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ForAustralia/NewZealand
WARNING
Theinflationpressuresonthetyrelabelareapj
plicableonlyfortyresexplicitlymentionedon
thelabel.Inflationpressuresfortyresthatmay
becoveredbythelabelmbysize,speedcatej goryandloadrating/loadindexmbutnotexplicjitlymentionedonthelabelmaybedifferent.
Pleaseobtainadequateinflationpressuresin
accordancewiththetyremanufacturer'sspecij
ficationsatyourtyredealer.
Checkingthetyreinflation
pressure
GeneralTyresheatupwhiledriving.Thetyreinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetemperatureofthe tyre.
Tyreshaveanatural,uniformlossoftyreinflation pressure.
Inflatingdevicescandisplayapressureasmuch
as0.1bartoolow.
Checkingusingtyreinflation
pressureinscriptionsonthedoor
pillar
Thetyreinflationpressureinscriptionsonthetyreinflationpressuresignonthedoorpillaronly
relatetocoldtyresortyresatthesametemperaj
tureastheambienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetyreinflationpressureswhenthe
tyresarecold,i.e.:
'xAdrivingdistanceofmax.2km,1.25miles
hasnotbeenexceeded.'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast 2hoursafterajourney.1.Determinetheintendedtyreinflationpresj
suresforthetyreswhenfittedtothevehicle,
seepage 230.2.Checkthetyreinflationpressureinallfour
tyres,usingapressuregauge,forexample.3.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurjrenttyreinflationpressurevaluedeviates
fromthespecifiedvalue.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetyrevalves.
Afteradjustingthetyreinflation
pressure
FortherunflatindicatorRPA:reinitialisetherunj flatindicatorRPA.
FortheTyrePressureMonitorTPM:resetthe TyrePressureMonitorTPM.
SpeedcodeQupto160km/h/100mph
Rupto170km/h/106mph
Supto180km/h/112mph
Tupto190km/h/118mph
Hupto210km/h/131mph
Vupto240km/h/150mph
Wupto270km/h/167mph
Yupto300km/h/186mph
Tyretread
Summertyres
Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan 3mm,0.12in,otherwisethereisahighriskofaquaplaning.
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Wintertyres
Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan 4mm,0.16in,otherwisethevehicle'ssuitability
forwinteruseisrestricted.
Minimumtreaddepth
Weardisplaysaredistributedacrossthetyrecirj cumferenceandhavethelegallyprescribedminj
imumheightof1.6mm,approximately0.06in.
Thepositionsoftheweardisplaysareidentified
onthetyre'ssidewallbyTWI,TreadWearIndij
cator.
Tyredamage
General
Inspecttyresregularlyfordamage,thepresence offoreignbodiesandwear.
Vehiclebehaviourthatmayindicatetyredamage orotherfaults:
'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtyreorrunningnoises.'xUnusualvehicleresponse,suchasprojnouncedpullingtotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forexample:
'xDrivingoverkerbs.'xRoaddamage.'xTyreinflationpressureinsufficient.'xVehicleoverloading.'xIncorrecttyrestorage.Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthetyresaredamaged,thetyreinflationpresj suremaybereducedwhichinturncouldcause
youtolosecontrolofthevehicle.Thereisa
dangerofaccidents.Ifyoususpecttyredamj agewhileyouaredriving,immediatelyreduce
speedandbringthevehicletoastop.Havethe
wheelsandtyreschecked.Todoso,carefully
drivetoaServicePartnerofthemanufacturer
oranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspej
cialistworkshop.Ifnecessary,havethevehicle
towedortransportedthere.Donotrepairdamj
agedtyres,havethemrenewedinstead.
WARNING
Tyrescanbecomedamagedbyrunningover
obstacles,forexamplekerbsorroaddamage,
athighspeed.Largerwheelshaveasmaller
tyrecross-section.Thesmallerthetyrecross-
section,thehighertheriskoftyredamage.
Thereisadangerofaccidentsanddamageto
property.Ifpossible,drivearoundobstacles,or
driveoverthemslowlyandcarefully.
Ageoftyres
Recommendation
Irrespectiveofthetyretreaddepth,changethe
tyresafter6yearsatthelatest.
Dateofmanufacture Thedateofmanufactureofthetyreisindicatedonthetyresidewall.
