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Emergencywheel
Concept
Intheeventofaflattire,theemergencywheel
canbeusedinplaceofthewheelwiththedefec#j
tivetire.Theemergencywheelisonlyintended
fortemporaryuseuntilthedefectivetire/wheel hasbeenreplaced.
Generalinformation Mountoneemergencywheelonly.
Alsocheckthetireinflationpressureofthe
emergencywheelinthecargoarearegularly,and
correctitasneeded.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Theemergencywheelhasparticulardimen#j
sions.Whendrivingwithanemergencywheel,
changeddrivingpropertiesmayoccur,forin#j
stancereducedlanestabilitywhenbraking,lon#j gerbrakingdistance,andchangedself-steeringpropertiesinthelimitarea.Thereisariskofac#j
cident.Drivemoderatelyanddonotexceeda
speedof50mph/80km/h.
Overview
Theemergencywheelandthewheelchange toolsarelocatedinthecargoareaunderthecargofloorpanel.
Removingtheemergencywheel1.Removethecargofloorpanel.Todothis,pullthecargofloorpanelupwarddirectlybehind
therearbackrests.2.Opentheratchetstrap.3.Removethetoolholder.4.Removetheemergencywheelfromthestor#j
agewell.Donotremoveanycovers.
Insertingtheemergencywheel
1.Placetheemergencywheelinthestorage well.2.Insertthetoolholder.3.Tietheratchetstrap.Makesurethatitiscor#jrectlyandfirmlyseated.4.Insertthecargofloorpanel.Seite3518heelsandtiresMOBILITY351
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EnginecompartmentVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Overview
Engineswith4or6cylinders
1Fillerneckforwasherfluid2MildHybridtechnology,lid3Jump-starting,positivebatteryterminal4Oilfillerneck5Coolantreservoir,engine6Dependingonmotorization:coolantreservoir
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8-cylinderengine1Fillerneckforwasherfluid2Jump-starting,positivebatteryterminal3Coolantreservoir,engine4Coolantreservoir,auxiliarycooling5Oilfillerneck6Jump-starting,negativebatteryterminal7VehicleidentificationnumberHood
Safetyinformation
Warning
Improperlyexecutedworkintheenginecom#j
partmentcandamagevehiclecomponentsand impairvehiclefunctions.Thereisariskofanaccidentanddamagetoproperty.Haveworkintheenginecompartmentperformedbyadeal#jer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice
centerorrepairshop.
Warning
Theenginecompartmentaccommodatesmov#j
ingcomponents.Certaincomponentsinthe enginecompartmentcanalsomovewiththe
vehicleswitchedoff,forinstancetheradiator
fan.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotreachinto
theareaofmovingparts.Keeparticlesofcloth#j
ingandhairawayfrommovingparts.
Warning
Thereareprotrudingparts,forinstancelocking
hook,ontheinsideofthehood.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Ifthehoodisopen,payattentionto protrudingpartsandkeepclearoftheseareas.
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Warning
Anincorrectlylockedhoodcanopenwhiledriv#j
ingandrestrictvisibility.Thereisariskofacci#j dent.Stopimmediatelyandcorrectlyclosethe
hood.
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenopeningand
closingthehood.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementofhoodisclear
duringopeningandclosing.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Makesurethatthewiperswiththe wiperbladesmountedarefoldeddownonto
thewindshieldbeforeopeningthehood.
NOTICE
Whenthehoodisclosed,itmustengageon bothsides.Pressingagaincandamagethe
hood.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty. Openthehoodagainandthencloseitenerget#j
ically.Avoidpressingagain.
Opening
1.Pulllever,arrow1.
Hoodisunlocked.2.Aftertheleverisreleased,pulltheleveragain, arrow2.
Hoodcanbeopened.3.Becarefulofprotrudingpartsonthehood.
Closing
Energeticallyclosethehoodfromapprox.
20in/50cm.
Thehoodmustengageonbothsides.
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OperatingmaterialsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
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
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.
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsys#j
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic
converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotrefueloradd
thefollowinginthecaseofgasolineengines:
'xLeadedgasoline.'xMetallicadditives,forinstancemanganese oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuel#jingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealer#ssserv#j icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand
theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j erty.Donotusefuelswithahigherpercentageofethanolthanrecommended.Donotrefuelwithfuelscontainingmethanol,e.g.M5to
M100.
