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RefuelingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Generalinformation
Followthefuelrecommendation,referto page 204,priortorefueling.
Toalsoensureallenginefunctionsunderunfavj
orableconditions,forinstancesteepvehicleinclij nations,atleast3USgal/10litersfuelshouldbe
refueled.
Donotrefuelunlesstheengineisatastandstill andtheselectorleverisinpositionP/N,otherjwisethebuildupofpressuremaycausethefuel
nozzletoshutoffprematurely.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan 30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenotenj
suredanymore.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Refuelpromptly.
WBSning
Simultaneouschargingandrefuelingposesa
riskoffireifasufficientsafetydistancefrom
easilyflammablematerialsisnotmaintained.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Donotfillthevehiclewithfueland
chargeitsimultaneously.
Tankvent
Concept
Thevehicleisequippedwithaspecialfueltank.
Thefueltankisdesignedforspecialrequirej mentsthatarisefromhybridoperationofthevej
hicle,i.e.,alternatingdrivewithcombustionenj
gineorelectricmotor.
Generalinformation Excesspressuremaybuildupinthefueltankas
aresultofgasolinevapors;thispressureisdissij
patedbeforethefuelcapisopened.
Overview
Thebuttonislocatedonthedriver'ssideonthe doorarmrest.
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Ventingthetank1.Switchoffdrive-readystate.2.
Pressthebuttontostartthepressure
equalization.
Thetankventingstatusisdisplayedintheinj strumentcluster.Inrarecases,tankventing
canlastseveralminutes.
Whentankventinghasfinished,amessageis
displayedintheinstrumentcluster.Thefuel
fillerflapisreleasedforopening.
3.Openthefuelfillerflap.
Ifitisnotpossibletoopenthefuelfillerflap
aftertankventing,pressthebuttonagain.
Ifitisstillnotpossibletoopenthefuelfiller
flapevenafterpressingthebuttonagain,unj lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,referto
page 202.
Fuelcap
Opening
Beforeopening,ventthetank.
1.Brieflypresstherearedgeofthefuelfiller
flap.2.Turnthefuelcapcounterclockwise.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
thefuelfillerflap.
Closing
WBSning
Theretainingstrapofthefuelcapcanbejamj
medandcrushedduringclosing.Thecapcanj notbecorrectlyclosed.Fuelorfuelvaporscanescape.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamjagetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing thecap.
1.Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyunlocking
Itmaybenecessaryincertainsituationstounj
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forinstancewith anelectricalfault.
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Thereleaseislocatedinthecargoarea.1.Openthecoverontherightsidetrim.2.Pullthegreenknobwiththefuelpumpsymjbol.Thisreleasesthefuelfillerflap.3.Openthefuelfillerflap.4.Carefullyopenthefuelcap.Excesspressure
canbuildupinthefueltankfromgasolinevaj
por.5.Refuelthevehicleasusual.Theexcesspresj sureinthetankmaymakerefuelingdifficult,
forinstancethefuelpumpnozzlemayshut offfrequently.
Havethevehiclecheckedimmediatelybyadealjer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice
centerorrepairshop.
Followthefollowingwhen
refueling
Generalinformation
Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletely
intothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzle duringrefuelingcauses:
'xPrematureswitchingoff.'xReducedreturnofthefuelvapors.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzleclicks
offthefirsttime.
Makesurethatthefuelcapisclosedproperlyafj terrefueling,otherwisetheemissionswarning
lightmaylightup.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegasstaj
tion.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Simultaneouschargingandrefuelingposesa
riskoffireifasufficientsafetydistancefrom easilyflammablematerialsisnotmaintained.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Donotfillthevehiclewithfueland chargeitsimultaneously.
NOTICE
Fuelsaretoxicandaggressive.Overfillingofthe fueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.Painted
surfacesmaybedamagedbycontactwithfuel. Escapingfuelcanharmtheenvironment.There
isariskofdamagetoproperty.Avoidoverfilling.
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FuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
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
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor
wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotrefueloraddthefollowinginthecaseofgasolineengines:
'xLeadedgasoline.'xMetallicadditives,forinstancemanganese
oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuelj
ingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetopropj erty.Donotusefuelswithahigherpercentageofethanolthanrecommended.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
BMWrecommendsAKI93.
Refuelwiththisgasolinetoachievetherated
performanceandconsumptionvalues.
Minimumfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI91.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishasnoeffectontheenginelife.
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WheelsandtiresVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Tireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Thetireinflationpressureandtirecharacteristics
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xDrivingdynamics.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingrej
sponse.Thereisariskofaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbej
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressurespecifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 207,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanuj
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
Checkingthetireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflationpressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinflajtionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read byupto0.1bar/2psi.
Checkingusingtireinflationpressure
specificationsinthetireinflationpressure
table
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocoldtiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheamjbienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.:
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'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast2hoursafteratrip.1.Determinetheintendedtireinflationpressure
levelsforthemountedtires.2.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.3.Correctthetireinflationpressureiftheactual tireinflationpressuredeviatesfromtheinjtendedtireinflationpressure.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Aftercorrectingthetireinflationpressure
Forrun-flattires:reinitializerun-flattires.
