BMW M2 2019 Owners Manual

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Vehiclefeaturesand
op
t
ions Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselected
optionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable
lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Sa f

etyinformation WARNING
Highgrossweightcanoverheatthetires,damj
agetheminternallyandcauseasuddendropin
tireinflationpressure.Drivingcharacteristics
maybenegativelyimpacted,reducinglanestaj
bility,lengtheningthebrakingdistancesand
changingthesteeringresponse.Thereisarisk
ofanaccident.Payattentiontothepermitted
loadcapacityofthetiresandneverexceedthe
permittedgrossweight. WARNING
Looseobjectsordeviceswithacableconnecj
tiontothevehicle,forinstancemobilephones,
canbethrownintothecar'sinteriorwhiledrivj
ing,forinstanceintheeventofanaccidentor
duringbrakingandevasivemaneuvers.Thereis
ariskofinjury.Securelooseobjectsordevices
withacableconnectiontothevehicleinthe
car'sinterior. WARNING
Improperlystowedobjectscanshiftandbe
thrownintothecar'sinterior,forinstanceinthe
eventofanaccidentorduringbrakingandevaj
sivemaneuvers.Vehicleoccupantscanbehit
andinjured.Thereisariskofinjury.Stowand
secureobjectsandcargoproperly. NOTICE
Fluidsinthecargoareacancausedamage.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatnofluidsleakinthecargoarea. StepsforDetermining
Co
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rectLoadLimit 1.
LocatethestatementvThecombinedweight
ofoccupantsandcargoshouldneverexceed
XXXkgorXXXlbswonyourvehiclessplacard.
2. Determinethecombinedweightofthedriver
andpassengersthatwillberidinginyourvej
hicle.
3. Subtractthecombinedweightofthedriver
andpassengersfromXXXkgorXXXlbs
4. Theresultingfigureequalstheavailable
amountofcargoandluggageloadcapacity.
Forexample,ifthevXXXwamountequals
1,400lbsandtherewillbefive150lbspasj
sengersinyourvehicle,theamountofavailaj
blecargoandluggageloadcapacityis
650lbs(1,400m750(5x150)650lbs)
5. Determinethecombinedweightofluggage
andcargobeingloadedonthevehicle.That
weightmaynotsafelyexceedtheavailable
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cargoandluggageloadcapacitycalculatedin
Step4.
6. Ifyourvehiclewillbetowingatrailer,load
fromyourtrailerwillbetransferredtoyourvej
hicle.Consultthismanualtodeterminehow
thisreducestheavailablecargoandluggage
loadcapacityofyourvehicle.
Load Themaximumloadisthesumoftheweightof
theoccupantsandthecargo.
Thegreatertheweightoftheoccupants,the
lesscargothatcanbetransported.
St o
wingandsecuring
cargo 'x
Coversharpedgesandcornersonthecargo.
'x Heavycargo:stowasfarforwardaspossible,
directlybehindandatthebottomoftherear
passengerseatbackrests.
'x Veryheavycargo:whentherearseatisnot
occupied,secureeachoftheoutersafety
beltsintheoppositebuckle.
'x Ifnecessary,folddowntherearbackreststo
stowlargecargo.
'x Donotstackcargoabovethetopedgeofthe
backrests.
'x Smallerandlightercargo:securewithratchet
straps,thefloornet,ordrawstraps. 'x
Largerandheavycargo:securewithcargo
straps.
Lashingeyesinthecargo
ar e

a Tosecurethecargotherearetwoorfourlashing
eyesinthecargoarea.
Attachloadsecuringaids,suchaslashingstraps,
retainingstraps,drawstrapsorcargonets,tothe
lashingeyesinthecargoarea.
Fl o

ornet Tosecurethecargothefloornetcanalsobe
used.
Hookthefloornetintothefittingsinthecargo
areafloor.
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Roof-mountedluggage
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k Generalinformation
Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Safetyinformation WARNING
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scenj
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk
ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsituaj
tions.Thereisariskofaccidentsorriskof
damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSC
DynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwith
roofload. Securing
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Roofdriprailwithflaps Thefixingpointsarelocatedintheroofdriprail
abovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutward.
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Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe
vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand
driving:
'x Donotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads
andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.
'x Besurethatadequateclearanceismainj
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssunj
roof.
'x Distributetheroofloaduniformly.
'x Theroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe
loadingarea.
'x Alwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebotj
tom.
'x Securetheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.
'x Donotletobjectsprojectintotheopening
pathofthetailgate.
'x Drivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenacceleraj
tionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.
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Savingfuel
Vehiclefeaturesand
op
t
ionsThischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselected
optionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable
lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Ge n

eralinformationThevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionoffuelconsumptionandemission
values.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdifj
ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoderj
atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninj
fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Re m

oveunnecessary
cargo Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Re m

oveattachedparts
followinguse Removeroof-mountedluggagerackswhichare
nolongerrequiredfollowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerodyj
namicsandincreasethefuelconsumption. Closethewindowsand
gl
a

sssunroof Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen
resultsinincreasedairresistanceandtherebyrej
ducestherange.
Ti r

es Generalinformation
Tirescanaffectfuelconsumptioninvarious
ways,forinstancetiresizemayinfluencefuel
consumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestartj
ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingrej
sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand
tirewear.
D ri

veawayimmediately Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecoldenj
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
L oo

kwellaheadwhen
driving Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuel
consumption.
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Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking.
Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicle
drivingaheadofyou.
Av o
idhighenginespeeds Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelconj
sumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindij
cator,refertopage125.
Us e

coasting Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff
theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheaccelerj
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Sw i

tchofftheengine
duringlongerstops Switchingofftheengine
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forinj
stanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleautoj
maticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestarted
ratherthanleavingtheenginerunningconj
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarerej
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadconj
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors. Switchoffanyfunctions
th
a

tarenotcurrently
needed Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwinj
dowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandreduce
therange,especiallyincityandstop-and-gotrafj
fic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
Ha v

emaintenancecarried
out Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve
optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW
recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeperj
formedbyaBMWdealerssservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSysj
tem,refertopage
236.
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MOBILITY
Refueling 208
Fuel 210
Wheelsandtires 212
Enginecompartment  227
Engineoil
 230
Coolant 234
Maintenance 236
Replacingcomponents 238
Breakdownassistance 244
Care 251
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Refueling
Vehiclefeaturesand
op
t
ionsThischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselected
optionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable
lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Ge n

eralinformationFollowthefuelrecommendation,referto
page210,priortorefueling.
Sa f

etyinformation NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan
30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenotenj
suredanymore.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Refuelpromptly. Fuelcap
Opening
1. Brieflypresstherearedgeofthefuelfiller
flap. 2.
Turnthefuelcapcounterclockwise. 3.
Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
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Closing
WARNING
Theretainingstrapofthefuelcapcanbejamj
medandcrushedduringclosing.Thecapcanj
notbecorrectlyclosed.Fuelorfuelvaporscan
escape.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing
thecap. 1.
Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.
2. Closethefuelfillerflap.
Manuallyunlockingfuelfillerflap
E.g.,intheeventofanelectricalmalfunction.
Havefuelfillerflapunlockedbyadealerssservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Fo l
lowthefollowingwhen
refueling Generalinformation
Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletely
intothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzle
duringrefuelingcauses:
'x Prematureswitchingoff.
'x Reducedreturnofthefuelvapors.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzleclicks
offthefirsttime.
Makesurethatthefuelcapisclosedproperlyafj
terrefueling,otherwisetheemissionswarning
lightmaylightup.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegasstaj
tion. Safetyinformation NOTICE
Fuelsaretoxicandaggressive.Overfillingofthe
fueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.Painted
surfacesmaybedamagedbycontactwithfuel.
Escapingfuelcanharmtheenvironment.There
isariskofdamagetoproperty.Avoidoverfilling.
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Fuel
Vehiclefeaturesand
op
t
ionsThischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselected
optionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable
lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Fu e

lrecommendationGeneralinformation
Dependingontheregion,manygasstationssell
fuelthathasbeencustomizedtowinteror
summerconditions.Fuelthatisavailableinwinj
ter,forinstancehelpsmakeacoldstarteasier.
Gasoline Generalinformation
Forthebestfuelefficiency,thegasolineshould
besulfur-freeorverylowinsulfurcontent.
Fuelsthataremarkedonthegaspumpasconj
tainingmetalmustnotbeused.
Fuelswithamaximumethanolcontentof10%,
i.e.,E10,maybeusedforrefueling.
Ethanolshouldmeetthefollowingqualitystanj
dards:
US:ASTM4806mxx
CAN:CGSB-3.511mxx
xx:complywiththecurrentstandardineach
case. Safetyinformation NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor
wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic
converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotrefueloradd
thefollowinginthecaseofgasolineengines: 'x Leadedgasoline.
'x Metallicadditives,forinstancemanganese oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuelj
ingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop. NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand
theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetopropj
erty.Donotusefuelswithahigherpercentage
ofethanolthanrecommended.Donotrefuel
withfuelscontainingmethanol,e.g.M5to
M100. NOTICE
Fuelthatdoesnotcomplywiththeminimum
qualitycancompromiseenginefunctionor
causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotfillwithfuelthatdoes
notcomplywiththeminimumquality.
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