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Closing
Warning
Theretainingstrapofthefuelcapcanbejamj
medandcrushedduringclosing.Thecapcanj notbecorrectlyclosed.Fuelorfuelvaporscan
escape.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing
thecap.
1.Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyunlocking
Itmaybenecessaryincertainsituationstounj
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forinstancewith anelectricalfault.
Havefuelfillerflapunlockedbyadealerssservice centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Followthefollowingwhen refueling
Generalinformation Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletelyintothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzle
duringrefuelingcauses:
'xPrematureswitchingoff.'xReducedreturnofthefuelvapors.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzleclicks
offthefirsttime.
Makesurethatthefuelcapisclosedproperlyafj terrefueling,otherwisetheemissionswarning
lightmaylightup.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegasstaj
tion.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Fuelsaretoxicandaggressive.Overfillingofthe fueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.Painted
surfacesmaybedamagedbycontactwithfuel.
Escapingfuelcanharmtheenvironment.There
isariskofdamagetoproperty.Avoidoverfilling.
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FuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Fuelrecommendation
Generalinformation
Dependingontheregion,manygasstationssell
fuelthathasbeencustomizedtowinteror
summerconditions.Fuelthatisavailableinwinj
ter,forinstancehelpsmakeacoldstarteasier.
Gasoline
Generalinformation
Forthebestfuelefficiency,thegasolineshould besulfur-freeorverylowinsulfurcontent.
Fuelsthataremarkedonthegaspumpasconj
tainingmetalmustnotbeused.
Fuelswithamaximumethanolcontentof25%, i.e.E10orE25,maybeusedforrefueling.
Ethanolshouldmeetthefollowingqualitystanjdards:
US:ASTM4806mxx
CAN:CGSB-3.511mxx
xx:complywiththecurrentstandardineach
case.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic
converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotrefueloradd thefollowinginthecaseofgasolineengines:
'xLeadedgasoline.'xMetallicadditives,forinstancemanganese
oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuelj
ingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand
theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetopropj erty.Donotusefuelswithahigherpercentage
ofethanolthanrecommended.Donotrefuel
withfuelscontainingmethanol,e.g.M5to
M100.
NOTICE
Fuelthatdoesnotcomplywiththeminimum qualitycancompromiseenginefunctionor
causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotfillwithfuelthatdoes
notcomplywiththeminimumquality.
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CAUTION
Theuseofpoor-qualityfuelsmayresultin
harmfulenginedepositsordamage.Additionj
ally,problemsrelatingtodrivability,startingand stalling,especiallyundercertainenvironmentalconditionssuchashighambienttemperature
andhighaltitude,mayoccur.
Ifdrivabilityproblemsareencountered,werecj
ommendswitchingtoahighqualitygasoline
brandandahigheroctanegradenAKInumj
bernforafewtankfills.Toavoidharmfulenj
ginedeposits,itishighlyrecommendedtopurj
chasegasolinefromTopTierretailers.
Failuretocomplywiththeserecommendations
mayresultintheneedforunscheduledmaintej
nance.
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 Thetireinflationpressureandtirecharacteristics
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xDrivingdynamics.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingrej
sponse.Thereisariskofaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbej
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressure
specifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 245,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanuj
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure
Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinflajtionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read
byupto0.1bar/2psi.
Checkingusingtireinflation
pressurespecificationsinthetire
inflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocold
tiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheamj bienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.:
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'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast2hoursafteratrip.1.Determine,refertopage 244,theintended
tireinflationpressurelevelsforthemounted
tires.2.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.3.Correctthetireinflationpressureifthecurj
renttireinflationpressurevaluedeviatesfrom thespecifiedvalue.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Aftercorrectingthetireinflation
pressure
Forrun-flattires:reinitializerun-flattires.
FortheTirePressureMonitorTPM:resetthe TirePressureMonitorTPM.
Tireinflationpressuresupto
100mph/160km/h
Forspeedsofupto100mph/160km/handforoptimumdrivingcomfort,notethetireinflation
pressurevaluesinthetireinflationpressuretaj ble,refertopage 245,andadjustasnecessary.
Thesetireinflationpressurevaluescanalsobe
foundonthetireinflationpressurelabelonthe
driver'sdoorpillar.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h.
Tireinflationpressurevaluesup
to100mph/160km/h
430i,430ixDriveTiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/50R1794
VA/S
225/45R1891
VA/S
225/45R1891
Y
225/50R1794
HM+S
225/45R1895
VM+SXL2.2/322.4/35225/40R1993
VXLA/S2.2/322.6/38F:225/45R18
95YXL2.2/32-R:255/40R18
99YXL-2.2/32F:225/45ZR18
95YXL2.2/32-R:255/40ZR18
99YXL-2.2/32F:225/40R19
93YXL2.3/33-R:255/35R19
96YXL-2.5/36F:225/35R20
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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIR:255/30R20
92YXL-2.8/41Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R17
102MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
440i,440ixDrive
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/45R1891
VA/S
225/45R1891
Y
225/50R1794
HM+S
225/45R1895
VM+SXL2.2/322.4/35225/40R1993
VXLA/S2.4/352.6/38F:225/45R18
95YXL2.2/32-R:255/40R18
99YXL-2.2/32F:225/45ZR18
95YXL2.2/32-R:255/40ZR18
99YXL-2.4/35F:225/40R19
93YXL2.3/33-TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIR:255/35R19
96YXL-2.5/36F:225/35R20
90YXL2.6/38-R:255/30R20
92YXL-3.0/44Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R17
102MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
Warning
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess
of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsexj
ceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevanttableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur.
Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforoptij
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 246,andadjustasnecessary.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
over100mph/160km/h
430i,430ixDriveWithouthigh-speedtuningfeature
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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/50R1794
VA/S
225/45R1891
VA/S
225/45R1891
Y
225/50R1794
HM+S
225/45R1895
VXLM+S2.4/352.9/42225/40R1993
VXLA/S2.6/383.1/45F:225/45R18
95YXL2.4/35-R:255/40R18
99YXL-2.7/39F:225/45ZR18
95YXL2.4/35-R:255/40ZR18
99YXL-2.7/39F:225/40R19
93YXL2.5/36-R:255/35R19
96YXL-2.8/41F:225/35R20
90YXL2.6/38-R:255/30R20
92YXL-3.1/45Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R17
102MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60Withhigh-speedtuningfeatureTiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/50R1794
HM+S2.4/352.9/42225/45R1891
Y
225/45R1895
VXLM+S2.6/383.1/45F:225/45ZR18
95YXL2.4/35-R:255/40ZR18
99YXL-2.7/39F:225/45R18
95YXL2.4/35-R:255/40R18
99YXL-2.9/42F:225/40R19
93YXL2.5/36-R:255/35R19
96YXL2.8/41F:225/35R20
90YXL2.6/38-R:255/30R20
92YXL-3.1/45Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R17
102MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
440i,440ixDrive Withouthigh-speedtuningfeature
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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/50R1794
HM+S2.5/363.0/44225/45R1891
VA/S
225/45R1891
Y
225/45R1895
VXLM+S2.7/393.2/46225/40R1993
VXLA/S2.9/423.2/46F:225/45R18
95YXL2.4/35-R:255/40R18
99YXL-2.7/39F:225/45ZR18
95YXL2.5/36-H:255/40ZR18
99YXL-2.8/41F:225/40R19
93YXL2.5/36-R:255/35R19
96YXL-2.8/41F:225/35R20
90YXL2.9/42-R:255/30R20
92YXL-3.4/49Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R17
102MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Withhigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/50R1794
HM+S2.5/363.0/44225/45R1891
Y
225/45R1895
VXLM+S2.7/393.2/46F:225/45R18
95YXL2.4/35-R:255/40R18
99YXL-2.7/39F:225/45ZR18
95YXL2.5/36-R:255/40ZR18
99YXL-2.8/41F:225/40R19
93YXL2.5/36-R:255/35R19
96YXL-2.8/41F:225/35R20
90YXL2.9/42-R:255/30R20
92YXL-3.4/49Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R17
102MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Tireidentificationmarks
Tiresize
245/45R1896Y
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245:nominalwidthinmm
45:aspectratioin%
R:radialtirecode
18:rimdiameterininches
96:loadrating,notforZRtires
Y:speedrating,beforetheRonZRtires
Maximumtireload
Maximumtireloadisthemaximumpermissible
weightforwhichthetireisapproved.
LocatethemaximumtireloadonthetiresidewallandtheGrossAxleWeightRatingmGAWRmonthecertificationlabelonthedriverssdoorpillar.
Dividethetireloadby1.1.Itmustbegreater
thanone-halfofthevehiclessGrossAxleWeight RatingmGAWR.Note,frontvs.rearGAWRand
tireloads,respectively.
SpeedletterQupto100mph/160km/h
Rupto106mph/170km/h
Supto112mph/180km/h
Tupto118mph/190km/h
Hupto131mph/210km/h
Vupto150mph/240km/h
Wupto167mph/270km/h
Yupto186mph/300km/h
TireIdentificationNumber
DOTcode:DOTxxxxxxx0119
xxxx:manufacturercodeforthetirebrand
xxx:tiresizeandtiredesign
0119:tireage
TireswithDOTcodesmeettheguidelinesofthe U.S.DepartmentofTransportation.Tireage
Recommendation
Regardlessofthetiretread,replacetiresatleast
every6years.
Manufacturedate Youcanfindthemanufacturedateofthetireonthetire'ssidewall.DesignationManufacturedateDOT

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TractionThetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest,are
AA,A,B,andC.
Thosegradesrepresentthetire'sabilitytostop
onwetpavementasmeasuredundercontrolled
conditionsonspecifiedgovernmenttestsurfaj
cesofasphaltandconcrete.AtiremarkedCmay havepoortractionperformance.
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireisbased onstraight-aheadbrakingtractiontests,and
doesnotincludeacceleration,cornering,hydroj planing,orpeaktractioncharacteristics.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA,thehighest,B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipateheat
whentestedundercontrolledconditionsona specifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.Sustained
hightemperaturecancausethematerialofthe
tiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,andexcesj
sivetemperaturecanleadtosuddentirefailure.
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperformj
ancewhichallpassengercartiresmustmeetunj
dertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigherlevels ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthantheminimumrequiredbylaw.
Warning
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestabj lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedandnot overloaded.Excessivespeed,underinflation,or
excessiveloading,eitherseparatelyorincomj bination,cancauseheatbuildupandpossibletirefailure.
RSCmRun-flattires
Run-flattires,refertopage 253,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
circumferenceandhavethelegallyrequiredminj imumheightof0.063inches/1.6mm.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsaremarked onthetiresidewallwithTWI,TreadWearIndicaj
tor.
Tiredamage
Generalinformation Inspectyourtiresregularlyfordamage,foreign
objectslodgedinthetread,andtreadwear.
Drivingoverroughordamagedroadsurfaces,as
wellasdebris,curbsandotherobstaclescan
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