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NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand
theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetopropj erty.Donotusefuelswithahigherpercentageofethanolthanrecommended.Donotrefuelwithfuelscontainingmethanol,e.g.M5to
M100.
NOTICE
Fuelthatdoesnotcomplywiththeminimum qualitycancompromiseenginefunctionor
causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotfillwithfuelthatdoes
notcomplywiththeminimumquality.
Recommendedfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI91.
Minimumfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI89.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishas
noeffectontheenginelife.
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WheelsandtiresVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Tireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Thetirecharacteristicsandtireinflationpressure
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingrej
sponse.Thereisariskofaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbej
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressure
specifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 264,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanuj
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
OntheControlDisplay
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevaluesandthe
intendedtireinflationpressurevaluesforthe
mountedtirescanbedisplayedontheControl Display.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tiresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeenset,refertopage 277,forthe
mountedtires.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevalueisloj catedoneachtire.
Thereferencetireinflationpressurevalueisloj
catedinthelowerareaoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure
Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinflajtionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read byupto0.1bar/2psi.
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Checkingusingtireinflation
pressurespecificationsinthetire
inflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe
tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocold
tiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheamj
bienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.:'xDrivingrangeofmax.1.25miles/2kmhasnot
beenexceeded.'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast 2hoursafteratrip.
Checkthetireinflationpressureoftheemerj
gencywheelinthecargoarearegularly,andcorj rectitasneeded.
1.Determine,refertopage 262,theintended
tireinflationpressurelevelsforthemounted
tires.2.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.3.Correctthetireinflationpressureifthecurj
renttireinflationpressurevaluedeviatesfrom thespecifiedvalue.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Checkingusingthetireinflation
pressurespecificationsonthe
ControlDisplay
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor4.Checkwhetherthecurrenttireinflationpresj
surelevelsdeviatefromtheintendedtire
pressurevalue.5.Correctthetireinflationpressureifthecurj
renttireinflationpressurevaluedeviatesfrom theintendedvalue.Aftercorrectingthetireinflation
pressure
Withrunflattires:
ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
WithTirePressureMonitorTPM:
Thecorrectedtireinflationpressuresareapplied automatically.Makesurethatthecorrecttiresetj
tingshavebeenmade.
Withtiresthatcannotbefoundinthetirepresj
surevaluesontheControlDisplay,resettheTire
PressureMonitorTPM.
Tireinflationpressuresupto
100mph/160km/h
Forspeedsofupto100mph/160km/handfor
optimumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevalj uesinthetireinflationpressuretable,refertopage 264,andadjustasnecessary.
Thesepressurevaluescanalsobefoundonthe
tireinflationpressurelabelonthedriver'sdoor
pillar.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h.
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Tireinflationpressurevaluesup
to100mph/160km/h
330i,330ixDriveTiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/50R1798H
M+SXLStd/RSC2.2/322.4/35225/45R1895H
M+SXLA/S
Std/RSC
225/45R1895Y
XLStd/RSC
225/45R1895H
M+SXLRSC2.2/322.6/38225/40R1993H
M+SXLA/SRSC2.4/352.8/41Front:225/45R18
95YXLRSC2.2/32-Rear:255/40R18
99YXLRSC-2.4/35Front:225/40R19
93YXLStd/RSC2.4/35-Rear:255/35R19
96YXLStd/RSC-2.6/38Front:225/35R20
90YXLRSC2.6/38-Rear:255/30R20
92YXLRSC-3.0/44Front:225/45R18
95VM+SXLRSC2.2/32-TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSIRear:255/40R18
99VM+SXLRSC-2.4/35Emergencywheel:
T135/80R17102
MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
M340i,M340ixDrive
TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/45R1895H
M+SXLA/SRSC
225/45R1895H
M+SXLRSC
225/50R1798H
M+SXLStd/RSC2.4/352.7/39225/40R1993H
M+SXLA/SRSC2.6/382.9/42Front:225/45R18
95YXLRSC2.4/35-Rear:255/40R18
99YXLRSC-2.4/35Front:225/40R19
93YXLStd/RSC2.6/38-Rear:255/35R19
96YXLStd/RSC-2.6/38Front:225/35R20
90YXLRSC2.8/41-Rear:255/30R20
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TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSIFront:225/45R18
95VM+SXLRSC2.4/35-Rear:255/40R18
99VM+SXLRSC-2.4/35
Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
Warning
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess
of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsexjceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevanttableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur.
Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforoptij
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 265,andadjustasnecessary.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
over100mph/160km/h
330i,330ixDriveWithouthigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/50R1798H
M+SXLStd/RSC2.2/322.7/39TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSI225/45R1895H
M+SXLA/S
Std/RSC
225/45R1895Y
XLStd/RSC
225/45R1895H
M+SXLRSC2.4/352.9/42225/40R1993H
M+SXLA/SRSC2.6/383.1/45Front:225/45R18
95YXLRSC2.2/32-Rear:255/40R18
99YXLRSC-2.4/35Front:225/40R19
93YXLStd/RSC2.4/35-Rear:255/35R19
96YXLStd/RSC-2.6/38Front:225/35R20
90YXLRSC2.6/38-Rear:255/30R20
92YXLRSC-3.0/44Front:225/45R18
95VM+SXLRSC2.4/35-Rear:255/40R18
99VM+SXLRSC-2.6/38Emergencywheel:
T135/80R17102
MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Withhigh-speedtuningfeature
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TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/50R1798H
M+SXLStd/RSC2.2/322.7/39225/45R1895H
M+SXLRSC
225/45R1895Y
XLStd/RSC2.6/383.0/44Front:225/45R18
95YXLRSC2.6/38-Rear:255/40R18
99YXLRSC-2.8/41Front:225/40R19
93YXLStd/RSC2.8/41-Rear:255/35R19
96YXLStd/RSC-3.0/44Front:225/35R20
90YXLRSC3.0/44-Rear:255/30R20
92YXLRSC-3.4/49Front:225/45R18
95VM+SXLRSC2.8/41-Rear:255/40R18
99VM+SXLRSC-3.0/44Emergencywheel:
T135/80R17102
MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
M340i,M340ixDrive Withouthigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/45R1895H
M+SXLA/SRSC
225/45R1895H
M+SXLRSC
225/50R1798H
M+SXLStd/RSC2.6/383.0/44225/40R1993H
M+SXLA/SRSC2.8/413.2/46Front:225/45R18
95YXLRSC2.4/35-Rear:255/40R18
99YXLRSC-2.4/35Front:225/40R19
93YXLStd/RSC2.6/38-Rear:255/35R19
96YXLStd/RSC-2.6/38Front:225/35R20
90YXLRSC2.8/41-Rear:255/30R20
92YXLRSC-3.1/45Front:225/45R18
95VM+SXLRSC2.6/38-Rear:255/40R18
99VM+SXLRSC-2.6/38
Withhigh-speedtuningfeature
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TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/45R1895H
M+SXLRSC
225/50R1798H
M+SXLStd/RSC2.7/393.1/45Front:225/40R19
93YXLStd/RSC2.9/42-Rear:255/35R19
96YXLStd/RSC-3.1/45Front:225/35R20
90YXLRSC3.2/46-Rear:255/30R20
92YXLRSC-3.4/49Front:225/45R18
95VM+SXLRSC3.0/44-Rear:255/40R18
99VM+SXLRSC-3.0/44
Tireidentificationmarks
Tiresize
245/45R1896Y
245:nominalwidthinmm
45:aspectratioin%
R:radialtirecode
18:rimdiameterininches
96:loadrating,notforZRtires
Y:speedrating,beforetheRonZRtires
Maximumtireload
Maximumtireloadisthemaximumpermissible
weightforwhichthetireisapproved.
Locatethemaximumtireloadonthetiresidewall
andtheGrossAxleWeightRatingmGAWRmon
thecertificationlabelonthedriverdoorB-pillar. Dividethetireloadby1.1.Itmustbegreater
thanone-halfofthevehiclessGrossAxleWeight RatingmGAWR.Note,frontvs.rearGAWRand
tireloads,respectively.
Speedletter
Qupto100mph/160km/h
Rupto106mph/170km/h
Supto112mph/180km/h
Tupto118mph/190km/h
Hupto131mph/210km/h
Vupto150mph/240km/h
Wupto167mph/270km/h
Yupto186mph/300km/h
TireIdentificationNumberDOTcode:DOTxxxxxxx0119
xxxx:manufacturercodeforthetirebrand
xxx:tiresizeandtiredesign
0119:tireage
TireswithDOTcodesmeettheguidelinesofthe U.S.DepartmentofTransportation.
Tireage Recommendation
Regardlessofthetiretread,replacetiresatleast
every6years.
Manufacturedate Youcanfindthemanufacturedateofthetireonthetire'ssidewall.DesignationManufacturedateDOT

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UniformTireQualityGrading
Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableon
thetiresidewallbetweentreadshoulderand
maximumsectionwidth.
E.g.:Treadwear200;TractionAA;Temperature A
DOTQualityGrades
Treadwear
TractionAAABC
TemperatureABC
AllpassengervehicletiresmustconformtoFedj
eralSafetyRequirementsinadditiontothese grades.
Treadwear Thetreadweargradeisacomparativerating
basedonthewearrateofthetirewhentested undercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedgovjernmenttestcourse.E.g.,atiregraded150
wouldwearoneandone-half,1g,timesaswell onthegovernmentcourseasatiregraded100.
Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupon
theactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,and maydepartsignificantlyfromthenormduetovariationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesand
differencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction
Thetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest,are AA,A,B,andC.
Thosegradesrepresentthetire'sabilitytostop onwetpavementasmeasuredundercontrolledconditionsonspecifiedgovernmenttestsurfaj
cesofasphaltandconcrete.AtiremarkedCmay havepoortractionperformance.
