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CAUTION
Theuseofpoor-qualityfuelsmayresultin
harmfulenginedepositsordamage.Additionj
ally,problemsrelatingtodrivability,startingand
stalling,especiallyundercertainenvironmental
conditionssuchashighambienttemperature
andhighaltitude,mayoccur.
Ifdrivabilityproblemsareencountered,werecj
ommendswitchingtoahighqualitygasoline
brandandahigheroctanegradenAKInumj
bernforafewtankfills.Toavoidharmfulenj
ginedeposits,itishighlyrecommendedtopurj
chasegasolinefromTopTierretailers.
Failuretocomplywiththeserecommendations
mayresultintheneedforunscheduledmaintej
nance. Recommendedfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI93.
Minimumfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI91.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen
startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishas
noeffectontheenginelife. Seite211 Fuel
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Wheelsandtires
Vehiclefeaturesand
op
t
ionsThischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselected
optionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable
lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Ti r

einflationpressureGeneralinformation
Thetireinflationpressureandtirecharacteristics
influencethefollowing:
'x Theservicelifeofthetires.
'x Roadsafety.
'x Drivingcomfort.
'x Drivingdynamics.
'x Fuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation WARNING
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof
handling,suchassteeringandbrakingrej
sponse.Thereisariskofanaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit
asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbej
forealongtrip. Tireinflationpressure
specifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 213,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanuj
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:
'x Tiresizesofyourvehicle.
'x Maximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinflaj
tionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read
byupto0.1bar/2psi.
Checkingusingtireinflation
pressurespecificationsinthetire
inflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe
tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocold
tiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheamj
bienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.: 'x Drivingrangeofmax.1.25miles/2kmhasnot
beenexceeded.
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'x
Ifthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast
2hoursafteratrip.
1. Determine,refertopage 212,theintended
tireinflationpressurelevelsforthemounted
tires.
2. Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.
3. Correctthetireinflationpressureifthecurj
renttireinflationpressurevaluedeviatesfrom
thespecifiedvalue.
4. Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Aftercorrectingthetireinflation
pressure
Forrun-flattires:reinitializerun-flattires.
FortheTirePressureMonitorTPM:resetthe
TirePressureMonitorTPM.
Tireinflationpressuresupto
100mph/160km/h
Forspeedsofupto100mph/160km/handfor
optimumdrivingcomfort,notethetireinflation
pressurevaluesinthetireinflationpressuretaj
ble,refertopage 213,andadjustasnecessary.Thesetireinflationpressurevaluescanalsobe
foundonthetireinflationpressurelabelonthe
driver'sdoorpillar.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h. Tireinflationpressurevaluesup
to100mph/160km/h
M2Competition Tiresize Pressurespecifications
inbar/PSI
Specificationsin
bar/PSIwith
coldtires 235/40R1895
VM+SXLStd
2.3/33 2.4/35
235/35R1991 VM+SXLStd 2.6/38 2.5/36
Front:245/35R
1993(Y)XLStd 2.4/35 -
Rear:265/35R
1998(Y)XLStd -
2.4/35 Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
WARNING
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess
of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if
necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsexj
ceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevant
tableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur. Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforoptij
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page213,andadjustasnecessary.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
over100mph/160km/h M2CompetitionWithoutMDriverssPackage:
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Tiresize Pressurespecifications
inbar/PSI
Specificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires 235/40R1895
VM+SXLStd
2.4/35 2.8/41
235/35R1991 VM+SXLStd 3.0/44 3.3/48
Front:235/40R
1895VM+SXL
Std
2.4/35 -
Rear:255/35R
1894VM+SXL
Std -
2.8/41
Front:245/35ZR
1993(Y)XLStd 2.7/39 -
Rear:265/35ZR
1998(Y)XLStd -
2.9/42WithMDriverssPackage:
Tiresize Pressurespecificationsin
bar/PSI
Specifications
inbar/PSIwith
coldtires Front:245/35
ZR1993(Y)
XLStd
2.8/41 -
Rear:265/35
ZR1998(Y)
XLStd -
2.9/42 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.
Speedletter
Qupto100mph/160km/h
Rupto106mph/170km/h
Supto112mph/180km/h
Tupto118mph/190km/h
Hupto131mph/210km/h
Vupto150mph/240km/h
Wupto167mph/270km/h
Yupto186mph/300km/h
TireIdentificationNumberDOTcode:DOTxxxxxxx2118
xxxx:manufacturercodeforthetirebrand
xxx:tiresizeandtiredesign
2118:tireage
TireswithDOTcodesmeettheguidelinesofthe
U.S.DepartmentofTransportation.
