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Safelyparkthevehicleandswitchoffstandby
statebeforeaddingengineoil.
Takecarenottoaddtoomuchengineoil.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Operatingmaterials,forinstanceoils,greases,
coolants,fuels,cancontainharmfulingredients. Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Folj
lowtheinstructionsonthecontainers.Avoid
thecontactofarticlesofclothing,skinoreyes
withoperatingmaterials.Donotrefilloperating
materialsintodifferentbottles.Storeoperating
materialsoutofreachofchildren.
NOTICE
Anengineoillevelthatistoolowcausesenj ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Immediatelyaddengineoil.
NOTICE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotaddtoomuchengine
oil.Whentoomuchengineoilisadded,have theengineoillevelcorrectedbyadealerssservjicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Overview
Theoilfillerneckislocatedintheenginecomj
partment,refertopage 219.
Addingengineoil
1.Openthelidcounterclockwise.2.Addengineoil.3.Closethelid.
Engineoiltypestoadd
Generalinformation
Theengineoilqualityiscriticalforthelifeofthe
engine.
Onlyaddthetypesofengineoilwhicharelisted.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Oiladditivescandamagetheengine.Thereisa riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotuseoiladdij tives.
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NOTICE
Incorrectengineoilcancausemalfunctionsin theengineordamageit.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Whenselectinganengineoil,
makesurethattheengineoilhasthecorrectoil rating.
Suitableengineoiltypes
Addengineoilsthatmeetthefollowingoilrating
standards:
OilratingBMWLonglife-17FE+.
Alternativeengineoiltypes
Ifanengineoilsuitableforcontinuoususeisnot
available,upto1USquart/literofanengineoil withthefollowingoilratingcanbeadded:
OilratingAPISL.APISM.APISN.
Viscositygrades
ViscositygradesSAE0W-20.SAE0W-30.
Moreinformationaboutsuitableoilratingsandviscositygradesofengineoilscanberequested
fromadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Engineoilchange
NOTICE
Engineoilthatisnotchangedintimelyfashion
cancauseincreasedenginewearandthusenj
ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Itisrecommendedthatyoudonot
exceedtheserviceintervalsindicatedinthevej
hicle.
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopchangetheenj
gineoil.
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CoolantVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Coolantlevel
Haveadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopcheckthecoolj antlevelandaddcoolant,ifneeded.
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MaintenanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
BMWmaintenancesystem
Themaintenancesystemprovidesservicenotifij cationsandtherebyprovidessupportinmainjtainingroadsafetyandtheoperationalreliabilityofthevehicle.
Insomecases,scopesandintervalsofthemainj tenancesystemmayvaryaccordingtothecounjtryversion.Replacementwork,spareparts,fuelsandlubricants,andwearmaterialsarecalculated
separately.Furtherinformationisavailablefroma
dealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservj
icecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Improperlyperformedwork,inparticularmainj
tenanceandrepaironthehigh-voltagesystem, canleadtoelectricshock.Thereisariskofinjjury,fireanddangertolife.
Haveworkonthevehicle,inparticularmaintej
nanceandrepair,performedbyanauthorized BMWidealerssservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
ConditionBasedServiceCBS
Concept
Sensorsandspecialalgorithmstakeintoaccount
thedrivingconditionsofthevehicle.CBSuses
thesetocalculatetheneedformaintenance.
Thesystemmakesitpossibletoadaptthe amountofmaintenancecorrespondingtoyour
userprofile.
Generalinformation
Informationonservicenotifications,referto
page 120,canbedisplayedontheControlDisj
play.
Servicedatainthevehiclekey
Informationontheservicenotificationsiscontinj
uouslystoredinthevehiclekey.Theservice centercanreadthisdataoutandsuggestamaintenancescopeforthevehicle.
Therefore,handtheserviceadvisorthevehicle
keywithwhichthevehiclewasdrivenmostrej cently.
Storageperiods Storageperiodsduringwhichthevehiclebatterywasdisconnectedarenottakenintoaccount.