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireisbased
onstraight-aheadbrakingtractiontests,and
doesnotincludeacceleration,cornering,hydroj planing,orpeaktractioncharacteristics.Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA,thehighest,B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipateheat whentestedundercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.Sustained
hightemperaturecancausethematerialofthe
tiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,andexcesj sivetemperaturecanleadtosuddentirefailure.
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperformj
ancewhichallpassengercartiresmustmeetunj
dertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigherlevels ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthantheminimumrequiredbylaw.
Warning
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestabj lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedandnotoverloaded.Excessivespeed,underinflation,or
excessiveloading,eitherseparatelyorincomj bination,cancauseheatbuildupandpossible
tirefailure.
RSCmRun-flattires
Run-flattires,refertopage 271,arelabeledwith
acircularsymbolcontainingthelettersRSC
markedonthesidewall.
M+S
Winterandall-seasontireswithbettercold weatherperformancethansummertires.
Tiretread
Summertires Donotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.12in/3mm,otherwisethereisanincreased
riskofhydroplaning.
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WintertiresDonotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.16in/4mm,assuchtiresarelesssuitablefor winteroperation.
Minimumtreaddepth
Wearindicatorsaredistributedaroundthetire's
circumferenceandhavethelegallyrequiredminj imumheightof0.063inches/1.6mm.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsaremarked onthetiresidewallwithTWI,TreadWearIndicaj
tor.
Tiredamage
Generalinformation Inspectyourtiresregularlyfordamage,foreign
objectslodgedinthetread,andtreadwear.
Drivingoverroughordamagedroadsurfaces,as
wellasdebris,curbsandotherobstaclescan
causeseriousdamagetowheels,tiresandsusj
pensionparts.Thisismorelikelytooccurwith
low-profiletires,whichprovidelesscushioning
betweenthewheelandtheroad.Becarefulto
avoidroadhazardsandreduceyourspeed,esj
peciallyifyourvehicleisequippedwithlow-proj filetires.
Indicationsoftiredamageorothervehiclemalj
functions:
'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtireorrunningnoises.'xUnusualhandlingsuchasastrongtendency
topulltotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forinstance:
'xDrivingovercurbs.'xRoaddamage.'xTireinflationpressuretoolow.'xVehicleoverloading.'xIncorrecttirestorage.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Damagedtirescanlosetireinflationpressure,
whichcanleadtolossofvehiclecontrol.There isariskofaccident.Iftiredamageissuspected
whiledriving,immediatelyreducespeedand
stop.Havewheelsandtireschecked.Forthis
purpose,drivecarefullytothenearestdealerss
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenj
terorrepairshop.Havevehicletowedortransj
portedasneeded.Donotrepairdamagedtires,
buthavethemreplaced.
Warning
Tirescanbecomedamagedbydrivingoverobj
stacles,e.g.,curbsorroaddamage,athigh
speed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertirecross- section.Thesmallerthetirecross-section,the
highertheriskoftiredamage.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsandpropertydamage.Ifpossij
ble,avoiddrivingoverobjectsorroadcondij
tionsthatmaydamagetires,ordriveoverthem
slowlyandcarefully.
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Changingwheelsandtires
Mountingandwheelbalancing
Havemountingandwheelbalancingcarriedout
byadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Wheelandtirecombination
Generalinformation Youcanaskthedealer'sservicecenteroranj
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop
aboutthecorrectwheel/tirecombinationand wheelrimversionsforthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Wheelsandtireswhicharenotsuitableforyour vehiclecandamagepartsofthevehicle,forinj
stanceduetocontactwiththebodyduetotolj
erancesdespitethesameofficialsizerating.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Themanufacj
turerofyourvehiclestronglysuggeststhatyou
usewheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecomj
mendedbythevehiclemanufacturerforyour
vehicletype.
Warning
Mountedsteelwheelscancausetechnical
problems,forinstanceindependentloosening
ofthelugbolts,damagetothebrakediscs.
Thereisariskofaccident.Donotmountsteel
wheels.
Warning
Incorrectwheel/tirecombinationswillhavea
negativeimpactonthevehicle'shandlingand
onthefunctionofavarietyofsystems,suchas
theAnti-lockBrakeSystemorDynamicStabilj ityControl.Thereisariskofaccident.Tomainj
taingoodhandlingandvehicleresponse,useonlytireswithasingletreadconfigurationfromasinglemanufacturer.Themanufacturerofthe
vehiclerecommendsthatyouusewheelsand tiresthathavebeenrecommendedbythevehij
clemanufacturerforyourvehicletype.Followj ingtiredamage,havetheoriginalwheel/tire
combinationremountedonthevehicleassoon aspossible.
Recommendedtirebrands
Foreachtiresize,themanufacturerofthevehij clerecommendscertaintirebrands.Thetire
brandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthetire
sidewall.
Newtires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Retreadedtires
Warning
Retreadedtirescanhavedifferenttirecasing
structures.Withadvancedagetheservicelife
canbelimited.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicledoesnotrecj
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
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