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Replacementofwheelsandtyres
Fitting
HavethewheelfittedandbalancedbyaService
Partnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Wheel/tyrecombination GeneralInformationonthecorrectwheel/tyrecombinaj
tionandrimdesignsforthevehiclecanbeobj
tainedfromaServicePartnerofthemanufacj tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Wheelsandtyresthatarenotsuitableforyour
vehiclecandamagepartsofthevehicle.Forexj ampletheycouldcomeintocontactwiththebodyworkonaccountoftheirdimensionaltoljerances,despitehavingthesamenominalsize.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Themanufacjturerofthevehiclerecommendsusingwheelsandtyresthathavebeencategorisedassuitaj
blefortherespectivevehicletype.
WARNING
Incorrectwheel/tyrecombinationsimpairthe vehicle'sdrivingpropertiesandinterferewiththeproperfunctioningofvarioussystems,
suchasABSorDSC.Thereisadangerofaccij
dents.Tomaintaingoodvehiclehandling,alj
waysfittyresofthesamemakeandtreadpatj
terntoallwheels.Themanufacturerofthe
vehiclerecommendsusingwheelsandtyres
thathavebeencategorisedassuitableforthe
respectivevehicletype.Afteratyrehasbeen
damaged,refitthesamewheel/tyrecombinaj
tionastheoriginal.
Recommendedmakesoftyre
Certainmakesoftyrearerecommendedbythe
manufacturerofthevehicleforeachtyresize. Thetyrebrandscanbeidentifiedbyastaronthe
sidewallofthetyre.
Newtyres Duetothemanufacturingprocess,newtyresdonotachievetheirfullroadgripimmediately.
Drivemoderatelyforthefirst300km,approxij
mately200miles.
Retreadedtyres
WARNING
Retreadedtyresmayhavedifferenttyrecarj
casses.Theirdurabilitymaybereducedwith increasingage.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Donotuseretreadedtyres.
Themanufacturerofyourvehicleadvisesagainst
theuseofretreadedtyres.
Wintertyres
Wintertyresarerecommendedifdrivinginwinter conditions.
Althoughso-calledall-seasontyreswithanM+S labelhavebetterwintercharacteristicsthansumj
mertyres,theydonotnormallymatchtheperj
formanceofwintertyres.
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MaximumspeedofwintertyresIfthevehicleiscapableofmaximumspeedshigherthanthespeedpermittedforthewintertyres,displayanindicatinglabelstatingthemaxij
mumpermittedspeedinthedriver'sfieldofview. TheindicatinglabelisavailablefromaService
Partnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Ifwintertyresarefitted,observeanddonotexj
ceedtherespectivelypermittedmaximum
speed.
Interchangingfrontandrear
wheels
Themanufacturerofyourvehicleadvisesagainst
interchangingthefrontandrearwheels.This
couldimpairvehiclehandling.
Rotatingthetyresandwheelsisnotpermitted
onvehicleswhichhavedifferenttyresizesorrim
sizesonthefrontandrearaxles.
Storingtyres
Airpressure
Donotexceedthemaximumtyreinflationpresj sureindicatedonthetyre'ssidewall.
Tyrestorage
Storewheelsandtyresinacool,dryanddark placewhennotinuse.
Protectthetyresagainstcontaminationfromoil, greaseandsolvents.
Donotleavethetyresinplasticbags.
Removedirtfromthewheelsortyres.
Remedyingflattyres
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleonasolidsurfaceandasfar awayfrommovingtrafficaspossible.'xSwitchonthehazardwarninglights.'xApplytheparkingbraketopreventthevehij
clerollingaway.'xEngagethesteeringwheellockwiththe
wheelsinthestraight-aheadposition.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandguidethemoutofthedangerarea, forexamplebehindthecrashbarrier.'xSetupthewarningtriangleanappropriatedistanceaway.
M3CSsporttyres
General
Thevehicleisfittedwithsporttyres,whichhave beenoptimisedforuseonaracingtrackindry
conditions.
Moreinformationonwheelsandtyres:
'xFromaServicePartnerofthemanufacturer oranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspej
cialistworkshop.'xInternet:www.michelin.com
Safetynote
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Useontheroad
Thesporttyresmeetthelegalregulationsfor useonpublicroads.
Afterbeingusedonaracingtrack,thesport
tyresmaynolongerbesuitableforroaduse.
