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SavingfuelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
General
Thevehiclepossesseswide-rangingtechnoloj giesforreducingconsumptionandemissionlevjels.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonvariousfactors.
Anumberofmeasures,suchasamoderatedrivj ingstyleandregularmaintenance,caninfluencefuelconsumptionandreduceburdenonenvironjment.
Removetransportedloadthatisnotrequired
Extraweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeadd-onpartsafter use
Removeunneededroofracksafteruse.Add-onpartsonthevehicleinterferewithitsaerj odynamicperformanceandincreasefuelconjsumption.
Closingwindowsandthe
GlassRoof
AnopenedGlassRooforopenedwindowinj
creasedragandconsequentlyreducetherange.
Tyres
General Tyrescanhavedifferingeffectsonfuelconj
sumption.Forexample,fuelconsumptioncanbe
affectedbytyresize.
Checkingtyreinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifnecessary,correctthetyreinflation
pressuresatleasttwiceamonthandbeforesetj
tingoffonalongerjourney.
Insufficienttyreinflationpressureincreasesrollj
ingresistanceandconsequentlyfuelconsumpj
tionandtyrewear.
Driveoffimmediately
Donotwarmuptheenginewiththevehicleata
standstill;itispreferabletosetoffstraightaway, drivingatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisbringsthecoldenginetooperatingtemperj
atureasquicklyaspossible.
Drivewithforesight
Anticipatingtheroadsituationandadoptinga
smoothdrivingstylewillreducefuelconsumpj
tion.
Avoidacceleratingandbrakingunnecessarily.
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Keepanappropriatedistancefromthepreceding
vehicle.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelconj sumptionandwear.
Payattentiontotheshiftpointindicator,see
page 131,inthevehicle,iffitted.
Makeuseofoverrunmode
Whenapproachingaredtrafficlight,takeyour
footofftheacceleratorandallowthevehicleto
roll.
Ondownwardstretches,takeyourfootoffthe
acceleratorandallowthevehicletoroll.
Thefuelsupplyisinterruptedinoverrunmode.
Switchofftheengineifstoppingforarelativelylongtime
Stoppingtheengine
Whenyoustopthevehicleforlongerperiods,for
exampleattrafficlights,railwaycrossingsorin trafficjams,switchofftheengine.
AutoStartStopfunction
TheAutoStartStopfunctionofthevehicleshuts
offtheengineautomaticallyduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenstartedagain,thefuelconsumptionandemissionsarereducedcomparedwithapermanentlyrunning
engine.Savingscanbemadejustbystopping
theengineforafewseconds.
Fuelconsumptionalsodependsonotherfactors,
suchasdrivingstyle,roadcondition,maintej
nanceorenvironmentalfactors,forexample.
Switchofffunctionswhich
arenotcurrentlyrequired
Functionssuchasseatheatingorrearwindowheatingrequireagreatdealofenergyandrejducetherange,especiallyincitytrafficandstop-and-gotraffic.
Switchthesefunctionsoffiftheyarenotrej
quired.
Havemaintenanceworkcarriedout
Havethevehicleservicedregularlytoachieve
optimaleconomyandlifetime.BMWrecomj
mendshavingmaintenanceworkcarriedoutbya
BMWServicePartner.
PleasealsoseetheBMWMaintenanceSystem,
seepage 253.
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MOBILITY
Refuelling 226
Fuel 228
Wheelsandtyres 230
Enginecompartment 244
Engineoil 247
Coolant 251
Maintenance253
Replacingparts 256
BreakdownAssist 262
Generalcare 269225
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RefuellingVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
General
Beforerefuelling,observethenotesonfuelqualj ity,seepage 228.
Safetynote
NOTE
Iftherangedropsbelow50km,approximately
30miles,theenginemaynolongerbesupplied withsufficientfuel.Enginefunctionisnolongerensured.Thereisadangerofdamagetopropjerty.Refuelingoodtime.
Fueltankcap
Opening
1.Brieflypresstherearedgeofthefuelfiller
flap.2.Turnthefueltankcapanticlockwise.3.Placethefueltankcapintheholderonthe
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Closing
WARNING
Theretainingstrapofthefueltankcapmaybej
cometrappedandcrushedwhenturningthe
captocloseit.Itwillthennotbepossibleto
closethecapproperly.Fuelorfuelvapourscan
leakout.Thereisadangerofinjuryordamage toproperty.Makesurethattheretainingstrap
doesnotgettrappedandcrushedwhenclosj
ingthecap.