NOTICE
Fuelthatdoesnotcomplywiththeminimum qualitycancompromiseenginefunctionor
causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Donotfillwithfuelthatdoes
notcomplywiththeminimumquality.
Recommendedfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI91.
MPerformancemodel:
BMWrecommendsAKI93.
Refuelwiththisgasolinetoachievetherated performanceandconsumptionvalues.
Minimumfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI89.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishas
noeffectontheenginelife.
Engineoil
Generalinformation
Theengineoilconsumptionisdependenton
yourdrivingstyleanddrivingconditions.
Therefore,regularlychecktheengineoillevelaf#jterrefuelingbytakingadetailedmeasurement.
Theengineoilconsumptioncanincreaseinthe followingsituations,forinstance:
'xSportydrivingstyle.'xBreak-inoftheengine.'xIdlingoftheengine.'xWithuseofengineoiltypesthatareclassified
asnotsuitable.
DifferentCheckControlmessagesappearonthe ControlDisplaydependingontheengineoil
level.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Anengineoillevelthatistoolowcausesen#j ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Immediatelyaddengineoil.
NOTICE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Donotaddtoomuchengine oil.Whentoomuchengineoilisadded,havetheengineoillevelcorrectedbyadealer#ssserv#jicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Electronicoilmeasurement
Generalinformation
Theelectronicoilmeasurementhastwomeasur#j
ingprinciples:
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'xMonitoring.'xDetailedmeasurement.
Whenmakingfrequentshort-distancetripsor
usingadynamicdrivingstyle,forinstancewhen
takingcurvesaggressively,regularlyperforma
detailedmeasurement.
Monitoring Concept
Theengineoillevelismonitoredelectronically
whiledrivingandcanbeshownontheControl Display.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible operatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
displayed.
Aredindicatorlightindicatesthattheen#j
gineoilpressureistoolow.
Functionalrequirements
Acurrentmeasuredvalueisavailableafterap#j
prox.30minutesofnormaldriving.
Displayingtheengineoillevel
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."Engineoillevel"
Theengineoillevelisdisplayed.
Systemlimits
Whenmakingfrequentshort-distancetripsor
usingadynamicdrivingstyle,itmaynotbepos#j sibletocalculateameasuredvalue.Inthiscase,
themeasuredvalueforthelast,sufficientlylong
tripisdisplayed.
Detailedmeasurement Concept
Theengineoillevelischeckedwhenthevehicle isstationaryanddisplayedviaascale.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissibleoperatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
displayed.
Generalinformation
Duringthemeasurement,theidlespeedisin#j creasedsomewhat.
Functionalrequirements'xVehicleisparkedinahorizontalposition.'xSteptronictransmission:selectorleverinse#j
lectorleverpositionNorPandaccelerator pedalnotdepressed.'xThedrive-readystateisswitchedonby
pressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xEngineisrunningandisatoperatingtemper#j ature.
Performingadetailedmeasurement
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."Engineoillevel"4."Engineoilmeasurement"5."Startmeasurement"
Theengineoillevelischeckedanddisplayedvia
ascale.
Addingengineoil
Generalinformation
Onlyaddengineoilwhenthemessageisdis#j
playedintheinstrumentcluster.Thequantityto
beaddedisindicatedinthemessageshownon
theControlDisplay.
Onlyaddsuitabletypesofengineoil.
Safelyparkthevehicleandswitchoffdrive-ready statebeforeaddingengineoil.
Takecarenottoaddtoomuchengineoil.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Operatingmaterials,forinstanceoils,greases,
coolants,fuels,cancontainharmfulingredients.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Fol#j
lowtheinstructionsonthecontainers.Avoid
thecontactofarticlesofclothing,skinoreyes
withoperatingmaterials.Donotrefilloperating
materialsintodifferentbottles.Storeoperating
materialsoutofreachofchildren.
NOTICE
Anengineoillevelthatistoolowcausesen#j
ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Immediatelyaddengineoil.
