1791
HM+S
225/45R1791
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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSI205/50R1789
VA/S
205/50R1789
HM+S2.5/362.9/42225/40R1892
VXLA/S
225/40R1892
VM+SXL2.5/363.0/44Front:225/45R
1791W2.3/33-Rear:245/40R
1791W-2.7/39Front:225/40R
1888Y2.3/33-Rear:245/35R
1888Y-2.7/39Front:225/35R
1988YXL2.7/39-Rear:245/30R
1989YXL-3.1/45Front:225/40ZR
1888Y2.3/33-Rear:245/35ZR
1892YXL-2.7/39Emergency
wheel:
T125/80R17
99MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Withhigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwith
coldtires225/45R1791
HM+S
225/45R1791
W2.7/393.2/46205/50R1789
HM+S2.5/362.9/42225/40R1892
VM+SXL2.9/423.4/49Front:225/45R
1791W2.7/39-Rear:245/40R
1791W-3.2/46Front:225/40R
1888Y2.6/38-Rear:245/35R
1888Y-3.1/45Front:225/35R
1988YXL3.0/44-Rear:245/30R
1989YXL-3.4/49Front:225/40
ZR1888Y2.6/38-Rear:245/35ZR
1892YXL-3.1/45Emergency
wheel:
T125/80R17
99MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
M240i,M240ixDrive Withouthigh-speedtuningfeature
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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwith
coldtires225/45R1791
HM+S2.4/352.7/39205/50R1789
HM+S2.6/382.9/42225/40R1892
VXLA/S
225/40R1892
VM+SXL2.7/393.1/45Front:225/40
ZR1888Y2.4/35-Rear:245/35ZR
1892YXL-2.8/41Front:225/40R
1888Y2.4/35-Rear:245/35R
1888Y-2.8/41Front:225/35R
1988YXL2.8/41-Rear:245/30R
1989YXL-3.1/45Emergency
wheel:
T125/80R17
99MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Withhigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecificationsin
bar/PSISpecifications
inbar/PSIwith
coldtires225/45R1791
HM+S2.4/352.7/39205/50R1789
HM+S2.6/382.9/42225/40R1892
VM+SXL3.0/443.4/49Front:225/40
ZR1888Y2.8/41-Rear:245/35
ZR1892YXL-3.2/46Front:225/40R
1888Y2.8/41-Rear:245/35R
1888Y-3.2/46Front:225/35R
1988YXL3.1/45-Rear:245/30R
1989YXL-3.4/49Emergency
wheel:
T125/80R17
99MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Tireidentificationmarks
Tiresize
245/45R1896Y
245:nominalwidthinmm
45:aspectratioin%
R:radialtirecode
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18:rimdiameterininches
96:loadrating,notforZRtires
Y:speedrating,beforetheRonZRtires
Maximumtireload
Maximumtireloadisthemaximumpermissible
weightforwhichthetireisapproved.
LocatethemaximumtireloadonthetiresidewallandtheGrossAxleWeightRating#mGAWR#monthecertificationlabelonthedriver#ssdoorpillar.
Dividethetireloadby1.1.Itmustbegreater
thanone-halfofthevehicle#ssGrossAxleWeight Rating#mGAWR.Note,frontvs.rearGAWRand
tireloads,respectively.
SpeedletterDesignationMaximumspeedQupto100mph/160km/hR:upto106mph/170km/hSupto112mph/180km/hTupto118mph/190km/hHupto131mph/210km/hVupto150mph/240km/hWupto167mph/270km/hYupto186mph/300km/h
TireIdentificationNumberDOT-Code:DOTxxxxxxx2120
xxxx:manufacturercodeforthetirebrand
xxx:tiresizeandtiredesign
2120:tireage
TireswithDOTcodesmeettheguidelinesofthe
U.S.DepartmentofTransportation.
Tireage
Recommendation
Regardlessofthetiretread,replacetiresatleast
every6years.
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TractionThetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest,are
AA,A,B,andC.
Thosegradesrepresentthetire'sabilitytostop
onwetpavementasmeasuredundercontrolled
conditionsonspecifiedgovernmenttestsurfa#j
cesofasphaltandconcrete.AtiremarkedCmay havepoortractionperformance.
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireisbased onstraight-aheadbrakingtractiontests,and
doesnotincludeacceleration,cornering,hydro#j planing,orpeaktractioncharacteristics.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA,thehighest,B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipateheat
whentestedundercontrolledconditionsona specifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.Sustained
hightemperaturecancausethematerialofthe
tiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,andexces#j
sivetemperaturecanleadtosuddentirefailure.
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperform#j
ancewhichallpassengercartiresmustmeetun#j
dertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigherlevels ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthantheminimumrequiredbylaw.
Warning
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestab#j lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedandnot overloaded.Excessivespeed,underinflation,or
excessiveloading,eitherseparatelyorincom#j bination,cancauseheatbuildupandpossibletirefailure.
RSCmRun-flattires
Run-flattires,refertopage 233,arelabeledwith
acircularsymbolcontainingthelettersRSC markedonthesidewall.
M+S
Winterandall-seasontireswithbettercold weatherperformancethansummertires.
Tiretread
SummertiresDonotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.12in/3mm,otherwisethereisanincreased
riskofhydroplaning.
Wintertires Donotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.16in/4mm,assuchtiresarelesssuitablefor winteroperation.
Minimumtreaddepth
Wearindicatorsaredistributedaroundthetire's
circumferenceandhavethelegallyrequiredmin#j imumheightof0.063inches/1.6mm.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsaremarked onthetiresidewallwithTWI,TreadWearIndica#j
tor.
Tiredamage
Generalinformation Inspectyourtiresregularlyfordamage,foreign
objectslodgedinthetread,andtreadwear.
Drivingoverroughordamagedroadsurfaces,as
wellasdebris,curbsandotherobstaclescan
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