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Roof-mountedluggagerack
Generalinformation Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSCDynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwithroofload.
Securing
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Roofdriprailwithflaps
Thefixingpointsarelocatedintheroofdriprail
abovethedoors.
Foldthecoveroutward.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand
driving:'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismain#j
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssun#j
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebot#j
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetrunklid.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelera#jtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
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ReducingfuelconsumptionVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Generalinformation
Thevehiclecontainsadvancedtechnologiesfor
thereductionofconsumptionandemissionval#j ues.
Fuelconsumptiondependsonanumberofdif#j
ferentfactors.
Carryingoutcertainmeasures,suchasamoder#j atedrivingstyleandregularmaintenance,canin#j
fluencefuelconsumptionandtheenvironmental
impact.
Removeunnecessarycargo
Additionalweightincreasesfuelconsumption.
Removeattachedpartsfollowinguse
Removeauxiliarymirrors,roof-mountedorrear
luggagerackswhicharenolongerrequiredfol#j lowinguse.
Attachedpartsonthevehicleimpairtheaerody#jnamicsandincreasethefuelconsumption.
Closethewindowsand
glasssunroof
Drivingwiththeglasssunroofandwindowsopen resultsinincreasedairresistanceandtherebyre#jducestherange.
Tires
Generalinformation
Tirescanaffectconsumptioninvariousways,for
instancetiresizemayinfluenceconsumption.
Checkthetireinflationpressure
regularly
Checkand,ifneeded,correctthetireinflation
pressureatleasttwiceamonthandbeforestart#j ingonalongtrip.
Lowtireinflationpressureincreasesrollingre#j sistanceandthusraisesfuelconsumptionand tirewear.
Driveawayimmediately
Donotwaitfortheenginetowarm-upwhilethe
vehicleremainsstationary.Startdrivingright
away,butatmoderateenginespeeds.
Thisisthequickestwayofwarmingthecolden#j
gineuptooperatingtemperature.
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Lookwellaheadwhendriving
Drivingsmoothlyandproactivelyreducesfuel
consumption.
Avoidunnecessaryaccelerationandbraking. Bymaintainingasuitabledistancetothevehicledrivingaheadofyou.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedslowersfuelcon#j
sumptionandreduceswear.
Ifnecessary,observethevehicle'sgearshiftindi#j cator,refertopage 121.
Usecoasting
Whenapproachingaredlight,takeyourfootoff
theacceleratorandletthevehiclecoasttoahalt.
Forgoingdownhilltakeyourfootofftheacceler#j
atorandletthevehicleroll.
Theflowoffuelisinterruptedwhilecoasting.
Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops
Switchingofftheengine Switchofftheengineduringlongerstops,forin#jstanceattrafficlights,railroadcrossingsorin
trafficcongestion.
AutoStart/StopfunctionTheAutoStart/Stopfunctionofthevehicleauto#jmaticallyswitchesofftheengineduringastop.
Iftheengineisswitchedoffandthenrestartedratherthanleavingtheenginerunningcon#j
stantly,fuelconsumptionandemissionsarere#j
duced.Savingscanbeginwithinafewseconds
ofswitchingofftheengine.
Inaddition,fuelconsumptionisalsodetermined
byotherfactors,suchasdrivingstyle,roadcon#j
ditions,maintenanceorenvironmentalfactors.
Switchoffanyfunctions thatarenotcurrentlyneeded
Functionssuchasseatheatingandtherearwin#jdowdefrosterrequirealotofenergyandreduce
therange,especiallyincityandstop-and-gotraf#j fic.
Switchoffthesefunctionsiftheyarenotneeded.
Havemaintenancecarriedout
Havethevehiclemaintainedregularlytoachieve
optimalvehicleefficiencyandservicelife.BMW recommendsthatmaintenanceworkbeper#j
formedbyaBMWservicecenter.
ForinformationontheBMWMaintenanceSys#j tem,refertopage 245.
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RefuelingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Generalinformation
Followthefuelrecommendation,referto
page 216,priortorefueling.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan
30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenoten#j suredanymore.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Refuelpromptly.
Fuelcap
Opening
1.Brieflypresstherearedgeofthefuelfiller
flap.2.Turnthefuelcapcounterclockwise.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
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Closing
Warning
Theretainingstrapofthefuelcapcanbejam#j
medandcrushedduringclosing.Thecapcan#j notbecorrectlyclosed.Fuelorfuelvaporscan
escape.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing
thecap.
1.Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyunlocking
Itmaybenecessaryincertainsituationstoun#j
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forinstancewith anelectricalfault.
Havefuelfillerflapunlockedbyadealer#ssservice centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorre#j
pairshop.
Followthefollowingwhen refueling
Generalinformation Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletelyintothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzle
duringrefuelingcauses:
'xPrematureswitchingoff.'xReducedreturnofthefuelvapors.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzleclicks
offthefirsttime.
Makesurethatthefuelcapisclosedproperlyaf#j terrefueling,otherwisetheemissionswarning
lightmaylightup.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegassta#j
tion.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Fuelsaretoxicandaggressive.Overfillingofthe fueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.Painted
surfacesmaybedamagedbycontactwithfuel.
Escapingfuelcanharmtheenvironment.There
isariskofdamagetoproperty.Avoidoverfilling.