NOTICE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Donotaddtoomuchengine
oil.Whentoomuchengineoilisadded,have theengineoillevelcorrectedbyadealer#ssserv#jicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Overview
Theoilfillerneckislocatedintheenginecom#j
partment.
Additionalinformation:
Foranoverview,refertopage 352.
Addingengineoil
1.Openingthehood.Opening,refertopage 354.2.Openthelidcounterclockwise.3.Addengineoil.4.Closethelid.
Engineoiltypestoadd
Generalinformation
Theengineoilqualityiscriticalforthelifeofthe
engine.
Onlyaddthetypesofengineoilwhicharelisted.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Oiladditivescandamagetheengine.Thereisa riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotuseoiladdi#j tives.
NOTICE
Incorrectengineoilcancausemalfunctionsin theengineordamageit.Thereisariskofdam#j agetoproperty.Whenselectinganengineoil,
makesurethattheengineoilhasthecorrectoil rating.
Suitableengineoiltypes
Addengineoilsthatmeetthefollowingoilrating
standards:
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GasolineengineBMWLonglife-01FE.BMWLonglife-14FE+.BMWLonglife-17FE+.
AlternativeengineoiltypesIfanengineoilsuitableforcontinuoususeisnot
available,upto1USquart/literofanengineoil withthefollowingoilratingcanbeadded:
OilratingAPISL.APISM.APISN.
Viscositygrades
ViscositygradesSAE0W-20.SAE0W-30.
Moreinformationaboutsuitableoilratingsandviscositygradesofengineoilscanberequested
fromadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Engineoilchange
NOTICE
Engineoilthatisnotchangedintimelyfashion
cancauseincreasedenginewearandthusen#j
ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Itisrecommendedthatyoudonot exceedtheserviceintervalsindicatedintheve#j
hicle.
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopchangetheen#j
gineoil.
Coolant
Generalinformation
Coolantconsistsofwaterandadditives.
Notallcommerciallyavailableadditivesaresuita#j
bleforthevehicle.Donotmixadditivesofdiffer#j
entcolors.Observethewater-additivemixing ratioof50:50.Informationaboutsuitableaddi#j
tivesisavailablefromadealer#ssservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withtheenginehotandthecoolingsystem open,coolantcanescapeandleadtoscalding.
Thereisariskofinjury.Onlyopenthecooling
systemwiththeenginecooleddown.
Warning
Additivesareharmfulandincorrectadditives
candamagetheengine.Thereisariskofinjury
andriskofdamagetoproperty.Donotallow
additivestocomeintocontactwithskin,eyes orarticlesofclothing.Usesuitableadditives
only.
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Coolantlevel
Generalinformation Dependingonthemotorization,thereareuptotwocoolantreservoirsintheenginecompart#j
ment.Checkandtopupthecoolantlevelsona
regularbasis.
Thecoolantlevelisindicatedusingminimum andmaximummarkingsinthefillerneckofthe
coolantreservoir.
Dependingontheengineinstallation,thecoolant
reservoirislocatedontherightsideortheleft
sideoftheenginecompartment.
Additionalinformation:
Foranoverview,refertopage 352.
Checkingthecoolantlevelinthe
fillerneck1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openingthehood.
Opening,refertopage 354.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Thecoolantleveliscorrectifitliesbetween theminimumandmaximummarksinthefiller
neck.6.Closethelid.Addingcoolant1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openingthehood.
Opening,refertopage 354.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Ifthecoolantislow,slowlyaddcoolantupto
thespecifiedlevel;donotoverfill.6.Closethelid.7.Havethecauseofthecoolantlosseliminated assoonaspossible.
Disposal
Complywiththerelevantenvironmental
protectionregulationswhendisposingof coolantandcoolantadditives.
Washerfluid
Generalinformation Allwashernozzlesaresuppliedfromonereser#j
voir.
Useamixtureoftapwaterandwindshield washerconcentrate.Ifdesired,awindshield
washerconcentratecontainingantifreezecanbe
used.
Recommendedminimumfillquantity:
0.2USgal/1liter.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Someantifreezeagentscancontainharmful substancesandareflammable.Thereisariskoffireandariskofinjury.Followtheinstruc#j
tionsonthecontainers.Keepantifreezeaway fromignitionsources.Donotrefilloperating
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