Therefore,aftertheyhavebeenusedonaracing
track,checkthesporttyresagainstthelegalregj
ulationsforuseonpublicroads,forexamplethe
minimumtreaddepth.
UseonaracingtrackGeneral
Inspectthesporttyresfordamage,thepresence offoreignbodiesandweareverytimebeforeusj
ingthemonaracingtrack.
Bringthesporttyrestothecorrecttemperature
foruseonaracingtrack.Todothis,driveafew
circuitswithanappropriatedrivingstyle.
Intensiveuse Afteranextendedperiodofintensivedrivingona
racingtrackanddrivingoverkerbsorleavingthe
carriageway,thesporttyrescanbecomedamj
aged.
Inspectthesporttyresfordamage,thepresence offoreignbodiesandwear.Thewheelmustbe
removedinordertoinspecttheoutsideandinj
sideofthesporttyres.Havethesporttyres
checkedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufacj tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Tyreinflationpressure GeneralCheckthetyreinflationpressureregularlyand
adjustasnecessary,takingtheregulationsfor useontheroadoraracingtrackintoaccount.
Tyreinflationpressureinformation Thetyreinflationpressurevaluesforthetyresizescategorisedbythevehiclemanufacturerassuitablefortherespectivevehicletypecanbe
foundonthedoorpillarofthedriver'sdoor.
Useonaracingtrack Thetyresheatupwhiledriving.Thetyreinflationpressureincreaseswiththetemperatureofthetyre.
Afteraperiodofintensivedriving,correctthe tyreinflationpressureintheheatedtyrestothetyreinflationpressurevaluesspecifiedbythevejhiclemanufacturer.
Aftertheyhavebeenusedonaracingtrack,alj lowthetyrestocooldownforatleast2hours.Resetthetyreinflationpressureofthecoldtyrestothetyreinflationpressurevaluesspecifiedby
thevehiclemanufacturer.
Afterthetyreinflationpressurehasbeencorrecj ted,resettheTyrePressureMonitorTPM.
MobilitySystem
Principle
WiththeMobilitySystem,minortyredamage
canbequicklysealed,toallowyoutodriveon. Forthispurpose,liquidsealantispumpedinto
thetyreswhichenclosesthedamagefromthe
insidewhenithardens.
General
'xPleaseobservethenotesontheapplication
oftheMobilitySystemwhichareonthecomj
pressorandthesealantcontainer.'xApplyingtheMobilitySystemcanbeineffecj
tivefortyredamagelargerthanapproximately 4mm.'xContactaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshopifyouareunabletoput thetyrebackinoperation.'xIfpossible,foreignmatterthathaspenetrated
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removeforeignobjectsiftheyarevisiblyproj
trudingfromthetyre.'xRemovethespeedlimitstickerfromthesealj antcontainerandattachtothesteeringwheel.'xUsingsealantscandamagetheTPMwheelelectronics.Inthiscase,havetheTPMwheelelectronicsreplacedatthenextopportunity.'xThecompressorcanbeusedtocheckthe
tyreinflationpressure.
Storage
TheMobilitySystemislocatedundertheboot
floor.
Sealantcontainer
'xSealantcontainer,arrow1.'xFillerhose,arrow2.
Notetheuse-bydateonthesealantcontainer.
Compressor
1Sealantcontainerholder2Compressor3Plug/cableforsocket4Connectinghose5On/Offbutton6Tyreinflationpressureindicator7Reducetyreinflationpressurebutton
Safetymeasures
'xParkthevehicleonasolidsurfaceandasfar awayfrommovingtrafficaspossible.'xSwitchonthehazardwarninglights.'xApplytheparkingbraketopreventthevehij
clerollingaway.'xEngagethesteeringwheellockwiththe
wheelsinthestraight-aheadposition.'xHaveallvehicleoccupantsgetoutofthevej
hicleandguidethemoutofthedangerarea, forexamplebehindthecrashbarrier.'xSetupthewarningtriangleanappropriatedistanceaway.
Fillingwithsealingcompound
Safetynotes
DANGER
Ablockedexhaustpipeorinadequateventilaj
tioncanallowharmfulexhaustfumestopenej tratethevehicle.Theexhaustfumescontain
pollutantswhicharecolourlessandodourless.
Inenclosedspaces,theexhaustfumescanalso buildupoutsidethevehicle.Thereisadanger
offatalinjury.Keeptheexhaustpipeclearand
ensuresufficientventilation.
