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OilratingAPISL.APISM.APISN.
Viscositygrades
ViscositygradesSAE0W-20.SAE0W-30.
ViscositygradeSAE0W-20isnotsuitablefor
gasolineengines50iand60i.
Moreinformationaboutsuitableoilratingsand viscositygradesofengineoilscanberequested
fromadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Engineoilchange
NOTICE
Engineoilthatisnotchangedintimelyfashion cancauseincreasedenginewearandthusenj ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotexceedtheservicedataindijcatedinthevehicle.
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyouhaveadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopchangetheenj
gineoil.
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CoolantVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Generalinformation
Coolantconsistsofwaterandadditives.
Notallcommerciallyavailableadditivesaresuitaj bleforthevehicle.Informationaboutsuitableadjditivesisavailablefromadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Withtheenginehotandthecoolingsystem
open,coolantcanescapeandleadtoscalding.
Thereisariskofinjury.Onlyopenthecooling
systemwiththeenginecooleddown.
WARNING
Additivesareharmfulandincorrectadditives candamagetheengine.Thereisariskofinjury
andriskofdamagetoproperty.Donotallow
additivestocomeintocontactwithskin,eyes
orarticlesofclothing.Usesuitableadditives
only.
Coolantlevel
Generalinformation
Vehicleswithgasolineenginefeaturetwocooljingcircuits.Alwayscheckthecoolantlevelsofbothcoolantreservoirsandrefillasneeded.
Thecoolantlevelisindictedusingminimumand maximummarkings.Dependingonthecoolant
reservoir,theminimumandmaximummarkings
arelocatedatdifferentlocations.
Dependingontheengineinstallation,thecoolant
reservoirislocatedontherightsideortheleft
sideoftheenginecompartment,referto
page 335.
Checkingthecoolantlevelinthe
fillerneck
1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openthehood,refertopage 336.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspresj
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Thecoolantleveliscorrectifitliesbetween theminimumandmaximummarksinthefiller
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Adding1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openthehood,refertopage336.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspresj
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Ifthecoolantislow,slowlyaddcoolantupto
thespecifiedlevel;donotoverfill.6.Closethecap.7.Havethecauseofthecoolantlosseliminated assoonaspossible.
Disposal
Complywiththerelevantenvironmental
protectionregulationswhendisposingof
coolantandcoolantadditives.
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MaintenanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
BMWmaintenancesystem
Themaintenancesystemindicatesrequired maintenancemeasures,andtherebyprovidessupportinmaintainingroadsafetyandtheoperajtionalreliabilityofthevehicle.
Insomecases,scopesandintervalsofthemainj
tenancesystemmayvaryaccordingtothecounj tryversion.Replacementwork,spareparts,fuels
andlubricants,andwearmaterialsarecalculated
separately.Furtherinformationisavailablefroma
dealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservj
icecenterorrepairshop.
ConditionBasedServiceCBS
Concept
Sensorsandspecialalgorithmstakeintoaccount thedrivingconditionsofthevehicle.CBSuses
thesetocalculatetheneedformaintenance.
Thesystemmakesitpossibletoadaptthe
amountofmaintenancecorrespondingtoyour
userprofile.
Generalinformation
Informationonservicerequirements,referto
page 154,canbedisplayedontheControlDisj
play.
Servicedataintheremote
control
Informationontherequiredmaintenanceisconjtinuouslystoredintheremotecontrol.Thedealjerssservicecentercanreadthisdataoutand
suggestamaintenancescopeforthevehicle.
Therefore,handtheserviceadvisortheremote
controlwithwhichthevehiclewasdrivenmost recently.
Storageperiods Storageperiodsduringwhichthevehiclebattery
wasdisconnectedarenottakenintoaccount.
Ifthisoccurs,haveadealer'sservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop updatethetime-dependentmaintenanceprocejdures,suchascheckingbrakefluidand,ifnecesj
sary,changingtheengineoilandthemicrofilter/ activated-charcoalfilter.
ServiceandWarranty InformationBookletforUSmodelsandWarrantyand ServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodels
PleaseconsultyourServiceandWarrantyInforj
mationBookletforUSmodelsandWarrantyand ServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodelsfor
additionalinformationonservicerequirements.
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
thatmaintenanceandrepairbeperformedbya dealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservj
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icecenterorrepairshop.Recordsofregular
maintenanceandrepairworkshouldberetained.
SocketforOBDOnboard Diagnosis
Generalinformation
DevicesconnectedtotheOBDsockettrigger
thealarmsystemwhenthevehicleislocked.Rej moveanydevicesconnectedattheOBDsocket
beforelockingthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
ThesocketforOnboardDiagnosisisanintrij
catecomponentintendedtobeusedinconj
junctionwithspecializedequipmenttocheck thevehiclessprimaryemissionssystem.Imj
properuseofthesocketforOnboardDiagnoj
sis,orcontactwiththesocketforOnboardDij
agnosisforotherthanitsintendedpurpose, cancausevehiclemalfunctionsandcreatesrisksofpersonalandpropertydamage.Giventheforegoing,themanufactureofyourvehiclestronglyrecommendsthataccesstothesocketforOnboardDiagnosisbelimitedtoadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenj
terorrepairshoporotherpersonsthathave
thespecializedtrainingandequipmentforpurj
posesofproperlyutilizingthesocketforOnj
boardDiagnosis.
Position
ThereisanOBDsocketonthedriver'ssidefor checkingtheprimarycomponentsinthevehij
cle'semissions.
Emissions
'xThewarninglightlightsup:
Emissionsaredeteriorating.Havethe vehiclecheckedassoonaspossible.'xThewarninglightflashesundercertaincirj
cumstances:
Thisindicatesthatthereisexcessivemisfiring intheengine.
