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EnginecompartmentVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespej cialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Overview
6-cylinderengine
1Fillerneckforwashingfluid2Startingaid,positivebatteryterminal3Oilfillerneck4Additionalcoolanttankcooling5Enginecoolanttank6Startingaid,negativebatteryterminal7VehicleidentificationnumberSeite361EnginecompartmentMOBILITY361
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8-cylinderengine1Fillerneckforwashingfluid2Startingaid,positivebatteryterminal3Enginecoolanttank4Additionalcoolanttankcooling5Oilfillerneck6Startingaid,negativebatteryterminal7VehicleidentificationnumberBonnet
Safetynotes
WARNING
Incorrectlyperformedworkintheenginecomj
partmentcandamagecomponentsandposes asafetyrisk.Thereisariskofaccidentormatejrialdamage.HaveworkintheenginecompartjmentundertakenbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartj
neroraspecialistworkshop.
WARNING
Theenginecompartmentcontainsmoving
components.Certaincomponentsintheenj
ginecompartmentcanalsomovewhenthevej hicleisswitchedoff,forexampletheradiator
fan.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotreachinto
anareawheretherearemovingparts.Keeparj
ticlesofclothingandhairawayfrommoving
parts.
WARNING
Thefrontflaphasprotrudingpartsontheinj
side,forexamplelockinghooks.Thereisarisk ofinjury.Whenthefrontflapisopen,watchout
forprotrudingpartsandkeeptheseareasclear.
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WARNING
Ifthebonnetisnotcorrectlylocked,itcan comeopenduringthejourneyandimpairvisij
bility.Thereisariskofaccident.Stopimmedij
atelyandclosethebonnetcorrectly.
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen openingandclosingthebonnet.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Whenopeningandclosing,makesure
thattheareaofmovementofthebonnetis
keptclear.
NOTE
Wiperswhicharefoldedawayfromthewindj screencanbecometrappedifthefrontflapis
opened.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Bej
foreopeningthebonnet,makesurethatthe
wipersarefittedwithwiperbladesandarein
contactwiththewindscreen.
NOTE
Whenclosing,thefrontflapmustlockinto placeonbothsides.Applyingadditionalpresj surecandamagethefrontflap.Thereisarisk
ofmaterialdamage.Openthefrontflapagain andcloseitfirmly.Avoidapplyingadditionalpressure.
Opening
1.Pullthelever,arrow1.Frontflapisunlocked.2.Afterreleasingthelever,pulltheleveragain,arrow2.
Thefrontflapcanbeopened.3.Watchoutforanyprotrudingpartsonthe
frontflap.
Closing
Allowthefrontflaptodropfromaheightofapj
proximately50cm,approx.20in.
Thefrontflapmustengageonbothsides.
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OperatingfluidsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Fuelgrade
General Dependingontheregion,manyfillingstations
sellfuelthatisadaptedtowinterorsummerconj
ditions.Fuelthatissoldinwinterhelpswithcold
starting,forexample.
Petrol General
Foroptimalfuelconsumption,thepetrolshould
besulphur-freeorhavealowsulphurcontent.
Fuelslabelledonthepumpascontainingmetal
mustnotbeused.
Youcanfillupwithfuelswithamaximumethanol contentof25%,forexampleE10orE25.
Theenginehasknockcontrol.Thismeansthat
differentpetrolgradescanbeused.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Thefuelsystemandenginecanbedamaged
bythewrongfuel,eveninsmallquantities,and
bythewrongfueladditives.Inaddition,thecatj
alyticconverterwillbepermanentlydamaged.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Forpetrol engines,donotrefuelwithoraddthefollowing:
'xLeadedpetrol.'xMetallicadditives,forexamplemanganeseoriron.
Afterfillingwiththewrongfuel,donotpress thestart/stopbutton.ContactaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
NOTE
Fuelbelowthespecifiedminimumqualitycan
adverselyaffectenginefunctionorleadtoenj ginedamage.Thereisariskofmaterialdamjage.Donotrefuelbelowthespecifiedminijmumquality.
NOTE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand engine.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Do
notrefuelwithfuelwithahigherethanolconj
tentthanrecommended.Donotrefuelwithfuel
containingmethanol,forexampleM5toM100.
Petrolgrade
TheengineisdesignedtorunonpetrolasperDINEN228.
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Super,RON95.
MPerformancemodel: SuperPluswithRON98.