NOTE
Thecompressorcanoverheatifoperatedfor toolong.Thereisadangerofdamagetopropj
erty.Donotletthecompressorrunforlonger than10minutes.
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Filling1.Shakethesealantcontainer.2.Removetheconnectinghoseentirelyfromthecompressorhousing.Donotkinkthe
hose.3.Bolttheconnectinghoseontotheconnector
ofthesealantcontainer.4.Inserttheuprightsealantcontainerintothe compressorhousing.5.Removethevalvecapfromthetyrevalveandscrewthefillerhoseofthesealantcontainer
ontothetyrevalveofthefaultywheel.6.Inserttheplugintothesocketinthevehicle interiorwhilethecompressorisswitchedoff.Seite237WheelsandtyresMOBILITY237
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7.Switchonthecompressorwhentheignition
isswitchedonortheengineisrunning.
Letthecompressorrunforapproximately10mij nutestofillthesealingcompoundandachievea
tyreinflationpressureofapproximately2.5bar.
Thetyreinflationpressuremayrisetoapproxij
mately5barduringthefillingprocessofthe sealingcompound.Donotswitchoffthecomj
pressorduringthisstep.
Ifitdoesnotreachatyreinflationpressureof 2bar:
1.Switchoffcompressor.2.Unplugtheconnectorfromthesocketinthevehicleinterior.3.Unscrewthefillerhosefromthetyrevalve.4.Driveforwardsandbackwardsby10m,apjproximately400inches,todistributethesealj
antinthetyre.5.Re-inflatethetyrewiththecompressor.
ContactaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshopifthedevicedoesnot
reachatyreinflationpressureof2bar.
StoringMobilitysystem
1.Unscrewthefillerhoseofthesealantconj
tainerfromthetyrevalve.2.Unplugthecompressorconnectorfromthe
socketinthevehicleinterior.3.Removetheconnectinghoseofthecomj
pressorfromthesealantcontainer.4.Takethefillerhoseofthesealantcontainer thatwaspreviouslyconnectedtothetyrevalveandconnectittothefreeconnectionon
thesealantcontainer.
Thiscanpreventsealantresiduesescaping
fromthesealantcontainer.5.Packandstorethesealantcontainertoavoid soilingtheboot.6.StowtheMobilitySysteminthebootagain.
Spreadingsealantcompound
Immediatelydriveforapproximately10km/5milestoevenlydistributethesealing
compoundinthetyre.
Donotexceedthepermissiblemaximumspeed of80km/h/50mph.
Ifpossible,donotdriveslowerthan
20km/h/12mph.
Correctingthetyreinflation
pressure
1.Stopinasuitablearea.2.Screwtheconnectinghoseofthecompresj sordirectlyontothetyrevalve.3.Inserttheplugintothesocketinthevehicleinterior.4.Correcttyreinflationpressureto2.5bar.'xToincreasethetyreinflationpressure:switchonthecompressorwiththeenginerunningortheignitionswitchedon.'xToreducetyreinflationpressure:press
thebuttononthecompressor.
Resumingwithjourney
Donotexceedmaximumpermittedspeedof
80km/h,approximately50mph.
ReinitialisetherunflatindicatorRPA.
ResettheTyrePressureMonitorTPM. HavethefaultytyreandthesealantcontaineroftheMobilitySystemreplacedatthenextopporjtunity.
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Snowchains
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifsnowchainsareinstalledonunsuitabletyres,
thesnowchainscancomeincontactwithvehij cleparts.Thereisadangerofaccidentsordamagetoproperty.Onlyfitthesnowchains
ontyresthatthemanufacturerhasauthorised assuitableforsnowchains.
WARNING
Insufficientlytightsnowchainscandamage tyresandvehiclecomponents.Thereisadanj gerofaccidentsordamagetoproperty.Ensurethatthesnowchainsarealwaysadequately
taut.Re-tightenthemifnecessaryinaccordj ancewiththesnowchainmanufacturer'sinjstructions.
Fine-linksnowchains
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
usingfine-linksnowchains.Certainfine-link
snowchainshavebeentested,foundsafefor
useintraffic,andcategorisedassuitablebythe
manufacturerofthevehicle.
