BMW 8 SERIES CONVERTIBLE 2019 Owners Manual

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Jackingupthevehicle
Warning
Handsandfingerscanbejammedwhenusing
thevehiclejack.Thereisariskofinjury.Comj
plywiththedescribedhandpositionanddonot changethispositionwhileusingthevehicle
jack.
1.Holdthevehiclejackwithonehand,arrow1, andgraspthevehiclejackcrankorleverwithyourotherhand,arrow2.2.Insertthevehiclejackintotherectangularrejcessofthejackingpointclosesttothewheel
tobechanged.3.Extendthevehiclejackbyturningthevehicle
jackcrankorleverclockwise.4.Takeyourhandawayfromthevehiclejackas soonasthevehiclejackisunderloadandcontinueturningthevehiclejackcrankorleverwithonehand.5.Makesurethatthevehiclejackfootstandsverticallyandatarightanglebeneaththe
jackingpoint.6.Makesurethatthevehiclejackfootstands verticallyandperpendicularlybeneaththe
jackingpointafterextendingthevehiclejack.7.Crankthevehicleup,untilthevehiclejackis withtheentiresurfaceonthegroundandthe
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Mountingawheel
Mountoneemergencywheelonly,asrequired.1.Unscrewthelugbolts.2.Removethewheel.3.Putthenewwheeloremergencywheelon andscrewinatleasttwolugboltsinacrossjwisepatternuntilhand-tight.
Ifnon-originallight-alloywheelsofthevehicle
manufactureraremounted,theaccompanyj
inglugboltsmayhavetobeusedaswell.4.Hand-tightentheremaininglugboltsand
tightenalllugboltswellinacrosswisepatj tern.5.Turnthevehiclejackcrankcounterclockwise
toretractthevehiclejackandlowerthevehij
cle.6.Removethevehiclejackandstowitsecurely.
Afterthewheelchange
1.Tightenthelugboltscrosswise.Thetightenj
ingtorqueis101lbsft/140Nm.2.Stowthenonworkingwheelinthecargoarea,
ifnecessary.
Thenonworkingwheelcannotbestoredunj
derthecargofloorpanelbecauseofitssize.3.Checktireinflationpressureatthenextopj
portunityandcorrectasneeded.4.ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
ResettheTirePressureMonitorTPM.5.Checktomakesurethelugboltsaretight
withacalibratedtorquewrench.6.Havethedamagedtirereplacedatthenearj estdealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij
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EnginecompartmentVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Overview

Foragasolineengine:1Fillerneckforwasherfluid2Jump-starting,positivebatteryterminal3Coolantreservoir,engine4Coolantreservoir,auxiliarycooling5Oilfillerneck6Jump-starting,negativebatteryterminal7VehicleidentificationnumberSeite323EnginecompartmentMOBILITY323
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Hood
Safetyinformation
Warning
Improperlyexecutedworkintheenginecomj
partmentcandamagevehiclecomponentsand impairvehiclefunctions.Thereisariskofanaccidentanddamagetoproperty.Haveworkintheenginecompartmentperformedbyadealjerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice
centerorrepairshop.
Warning
Theenginecompartmentaccommodatesmovj
ingcomponents.Certaincomponentsinthe enginecompartmentcanalsomovewiththe
vehicleswitchedoff,forinstancetheradiator
fan.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotreachinto
theareaofmovingparts.Keeparticlesofclothj
ingandhairawayfrommovingparts.
Warning
Thereareprotrudingparts,forinstancelocking
hook,ontheinsideofthehood.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Ifthehoodisopen,payattentionto protrudingpartsandkeepclearoftheseareas.
Warning
Anincorrectlylockedhoodcanopenwhiledrivj
ingandrestrictvisibility.Thereisariskofaccij
dent.Stopimmediatelyandcorrectlyclosethe
hood.
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenopeningand
closingthehood.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementofthehoodis
clearduringopeningandclosing.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Makesurethatthewiperswiththewiperbladesmountedarefoldeddownonto
thewindshieldbeforeopeningthehood.