Reducethevehiclespeedandhavethesysj
temcheckedimmediately;otherwise,serious
enginemisfiringwithinabriefperiodcanserij
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ReplacingcomponentsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Onboardvehicletoolkit
Theonboardvehicletoolkitislocatedintheleft storagecompartmentofthecargoarea.
Wiperblades
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thewindowmaysustaindamageifthewiper
fallsontoitwithoutthewiperbladeinstalled.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Holdthe
wiperfirmlywhenchangingthewiperblade.Do
notfoldorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiper bladeinstalled.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Makesurethatthewiperswiththe wiperbladesmountedarefoldeddownonto
thewindshieldbeforeopeningthehood.
Replacingthefrontwiperblades
1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms,refertopage 138.2.Liftthewiperallthewayoffofthewindshield.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpulloutthe
wiperblade,arrow2.4.Insertthenewwiperbladeandpressitonunj
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Lightsandbulbs
GeneralinformationLightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
tovehiclesafety.
AllheadlightsandlightsaremadeusingLEDor
lasertechnology.
Someitemsofequipmentuselight-emittingdij odesinstalledbehindacoverasalightsource.
Theselight-emittingdiodesarerelatedtoconj
ventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedas
Class1light-emittingdiodes.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouletadealerssservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopperform
theworkincaseofamalfunction.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Focusedlaserlightcanirritateorpermanently damagetheretinaoftheeye.Thereisariskof injury.Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecomj
mendsthattheworkonthelightingsysteminj cludingbulbreplacementbeperformedbyadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
WARNING
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe
retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlight
sources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe
headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.When
drivingwiththelightsswitchedon,thecondenj
sationevaporatesafterashorttime.Theheadj lightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Vehiclebattery
Generalinformation Thebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanberej
questedfromadealerssservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
thatyouhaveadealerssservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopregister
thevehiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebattery
hasbeenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeen
registeredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavailj
ablewithoutrestrictionandanyCheckControl
messagesdisplayedwhichrelatetocomfortfeaj
tureswilldisappear.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan
damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle
functions.Thereisariskofpersonalandpropj
ertydamage.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthatare
compatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbeinj
stalledinyourvehicle.Informationoncompatij blevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyourdealerss
servicecenter.
Chargingthebattery
Generalinformation Makesurethatthebatteryisalwayssufficiently
chargedtoguaranteethatthebatteryremains
usableforitsfullservicelife.
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Adischargedbatteryisindicatedbyared
indicatorlight.
Thebatterymayneedtobechargedinthefolj
lowingcases:'xWhenmakingfrequentshort-distancedrives.'xIfthevehicleisnotusedformorethana
month.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Batterychargersforthevehiclebatterycan
workwithhighvoltagesandcurrents,which
meansthatthe12volton-boardnetworkcan beoverloadedordamaged.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Onlyconnectbattery
chargersforthevehiclebatterytothestarting
aidterminalsintheenginecompartment.
Startingaidterminals
Inthevehicle,onlychargethebatteryviathe
startingaidterminals,refertopage 352,inthe
enginecompartmentwiththeengineoff.
PowerfailureAfterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe
newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for
example:
'xMemoryfunction:storethepositionsagain.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.'xGlasssunroof:initializethesystem.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadealjerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Maintainthebatteryinanuprightpositionfor
transportandstorage.Securethebatterysothat itdoesnottipoverduringtransport.
Fuses
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelecj
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstituteofanothercolororamperagerating.
Accessingthefuses
Removethecoverontherightsidetrim.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
foundonaseparatesheetinthefusebox.
ReplacingfusesThevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopreplacethe
fuses.
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BreakdownassistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehazj ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleislocatedontheinsideofthetrunklid.
Pressontherelease,arrow1,andswivelthe coverdown,arrow2.
First-aidkit
GeneralinformationSomeofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsreguj larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedintheleftstoragecomjpartmentofthecargoarea.
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BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif assistanceisneededintheeventofabreakj down.
Generalinformation Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehij
cle'sconditionissentdirectlytothemanufacj
turerofyourvehicle.
ContactcanalsobemadeviaaCheckControl
message,refertopage 151.
Requirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
versionwithIntelligentemergencycallor
BMWConnectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
StartingRoadsideAssistance
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,supjportisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
ViaiDrive:
1.ConnectedDrive2.BMWAssist3.BMWRoadsideAssistance
ThecontacttotheRoadsideAssistanceof
themanufactureisestablished.
Atelephonenumberisdisplayed,ifneeded. Selecttodialthetelephonenumberona
connectedmobilephone.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisimj portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistransjmittedautomatically.
StartingTeleserviceHelp
Dependingonthecountry,theTeleserviceHelpenablesamorein-depthdiagnosisofthevehicle
viawirelesstransmission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughtheServiceSpecialist.1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.TeleserviceHelp
Thedrivingabilityofthevehiclecanberestored
forspecificfunctions.
Ifthisisnotpossible,furthermeasureswillbeinij
tiated,forinstanceRoadsideAssistancewillbe informed.
BMWAccidentAssistance
Concept
BMWGroupAccidentAssistancecanbeconj
tactedifassistanceisneededintheeventofan accident.
Generalinformation Ifthevehiclesensorsdetectaminortomoderj
atelysevereaccident,whichdidnottriggerany airbags,aCheckControlmessageappearsontheinstrumentcluster.Inaddition,atextmesj
sageappearsontheControlDisplay.
WhenBMWAccidentAssistanceisactivated,dataonthevehicle'sconditionissenttoBMW.
Requirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
versionwithIntelligentemergencycallor
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