Ifthisoccurs,haveadealer'sservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop updatethetime-dependentmaintenanceprocejdures,suchascheckingbrakefluidand,ifnecesj
sary,changingtheengineoilandthemicrofilter/ activated-charcoalfilter.
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MaintenanceManualandServiceandWarranty InformationBookletforUS modelsandWarrantyandServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodels
PleaseconsultyourMaintenanceManualand
ServiceandWarrantyInformationBookletforUS
modelsandWarrantyandServiceGuideBooklet
forCanadianmodelsforadditionalinformationon theperformanceofserviceandmaintenancework.
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
thatmaintenanceandrepairbeperformedbya servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Recordsofregularmaintenanceandrepairworkshouldberetained.
SocketforOBDOnboard
Diagnosis
Generalinformation
DevicesconnectedtotheOBDsockettrigger
thealarmsystemwhenthevehicleislocked.Rej moveanydevicesconnectedattheOBDsocket
beforelockingthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
ThesocketforOnboardDiagnosisisanintrij catecomponentintendedtobeusedinconj
junctionwithspecializedequipmenttocheck
thevehiclessprimaryemissionssystem.Imj
properuseofthesocketforOnboardDiagnoj
sis,orcontactwiththesocketforOnboardDij
agnosisforotherthanitsintendedpurpose,
cancausevehiclemalfunctionsandcreates
risksofpersonalandpropertydamage.Given
theforegoing,themanufactureofyourvehicle
stronglyrecommendsthataccesstothesocket forOnboardDiagnosisbelimitedtoadealer'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-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Wiperblades
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thewindowmaysustaindamageifthewiper fallsontoitwithoutthewiperbladeinstalled. Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Holdthewiperfirmlywhenchangingthewiperblade.Do
notfoldorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiperbladeinstalled.
Replacingthefrontwiperblades
1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms,refertopage 103.2.Foldupthewipers.3.Positionthewiperbladeinahorizontalposij
tion.4.Removethewiperbladetowardoneside.5.Insertthenewwiperbladeinreverseorderof
removaluntilitlocksinplace.6.Folddownthewipers.
Lightsandbulbs
Generalinformation
Lightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution tovehiclesafety.
AllheadlightsandlightsaremadeusingLEDor lasertechnology.
Someitemsofequipmentuselight-emittingdij odesinstalledbehindacoverasalightsource.
Theselight-emittingdiodesarerelatedtoconj
ventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedas Class1light-emittingdiodes.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouletadealer'sservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopperform
theworkincaseofamalfunction.
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Safetyinformation
WBSning
Focusedlaserlightcanirritateorpermanently damagetheretinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecomj
mendsthattheworkonthelightingsysteminj
cludingbulbreplacementbeperformedbya
dealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
WBSning
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe
retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlight
sources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.Whendrivingwiththelightsswitchedon,thecondenj
sationevaporatesafterashorttime.Theheadj lightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Vehiclebattery
Thevehiclebatteryhas12volts.Thebattery
suppliestheonboardelectronicswithenergy.
Forinformationaboutthehigh-voltagesystem,
refertopage 192.
Maintenance
Thebatteryismaintenance-free. Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanberej questedfromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Replacingthevehiclebattery
Generalinformation
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
thatyouhaveadealer'sservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopregister
thevehiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebattery
hasbeenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeen registeredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavailj
ablewithoutrestrictionandanyCheckControl
messagesdisplayedwhichrelatetocomfortfeaj
tureswilldisappear.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle
functions.Thereisariskofanaccidentand
damagetoproperty.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthat arecompatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbe
installedinyourvehicle.Informationoncomj
patiblevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyour
dealerssservicecenter.
Chargingthevehiclebattery
Generalinformation
Forchargingadischargedbattery,referto
page 200.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Non-compatibleexternalchargerscandamage thevehicle.Thereisariskofanaccidentand
damagetoproperty.Onlyloadingdevicesthat
arecompatiblewithyourvehicleandthatare
belowthemaximumchargevoltageshouldbe
usedtochargeyourvehicle.Informationon
compatiblechargersisavailableatyourdealerss
servicecenter.