NOTICE
Whenthehoodisclosed,itmustengageon
bothsides.Pressingagaincandamagethe
hood.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty. Openthehoodagainandthencloseitenergetjically.Avoidpressingagain.
Opening
1.Pulllever,arrow1.
Hoodisunlocked.2.Aftertheleverisreleased,pulltheleveragain, arrow2.
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Closing
Energeticallyclosethehoodfromapprox.
20in/50cm.
Thehoodmustengageonbothsides.
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OperatingmaterialsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.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.
Ethanolshouldmeetthefollowingqualitystanj
dards:
US:ASTM4806mxx
CAN:CGSB-3.511mxx
xx:complywiththecurrentstandardineach
case.
Safetyinformation
CAUTION
Theuseofpoor-qualityfuelsmayresultin
harmfulenginedepositsordamage.Additionj
ally,problemsrelatingtodrivability,startingand stalling,especiallyundercertainenvironmentalconditionssuchashighambienttemperature
andhighaltitude,mayoccur.
Ifdrivabilityproblemsareencountered,werecj
ommendswitchingtoahighqualitygasoline
brandandahigheroctanegradenAKInumj
bernforafewtankfills.Toavoidharmfulenj
ginedeposits,itishighlyrecommendedtopurj
chasegasolinefromTopTierretailers.
Failuretocomplywiththeserecommendations
mayresultintheneedforunscheduledmaintej
nance.
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic
converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotrefueloradd
thefollowinginthecaseofgasolineengines:
'xLeadedgasoline.'xMetallicadditives,forinstancemanganese oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefueljingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealerssservj icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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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.
Engineoil
Generalinformation
Theengineoilconsumptionisdependenton
yourdrivingstyleanddrivingconditions.
Therefore,regularlychecktheengineoillevelafj terrefuelingbytakingadetailedmeasurement.
Theengineoilconsumptioncanincreaseinthe followingsituations,forinstance:'xSportydrivingstyle.'xBreak-inoftheengine.'xIdlingoftheengine.'xWithuseofengineoiltypesthatareclassified
asnotsuitable.
DifferentCheckControlmessagesappearonthe ControlDisplaydependingontheengineoil
level.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Anengineoillevelthatistoolowcausesenj ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Immediatelyaddengineoil.
NOTICE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotaddtoomuchengine oil.Whentoomuchengineoilisadded,havetheengineoillevelcorrectedbyadealerssservjicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Electronicoilmeasurement
Generalinformation
Theelectronicoilmeasurementhastwomeasurj
ingprinciples:
'xMonitoring.'xDetailedmeasurement.
Whenmakingfrequentshort-distancetripsor
usingadynamicdrivingstyle,forinstancewhen
takingcurvesaggressively,regularlyperforma
detailedmeasurement.
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MonitoringConcept
Theengineoillevelismonitoredelectronically
whiledrivingandcanbeshownontheControl Display.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible operatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
displayed.
Aredindicatorlightindicatesthattheenj
gineoilpressureistoolow.
Functionalrequirements
Acurrentmeasuredvalueisavailableafterapj
prox.30minutesofnormaldriving.
Displayingtheengineoillevel
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.Engineoillevel
Theengineoillevelisdisplayed.
Systemlimits
Whenmakingfrequentshort-distancetripsor
usingadynamicdrivingstyle,itmaynotbeposj sibletocalculateameasuredvalue.Inthiscase,
themeasuredvalueforthelast,sufficientlylong
tripisdisplayed.
Detailedmeasurement Concept
Theengineoillevelischeckedwhenthevehicle isstationaryanddisplayedviaascale.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible
operatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
displayed.
Generalinformation
Duringthemeasurement,theidlespeedisinj creasedsomewhat.
Functionalrequirements'xVehicleisparkedinahorizontalposition.'xSelectorleverinselectorleverpositionNorP
andacceleratorpedalnotdepressed.'xEngineisrunningandisatoperatingtemperj ature.
Performingadetailedmeasurement
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.Engineoillevel4.Engineoilmeasurement5.Startmeasurement
Theengineoillevelischeckedanddisplayedvia
ascale.
