BMW M3 2021 Owners Manual

Page 361 of 418

EnginecompartmentVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespej cialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Overview
1Fillerneckforwashingfluid2Startingaid,positivebatteryterminal3Coolant,engine4Oilfillerneck5Additionalcoolantcooling6Vehicleidentificationnumber7Startingaid,negativebatteryterminalSeite361EnginecompartmentMOBILITY361
OnlineEditionforPartno.01405A1E460-X/20

Page 362 of 418

Bonnet
Safetynotes
WARNING
Incorrectlyperformedworkintheenginecomj
partmentcandamagecomponentsandposes asafetyrisk.Thereisariskofaccidentormatejrialdamage.HaveworkintheenginecompartjmentundertakenbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartj
neroraspecialistworkshop.
WARNING
Theenginecompartmentcontainsmoving
components.Certaincomponentsintheenj
ginecompartmentcanalsomovewhenthevej hicleisswitchedoff,forexampletheradiator
fan.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotreachinto
anareawheretherearemovingparts.Keeparj
ticlesofclothingandhairawayfrommoving
parts.
WARNING
Thefrontflaphasprotrudingpartsontheinj
side,forexamplelockinghooks.Thereisarisk ofinjury.Whenthefrontflapisopen,watchout
forprotrudingpartsandkeeptheseareasclear.
WARNING
Ifthebonnetisnotcorrectlylocked,itcan comeopenduringthejourneyandimpairvisij
bility.Thereisariskofaccident.Stopimmedij
atelyandclosethebonnetcorrectly.
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen
openingandclosingthebonnet.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Whenopeningandclosing,makesure
thattheareaofmovementofthebonnetis
keptclear.
NOTE
Wiperswhicharefoldedawayfromthewindj screencanbecometrappedifthefrontflapis
opened.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Bej
foreopeningthebonnet,makesurethatthe
wipersarefittedwithwiperbladesandarein
contactwiththewindscreen.
NOTE
Whenclosing,thefrontflapmustlockinto placeonbothsides.Applyingadditionalpresj surecandamagethefrontflap.Thereisarisk
ofmaterialdamage.Openthefrontflapagain andcloseitfirmly.Avoidapplyingadditionalpressure.
Opening
1.Pullthelever,arrow1.
Frontflapisunlocked.2.Afterreleasingthelever,pulltheleveragain, arrow2.
Thefrontflapcanbeopened.Seite362MOBILITYEnginecompartment362
OnlineEditionforPartno.01405A1E460-X/20

Page 363 of 418

3.Watchoutforanyprotrudingpartsonthe
frontflap.
Closing
Allowthefrontflaptodropfromaheightofapj
proximately50cm,approx.20in.
Thefrontflapmustengageonbothsides.
Seite363EnginecompartmentMOBILITY363
OnlineEditionforPartno.01405A1E460-X/20

Page 364 of 418

OperatingfluidsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Fuelgrade
General Dependingontheregion,manyfillingstations
sellfuelthatisadaptedtowinterorsummerconj
ditions.Fuelthatissoldinwinterhelpswithcold
starting,forexample.
Petrol General
Foroptimalfuelconsumption,thepetrolshould
besulphur-freeorhavealowsulphurcontent.
Fuelslabelledonthepumpascontainingmetal
mustnotbeused.
Youcanfillupwithfuelswithamaximumethanol contentof25%,forexampleE10orE25.
Theenginehasknockcontrol.Thismeansthat
differentpetrolgradescanbeused.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Thefuelsystemandenginecanbedamaged
bythewrongfuel,eveninsmallquantities,and
bythewrongfueladditives.Inaddition,thecatj
alyticconverterwillbepermanentlydamaged.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Forpetrol engines,donotrefuelwithoraddthefollowing:
'xLeadedpetrol.'xMetallicadditives,forexamplemanganeseoriron.
Afterfillingwiththewrongfuel,donotpress thestart/stopbutton.ContactaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
NOTE
Fuelbelowthespecifiedminimumqualitycan
adverselyaffectenginefunctionorleadtoenj ginedamage.Thereisariskofmaterialdamjage.Donotrefuelbelowthespecifiedminijmumquality.
NOTE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand engine.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Do
notrefuelwithfuelwithahigherethanolconj
tentthanrecommended.Donotrefuelwithfuel
containingmethanol,forexampleM5toM100.
Petrolgrade
TheengineisdesignedtorunonpetrolasperDINEN228.
Seite364MOBILITYOperatingfluids364
OnlineEditionforPartno.01405A1E460-X/20