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Tireage
Recommendation
Regardlessofthetiretread,replacetiresatleast
every6years.
Manufacturedate Youcanfindthemanufacturedateofthetireon
thetire'ssidewall. Designation Manufacturedate
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Tiretread
Summertires
Donotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.12in/3mm,otherwisethereisanincreased
riskofhydroplaning.
Wintertires Donotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.16in/4mm,assuchtiresarelesssuitablefor
winteroperation.
Minimumtreaddepth Wearindicatorsaredistributedaroundthetire's
circumferenceandhavethelegallyrequiredminj
imumheightof0.063inches/1.6mm.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsaremarked
onthetiresidewallwithTWI,TreadWearIndicaj
tor.
Ti r
edamageGeneralinformation
Inspectyourtiresregularlyfordamage,foreign
objectslodgedinthetread,andtreadwear.
Drivingoverroughordamagedroadsurfaces,as
wellasdebris,curbsandotherobstaclescan
causeseriousdamagetowheels,tiresandsusj
pensionparts.Thisismorelikelytooccurwith
low-profiletires,whichprovidelesscushioning
betweenthewheelandtheroad.Becarefulto
avoidroadhazardsandreduceyourspeed,esj peciallyifyourvehicleisequippedwithlow-proj
filetires.
Indicationsoftiredamageorothervehiclemalj
functions:
'x Unusualvibrations.
'x Unusualtireorrunningnoises.
'x Unusualhandlingsuchasastrongtendency
topulltotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forinstance:
'x Drivingovercurbs.
'x Roaddamage.
'x Tireinflationpressuretoolow.
'x Vehicleoverloading.
'x Incorrecttirestorage.
Safetyinformation WARNING
Damagedtirescanlosetireinflationpressure,
whichcanleadtolossofvehiclecontrol.There
isariskofanaccident.Iftiredamageissusj
pectedwhiledriving,immediatelyreducespeed
andstop.Havewheelsandtireschecked.For
thispurpose,drivecarefullytothenearestdealj
erssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice
centerorrepairshop.Havevehicletowedor
transportedasneeded.Donotrepairdamaged
tires,buthavethemreplaced. WARNING
Tirescanbecomedamagedbydrivingoverobj
stacles,e.g.,curbsorroaddamage,athigh
speed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertirecross-
section.Thesmallerthetirecross-section,the
highertheriskoftiredamage.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsandpropertydamage.Ifpossij
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Changingwheelsandtires
Mounting
Havemountingandwheelbalancingcarriedout
byadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Wheelandtirecombination
Generalinformation Youcanaskthedealerssservicecenteroranj
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop
aboutthecorrectwheel/tirecombinationand
wheelrimversionsforthevehicle.
Safetyinformation WARNING
Wheelsandtireswhicharenotsuitableforyour
vehiclecandamagepartsofthevehicle,forinj
stanceduetocontactwiththebodyduetotolj
erancesdespitethesameofficialsizerating.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Themanufacj
turerofyourvehiclestronglysuggeststhatyou
usewheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecomj
mendedbythevehiclemanufacturerforyour
vehicletype. WARNING
Incorrectwheel/tirecombinationswillhavea
negativeimpactonthevehicle'shandlingand
onthefunctionofavarietyofsystems,suchas
theAnti-lockBrakeSystemorDynamicStabilj
ityControl.Thereisariskofanaccident.To
maintaingoodhandlingandvehicleresponse,
useonlytireswithasingletreadconfiguration
fromasinglemanufacturer.Themanufacturer
ofthevehiclerecommendsthatyouuse
wheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecommended
bythevehiclemanufacturerforyourvehicle
type.Followingtiredamage,havetheoriginal wheel/tirecombinationremountedonthevehij
cleassoonaspossible.
Recommendedtirebrands Foreachtiresize,themanufacturerofthevehij
clerecommendscertaintirebrands.Thetire
brandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthetire
sidewall.
Newtires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they
achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-in
time.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Retreadedtires WARNING
Retreadedtirescanhavedifferenttirecasing
structures.Withadvancedagetheservicelife
canbelimited.Thereisariskofanaccident.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicledoesnotrecj
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires. Themanufacturerofyourvehicledoesnotrecj
ommendtheuseofretreadedtires.
Wintertires Wintertiresarerecommendedforoperatingon
winterroads.
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Althoughso-calledall-seasonM+Stiresprovide
betterwintertractionthansummertires,they
usuallydonotprovidethesamelevelofperformj
anceaswintertires.