Addingengineoil
Generalinformation
Onlyaddengineoilwhenthemessageisdisj
playedintheinstrumentcluster.Thequantityto
beaddedisindicatedinthemessageshownon
theControlDisplay.
Onlyaddsuitabletypesofengineoil,referto
page 329.
Safelyparkthevehicleandswitchoffdrive-ready statebeforeaddingengineoil.
Takecarenottoaddtoomuchengineoil.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Operatingmaterials,forinstanceoils,greases,
coolants,fuels,cancontainharmfulingredients. Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Folj
lowtheinstructionsonthecontainers.Avoid
thecontactofarticlesofclothing,skinoreyes
withoperatingmaterials.Donotrefilloperating
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materialsintodifferentbottles.Storeoperating
materialsoutofreachofchildren.
NOTICE
Anengineoillevelthatistoolowcausesenj ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Immediatelyaddengineoil.
NOTICE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotaddtoomuchengine
oil.Whentoomuchengineoilisadded,have theengineoillevelcorrectedbyadealerssservjicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Overview
Theoilfillerneckislocatedintheenginecomj
partment,refertopage 323.
Addingengineoil
1.Openthehood,refertopage 324.2.Openthelidcounterclockwise.3.Addengineoil.4.Closethelid.Engineoiltypestoadd
Generalinformation
Theengineoilqualityiscriticalforthelifeofthe
engine.
Onlyaddthetypesofengineoilwhicharelisted.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Oiladditivescandamagetheengine.Thereisa riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotuseoiladdij tives.
NOTICE
Incorrectengineoilcancausemalfunctionsin theengineordamageit.Thereisariskofdamj agetoproperty.Whenselectinganengineoil,
makesurethattheengineoilhasthecorrectoil rating.
Suitableengineoiltypes
Addengineoilsthatmeetthefollowingoilrating
standards:
GasolineengineBMWLonglife-01FE.BMWLonglife-14FE+.BMWLonglife-17FE+.
TheBMWLonglife-14FE+andBMWLongj
life-17FE+oilratingsarenotsuitableforthe50i
gasolineengine.
AlternativeengineoiltypesIfanengineoilsuitableforcontinuoususeisnotavailable,upto1USquart/literofanengineoilwiththefollowingoilratingcanbeadded:
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OilratingAPISL.APISM.APISN.
Viscositygrades
ViscositygradesSAE0W-20.SAE0W-30.
TheviscositygradeSAE0W-20isnotsuitable
forgasolineengine50i.
Moreinformationaboutsuitableoilratingsand viscositygradesofengineoilscanberequested
fromadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Engineoilchange
NOTICE
Engineoilthatisnotchangedintimelyfashion
cancauseincreasedenginewearandthusenj
ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Donotexceedtheservicedataindij
catedinthevehicle.
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopchangetheenj
gineoil.
Coolant
Generalinformation
Coolantconsistsofwaterandadditives.
Notallcommerciallyavailableadditivesaresuitaj
bleforthevehicle.Informationaboutsuitableadj ditivesisavailablefromadealerssservicecenter
oranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withtheenginehotandthecoolingsystem
open,coolantcanescapeandleadtoscalding.
Thereisariskofinjury.Onlyopenthecooling
systemwiththeenginecooleddown.
Warning
Additivesareharmfulandincorrectadditives
candamagetheengine.Thereisariskofinjury
andriskofdamagetoproperty.Donotallow
additivestocomeintocontactwithskin,eyes orarticlesofclothing.Usesuitableadditives
only.
Coolantlevel
Generalinformation
Vehicleswithgasolineenginefeaturetwocoolj
ingcircuits.Alwayscheckthecoolantlevelsof bothcoolantreservoirsandrefillasneeded.
Thecoolantlevelisindicatedusingminimum
andmaximummarkingsinthefillerneckofthe
coolantreservoir.
Dependingontheengineinstallation,thecoolant reservoirislocatedontherightsideortheleft sideoftheenginecompartment,referto
page 323.
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