Page 365 of 418

SuperPlus,RON98.
Usethisfueltoachievetheratedperformance andconsumptionfigures.
MinimumgradeSuper,RON95.
Engineoil
General
Engineoilconsumptiondependsonthedriving
styleandoperatingconditions.
Thereforechecktheengineoillevelregularly
eachtimeyoufillupwithfuelbytakingadetailed
measurement.
Engineoilconsumptionmayincreaseduetothe following,forexample:
'xDynamicdrivingstyle.'xWhilerunningintheengine.'xEngineidling.'xUseofengineoilgradesratedasunsuitable.
DifferentCheckControlmessagesareshownon
theControlDisplay,dependingontheengineoil
level.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Toolittleengineoilcausesenginedamage.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Topupwith
engineoilimmediately.
NOTE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofmatej
rialdamage.Donotaddtoomuchengineoil.If thereistoomuchengineoil,havetheengine
oillevelcorrectedbyaServicePartnerofthe
manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartj
neroraspecialistworkshop.
Electronicoilmeasurement
General Electronicoilmeasurementusestwomeasuring
procedures:
'xMonitoring.'xDetailedmeasurement.
Whenfrequentlymakingshortjourneysorusing asportydrivingstyle,forexamplefastcornering,
performadetailedmeasurementatregularinterj vals.
Monitoring
Principle
Theengineoillevelismonitoredelectronically
duringthejourneyandcanbeshownonthe ControlDisplay.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible
operatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
shown.
Operatingrequirements
Acurrentmeasurementisavailableafterapproxij
mately30minutesofnormaldriving.
Displayingtheengineoillevel
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.Engineoillevel
Theengineoillevelisdisplayed.
Seite365OperatingfluidsMOBILITY365
OnlineEditionforPartno.01405A1E460-X/20

Page 366 of 418

Systemlimits
Whenfrequentlymakingshortjourneysorusing asportydrivingstyle,itmaynotbepossibleto
obtainameasuredvalue.Inthiscase,themeasj
urementforthelast,sufficientlylongjourneyis displayed.
Detailedmeasurement Principle
Theengineoillevelischeckedwhenthevehicle isstationaryandisshownonascale.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissibleoperatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
shown.
General
Duringmeasurement,theidlespeedisincreased slightly.
Operatingrequirements'xVehicleisstandingonlevelground.'xManualtransmission:gearleverinneutralpoj
sition,clutchandacceleratorpedalnot pressed.'xSteptronictransmission:selectorleverinsej
lectorleverpositionNorPandaccelerator pedalnotpressed.'xDrive-readystateisswitchedonbypressingthestart/stopbutton.'xEngineisrunningandisatoperatingtemperjature.
Carryingoutadetailedmeasurement
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.Engineoillevel4.Engineoillevelmeasurement5.Startmeasurement
Theengineoillevelischeckedandshownona
scale.
Addingengineoil
General Donottopupengineoilunlessamessageisdisj
playedintheinstrumentcluster.Thetop-up amountisspecifiedinthemessageontheConj
trolDisplay.
Onlyreplenishwithsuitabletypesofengineoil. Safelystopthevehicleandswitchoffdrive-readystatebeforetoppingupwithengineoil.
Donotaddtoomuchengineoil.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Serviceproducts,forexampleoils,greases,
coolantsandfuels,cancontainsubstancesthat areharmfultohealth.Thereisariskofinjuryor
evendeath.Pleasecomplywiththeinstructions
onthecontainers.Donotallowserviceprodj
uctstocomeintocontactwithclothing,skinor
eyes.Donotpourserviceproductsintoother
bottles.Keepserviceproductsoutofthereach
ofchildren.
NOTE
Toolittleengineoilcausesenginedamage. Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Topupwith engineoilimmediately.
NOTE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofmatej
rialdamage.Donotaddtoomuchengineoil.If thereistoomuchengineoil,havetheengineoillevelcorrectedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartj
neroraspecialistworkshop.
Seite366MOBILITYOperatingfluids366
OnlineEditionforPartno.01405A1E460-X/20

Page 367 of 418

OverviewTheoilfillerneckisintheenginecompartment.
Forfurtherinformation:
Overview,seepage 361.
Addingengineoil1.Openbonnet.
Opening,seepage 362.2.Turnthecapanticlockwisetoopen.3.Addengineoil.4.Tightencap.
Engineoilgradesfortoppingup
General Engineoilqualityisacriticalfactorintheservicelifeoftheengine.
Onlyreplenishwiththetypesofengineoilthat
arelisted.
Someengineoilgradesmaynotbeavailablein
allcountries.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Oiladditivescandamagetheengine.Thereisa riskofmaterialdamage.Donotuseoiladdij
tives.
NOTE
Usingthewrongengineoilcanresultinengine
malfunctionsanddamage.Thereisariskof
materialdamage.Whenselectingtheengine
oil,makesurethatitisthecorrectspecification.
Suitableengineoilgrades
Engineoilswiththefollowingoilspecifications
canbeused.
OilspecificationBMWLonglife-04.BMWLonglife-12FE.
Alternativeengineoilgrades
Ifsuitableengineoilsarenotavailable,upto1lij
tre,2pints,ofanengineoilwiththefollowingoil
specificationcanbeusedfortoppingup:
OilspecificationACEAC2.ACEAC3.
Viscosityclasses
Whenselectinganengineoil,makesurethatthe engineoilbelongstooneofthefollowingviscosj
ityclasses:
ViscosityclassesSAE0W-30.SAE5W-30.SAE0W-40.SAE5W-40.
Viscosityclasseswithahighviscositygradecan increasefuelconsumption.
Furtherinformationonsuitableengineoilspecifij
cationsandviscosityclassescanbeobtained
fromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
Seite367OperatingfluidsMOBILITY367
OnlineEditionforPartno.01405A1E460-X/20