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FuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Fuelrecommendation
Generalinformation
Dependingontheregion,manygasstationssell
fuelthathasbeencustomizedtowinteror
summerconditions.Fuelthatisavailableinwin#j
ter,forinstancehelpsmakeacoldstarteasier.
Gasoline
Generalinformation
Forthebestfuelefficiency,thegasolineshould besulfur-freeorverylowinsulfurcontent.
Fuelsthataremarkedonthegaspumpascon#j
tainingmetalmustnotbeused.
Fuelswithamaximumethanolcontentof25%, i.e.E10orE25,maybeusedforrefueling.
Ethanolshouldmeetthefollowingqualitystan#jdards:
US:ASTM4806#mxx
CAN:CGSB-3.511#mxx
xx:complywiththecurrentstandardineach
case.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsys#j
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic
converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotrefueloradd thefollowinginthecaseofgasolineengines:
'xLeadedgasoline.'xMetallicadditives,forinstancemanganese
oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuel#j
ingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealer#ssserv#j
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand
theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j erty.Donotusefuelswithahigherpercentage
ofethanolthanrecommended.Donotrefuel
withfuelscontainingmethanol,e.g.M5to
M100.
NOTICE
Fuelthatdoesnotcomplywiththeminimum qualitycancompromiseenginefunctionor
causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Donotfillwithfuelthatdoes
notcomplywiththeminimumquality.
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CAUTION
Theuseofpoor-qualityfuelsmayresultin
harmfulenginedepositsordamage.Addition#j
ally,problemsrelatingtodrivability,startingand stalling,especiallyundercertainenvironmentalconditionssuchashighambienttemperature
andhighaltitude,mayoccur.
Ifdrivabilityproblemsareencountered,werec#j
ommendswitchingtoahighqualitygasoline
brandandahigheroctanegrade#nAKInum#j
ber#nforafewtankfills.Toavoidharmfulen#j
ginedeposits,itishighlyrecommendedtopur#j
chasegasolinefromTopTierretailers.
Failuretocomplywiththeserecommendations
mayresultintheneedforunscheduledmainte#j
nance.
Recommendedfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI93.
Refuelwiththisgasolinetoachievetherated
performanceandconsumptionvalues.
Minimumfuelgrade BMWrecommendsAKI91.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishasnoeffectontheenginelife.
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WheelsandtiresVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Tireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Thetireinflationpressureandtirecharacteristics
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xDrivingdynamics.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingre#j
sponse.Thereisariskofaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbe#j
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressure
specifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 219,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanu#j
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure
Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinfla#jtionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read
byupto0.1bar/2psi.
Checkingusingtireinflation
pressurespecificationsinthetire
inflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocold
tiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheam#j bienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.:
'xDrivingrangeofmax.1.25miles/2kmhasnot
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'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast2hoursafteratrip.1.Determinetheintendedtireinflationpressure
levelsforthemountedtires.2.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.3.Correctthetireinflationpressureiftheactual tireinflationpressuredeviatesfromthein#jtendedtireinflationpressure.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Aftercorrectingthetireinflation
pressure
FortheTirePressureMonitorTPM:resetthe TirePressureMonitorTPM.
Tireinflationpressuresupto
100mph/160km/h
Forspeedsofupto100mph/160km/handforoptimumdrivingcomfort,notethetireinflation
pressurevaluesinthetireinflationpressureta#j ble,refertopage 219,andadjustasnecessary.
Thesetireinflationpressurevaluescanalsobe
foundonthetireinflationpressurelabelonthe
driver'sdoorpillar.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h.
Tireinflationpressurevaluesup
to100mph/160km/h
M4CoupeTiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires255/40R1899
VM+SXL2.2/322.3/33255/35R1996
VM+SXL2.4/352.6/38Front:255/40R
1895(Y)2.2/32-Rear:275/40R
1899(Y)-2.2/32Front:255/35R
1992(Y)2.2/32-Rear:275/35R
19100(Y)XL-2.2/32Front:265/30R
2094(Y)XL2.2/32-Rear:285/30R
2099(Y)XL-2.2/32
M4CS
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires255/40R1899
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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSI255/35R1996
VM+SXL2.2/322.3/33Front:265/35R
1998(Y)XL2.4/35-Rear:285/30R
2099(Y)XL-2.4/35Front:255/35R
1996(Y)XL2.4/35-Rear:285/30R
2099(Y)XL-2.4/35
Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
Warning
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess
of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if
necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsex#jceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevanttableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur.
Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforopti#j
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 220,andadjustasnecessary.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
over100mph/160km/h
M4CoupeWithoutMDriver#ssPackage:
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires255/40R1899
VM+SXL2.5/362.8/41255/35R1996
VM+SXL2.9/423.2/46Front:255/40R
1895(Y)2.4/35-Rear:275/40R
1899(Y)-2.4/35Front:255/35R
1992(Y)2.4/35-Rear:275/35R
19100(Y)XL-2.6/38Front:265/30R
2094(Y)XL2.4/34-Rear:285/30R
2099(Y)XL-2.6/37
WithMDriver#ssPackage:
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires255/40R1899
VM+SXL2.5/362.8/41255/35R1996
VM+SXL2.8/413.1/45Front:255/40R
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