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Keepanappropriatedistancefromthepreceding
vehicle.
Avoidhighenginespeeds
Drivingatlowenginespeedsreducesfuelconj sumptionandwear.
Payattentiontotheshiftpointindicator,see
page 153,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
Functionssuchasseatheatingorrearwindowheatingrequireagreatdealofenergyandinjcreasefuelconsumption,especiallyincitytraffic
andstop-and-gotraffic.
Switchthesefunctionsoffiftheyarenotrej
quired.
Havemaintenanceworkcarriedout
Havethevehicleservicedregularlytoachieve
optimaleconomyandlifetime.BMWrecomj mendshavingmaintenanceworkcarriedoutbya
BMWServicePartner.
PleasealsoseetheBMWMaintenanceSystem,
seepage 338.
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MOBILITY
Refuelling.................................................................................................. 304
Fuel............................................................................................................ 306
Wheelsandtyres..................................................................................... 308
Enginecompartment.............................................................................. 329
Engineoil.................................................................................................. 332
Coolant...................................................................................................... 336
Maintenance.............................................................................................338
Replacingparts........................................................................................ 341
BreakdownAssist................................................................................... 347
Generalcare............................................................................................. 355303
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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 306.
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
Atyre'sconditionandinflationpressureinfluence
thefollowing:
'xLifetimeofthetyre.'xDrivingsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'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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ForAustralia/NewZealand
WARNING
Theinflationpressuresonthetyrelabelareapj
plicableonlyfortyresexplicitlymentionedon
thelabel.Inflationpressuresfortyresthatmay
becoveredbythelabelmbysize,speedcatej goryandloadrating/loadindexmbutnotexplicjitlymentionedonthelabelmaybedifferent.
Pleaseobtainadequateinflationpressuresin
accordancewiththetyremanufacturer'sspecij
ficationsatyourtyredealer.
OntheControlDisplay
Thecurrenttyreinflationpressurevaluesandthe
intendedtyreinflationpressurevaluesforthe
mountedtyrescanbedisplayedontheControl Display.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tyresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeenset,seepage 318,forthemounted
tyres.
Thecurrenttyreinflationpressurevalueislocaj tedoneachtyre.
Theintendedtyreinflationpressurevalueislocaj tedtowardsthebottomoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetyreinflation
pressure
GeneralTyresheatupwhiledriving.Thetyreinflationpressureincreaseswiththetemperatureofthetyre.
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 308.2.Checkthetyreinflationpressureinallfour
tyres,usingapressuregauge,forexample.3.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurjrenttyreinflationpressurevaluedeviates
fromthespecifiedvalue.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetyrevalves.
Checkingusingthetyreinflation
pressureinscriptionsontheControl
Display
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TyrePressureMonitor4.Checkifthecurrenttyreinflationpressures
matchtheintendedtyrepressurevalue.5.Correctthetyreinflationpressureifthecurj renttyreinflationpressurevaluedeviates
fromtheintendedvalue.
Afteradjustingthetyreinflation
pressure
FortherunflatindicatorRPA:reinitialisetherunj flatindicatorRPA.
FortheTyrePressureMonitorTPM:fortyres
thatcannotbefoundinthetyreinflationpressure
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inscriptionsontheControlDisplay,resetthe
TyrePressureMonitorTPM.
Speedcode Qupto160km/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,otherwisethereisahighriskof
aquaplaning.
Wintertyres
Thetyretreaddepthshouldnotbelessthan 4mm,0.16in,otherwisethevehicle'ssuitabilityforwinteruseisrestricted.
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.
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