Informationregardingsuitablesnowchainsis
availablefromaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Using Snowchainsmayonlybeusedinpairsontherearwheelswithtyresofthefollowingsizes:
'x255/40R18.'x255/35R19.
Observethesnowchainmanufacturer'sinstrucj
tions.
DonotinitialisetherunflatindicatorRPAwith
snowchainsfitted,asitmaygiveincorrectreadj ings.
DonotresettheTyrePressureMonitorTPM withsnowchainsfitted,asitmaygiveincorrect
readings.
Whendrivingwithsnowchains,activateMDyj
namicModebrieflyifnecessary.
Maximumspeedwithsnow
chains
Whensnowchainsarefitted,donotexceed
50km/h,30mph.
Wheelchange
General
Whenusingaflattyrekit,itisnotalwaysnecesj
sarytochangeawheelimmediatelyiftyreinflaj
tionpressureislostduetoaflattyre.
Ifrequired,thetoolsforchangingwheelsare
availableasoptionalaccessoriesfromaService
Partnerofthemanufacturer,anotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Safetynotes
DANGER
Thejackisonlyintendedforraisingthevehicle brieflyduringawheelchange.Evenifthesafetymeasuresarecompliedwith,thereisariskoftheraisedvehiclefallingoverduetothejackslipping.Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Ifthevehicleisraisedwiththejack,do
notlieunderneaththevehicleanddonotstart theengine.
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DANGER
Supportssuchaswoodenblocksunderthevej
hiclejackcanpreventitfromachievingitsload capacityduetotherestrictedheight.Theload
capacityofthewoodenblocksmaybeexceej
ded,causingthevehicletotipover.Thereisa
dangerofinjuryorevendeath.Donotplace
supportsunderthevehiclejack.
WARNING
Thejack,issuedbythevehiclemanufacturer,is
providedinordertoperformawheelchangein
theeventofabreakdown.Thejackisnotdej
signedforfrequentuse;forexample,changing
fromsummertowintertyres.Usingthejack frequentlymaycauseittobecomejammedor
damaged.Thereisadangerofinjuryanddamj
agetoproperty.Onlyusethejacktochangean
emergencywheelorasparewheelintheevent
ofaflattyre.
WARNING
Onsoft,unevenorslipperyground,forexamj ple,snow,ice,tilesorsimilar,thejackmayslip.
Thereisadangerofinjury.Performthewheel changeonalevel,firmandnon-slipsurfaceifatallpossible.
WARNING
Thejackisonlyoptimisedforraisingthevehij cleandforusewiththejackingpointsonthevehicle.Thereisadangerofinjury.Donotliftanothervehicleorotheritemswiththejack.
WARNING
Ifthejackhasnotbeenguidedintothejacking pointprovided,thevehiclemightbedamaged whenthejackisextended,orthejackcouldslip.Thereisadangerofinjuryordamageto
property.Whenextending,makesurethatthejackisguidedintothejackingpointadjacentto
thewheelhouse.
WARNING
Avehicleraisedwithajackcanfallfromthe
jackiflateralforcesareapplied.Thereisadanj
gerofinjuryanddamagetoproperty.Ifthevej hicleisraised,donotapplyanylateralforcesto
thevehicleorpullthevehiclewithsudden
movements.Haveanywheelthatisjammedrej
movedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufacj
tureroranotherqualifiedServicePartnerora
specialistworkshop.
Vehiclejack:Australian/NewZealand
standardAS/NZS2693
2007mVehiclejackscontainsthefollowing warningnotewhichBMWherebyadopts:...no
personshouldplaceanyportionoftheirbody
underavehiclethatissupportedbyajack
Thejacksuppliedwithyourvehicleshouldnot
beusedforanypurposeotherthanwheel
changingandshouldneverbeusedinconjuncj
tionwithavehiclesupportstand.Raisingthe
vehicleforthepurposeofinspectionshould
onlybeperformedinacontrolledworkshopenj
vironmentonahoistbytrainedpersonnel.
Thefollowingwarninginstructionsfromstandj
ardAS/NZS2693:2007arerepeatedhere:the
jackshouldbeusedonlevelfirmgroundwherj
everpossible.Itisrecommendedthatthe
wheelsofthevehiclebechocked,andthatno
personshouldremaininavehiclethatisbeing
jacked.
ThejackofyourBMWismaintenance-free. Pleaseobservetheinformationmarkedonthe jack.
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