Usethisfueltoachievetheratedperformance andconsumptionfigures.
MinimumgradeUnleadedpetrol,RON91.
Diesel
Safetynote
NOTE
Thefuelsystemandenginecanbedamaged
bythewrongfuel,eveninsmallquantities,and
bythewrongfueladditives.Thereisariskof
materialdamage.
Notethefollowingwithdieselengines:
'xDonotfillupwithpuremethylester.'xDonotfillupwithpetrol.'xThevehiclemanufacturerrecommends onlyusingdieseladditivesthathavebeen
classifiedassuitable.
Afterfillingwiththewrongfuel,donotpress
theStart/Stopbutton.ContactaServicePartj
nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Dieselquality
Theengineisdesignedtorunondieselfuelas
perDINEN590andASTMD975.
Dieselwithupto7%biodiesel(B7).
Minimumgrade Dieselwithupto10%biodiesel(B10).
ParaffinicdieselfuelasperEN15940.
BMWDieselwith
BluePerformance
Principle BMWDieselwithBluePerformancereducesnij
trousoxidesinthedieselexhaustbyinjectingthe
reductionagentAdBlueintotheexhauststream.
Inthecatalyticconverter,thisproducesachemij
calreactionthatminimisesthenitrousoxides.
General Thevehiclehasatankwhichhastobetopped
up.
Tobeabletoestablishdrive-readystateinthe usualway,sufficientreductionagentmustbepresent.
Reductionagentcanbetoppedupatanytime.
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AdBluereductionagentsisaregisteredtradej
markoftheVerbandderAutomobilindustriee.V.
(VDA).
Reductionagentisavailableatmanyservicestaj tions.
Preferablyreplenishreductionagentatapump
dispenser.
AdBlueatlowtemperatures Duetoitsphysicalproperties,itispossiblethat
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ToppingupAdBlueyourself
Safetynotes
WARNING
Whenthereductionagentcontainerisopened,
smallquantitiesofammoniavapourscan emerge.Ammoniavapourshaveapungentsmellandirritatetheskin,mucousmembranesandeyes.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotinhale
ammoniavapours.Donotallowreductionagent tocomeintocontactwithclothing,skinoreyes,
anddonotswallowit.Keepchildrenawayfrom reductionagents.
WARNING
Serviceproducts,forexampleoils,greases,
coolantsandfuels,cancontainsubstancesthat
areharmfultohealth.Thereisariskofinjuryor
evendeath.Pleasecomplywiththeinstructions
onthecontainers.Donotallowserviceprodj
uctstocomeintocontactwithclothing,skinor
eyes.Donotpourserviceproductsintoother
bottles.Keepserviceproductsoutofthereach
ofchildren.
NOTE
Theconstituentsofreductionagentarehighly aggressive.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage. Avoidcontactofreductionagentwithsurfacesofthevehicle.
SuitableAdBlue
AdBlueasperthestandardISO22241-1
Atmanyservicestations,reductionagentis
availableataspecialpumpdispenser.Preferably
addreductionagentatapumpdispenser.
Ifnopumpdispenserisavailable,reduction
agentcanbereplenishedfromacontainer.Rej ductionagentisavailableinvariouscontainers.
Preferablyusethespecialbottlerecommended
byBMW.Withthisbottleanditsspecialadapter,
reductionagentcanbetoppedupconveniently.
Topupquantity Whenthereservelevelindicatorstarts,topupatleast5litres,approx.1.3gal.
Indicatingtop-upquantityPrecisetop-upquantityisshownonControlDisj
play.1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.AdBlue
Reductionagenttank
Thefueltankcapforthereductionagentislocaj
tednexttothefueltankcapforthefueltank.
Replenishingreductionagentatthe
pumpdispenser
General
Whenrefuelling,insertthefillernozzlefullyinto
thefillerneck.Liftingthefillernozzleduringrefuj
ellingresultsinthefollowing:
'xThesupplyoffuelisstoppedtoosoon.'xOverflowofreducingagent.
Thetankforthereducingagentisfullwhenthe fillernozzlecutsoutforthefirsttime.
Dependingonthefillernozzle,thetankforthe
reducingagentmaynotbefilledcompletely.
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Pleasecomplywiththesafetyregulationsdisj
playedatfillingstations.
Addingreducingagent1.Openfuelfillerflap.