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Powerfailure
Afterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe
newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for
example:'xTime:update.'xDate:update.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadealj
erssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshoportake
themtoacollectionpoint.
Maintainthefilledbatteryinanuprightposition
fortransportandstorage.Securethebatteryso
thatitdoesnottipoverduringtransport.
Fuses
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Incorrectandrepairedfusescanoverloadelecj
tricallinesandcomponents.Thereisariskof
fire.Neverattempttorepairablownfuse.Do
notreplaceanonworkingfusewithasubstitute
ofanothercolororamperagerating.
Accessingthefuses
Thefusesarelocatedinthepassengerfloorarea
underthedashboard.1.Toopen,loosenscrews,arrows1.2.Removecover,arrow2.
Proceedinthereverseordertoinstall.
Informationonthefusetypesandlocations,as wellasthepositionsofanyotherfuseboxes,is
availableontheInternet:www.bmw.com/fusej
card.
Whereapplicable,informationonthefusetypes
andlocationsisalsofoundonaseparatesheetin
thefusebox.
ReplacingfusesThevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyouhaveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopreplacethe
fuses.
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BreakdownassistanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Hazardwarningflashers
Thebuttonislocatedinthecenterconsole.
Theredlightinthebuttonflasheswhenthehazj ardwarningflashersareactivated.
Warningtriangle
Thewarningtriangleislocatedinthebottomof
thecargoarea.
ReleasetheVelcronfastenertoremoveit.
First-aidkit
Generalinformation
Someofthearticleshavealimitedservicelife.
Checktheexpirationdatesofthecontentsreguj larlyandreplaceanyexpireditemspromptly.
Storage
Thefirst-aidkitislocatedbehindtheleft-hand
coverinthecargoarea.
Toopen,pullonthehandle.
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BMWRoadsideAssistance
Concept
ContacttheBMWGroupRoadsideAssistanceif
assistanceisneededintheeventofabreakj down.
Generalinformation
Intheeventofabreakdown,dataonthevehij
cle'sconditionissenttothevehiclemanufacj
turer.
Therearevariouswaysofmakingcontact.
'xViaaCheckControlmessage,referto
page 117.'xCallingwithamobilephone.'xViatheBMWConnectedapp.
Requirements
'xActiveConnectedDrivecontract,equipment
withintelligentemergencycallorBMWConj
nectedDriveservices.'xCellularnetworkreception.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.
Starting
IfthevehicleisequippedwithTeleservices,supj
portisofferedthroughTeleserviceDiagnosis.
ViaiDrive:
1.ConnectedDrive2.BMWAssist3.BMWiRoadsideAssistance
ThecontacttotheRoadsideAssistanceof
themanufactureisestablished.
Atelephonenumberisdisplayed,ifneeded. Selecttodialthetelephonenumberona
connectedmobilephone.
TeleserviceDiagnosis
TeleserviceDiagnosisenablesthewireless
transmissionofdetailedvehicledatathatisimj
portantforvehiclediagnosis.Thisdataistransj
mittedautomatically.
TeleserviceHelp
Dependingonthecountry,theTeleserviceHelp enablesamorein-depthdiagnosisofthevehicle
viawirelesstransmission.
YoucanlaunchTeleserviceHelpbyrequestingit throughtheServiceSpecialist.1.Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.2.Settheparkingbrake.3.ControlDisplayisswitchedon.4.TeleserviceHelp
Thedrivingabilityofthevehiclecanberestored
forspecificfunctions.
Ifthisisnotpossible,furthermeasureswillbeinij
tiated,forinstanceRoadsideAssistancewillbe informed.
EmergencyRequest
Intelligentemergencycall
Concept
Incaseofanemergency,anEmergencyRej questcanbetriggeredautomaticallybythesysj temormanually.
Generalinformation
OnlypresstheSOSbuttoninanemergency.
Intelligentemergencycallestablishesaconnecj
tionwiththeBMWResponseCenter.
Fortechnicalreasons,theEmergencyRequest
cannotbeguaranteedunderunfavorablecondij
tions.
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