FortheTirePressureMonitorTPM:resetthe TirePressureMonitorTPM.
Tireinflationpressuresupto
100mph/160km/h
Forspeedsofupto100mph/160km/handfor
optimumdrivingcomfort,notethetireinflation
pressurevaluesinthetireinflationpressuretaj
ble,refertopage 207,andadjustasnecessary.
Thesetireinflationpressurevaluescanalsobe
foundonthetireinflationpressurelabelonthe
driver'sdoorpillar.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h.
Tireinflationpressurevaluesupto
100mph/160km/h
i8CoupeTiresizePressurespecificationsin
bar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwith
coldtires215/45R2095
VXLM+S2.2/322.2/32Front:195/50R
2093WXL2.2/32-Rear:215/45R
2095WXL-2.2/32Front:215/45R
2095WXL2.2/32-Rear:245/40R
2099WXL-2.2/32
Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
WBSning
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if
necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsexj
ceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevant
tableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur.
Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforoptij
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 208,andadjustasnecessary.
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Tireinflationpressurevaluesover
100mph/160km/h
i8CoupeTiresizePressurespecificationsin
bar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwith
coldtires215/45R2095
VXLM+S2.3/332.8/41Front:215/45R
2095WXL2.3/33-Rear:245/40R
2099WXL-2.8/41Front:195/50R
2093WXL2.5/36-Rear:215/45R
2095WXL-3.0/44
Tireidentificationmarks
Tiresize
245/45R1896Y
245:nominalwidthinmm
45:aspectratioin%
R:radialtirecode
18:rimdiameterininches
96:loadrating,notforZRtires
Y:speedrating,beforetheRonZRtires
Maximumtireload
Maximumtireloadisthemaximumpermissible
weightforwhichthetireisapproved.
Locatethemaximumtireloadonthetiresidewall
andtheGrossAxleWeightRatingmGAWRmon
thecertificationlabelonthedriverssdoorpillar.
Dividethetireloadby1.1.Itmustbegreater
thanone-halfofthevehiclessGrossAxleWeight RatingmGAWR.Note,frontvs.rearGAWRand
tireloads,respectively.
SpeedletterDesignationMaximumspeedQupto100mph/160km/hR:upto106mph/170km/hSupto112mph/180km/hTupto118mph/190km/hHupto131mph/210km/hVupto150mph/240km/hWupto167mph/270km/hYupto186mph/300km/h
TireIdentificationNumber
DOTcode:DOTxxxxxxx3819
xxxx:manufacturercodeforthetirebrand
xxx:tiresizeandtiredesign
3819:tireage
TireswithDOTcodesmeettheguidelinesofthe
U.S.DepartmentofTransportation.
Tireage
Recommendation Regardlessofthetiretread,replacetiresatleast
every6years.
Manufacturedate
Youcanfindthemanufacturedateofthetireon thetire'ssidewall.
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Minimumtreaddepth
Wearindicatorsaredistributedaroundthetire's
circumferenceandhavethelegallyrequiredminj imumheightof0.063inches/1.6mm.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsaremarked onthetiresidewallwithTWI,TreadWearIndicaj
tor.
Tiredamage
Generalinformation
Inspectyourtiresregularlyfordamage,foreign
objectslodgedinthetread,andtreadwear.
Drivingoverroughordamagedroadsurfaces,as
wellasdebris,curbsandotherobstaclescan
causeseriousdamagetowheels,tiresandsusj
pensionparts.Thisismorelikelytooccurwith
low-profiletires,whichprovidelesscushioning
betweenthewheelandtheroad.Becarefulto
avoidroadhazardsandreduceyourspeed,esj
peciallyifyourvehicleisequippedwithlow-proj filetires.
Indicationsoftiredamageorothervehiclemalj
functions:
'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtireorrunningnoises.'xUnusualhandlingsuchasastrongtendency
topulltotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forinstance:
'xDrivingovercurbs.'xRoaddamage.'xTireinflationpressuretoolow.'xVehicleoverloading.'xIncorrecttirestorage.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Damagedtirescanlosetireinflationpressure,
whichcanleadtolossofvehiclecontrol.There isariskofaccident.Iftiredamageissuspected
whiledriving,immediatelyreducespeedand
stop.Havewheelsandtireschecked.Forthis
purpose,drivecarefullytothenearestdealerss
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenj
terorrepairshop.Havevehicletowedortransj portedasneeded.Donotrepairdamagedtires,
buthavethemreplaced.
WBSning
Tirescanbecomedamagedbydrivingoverobj
stacles,e.g.,curbsorroaddamage,athigh
speed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertirecross- section.Thesmallerthetirecross-section,thehighertheriskoftiredamage.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsandpropertydamage.Ifpossij
ble,avoiddrivingoverobjectsorroadcondij
tionsthatmaydamagetires,ordriveoverthem
slowlyandcarefully.
Changingwheelsandtires
Mounting
Havemountingandwheelbalancingcarriedout
byadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
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