Fuelfillerflap,seepage 334.2.Turnthereductionagenttankcapanticlockj
wiseandremove.3.Placethefueltankcapintheholderonthe
fuelfillerflap.4.Usethepumpnozzletoreplenishatleastthe
recommendedtop-upquantity.
Thetankisfullwhenthefillernozzlecutsout
forthefirsttime.5.Putfueltankcapbackonandturnclockwise.6.Pressonthefueltankfillerflapuntilitenj
gages.
Replenishingreductionagentwitha
bottle
1.Openfuelfillerflap.
Fuelfillerflap,seepage 334.2.Turnthereductionagenttankcapanticlockj
wiseandremove.3.Placethefueltankcapintheholderonthe
fuelfillerflap.4.Attachthebottleandturnclockwiseuntilit
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Thetankinthevehicleisfilled.
Thetankinthevehicleisfilledwhenthelevel
inthebottledoesnotchangeanymore.Itis
notpossibletooverfill.6.Pullbackbottleandunscrew.7.Putfueltankcapbackonandturnclockwise.8.Pressonthefueltankfillerflapuntilitenj
gages.
Fillingwithanincorrectfluid
General
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedifthetank hasbeenfilledwiththewrongfluid.
Ifthewrongtypeofliquidhasbeenadded,conjtactaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranjotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Safetynote
WARNING
Afterfillingwithanincorrectliquid,thesystem mayheatupandcatchfire.Thereisariskof
fireandinjury.Onlyfillwithliquidsthatareinj
tendedforthetank.Donotstarttheengineafj
terfillingwithanincorrectliquid.
Afterfillingreductionagent
Reservelevelindicator Aftertoppingup,thereservelevel
indicatorcontinuestobeshown withremainingrange.
Drive-readystatecanbeestabj
lished.
Afterajourneyofseveralminutes,thereserve
levelindicatorgoesout.
AdBlueontheminimumlevel Afterfillingup,thedisplaycontinjuestobeshown.
Drive-readystatecanonlybeesj tablishedwhenthedisplayisno
longerilluminated.
1.Pressthestart/stopbuttonthreetimes.
Displayisnolongerilluminatedafterapproxij
mately1minute.2.Pressthestart/stopbuttonandswitchonthe drive-readystate.
Disposingofbottles
DisposeofbottlesforAdBlueataServjicePartnerofthemanufactureroranjotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspej
cialistworkshoporhandthemintoanauthorised
collectingpoint.
Onlydisposeofbottleswithnormalwasteifthe localregulationspermitthis.
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Engineoil
GeneralEngineoilconsumptiondependsonthedriving
styleandoperatingconditions.
Thereforechecktheengineoillevelregularly
eachtimeyoufillupwithfuelbytakingadetailed
measurement.
Engineoilconsumptionmayincreaseduetothe following,forexample:
'xDynamicdrivingstyle.'xWhilerunningintheengine.'xEngineidling.'xUseofengineoilgradesratedasunsuitable.
DifferentCheckControlmessagesareshownon
theControlDisplay,dependingontheengineoil
level.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Toolittleengineoilcausesenginedamage.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Topupwith
engineoilimmediately.
NOTE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofmatej
rialdamage.Donotaddtoomuchengineoil.If thereistoomuchengineoil,havetheengine
oillevelcorrectedbyaServicePartnerofthe
manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartj
neroraspecialistworkshop.
Electronicoilmeasurement
General Electronicoilmeasurementusestwomeasuring
procedures:
'xMonitoring.'xDetailedmeasurement.
Whenfrequentlymakingshortjourneysorusing asportydrivingstyle,forexamplefastcornering,
performadetailedmeasurementatregularinterj vals.
Monitoring
Principle
Theengineoillevelismonitoredelectronically
duringthejourneyandcanbeshownonthe ControlDisplay.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible
operatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
shown.
Operatingrequirements
Acurrentmeasurementisavailableafterapproxij
mately30minutesofnormaldriving.
Displayingtheengineoillevel
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.Engineoillevel
Theengineoillevelisdisplayed.
Systemlimits
Whenfrequentlymakingshortjourneysorusing asportydrivingstyle,itmaynotbepossibleto
obtainameasuredvalue.Inthiscase,themeasj
urementforthelast,sufficientlylongjourneyis displayed.
Detailedmeasurement Principle
Theengineoillevelischeckedwhenthevehicle isstationaryandisshownonascale.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissibleoperatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
shown.
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