Page 368 of 418

otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Oilchange
NOTE
Iftheengineoilisnotchangedatthecorrect
time,enginewearmayincreasewhichcould causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofmatej
rialdamage.Donotexceedtheservicedateinj
dicatedinthevehicle.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
havingtheengineoilchangedbyaServicePartj nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Coolant
General
Coolantisamixtureofwaterandanadditive.
Notallcommerciallyavailableadditivesaresuitaj bleforthevehicle.Donotmixadditivesofdifferjentcolours.Complywiththe50:50mixingratioofwatertoadditive.Informationregardingsuitaj
bleadditivesisavailablefromaServicePartnerof themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthecoolingsystemisopenedwhentheenj gineishot,coolantcanescapeandcause
scalding.Thereisariskofinjury.Onlyopenthe coolingsystemwhentheenginehascooled
down.
WARNING
Additivesareharmfultohealthandusingthe wrongadditivescandamagetheengine.There isariskofinjuryandmaterialdamage.Donot
allowadditivestocomeintocontactwithclothj ing,skinoreyes,anddonotswallowthem.Onlyusesuitableadditives.
Coolantlevel
General Dependingonthemotorisation,therewillbeone
ortwocoolantexpansiontank(s)intheengine compartment.Checkthecoolantlevelsandtop
up.
ThecoolantlevelisshownbyMinandMax marksinthefillerneckofthecoolanttank.
Forfurtherinformation:
Overview,seepage 361.
Tocheckthecoolantlevel
1.Allowtheenginetocooldown.2.Openbonnet.
Opening,seepage 362.3.Turncaponcoolanttankslightlyanticlockj
wise,thenallowthepressuretoescape.4.Opencaponcoolanttank.Seite368MOBILITYOperatingfluids368
OnlineEditionforPartno.01405A1E460-X/20

Page 369 of 418

5.ThecoolantleveliscorrectifitisbetweentheMin.andMax.marksinthefillerneck.6.Tightencap.
Replenishingthecoolant
1.Allowtheenginetocooldown.2.Openbonnet.
Opening,seepage 362.3.Turncaponcoolanttankslightlyanticlockj
wise,thenallowthepressuretoescape.4.Opencaponcoolanttank.5.Ifnecessary,slowlytopuptothecorrect
level;donotoverfill.6.Tightencap.7.Havethecauseofcoolantlossrectifiedas
soonaspossible.
Disposal
Whendisposingofcoolantandcoolant
additives,complywiththerelevantenvij
ronmentalprotectionregulations.
Washerfluid
General Allwasherjetsaresuppliedfromonereservoir.
Useamixtureoftapwaterandscreenwashconj centrateforthewindscreenwashersystem,if
necessarywiththeadditionofantifreeze.
Recommendedminimumfilllevel:1litre,
1.7Imp.pints.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Someantifreezescancontaintoxicsubstances, andareflammable.Thereisariskoffireandinj jury.Pleasecomplywiththeinstructionsonthe
containers.Keepantifreezesawayfromsourj
cesofcombustion.Donotpourserviceprodj
uctsintootherbottles.Keepserviceproducts
outofthereachofchildren.
WARNING
Washerfluidcanigniteoncontactwithhot
partsoftheengineandcatchfire.Thereisa riskofinjuryormaterialdamage.Onlytopupwasherfluidwhentheenginehascooleddown.Thenfullyclosethecapofthewasherfluidresjervoir.
NOTE
Siliconeadditivesmixedwiththewasherfluid fortheirwaterbeadingeffectonthewindows
maydamagethewashersystem.Thereisarisk ofmaterialdamage.Donotaddsiliconeaddijtivestothewasherfluid.
NOTE
Mixingdifferentscreenwashconcentratesor
antifreezesmaydamagethewashersystem.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Donotmix
differentscreenwashconcentratesorantifreej zes.Pleasecomplywiththeinstructionsandmixingratiosstatedonthecontainers.
Seite369OperatingfluidsMOBILITY369
OnlineEditionforPartno.01405A1E460-X/20

Page 370 of 418

Overview
Thereservoirforthewasherfluidislocatedintheenginecompartment.
Malfunction
Usingundilutedscreenwashconcentrateorantij
freezebasedonalcoholmayresultinfalsereadj
ingsatlowtemperaturesbelow-15

Page:   < prev 1-10 ... 321-330 331-340 341-350 351-360 361-370 371-380 381-390 391-400 401-410 ... 420 next >