Maximumspeedofwintertires
Ifthemaximumspeedofthevehicleishigher
thanthepermissiblespeedforthewintertires,
thenattachalabelshowingthepermissiblemaxij
mumspeedinthefieldofview.Thelabelisavailj
ablefromadealerssservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Withwintertiresmounted,observeanddonot
exceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed.
Rotatingwheelsbetweenaxles Themanufacturerofyourvehicleadvisesagainst
switchingwheelsbetweenthefrontandrear
axles.Thiscanimpairthehandlingcharacterisj
tics.
Rotatingthetiresbetweentheaxesisnotperj
missibleonvehicleswithdifferenttiresizesor
rimsizesonthefrontandrearaxles.
Storingtires
Airpressure
Donotexceedthemaximumtireinflationpresj
sureindicatedonthesidewallofthetire.
Storage
Storewheelsandtiresinacool,dryanddark
place.
Alwaysprotecttiresagainstallcontactwithoil,
grease,andsolvents.
Donotleavetiresinplasticbags.
Removedirtfromwheelsortires. Repairingaflattire Safetymeasures
'x Parkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.
'x Switchonthehazardwarningsystem.
'x Securethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.
'x Turnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels
areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.
'x Haveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe
immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbej
hindaguardrail.
'x Ifnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
MobilitySystem Concept
WiththeMobilitySystem,minortiredamagecan
besealedtemporarilytoenablecontinuedtravel.
Toaccomplishthis,sealantispumpedintothe
tires,whichsealsthedamagefromtheinside.
Generalinformation'x FollowtheinstructionsonusingtheMobility
Systemfoundonthecompressorandsealant
container.
'x UseoftheMobilitySystemmaybeineffecj
tiveifthetirepuncturemeasuresapprox.
1/8inches/4mmormore.
'x Contactadealerssservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopifthe
tirecannotbemadedrivable.
'x Ifpossible,donotremoveforeignbodiesthat
havepenetratedthetire.Onlyremoveforeign
objectsiftheyarevisiblyprotrudingfromthe
tire.
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'x
Pullthespeedlimitstickeroffthesealant
containerandapplyittothesteeringwheel.
'x TheuseofasealantcandamagetheTPM
wheelelectronics.Inthiscase,havetheTPM
wheelelectronicsreplacedatthenextopporj
tunity.
'x Thecompressorcanbeusedtocheckthe
tireinflationpressure.
Storage
TheMobilitySystemislocatedunderthecargo
floorpanel.
Sealantcontainer 'x
Sealantcontainer,arrow1.
'x Fillinghose,arrow2.
Observeuse-bydateonthesealantcontainer.
Compressor 1
Sealantcontainerholder
2 Compressor
3 Connector/cableforsocket
4 Connectionhose 5
On/offswitch
6 Tirepressuregage
7 Reducetireinflationpressurebutton
Safetymeasures 'x Parkthevehicleasfarawayaspossiblefrom
passingtrafficandonsolidground.
'x Switchonthehazardwarningsystem.
'x Securethevehicleagainstrollingawayby
settingtheparkingbrake.
'x Turnthesteeringwheeluntilthefrontwheels
areinthestraight-aheadpositionandengage
thesteeringwheellock.
'x Haveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandensurethattheyremainoutsidethe
immediateareainasafeplace,suchasbej
hindaguardrail.
'x Ifnecessary,setupawarningtriangleatan
appropriatedistance.
Fillingthetirewithsealant
Safetyinformation DANGER
Iftheexhaustpipeisblockedorventilationisinj
sufficient,harmfulexhaustgasescanenterinto
thevehicle.Theexhaustgasescontainpolluj
tantswhicharecolorlessandodorless.Inenj
closedareas,exhaustgasescanalsoaccumuj
lateoutsideofthevehicle.Thereisdangerto
life.Keeptheexhaustpipefreeandensuresufj
ficientventilation. NOTICE
Thecompressorcanoverheatduringextended
operation.Thereisariskofdamagetopropj
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Filling
1.
Shakethesealantcontainer. 2.
Pulltheconnectionhosefullyoutofthecomj
pressorhousing.Donotkinkthehose. 3.
Screwtheconnectionhoseontotheconnecj
torofthesealantcontainer. 4.
Insertthesealantcontaineronthecompresj
sorhousinginanuprightposition. 5.
Removethevalvecapfromthetirevalveand
screwthefillinghoseofthesealantcontainer
ontothetirevalveofthenonworkingwheel. 6.
Withthecompressorswitchedoff,insertthe
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