1.Fitthetankcapandturnclockwiseuntilitis
clearlyheardtoclickintoplace.2.Closethefuelfillerflap.
Unlockingthefuelfillerflap
manually
Forexample,ifthereisanelectricalfault.
HavethefuelfillerflapunlockedbyaService PartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Noteswhenrefuelling
General Whenrefuelling,insertthefillernozzlefullyinto
thefillerneck.Liftingthefillernozzleduringrefuj
ellingresultsinthefollowing:
'xThefuelsupplybeingcutoffprematurely.'xFuelvapourandfumesbeingrecoveredless effectively.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzlecutsoutforthefirsttime.
Complywiththesafetyregulationsdisplayedat
fillingstations.
Safetynote
NOTE
Fuelsarepoisonousandaggressive.Overfilling
thefueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.If
fuelcomesintocontactwithpaintedsurfaces,it
candamagethem.Thispollutestheenvironj
ment.Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.
Avoidoverfilling.
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FuelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
Fuelquality
General Dependingontheregion,manyfillingstations
sellfuelthatisadaptedtowinterorsummerconj ditions.Fuelthatissoldinwinterfacilitatescold
starting,forexample.
Petrol GeneralForoptimalfuelconsumption,thepetrolshould
besulphur-freeorlowinsulphurcontent.
Fuelslabelledonthepumpascontainingmetal
mustnotbeused.
Youcanfillupwithfuelswithamaximumproporj
tionofethanolof10,inotherwordsE10.
Theenginehasanti-knockcontrol.Thismeans
thatdifferentpetrolgradescanbeused.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Inaddition,thecatalyticconj verterwillbepermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
dangerofdamagetoproperty.Donotusethe
followingfueloradditiveswithpetrolengines:
'xLeadedpetrol.'xMetallicadditives,forexamplemanganese
oriron.
Afterfillingthewrongfuel,donotpressthe
start/stopbutton.ContactaServicePartnerof
themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
NOTE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand
engine.Thereisadangerofdamagetopropj
erty.Donotrefuelwithfuelwithahigherproj
portionofethanolthanrecommended.Donot
refuelwithfuelcontainingmethanol,forexamj
pleM5toM100.
NOTE
Fuelbelowthespecifiedminimumqualitycan
impacttheenginefunctionorleadtoengine
damage.Thereisadangerofdamagetopropj
erty.Donotrefuelwithpetrolbelowthespecij
fiedminimumquality.
Petrolgrade
SuperPlus,RON98.
Fillupthisfuelsothatthenominalperformance datavaluesandconsumptionisachieved.
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WheelsandtyresVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
Tyreinflationpressure
General
Thetyreinflationpressureandtyreconditioninj
fluencethefollowing:
'xLifetimeofthetyre.'xDrivingsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xDrivingdynamics.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetynote
WARNING
Atyrewithtoolittleornotyreinflationpressure
canheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Drivingproperties,forexamplesteeringand
braking,willbeimpairedasaresult.Thereisa
dangerofaccidents.Checkthetyreinflation
pressureregularlyandadjustasnecessary,for
exampletwiceamonthorbeforeanylongjourj
ney.
Tyreinflationpressure
information
Onthedoorpillar
Thetyreinflationpressuresareshownonthe
doorpillarofthedriver'sdoor.
Thetyreinflationpressuredataappliestothe
tyresizesandrecommendedtyremakeswhich
havebeenclassifiedbythevehiclemanufacturer
assuitablefortherespectivevehicletype.
Ifthetyre'sspeedcodecannotbefound,then
thetyreinflationpressureforthecorresponding
tyresizeapplies.
Thetyreinflationpressuresstatedfortherej spectiveloadconditionswillapply,inaccordance
withthevehicle'sactualloadcondition.Example:
forapartiallyloadedvehicle,theoptimumtyreinj flationpressureistheonestatedforapartially
loadedvehicle.
Moreinformationregardingwheelsandtyrescan
beobtainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanuj
factureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora specialistworkshop.
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